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April 8th - 12th, 2001

European Union of Geosciences



EUGXI Programme
PM Session, Wednesday 11th April, 2001





Symposium CC03 Room G2

From Icehouse to Greenhouse: Records, Causes and Consequences of Extreme Climatic Events in the Last 750 Ma

Convenors: Greg Price, Anne Nedelec, Gilles Ramstein, Joe Meert & Alastair Ruffell

Session chaired by Joe Meert

14:00 Planetary Greenhouses and Icehouses: Oxygen Isotope Record: Veizer J, Godderis Y & Francois LM (CC03:WEpm25:G2).

14:15 A Major Carbon-Cycle Perturbation in the Middle Jurassic and Accompanying Climatic Change Adduced from the Land-Plant Record: Hesselbo S, Morgans-Bell H, Mcelwain J, Rees PM & Stuart R (CC03:WEpm26:G2).

14:30 Observations of the Neoproterozoic Glaciogenic Rock Record: Implications for Palaeoclimate (Snowball Earth) Models: Prave T, Fallick T, Condon D & Benn D (CC03:WEpm27:G2).

14:45 13C Data from Neoproterozoic Cap and Associated Dolostones, Varanger, Finnmark, N. Norway: Rice AHN, Halverson GP & Hofmann C (CC03:WEpm28:G2).

15:00 Isotopic and Stratigraphic Evidence for a Neoproterozoic Cap-Carbonate in the Grusdievbreen Formation, Norhteastern Svalbard: Halverson GP & Maloof A (CC03:WEpm29:G2).

15:15 Rapid, Orbitally Controlled Global Sea-Level Change during the Cenomanian: Evidence for Antarctic Ice during the Late Cretaceous?: Gale A, Hardenbol J, Kennedy J, Hathway B & Young J (CC03:WEpm30:G2).

15:30 BREAK

Session chaired by Gregory Price

16:00 Cretaceous Model-Data Comparisons: How Bad are the Models?: Valdes P & Spicer R (CC03:WEpm33:G2).

16:15 Modeling the Eocene/Oligocene "Greenhouse" to "Icehouse" Transition: DeConto R & Pollard D (CC03:WEpm34:G2).

16:30 The Late Devonian Faunal Crisis as Seen Through a Numerical Model of the Geochemical Cycles: Godderis Y & Joachimski MM (CC03:WEpm35:G2).

16:45 Simulation of the Permo-Carboniferous Glaciation with a GCM Forced by a Global Paleogeographic Reconstruction: Fluteau F, Ramstein G, Besse J & Ritz C (CC03:WEpm36:G2).

17:00 Earth's Climate and Glaciation Changes over Phanerozoic Time: Comparison of Two Different Modeling Approaches: Berner U, Hiete M & Richter O (CC03:WEpm37:G2).

17:15 Is High Obliquity a Possible Mechanism to Explain Tropical Glaciation at Neoproterozoic?: Gilles R, Yannick D, Jacques L, Frederic F & Jean B (CC03:WEpm38:G2).


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Symposium CC04 Room G3

New and Refined Proxies in Palaeoceanography and Palaeoclimatology

Convenor: Martin Frank

Session chaired by Martin Frank

14:00 44Ca-Temperature Calibration on Fossil and Cultured Globigerinoides sacculifer: A New Paleo Sea Surface Temperature Proxy: Nägler TF, Eisenhauer A, Müller A, Hemleben C & Kramers JD (CC04:WEpm25:G3).

14:15 Determination of 44Ca-ratios on G. bulloides (ODP Leg 183 Site 1138) using a New TIMS Multicollector Technique: Heuser A, Eisenhauer A, Gussone N, Bock B, Böhm F & Nägler T (CC04:WEpm26:G3).

14:30 Using 44Ca- and 18O-Isotopes as Proxies for SST and Salinity Changes during the Closure of the Central American Gateway: Gussone N, Haug G, Tiedemann R, Heuser A, Eisenhauer A, Bock B & Naegler T (CC04:WEpm27:G3).

14:45 Oxygen and Carbon Isotopic Compositions of Coral Skeleton at Micrometer Scale: Rollion-bard C, Chaussidon M, France-lanord C & Bard E (CC04:WEpm28:G3).

15:00 Paleotemperatures Reconstructed from Mg/Ca in Foraminifer Tests: Correcting for Dissolution Effects using Calcite Crystallinity and Other Dissolution Proxies: Bassinot F, Lévi C, Mélières F, Gehlen M & Labeyrie L (CC04:WEpm29:G3).

15:15 Interspecies Variability in Foraminiferal Sr/Ca Ratios over Glacial-Interglacial Cycles: Barker S, Elderfield H & Ganssen G (CC04:WEpm30:G3).

15:30 Sclerosponges: New Proxy Recorders of Environmental Data: Haase-Schramm A, Böhm F, Deyhle A, Eisenhauer A, Gussone N, Lehnert H, Joachimski M, Müller A, Reitner J & Dullo W (CC04:WEpm31:G3).

15:45 BREAK

Session chaired by Martin Frank

16:15 Global Calibration of Gephyrocapsa Coccolith Abundance and Morphology for Paleotemperature Assessment during the last Glacial Maximum in the Canary Islands Region: Henderiks J, Bollmann J & Thierstein HR (CC04:WEpm34:G3).

