***************************************************************** From: Adam Kent <adam.kent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ***************************************************************** Colleagues, Please consider submitting an abstract to the following special session at the upcoming Fall AGU meeting (15-19 December). The abstract deadline is September 10. Apologies for multiple posts. V23: Minerals, Inclusions and Volcanic Processes 3: Melt Inclusions in Phenocrysts From Mafic and Ultramafic Magmas Sponsor: Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Conveners: Leonid Danyushevsky CODES, University of Tasmania AUS l.dan@xxxxxxxxxxx Adam Kent Dept. of Geosciences, Oregon State University USA adam.kent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx INVITED SPEAKERS: Alex Sobolev, Maxim Portnyagin, Glenn Gaetani, Elizabeth Cottrell. The last two decades have witnessed a dramatic growth in interest in studies of melt inclusions, – small portions of melt trapped by crystals growing during magma evolution. One important area of application for melt inclusion research is the study of primitive mantle-derived magmas. These are commonly modified prior to eruption by fractionation, degassing, assimilation and other processes, with melt inclusions potentially providing 'snapshots' of the early crystallisation environment. Increasing interest in melt inclusions has also stimulated theoretical, petrological and experimental studies aimed at understanding the processes that lead to melt inclusion trapping and post-entrapment modification. This session, complementing the short-course for the new Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry volume "Minerals, Inclusions and Volcanic Processes", will focus on important and topical questions in the field of melt inclusions research: What does the melt inclusion record actually represent? How much is this record modified by post-entrapment processes? What unique information is provided by melt inclusions? How does this information tie in with broader topics in basaltic petrogenesis? We welcome contributions based on studies of natural samples and/or experimental and theoretical studies of melt inclusion formation and modification. Please forward this information to any interested students, colleagues or other interested parties. ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
