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Second Lithosphere Dynamics Workshop

Second Lithosphere Dynamics Workshop


Second Lithosphere Dynamics Workshop: Presented by the Centre for Exploration Targeting, UWA.

Dates:                        19-20th November 2015
Registration:            Moot Court, UWA, Crawley Campus
Lectures:                  Social Sciences Lecture Theatre (Room G.130)
Register:                   Click here to register now!

Understanding the dynamics of the continental crust, mantle lithosphere and their interaction with the asthenosphere is fundamental for explaining the evolution of the Australian continent and the processes that led to its formation and todays state. Continental lithosphere geodynamics stands as an intriguing and controversial issue and currently represents a barrier in expanding our understanding of how the Earth evolved through time.

The remarkable progress in the acquisition of geological, geophysical and petro-chemical data for the continental lithosphere around the globe brings us to a second round of Lithosphere Workshops.

This year we would like to concentrate on two important topics:

  1. Imaging the architecture and composition of the deep lithosphere – how are we advancing?
  2. Metal-fluid-magma-mineral interaction partitioning in the lithosphere – what do we know and not know?

This workshop’s primary objectives are to:

  1. Encourage detailed discussion on scientific and technical aspects of lithospheric-scale multidisciplinary problems.
  2. Foster interaction between different disciplines to answer the same questions.
  3. Introduce students, researches and industry members to current research on lithospheric- scale processes, in an informal setting.
  4. Support national collaboration.

Speakers:

Karol Czarnota
Australian Architecture Reference Model (AusARM): Towards constraining the spatial and temporal evolution of the lithosphere

Huaiyu Yuan
Secular change in Archean crust formation recorded in Western Australia

Andrea Giuliani
Constraints on kimberlite ascent mechanisms revealed by phlogopite compositions in kimberlites and mantle xenoliths

Stephen Thiel
Magnetotelluric imaging of the earth across scales

Mike Dentith
Geophysical Detection of Mineral Systems in the Deep Crust and Upper Mantle

David Baratoux
Pieces of evidence for continental crust on Mars and implications for the structure of the Martian crust

Mike Brown
Crust–mantle interactions in hot orogens characterised by counterclockwise P–T–t paths and slow cooling

Robert Loucks 
Neutral-Buoyancy Rule Over-Ruled: Crustal Underplating by Buoyant Magmas during Orogeny

Marco Fiorentini
Sulfur and metal fertilization of the lower continental crust

Joel Brugger
Transport of metals in hydrothermal fluids

Hugh O’Neill
The smoothness and shapes of chondrite-normalized Rare Earth Element patterns in basalts

John Mavrogenes
Arc-magma related ore deposits: Cu, Mo, Au, what we know and don’t know?

Stephen Foley
Evolution of the lithospheric mantle by melt/rock interaction and its effects on the composition of lithosphere-derived volcanic melts

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Click here to register via the CET web site.

As part of the scheduled format, we have invited a number of keynote speakers who will present on various topics.  All other presentations will be within poster sessions over the two days. All participants are encouraged to present their work in the form of a poster.  Discounted registration fee applies only to students who present their work. Please submit a page long abstract to: weronika.gorczyk@uwa.edu.au

Registrations are still open. Registrations after the 10th November will be $350.

Standard Fee: $300 (incl GST)
Standard Fee after 10th November: $350 (incl GST)

Students: (Student discounts apply only to those students who submit an abstract for a poster)
Student Fee with abstract: $80 (incl GST)
Student Fee without abstract: $150 (incl GST)

ABSTRACT FOR POSTERS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE 10TH NOVEMBER