16:30 Planktic Foraminiferal Distribution Across the Azores Front: Schiebel R, Barbara S & Hemleben C (CC04:WEpm35:G3).

16:45 Paleoventilation Conditions in the Equatorial Indian Ocean between 300 and 500 ka B.P: Willamowski C, Hamelin B & Bard E (CC04:WEpm36:G3).

17:00 Determination of Isotopic Variations of Zinc in the Biogenic Fraction of Marine Sediments: A Potential Tool for Paleoproductivity Reconstruction: Pichat S, Albarede F & Douchet C (CC04:WEpm37:G3).

17:15 Reconstructing Paleosalinities of the Baltic Sea from Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Authigenic Mn-Carbonates: Applicability and Limitation: Neumann T, Uwe H & Markus A. L (CC04:WEpm38:G3).


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Symposium CC09 Room G1

Clathrates, Climate, and Carbon Budget (A): Accumulation and Destabilisation of Natural Gas Hydrate Systems: Dynamic Carbon Reservoirs at the Earth's Surface

Convenors: Marc de Batist & Juergen Mienert

Session chaired by Juergen Mienert

14:00 Global Implications of Natural Methane Hydrate: Kvenvolden KA (CC09:WEpm25:G1).

14:15 Multi-Component Ocean Bottom Cable Data in Gas Hydrate Investigations: Andreassen K, Berteussen KA, Mienert J, Sognness H, Henneberg K & Langhammer J (CC09:WEpm26:G1).

14:30 Multi-Frequency Seismic Study of the Gas Hydrate Accumulations in Lake Baikal, Siberia: Vanneste M, De Meersman K, Guidard S, Versteeg W, Golmshtok A, Kremlev A & De Batist M (CC09:WEpm27:G1).

14:45 High Resolution Seismic Images of Near Sea-Floor Gas Hydrate Occurrences and Fluid/Gas Migration Zones within the Hydrate Stability Zone: Spiess V, Zuehlsdorff L, Breitzke M, Schwenk T, Schneider R, Kasten Riedel M & Chapman R (CC09:WEpm28:G1).

15:00 New Seismic Reflection Data from the Blake Ridge Hydrate Province, SE U.S. Margin: Implications for Gas Dynamics and Methane Expulsion: Holbrook WS, Lizarralde D & Pecher I (CC09:WEpm29:G1).

15:15 BREAK

Session chaired by Marc De Batist

15:45 Short-Lived Mud Volcanism and Cold Seeps Caused by Dissociation of Gas Hydrates in Lake Baikal: Van Rensbergen P, De Batist M, Klerkx J, Poort J, Hus R, Vanneste M, Granin N & Krinitsky P (CC09:WEpm32:G1).

16:00 Methane-Hydrate Dissociation in the Lorca Basin (SE Spain) during the Mediterranean Messinian Salinity Crisis: Pierre C, Rouchy JM, Blanc-valleron MM, Pueyo Mur JJ & Taberner C (CC09:WEpm33:G1).

16:15 Variability of Benthic Flux and Discharge Rates at Vent Sites Determined by In Situ Instruments: Linke P, Pfannkuche O, Witte U & Nakamura K (CC09:WEpm34:G1).

16:30 Gas Hydrates in Surface Sediments of the Northern Congo Fan- Geochemical and Microbiological Characterization of the Top of the Gas Hydrate Stability Zone: Kasten S, Hensen C, Zabel M, Ravenschlag K, Boetius A, Spiess V & Schneider R (CC09:WEpm35:G1).

16:45 Pore-Water Anomalies of Submarine Hydrate Zones- Progress Made during the Past Decade: Hesse R (CC09:WEpm36:G1).

17:00 In Situ Measurement of the Effect of Methane Hydrate Formation on the Microgeometry of Sediment and Rock: Kleinberg RL, Brewer PG, Yesinowski J, Malby G, Peltzer E & Friederich G (CC09:WEpm37:G1).

17:15 U Isotopes: A Sensitive Tracer for Pore Fluid Signatures in Authigenic Carbonates at Methane Vents: Teichert B, Bohrmann G, Eisenhauer A, Haase-Schramm A & Bock B (CC09:WEpm38:G1).


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Symposium EVO1 Room F5

Greenhouse Gas Storage

Convenors: Shelagh Baines & John Gale

Session chaired by Shelagh Baines

14:00 Why Do We Need Geological Storage of CO2?: Gale J (EVO1:WEpm25:F5).

14:15 The Case for Underground Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Northern Europe: Chadwick A, Kirby G, Holloway S, Zweigel P & Arts R (EVO1:WEpm26:F5).

14:30 Progress Report- CO2 Capture Project (CCP) Joint Industry Project: Lewis C & Hill G (EVO1:WEpm27:F5).

14:45 Disposal of CO2 in Deep Aquifers: Geochemical Investigations of Water-Rock-CO2 Interactions at Sleipner (North Sea) as Part of the SACS Project: Czernichowski-Lauriol I, Rochelle CA, Brosse E, Springer N, Pearce JM, Bateman KA, Sanjuan B & Kervévan C (EVO1:WEpm28:F5).

15:00 Reactive Transport Modeling of Geologic CO2 Sequestration: Identification of Optimal Target Formations Based on Geochemical, Hydrologic, and Structural Constraints: Johnson JW, Steefel CI & Nitao JJ (EVO1:WEpm29:F5).

