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Talking about XMapTools, 

I’m pleased to announce that the next workshop “Quantitative Compositional Mapping of Geological Materials using XMapTools” will take place in Boston prior the Goldschmidt conference. You can register for this event via the conference website: https://goldschmidt.info/2018/

We hope to see you in Boston. 

All the best, 
Pierre, Laura, Tom and Mahyra 


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Quantitative Compositional Mapping of Geological Materials using XMapTools
Goldschmidt 2018 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Saturday 11th August – Sunday 12th August

Conveners: Pierre Lanari (University of Bern, Switzerland), Tom Raimondo (University of South Australia), Laura Airaghi (Sorbonne Université, Paris, France), Mahyra Tedeschi (Geological Survey of Brazil)

Website: http://boston2018.petrochronology.org 
XMapTools: www.xmaptools.com

Over the last decade, quantitative compositional mapping has emerged as a powerful technique to aid petrological interpretations. Chemical maps of major, minor and trace elements can both depict the spatial distribution of each mineral phase and capture their compositional variability at the micro-scale. However, computer tools are required to calibrate the maps and to produce numerical datasets that enable quantitative investigation of specific petrological processes. The software solution XMapTools is at the cutting edge of progress in this sector, and aims to simplify the data processing by providing statistical toolboxes and functions embedded in a user-friendly graphical user interface.

This two-days workshop is chiefly designed as an XMapTools beginner course, where participants will be introduced to the software and learn how to use it routinely. It will involve a series of lectures and practicals from XMapTools developers and experts that explore a variety of applications of quantified map data, including integrated computation of P-T estimates, identification of mineral growth and dissolution events, and assessment of geochemical mobility during fluid-rock interaction. The participants will have the opportunity to learn how to calibrate and analyze compositional maps acquired by both EPMA and LA-ICP-MS.

This course will provide an important foundation accessible to high-level undergraduate students, graduate students, and professional researchers who are using or planning to use quantitative compositional maps in their own studies.