With apologies for multiple postings, please find below information about
Fourth International Workshop on Orogenic Lherzolites and Mantle Processes,
Samani (Hokkaido, Japan), August 26-September 3, 2002
The Fourth International Workshop on Orogenic Lherzolites and Mantle
Processes will be held from August 26 to September 3, 2002 at Samani,
Hokkaido, Japan. The main aim of the Workshop Series is to present new data
on mantle-derived ultramafic and related rocks (orogenic lherzolites,
ophiolitic peridotites, xenoliths in volcanic rocks), and to discuss how
data from diverse disciplines including experimental and theoretical,
geological, geochemical and geophysical approaches can be used to understand
mantle processes.
The Samani Workshop will place special emphasis on research topics such as:
(1) origin of heterogeneity on various scales as documented in mantle
derived ultramafic rocks with particular emphasis on mechanisms for forming
layered structures; (2) mechanisms of melt production and modification of
partial melts during melt segregation, melt transport, and mantle-melt
reactions; (3) rheology of solid and partially molten mantle and large scale
flow dynamics in the mantle; (4) recycling and processing of lithosphere
into the mantle on local and global scales and the geochemical evolution of
the Earth's mantle.
The Samani Workshop will consist of a three-day indoor meeting (August
29-31) coupled with a two-day field excursion in the Horoman peridotite. The
same field trip will be given before (August 27-28) and after (September
1-2) the indoor meeting. Scientific presentations will be made in oral and
poster sessions. The indoor meeting will be held in the Town Hall of Samani,
which is near the Horoman peridotite thereby facilitating easy access to the
complex.
More information and details of the trips, including approximate cost will
be given on the Workshop WWW pages :
http://earth.s.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/LherzoliteWorkshop2002/
Tomoaki Morishita
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Dr. Tomoaki Morishita
Research Assistant
Department of Earth Sciences,
Kanazawa University,
Kanazawa 920-1192,
Japan
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tel: +81 (0) 76 264 5723 (Dep. Earth Sci.)
+81 (0) 76 264 5979 (Office)
fax: +81 (0) 76 264 5746
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