15:15 Long-Term Mineral Storage of CO2 in Aquifers and Reservoirs: Trapping Mechanisms Offered by Sandstones Rich in Anhydrite or Gypsum: Brosse E & Portier S (EVO1:WEpm30:F5).

15:30 BREAK

Session chaired by John Gale

16:00 Geologic Sequestration of CO2 in Carbonate Rocks: Preliminary Results from Coupled Multiphase Flow, Transport, and Reaction Simulations: Steefel CI, Johnson JW, Nitao J, Gunter WD & Law DH (EVO1:WEpm33:F5).

16:15 Evaluation of Long Term Geological CO2 Storage: Controls on the Presence of CO2 in Naturally Occurring Accumulations: Worden R & Baines S (EVO1:WEpm34:F5).

16:30 Analysis of CO2 Leakage along Faults from Natural Reservoirs in the Colorado Plateau, United States: Evans J, Shipton Z, Kolesar P, Kirchner D & Parry W (EVO1:WEpm35:F5).

16:45 Geophysical Monitoring of Carbon Dioxide Injection and Sequestration using Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT): Sensitivity Studies: Newmark R, Ramirez A & Daily W (EVO1:WEpm36:F5).

17:00 Geological Sequestration of Carbondioxide and Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery: The Campine Coal Basin (N-Belgium) and its Mined-Out Areas Have a Potential: van Tongeren P, Dreesen R, Laenen B & Dusar M (EVO1:WEpm37:F5).

17:15 Subsurface Storage of Carbon Dioxide for the in Salah Gas Project, an Eight Field Gas Development in Central Algeria: Bishop C, Froukhi R, Davis N, Taylor B & Riddiford F (EVO1:WEpm38:F5).




Symposium FMF5 Room F4

The Timing and Location of Major Ore Deposits in an Evolving Orogen

Convenors: Derek Blundell, A. von Quadt & F Neubauer

Session chaired by Derek Blundell

14:00 Geodynamic Control of Late-Stage Orogenic Mineralisation in Young Orogenic Belts: The Alpine-Carpathian-Balkan-Dinaride Mountain Belt: Neubauer F (FMF5:WEpm25:F4).

14:15 A Comparison of the 187Re-187Os and 40Ar/39Ar Chronometers in the Ore-Forming Environment: Stein H (FMF5:WEpm26:F4).

14:30 Timing the Mineralization in an Evolving Orogen. The Relativity of Absolute Age Information: Lips A (FMF5:WEpm27:F4).

14:45 Dating of Formation of Mesothermal Quartz-Gold Veins within the Tauern Window, Eastern Alps (Austria): Constraints from 40Ar/39Ar Ages of White Mica and Adularia: Handler R & Neubauer F (FMF5:WEpm28:F4).

15:00 Re-Os Ages for Molybdenites from the Felbertal Tungsten Deposit, Tauern Window, Austria: Raith JG, Stein H & Höll R (FMF5:WEpm29:F4).

15:15 BREAK

Session chaired by Heikki Papunen

15:45 Hydrothermal Activity Related to the Precious/Polymetallic Mineralization in the Baia Mare District, Romania: Grancea L, Bailly L, Leroy JL, Banks D & Cuney M (FMF5:WEpm32:F4).

16:00 The Elatsite Porphyry Copper Metal Deposit of the Panagyurishte Corridor, Srednogorie Zone, Bulgaria: U-Pb Zircon and Isotopic Investigations for Timing and Ore Genesis: von Quadt A, Peycheva I & Kamenov B (FMF5:WEpm33:F4).

16:15 Temporal and Thermal Evolution of Hydrothermal Vein Deposits in the Madan Extensional Core Complex (Bulgaria): Rohrmeier M, von Quadt A, Ovtcharova M, Driesner T & Heinrich C (FMF5:WEpm34:F4).

16:30 Kinematics of Successive Eocene to Miocene Low-Angle Detachment Systems (Rhodope Zone, N Greece): Krohe A & Mposkos E (FMF5:WEpm35:F4).

16:45 A Little Rain Falls but Faulting is Essential for the Origin of Zn-Pb Deposits in Western Europe: Muchez P, Schneider J & Heijlen W (FMF5:WEpm36:F4).

17:00 Timing of PGE Deposition during the Generation of Successive MORB to Boninitic-Type Ophiolites: Ohnenstetter M (FMF5:WEpm37:F4).

17:15 Pre-Metamorphic Fluorine in Orthoamphibole Dominated Pb-Zn-Cu Deposits: Rajavuori L & Kriegsman LM (FMF5:WEpm38:F4).


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Symposium LS02 Room F2

Structure, Composition and Accretion of the Oceanic Crust: Geophysical, Petrological and Geochemical Constraints

Convenors: Benoit Ildefonse, Carlos Garrido & Jason Phipps Morgan

Session chaired by Benoit Ildefonse

14:00 Crustal Thickness and Mantle Temperature: Implications from Ophiolites: Humler E & Langmuir C (LS02:WEpm25:F2).

14:15 Constraints on Melt Generation at Very-Slow Spreading Ridges from Geophysical and Geochemical Measurements: White R, Minshull T, Bickle M & Robinson C (LS02:WEpm26:F2).

