Over 4500 delegates gathered in Lyon and online for a fantastic week of science and networking at Goldschmidt2023. The European Association of Geochemistry and Geochemical Society thank all who participated for contributing to another successful meeting!
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Goldschmidt bloggers report back
The Goldschmidt2023 Bloggers, Josua Pakulla, Ocea van Loenen, Pablo Forjanes, Ruth Delina, and Thaïs Couasnon, had a busy week at the conference reporting on their experiences in sessions, at plenary talks, early career workshops, and much more. View a selection of their posts below, and visit the EAG blog to read many more!
Invite the 2023 Distinguished Lecturer to your institution this autumn
For the 2023 Distinguished Lecture Tour, Dr. Sandra Arndt(Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium) will present three lectures covering different aspects of carbon cycle-climate feedbacks and their role in determining the magnitude and pace of climate change.
If your institution is based in Central or Eastern Europe and you would like to invite Dr. Arndt to present one or two lectures this fall, please contact the EAG Office.
The EAG Student Sponsorship Program provides support for in-person participation at geochemistry-related conferences, workshops and summer schools held in Europe, or online participation at events held anywhere in the world. Successful applicants will receive sponsorship of up to 500 euros to cover registration, abstract fees, and travel expenses where applicable. Applicants may be based in any country.
New Elements Issue: Into the Rift: The Geology of Human Origins in Eastern Africa
Spanning from the horn of Africa down to Lake Malawi, the East Africa Rift preserves a plethora of paleoanthropological sites (e.g., Olduvai Gorge, Turkana, Awash) that document our evolutionary journey spanning the last seven million years of Earth’s history. A common feature of these sites is that they are associated with volcanic-sedimentary basins intimately related to the development of the rift. Radiometric and paleomagnetic geochronology helps establish age relations between different hominin species. Geochemical studies of primary tuffs help correlate between sites and identify specific volcanic...
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Dust transport enhanced land surface weatherability in a cooling world
The weatherability of exposed silicate rocks drives the efficiency of climatic feedback on the geological carbon cycle through silicate weathering. However, the controls and evolution of land surface...
Ancient mantle plume components constrained by tungsten isotope variability in arc lavas
Tungsten isotope anomalies in modern rocks are exclusively associated with plume-related basalts and may provide a unique tool to identify recycled plume material in subduction zone magmatism. In Central America...
Fluid-melt Mo isotope fractionation: implications for the δ98/95Mo of the upper crust
The isotopic composition (δ98/95Mo) of the modern upper continental crust (UCC) remains uncertain. A UCC estimate modelled from the δ98/95Mo of igneous rocks does not converge with constraints derived from the...
Earth’s first glaciation at 2.9 Ga revealed by triple oxygen isotopes
We here report the lowest (∼3 ‰ VSMOW) δ18O values for any weathering-related sedimentary rock in Earth’s history, from shales and diamictites of the Mesoarchaean Pongola Supergroup of South Africa...
Geochemistry Making the News - Goldschmidt Special
Mass Of Earth-Like Rock Found Under The Far Side Of The Moon, Say Scientists Presented at Goldschmidt2023
[Forbes] Scientists using data from Chinese lunar orbiters have discovered what they think is a mass of granite 30 miles wide deep under the surface of the moon. Located under the moon’s far side, it’s unlike anything found before. Presented...
Famous 'man in the moon' could be 200 million years older than we thought Presented at Goldschmidt2023
[Space.com] The new dating system doesn't change estimates of the moon's age as a whole, which remains around 4.53 billion years. The "Man in the Moon" is older than we thought. Scientists have proposed resetting the lunar clock...
Scientists Discover Ancient Traces of The Oldest Glaciers Ever Found Presented at Goldschmidt2023
[Science alert] Scientists think they've uncovered evidence of the oldest glaciers ever found, in ancient rocks speckled with oxygen isotopes lying beneath the world's largest gold deposits in South Africa. The discovery could add new lines...
Scientists Discover a Way to Make Lithium Batteries Cheaper Presented at Goldschmidt2023
[Tech Times] Electric vehicles (EVs) are on the rise as they offer an eco-friendly alternative for transportation, and there is one key component in creating these cars: lithium batteries. Lithium batteries are in high demand as they are not only used...
Microplastics From Strawberries? Production Of Popular Fruit Contributes To Plastic Pollution, Researchers Find Presented at Goldschmidt2023
[International Business Times] A certain item widely used in strawberry production may be leading to long-term plastic pollution, researchers have found. This may have implications for the agriculture sector as a whole. One may not think...
ISEB-ISSM 2023 - Early registration deadline extended!
The 2nd Joint Symposium of the International Societies for Environmental Biogeochemistry & Subsurface Microbiology 2023 will be held in Banff Canada on the 22-28 October. With the theme "The Biogeosphere Above and Below our Feet: Towards a Better Understanding of Sustainability in the Environment, Now and in the Future".
Early bird registration extended until 31 July EAG member discount available
The Italian Society of Mineralogy and Petrology (SIMP), the Italian Geological Society (SGI), the Italian Society of Geochemistry (SOGEI) and the Italian Association of Volcanology (AIV) invite you to attend their Joint Congress in Potenza (Italy), 19-21 September with the theme "The Geoscience paradigm: Resources, Risks and future perspectives".
Closure of online registration: 9 September EAG member discount available
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