Apologies for cross-postings

Dear All,

I would like to draw your attention to the 16th Annual VM Goldschmidt  
Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 27 August - 1 September 2006

Paul Tomascak, Eizo Nakamura and  I are organizing Session 7-5 "Light  
elements  in the continental crust", as  part  of the  overall Theme  
7: "Geochemical constraints on timescales and mechanisms of tectonic  
processes".

The light elements (Li-Be-B-N) and their isotopic variations (Li-B-  
N) are potentially sensitive monitors of continental weathering,  
metamorphism, magmatism, and hydrothermal alteration. However, in  
detail relatively little is known about the elemental and isotopic  
fractionation of these elements during low- and high-temperature  
crustal processes. This symposium will showcase field-based and  
experimental studies, and advances in analytical techniques that will  
allow light element geochemistry to be used to identify sources,  
sinks and transport processes at both deep and shallow crustal levels.

Keynote Speakers:

Gray Bebout, Lehigh University, USA
Gideon Henderson, Oxford University, UK
Richard Hervig, Arizona State University, USA

Deadlines:

http://www.goldschmidt2006.org/

13 April 2006 - Deadline for receipt of abstracts
30 June 2006 - Speaker registration deadline
30 June 2006 - Early registration cut off date

Looking  forward  to  seeing  you  in Melbourne.

Regards,

Ian



Ian Buick,
ARC Professorial Fellow,
School of Geosciences,
Monash University,
Melbourne,
Vic. 3800,
Australia
Phone: +61 3 990 54892
Fax: +61 3 990 54903
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