14:30 Structural Signature of Core Complex Formation on Slow-Spreading Oceanic Crust: Blackman D, Karson J, Kelley D & Scientific Party (LS02:WEpm27:F2).

14:45 Southwest Indian Ridge 61 to 70oE: Melt Supply Variations to an Ultra-Slow Spreading Ridge: Cannat M, Rommevaux-Jestin C & Patriat P (LS02:WEpm28:F2).

15:00 Focused and Distributed Magma Supply on the Southwest Indian Ridge: Sauter D, Mendel V, Rommevaux-Jestin C, Patriat P & Parson L (LS02:WEpm29:F2).

15:15 The Building of High Volcanic Massifs at Mid-Oceanic Ridges with Very Low Extents of Melting: Mével C, Cannat M, Humler E, Meyzen C & Rommevaux-Jestin C (LS02:WEpm30:F2).

15:30 Magmatic to Amagmatic Spreading Segments along the Ultra-Slow Spreading Southwest Indian Ridge: Mendel V, Parson L, Sauter D, Tamaki K & Catherine M (LS02:WEpm31:F2).

15:45 BREAK

Session chaired by Cathy Gillis

16:15 Unusual Depletion in Moderately Incompatible Elements on the Southwest Indian Ridge between 49° and 69°E: Meyzen C, Humler E, Ludden J, Toplis M & Mével C (LS02:WEpm34:F2).

16:30 ODP Hole 735B: A Glimpse at Crustal Accretion and Geochemical Fractionation within Oceanic Layer 3: Hertogen J (LS02:WEpm35:F2).

16:45 Cryptic Mineral Variations Resulting from Propagating Alteration during Igneous and Metamorphic Vein Formation in Gabbroic Rocks from Hole 735B: Results from ODP Leg 176 (Atlantis II Transform Fault, Southwest Indian Ridge): Bideau D (LS02:WEpm36:F2).

17:00 Tectonics and Magmatism of the Knipovich Ridge, the Northern Atlantic: Initial Results of the Knipovich-2000 Cruise: Tamaki K, Okino K, Curewitz D, Sato H, Baranov B, Gusev E, Crane K, Gardner J, Goto S & Asada M (LS02:WEpm37:F2).

17:15 New Evidences of Hydrothermal Activity on the Knipovich Ridge, Norwegian-Greenland Basin: Cherkashov G, Crane K, Egorov A, German C, Koike Y, Naganuma T, Stepanova T, Tamaki K & Zhirnov E (LS02:WEpm38:F2).


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Symposium LS07 Room G0

Origin and Significance of Major Boundaries in the Deep Crust and Continental Lithosphere

Convenors: J. Stephen Daly, Tim S. Brewer & Sven-Erik Hjelt

Session chaired by J. Stephen Daly

14:00 Crustal Structure of the Palaeozoic and Precambrian Platforms; Polonaise'97-Profiles P1, P3 and P4: POLONAISE Working Group & Grad M (LS07:WEpm25:G0).

14:15 3-D Configuration of Crustal Blocks in Central Europe Accreted to Baltica during the Palaeozoic: Winchester J & PACE Network (LS07:WEpm26:G0).

14:30 Palaeozoic Terrane Accretion in the Central European Variscides: A REE and Sm-Nd Isotopic Study of the NE Bohemian Massif: Crowley QG, Timmermann H, Noble S & Holland JG (LS07:WEpm27:G0).

14:45 Studies of TESZ Crustal Structure in the North Sea using Potential Field Modelling: Williamson P, Pharaoh T, Banka D, Lee M, Laigle M & Thybo H (LS07:WEpm28:G0).

15:00 A Compressional Wedge Model for the Lower Palaeozoic Anglo-Brabant Belt (Belgium) Based on Potential Field Data: Sintubin M & Everaerts M (LS07:WEpm29:G0).

15:15 Longevity and Regional Importance of Orogenic Structures- An Integrated Study in the NE German Basin: Krawczyk C & North Germna Basin Research Group (LS07:WEpm30:G0).

15:30 The Potential Field Pattern in the Eastern North German Basin- A Result of Caledonian to Variscan Orogenic Activity or Later Volcanic/Magmatic Events?: Lassen A, Bayer U & Scheck M (LS07:WEpm31:G0).

15:45 BREAK

Session chaired by Tim S. Brewer

16:15 Characterization and Evolution of a Lithospheric Accretion Channel: The Southern Steep Belt of the Central Alps (Switzerland/Italy): Engi M, Berger A, Roselle G & Grandjean V (LS07:WEpm34:G0).

16:30 Interpreting the Moho-Displacement across the Redbank Thrust, Central Australia: Biermeier C & Stüwe K (LS07:WEpm35:G0).

16:45 The Mantle-Crust Boundary Acting as a Lithospheric-Scale Shear-Zone in Collisional Belts: The Case of the Variscan Maures Massif (France). Petrological, Geochemical and Tectonothermal Evidences: Bellot J, Laverne C & Bronner G (LS07:WEpm36:G0).

17:00 A Thermomechanical Model of Continental Collision and Exhumation of HP and UHP Metamorphic Rocks in Alpine Mountain Belts: Burov E, Jolivet L & Le Pourhiet L (LS07:WEpm37:G0).

