****************************************************** From: Bart Martin <bsmartin@xxxxxxx> ****************************************************** Invitation and call for papers: *Sixth Columbia River Basalt Symposium: Volcanism, Tectonism, and Hydrogeology * GSA Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, October 2009 Large Igneous Provinces play an important role in the evolution of the Earth. The Columbia River Flood Basalt Province is the youngest LIP on Earth, and one of the most accessible, where decades of research have contributed significantly to the broader understanding of flood-basalt provinces worldwide. The Columbia River basalts also host a regional aquifer system throughout its extent that is in many cases the only water supply source for numerous communities, individual homes, industry, and irrigated agriculture worth more than 5 billion dollars annually. Portland, Oregon, situated on the Columbia River basalt, is an ideal setting in which to present new ideas and current research on the province. We welcome papers on all topics including the stratigraphy (both basalt and related sediments), flow emplacement, petrogenesis, structure and tectonic history (including young deformation), hydrogeology (all aspects), and the role of the province in the plume debate. Papers comparing this area to other flood-basalt provinces are also welcome. It has been more than 20 years since the publication of GSA Special Paper 239 *Volcanism and Tectonism in the Columbia River Flood-Basalt Province.* The conveners would like to use this Symposium as a springboard for a new GSA Special Paper on all aspects of the Columbia River flood-basalt province. Organizing Committee: Vic Camp Bart Martin Steve Reidel Marty Ross Terry Tolan Ray Wells John Wolff ============================================================== 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. ==============================================================