17:15 Chronology, Metamorphism and Deformation in the Lower Crustal Hengshan Complex and Significance for the Evolution of the North China Craton: Kröner A, O'Brien P, Passchier C, Li J & Wilde S (LS07:WEpm38:G0).




Symposium MS08 Room F6

Mantle Convection and Lithosphere Deformation

Convenors: Yuri Podladchikov & Julian Lowman

Session chaired by Yuri Podladchikov

14:00 Super-Zed Pattern; The Pattern when Very Large Fracture Zones adjust to New Spreading Directions: Morgan WJ & Phipps Morgan J (MS08:WEpm25:F6).

14:15 KEYNOTE An Elastic Layer in the Mantle-Lithosphere Boundary can Make the Difference in the Modelling of Lithosphere Deformation: Ornelas Marques F & Podladchikov Y (MS08:WEpm26:F6).

14:45 KEYNOTE Behaviour of the Lithosphere and Upper Mantle during a Young Continental Collision: Numerical Modeling and Observation: Pysklywec R, Beaumont C & Fullsack P (MS08:WEpm28:F6).

15:15 Plate Reorganization Events Triggered by Radiogenic Mantle Heating: Lowman JP, King SD & Gable CW (MS08:WEpm30:F6).

15:30 BREAK

Session chaired by Yuri Podladchikov

16:00 Thermo-Mechanical Models of Orogenic Collision Stage: Arnold J & Jacoby W (MS08:WEpm33:F6).

16:15 Folding of Layered Rocks: Analytical and Numerical Models: Schmalholz SM & Podladchikov Y (MS08:WEpm34:F6).

16:30 Thin-Sheet Dynamics of Subduction: Ribe N (MS08:WEpm35:F6).

16:45 Plate Equilibrium over the Rotating Earth: Ricou L & Legros H (MS08:WEpm36:F6).

17:00 Seafloor Spreading: A Way towards the Coupling between the Lithosphere and the Upwelling Mantle: Putelat T, Scott J, Sidoroff F & Guillot S (MS08:WEpm37:F6).

17:15 Mantle Advection and Geological Structures: Origin and Evolution: Svalova V (MS08:WEpm38:F6).<P><BR><HR



Symposium OS01 Room G8

Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

Convenor: Duncan McIlroy &
Helen Morgans-Bell

Session chaired by Duncan McIlroy

14:00 Late Pleistocene and Holocene Megamammals of the European North-East: Ponomarev D (OS01:WEpm25:G8).

14:15 Vegetation, Climate, and Fire: A Post-Glacial Landscape History from Western Canada: Brown K & Hebda R (OS01:WEpm26:G8).

14:30 Recent Endolithic Microfossils in Early Archaean Fossiliferous Rocks: Westall F & Walsh M (OS01:WEpm27:G8).

14:45 Diagenetic Alteration of Biogenic Phosphate- Constraints from Oxygen Isotope Analysis of Vertebrate Fossils from Neogene Marine Deposits: Tütken T, Vennemann T & Pfretzschner H (OS01:WEpm28:G8).

15:00 Tethys-Paratethys Relationship in the Gulf of Saros: Northwestern Turkey: Dikbas A, Sakinc M & Tuysuz O (OS01:WEpm29:G8).

15:15 Proposal for Redefinition and New Chronology of the Skade and Utsira Formations, Norwegian North Sea: Eidvin T & Rundberg Y (OS01:WEpm30:G8).

15:30 BREAK

Session chaired by H. Morgans Bell

16:00 Details of Aptian Sea Level Fall Record and High Resolution Cyclostratigraphy in Carbonate Peritidal Deposits (Seydisehir and Fele Areas, Western Taurides, SW Turkey): Yilmaz IO, Altiner D & Satir M (OS01:WEpm33:G8).

16:15 Sequence Stratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay: Evidence from Quartz Grain-Size Analysis: Williams C, Hesselbo S, Jenkyns H & Morgans-Bell H (OS01:WEpm34:G8).

16:30 Reconciling Molecular Phylogeny of Planktonic Foraminifera with the Fossil Record: Kucera M, Darling KF & Wade CM (OS01:WEpm35:G8).

16:45 Palaeontological 'Estimates', Molecular 'Clocks' and the Evolutionary History of Lower Chordates and Early Vertebrates: Donoghue P, Sansom I & Smith P (OS01:WEpm36:G8).


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Symposium OS03 Room F1

Marine Geology and Geophysics

Convenor: Wolfgang Bach

Session chaired by Wolfgang Bach

14:00 The Equatorial Atlantic "Cold Spot": Constraints from Osmium Isotope Composition, Plate Kinematics and Tomography: Maia M, Sichel S, Esperanca S & Thirot J (OS03:WEpm25:F1).

14:15 High-Temperature Alteration in Pillow Basalts from Slow Spreading Ridges: Hydrothermal Upflow Zones or Shallow Convection Systems?: Bach W, Humphris S, Dick H & Vanko D (OS03:WEpm26:F1).

14:30 Cenozoic Contourite Drift Development in the Northern Norwegian Sea: Laberg JS, Dahlgren T & Vorren TO (OS03:WEpm27:F1).

14:45 Chirp Sonar Mapping of Gas Seepage and Gas Bearing Sediments in a Fine-Grained Thick Holocene Sequence in Skagerrak: Gyllencreutz R (OS03:WEpm28:F1).

15:00 Trapped Shallow Gas above BSR?: Baltzer A, Nouze H & Cochnat P (OS03:WEpm29:F1).

15:15 BREAK

Session chaired by Marcia Maia

15:45 Regional Multiscale Synthesis of Recent Tectonics and Mud Volcanism over the Central and Eastern Mediterranean Ridge, from New Geophysical Data: Huguen C, Mascle J, Zitter T & Woodside J (OS03:WEpm32:F1).

16:00 Combined Thin-Skinned and Thick-Skinned Tectonics in the Eastern Nile Deep-ßea Fan, Eastern Mediterranean: Results from the Recent "FANIL" Survey: Gaullier V, Loncke L, Mascle J, Bellaiche G, Vendeville B, Courp T, Moreau A, Radan S & Sardou O (OS03:WEpm33:F1).

16:15 Pock-Marks, Mud Volcanoes and Gas Chimneys: Evidences from the Nile Deep-Sea Fan: Loncke L, Huguen C, Mascle J, Bellaiche G, Courp T, Gaullier V, Moreau A, Radan S & Sardou O (OS03:WEpm34:F1).

16:30 Pyroclastic Diapirs in the Bay of Naples, Eastern Tyrrhenian Sea: Sacchi M, Aiello G, Angelino A, Budillon F, Ferraro L, Insinga D, Iorio M, Molisso F, Morra V & Tonielli R (OS03:WEpm35:F1).

16:45 Stratigraphic Signatures of the Late Quaternary Sequence off the Salerno and Naples Bays, Eastern Tyrrhenian Sea: Conforti A, Sacchi M, Aiello G & Budillon F (OS03:WEpm36:F1).

17:00 Stratigraphy, 14C and 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology, and Petrochemistry of Holocene Deposits in an Active Volcanic Area: The Pozzuoli Bay, Southern Italy: Insinga D, Lanphere M, Morra V, Sacchi M, Molisso F & Ricci G (OS03:WEpm37:F1).

17:15 SEISCAN and SEISTRANS: The Creation of SEG-Y Files from Images of Paper Seismic Records: Miles P, Schaming M, Muller G, Casas A, Sachpazi M & Marchetti A (OS03:WEpm38:F1).


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Symposium OS07 Room G7

Igneous and Metamorphic Geology

Convenors: Paddy O'Brien & Leo Kriegsman

Session chaired by Mathias Westphal

14:00 Mare Regolith Target Rocks are much more Feldspathic than Alleged Primary Magmas (Hand Specimens and Pyroclastic Glasses) on the Moon: O'Hara M (OS07:WEpm25:G7).

14:15 Cyclical Compositional Variations in the Tertiary Flood Basalts, East Greenland: Inferences about Magma Chamber Processes: Andreasen R, Peate DW & Brooks CK (OS07:WEpm26:G7).

14:30 Graphical Analysis of the Orthopyroxene-Pigeonite-Augite-Plagioclase Equilibrium at Liquidus Temperatures and Low Pressure: Latypov R, Dubrovskii M & Alapieti T (OS07:WEpm27:G7).

14:45 Magma Replenishment Processes: Results from a Sulphide-Bearing Orthopyroxenite in the Bjerkreim-Sokndal Layered Intrusion, SW Norway: Jensen KK, Wilson JR & Robins B (OS07:WEpm28:G7).

15:00 Formation of Non-Cotectic Hybrid Cumulates: Intrusion 4 of the Honningsvåg Intrusive Suite, Northern Norway: Lundgaard KL, Robins B, Tegner C & Wilson JR (OS07:WEpm29:G7).

15:15 Age and Origin of Mafic-Ultramafic Cumulates in the Zentralgneis of the SW Tauern Window: Barzi L, Cesare B, Gomez-Pugnaire MT, Hermann J & Rubatto D (OS07:WEpm30:G7).

15:30 Evidence for Subduction in Basaltic Magmatism associated with the Amirante Ridge-Trough Structure, Western Indian Ocean: Stephens W, Donaldson CH, Ellam R & Lelikov E (OS07:WEpm31:G7).

15:45 BREAK

Session chaired by Bernardo Cesare

16:15 Timing and Style of Explosive Silicic Eruptions during Flood and Rift Volcanism in Yemen and Ethiopia: Ukstins IA, Baker J, Menzies M, Renne P, Peate DW, Wolfenden E, Al-Kadasi M, Al-Subbary A & Aleyew D (OS07:WEpm34:G7).

16:30 Emplacement Textures of Late Paleozoic Andesite Sills in the Flechtingen Block, Central Germany: Awdankiewicz M & Breitkreuz C (OS07:WEpm35:G7).

16:45 Partial Melting and Assimilation of Dolomite Xenoliths by Mafic Magmas of the Ioko-Dovyren Intrusion (N-Baikal Region): Wenzel T, Baumgartner LP, Bruegmann GE, Konnikov EG & Kislov EV (OS07:WEpm36:G7).

17:00 Chemical and Isotopic Exchange between an Alkaline Pluton and Carbonate Host Rocks at Zippa Mountain, B.C., Canada: Westphal M, Dipple GM & Coulson IM (OS07:WEpm37:G7).

17:15 Metasomatic Sodalite Formation Caused by the Interaction between NaCl-Rich Fluid, Anorthosite and Alkaline Syenite at Swartbooisdrif, NW Namibia: Drüppel K & von Seckendorff V (OS07:WEpm38:G7).




Symposium OS10 Room G5

Structural Geology and Tectonics

Convenor: Graham Potts

14:00 Centrifuge Modelling of Nested Diapirs: Dietl C & Koyi HA (OS10:WEpm25:G5).

14:15 Emplacement of Gneiss Domes: An Integrated Study of Field Work (Variscan Pyrenees) and Analogue Modelling: Mezger JE, Passchier CW, Piazolo S & ten Grotenhuis SM (OS10:WEpm26:G5).

14:30 Quantification of Grain Boundary Migration Microstructures in Quartz Veins of the Sambagawa Metamorphic Belt, Central Shikoku, Japan: Heilbronner R & Takeshita T (OS10:WEpm27:G5).

14:45 Kinematics and Quartz Textures in the Pennine Mischabel Fold and Austro-Alpine Dente Blanche Thrust, Zermatt Switzerland: Klaper E, Lebit H & Lüneburg C (OS10:WEpm28:G5).

15:00 From Ductile Mass Flow to Discrete Shear Zones: Evolution of the Penninic Units of the Monte Rosa Region, Switzerland/Italy: Kramer J & Schmid SM (OS10:WEpm29:G5).

15:15 Dynamic Recrystallization Microstructures of Quartz Indicate Fast Strain Rates in High Temperature Shear Zones of the Ivrea Zone: Stipp M & Stünitz H (OS10:WEpm30:G5).

15:30 BREAK

16:00 Slip Systems, Dislocation Generation, and Dynamic Recrystallization of Plagioclase in Nature and Experiments: Stunitz H, Fitz Gerald J, Tullis J & Kruse R (OS10:WEpm33:G5).

16:15 Systematic Analysis of the Temporal Significance of Porphyroblast-Foliation Relationships in Deformed Rocks: Potts G & Reddy S (OS10:WEpm34:G5).

16:30 K-Ar Dating of Synkinematic Illite in Fault Gouge: Zwingmann H, Tanja W & Robin O (OS10:WEpm35:G5).

16:45 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology and Structural Evolution of the Québec Appalachians: Recurrent Tectonic Compression and Exhumation during the Paleozoic: Tremblay A, Castonguay S & Ruffet G (OS10:WEpm36:G5).

17:00 A Fission-Track Approach to the Timing of Exhumation of the Danubian Window (South Carpathians, Romania): Cretaceous and/or Tertiary?: Fuegenschuh B & Schmid SM (OS10:WEpm37:G5).

17:15 Cooling and Exhumation History of the Oligocene Rieserferner Pluton: Constraints from Combined K/Ar-Mica and Apatite and Zircon Fission-Track Dating: Steenken A, Siegesmund S & Heinrichs T (OS10:WEpm38:G5).


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Symposium PCM6 Room G6

Physicochemical Behaviour of Accessory Minerals: Crystallisation, Transformation, and Technological Applications

Convenors: Franck Poitrasson, Urs Schaltegger & John M. Hanchar

Session chaired by Hans Jurgen Förster

14:00 KEYNOTE Thorite-Zircon-Coffinite-Xenotime Solid Solutions: Composition and Origin: Förster H (PCM6:WEpm25:G6).

14:30 Non-Linear Behaviours in the Apatite-Britholite Solid-Solution: Oberti R, Ottolini L & Della Ventura G (PCM6:WEpm27:G6).

14:45 Trace-Element Incorporation in Titanite: Constraints from Experimentally Determined Solid/Liquid Partition Coefficients: Tiepolo M, Oberti R, Cannillo E & Vannucci R (PCM6:WEpm28:G6).

15:00 The Substitution of Al and F in Titanite at High Pressure and Temperature: Tropper P, Manning CE & Essene EJ (PCM6:WEpm29:G6).

15:15 BREAK

Session chaired by Franck Poitrasson

15:45 Apatite and Phosphorus Geochemistry of the Granitic Rocks of the Western Carpathians: Broska I, Aubin A & Konecny P (PCM6:WEpm32:G6).

16:00 Towards a Better Understanding of Rare Earth Element Partition Coefficients in Zircon: Hanchar JM, Finch RJ, Watson E & Hoskin PW (PCM6:WEpm33:G6).

16:15 Diffusion in Zircon Under Crustal UHT Metamorphic Conditions?: Möller A, O'Brien PJ, Kennedy A & Kröner A (PCM6:WEpm34:G6).

16:30 The Physical Behaviour of Radiation Damages in Apatites and Zircons Under Pressure, Temperature and Stress: Wendt AS & Vidal O (PCM6:WEpm35:G6).

16:45 Structural Healing of a Radiation Damaged Zircon Under High Pressure: Simoncic P, Kunz M & Schaltegger U (PCM6:WEpm36:G6).

17:00 Control of Substitution on Apatite Fission Track Annealing: Barbarand J, Carter A & Hurford AJ (PCM6:WEpm37:G6).

17:15 Case Study of Metamorphic Zircons from Alpine HP/LT Metamorphic Rocks from Syros, Cyclades, Greece: Tomaschek F, Kennedy A, Villa IM & Ballhaus C (PCM6:WEpm38:G6).


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Symposium RCM2 Room F3

The Formation of the Continent-Ocean Boundary Zone: Structure and Processes

Convenor: Nick Kusznir, Garry Karner

Session chaired by Nick Kusznir

14:00 Cretaceous Ultra-Slow Spreading in the Ocean-Continent Transition along the Southwest Australian Passive Margin: Constraints from 40Ar/39Ar Dating: Beslier M, Le Bihan T, Féraud G & Girardeau J (RCM2:WEpm25:F3).

14:15 Images of a Continent-Ocean Boundary: A New Seismic Reflection and Refraction Survey Offshore Newfoundland, SCREECH Transect 1: Hopper JR, Funck T, Larsen HC, Tucholke B, Holbrook S & Louden K (RCM2:WEpm26:F3).

14:30 A Regional Comparison of the Conjugate Ocean Continent Transitions of the Newfoundland Basin and Iberia Abyssal Plain: Louden K, Tucholke B & Lau K (RCM2:WEpm27:F3).

14:45 Microstructures and Differential Stress Estimates at an Active Low-Angle Detachment Fault (Moresby Seamount-Offshore Papua New Guinea): Roller S & Behrmann JH (RCM2:WEpm28:F3).

15:00 Detachment Faulting, Mantle Serpentinization, and Serpentinite Mud Volcanism beneath the Porcupine Basin, SW of Ireland: Reston T, Perez-Gussinye M, Pennell J, Stubenrauch A & Walker I (RCM2:WEpm29:F3).

15:15 Serpentinisation and Magmatism during Extension at Non-Volcanic Margins- The Effect of Initial Lithospheric Structure: Perez-Gussinye M, Reston TJ & Phipps Morgan J (RCM2:WEpm30:F3).

15:30 Evolution of a Magmatic Passive Margin: The Red Sea Escarpment, Ethiopia: Wolfenden E, Ebinger C, Ukstins I, Yirgu G, Ayalew D & Eagles G (RCM2:WEpm31:F3).

15:45 BREAK

Session chaired by Garry Karner

16:15 New K-Ar Constraints on the Silicic Volcanism in Central Afar, its Implications in the Rifting Process: Lahitte P (RCM2:WEpm34:F3).

16:30 Continent-Ocean Boundary, Breakup Magmatism, and Segmentation along the Lofoten-Vesterålen Volcanic Margin off Norway: Tsikalas F, Eldholm O & Faleide JI (RCM2:WEpm35:F3).

16:45 Petrophysical-Petrologic Interpretation of Thick Igneous Crust at the Continent-Ocean Boundary of NW-Namibia: Sobolev SV, Trumbull RB & Bauer K (RCM2:WEpm36:F3).

17:00 Petrogenesis of the Palaeogene Sorgenfri Gletscher Sill Complex at the East Greenland Volcanic Rifted Margin: Gisselø PG, Tegner C & Wilson JR (RCM2:WEpm37:F3).

17:15 40Ar/39Ar Dating and Geochemistry of Taoudenni Basin Dikes (North Mali): Further Constraints for the Duration and Emplacement Process of the CAMP Related to the Central Atlantic Rifting: Verati C, Bertrand H & Feraud G (RCM2:WEpm38:F3).


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Symposium VPP4 Room G4

What Is a Magma Chamber?

Convenors: David Pyle, Rob Hughes, John Maclennan & Lucy MacGregor

Session chaired by David Pyle

14:00 Crustal Structure at a Slow Spreading Ridge: Seismic Images from 57o45'N on the Reykjanes Ridge: Topping S, Peirce C & Sinha MC (VPP4:WEpm25:G4).

14:15 Magma Chamber Structure beneath the East Pacific Rise at the 9°03' N Overlapping Spreading Centre: Pye J, Shipp RM, Tong CH, Barton PJ, White RS, Hobbs RW, Singh SC, Sinha MC & ARAD Group (VPP4:WEpm26:G4).

14:30 Geochemical and Geophysical Constraints on the Location of Magma Chambers under NE Iceland: Maclennan J, McKenzie D & Gronvold K (VPP4:WEpm27:G4).

14:45 Identifying Syn-Magmatic Tectonics in Iceland: Hallot E, Dauteuil O & Bourgeois O (VPP4:WEpm28:G4).

15:00 Melt Distribution in a Partially Molten Crust: Some Insights from the Central Andes: Schilling FR & Partzsch GM (VPP4:WEpm29:G4).

15:15 BREAK

Session chaired by John Maclennan

15:45 Determining Sr Isotope Systematics of Feldspar Crystals to Track Petrogenetic Pathways and Timescales: Davidson JP, Tepley III FJ & Knesel K (VPP4:WEpm32:G4).

16:00 Volcanic Power Outputs and U-Series Age Constraints: A Link between Crystallisation Processes and Magma Differentiation: Hawkesworth C, Blake S, Thomas L & Tuner S (VPP4:WEpm33:G4).

16:15 Magma Chamber Processes Reflected in Major, Minor and Trace Element Plagioclase Zoning (Parinacota Volcano, Chile): Ginibre C, Wörner G & Kronz A (VPP4:WEpm34:G4).

16:30 Magma Dynamics beneath Piton de la Fournaise Volcano, Reunion Islands, as Inferred from U-series Disequilibria: Sigmarsson O, Condomines M & Bachèlery P (VPP4:WEpm35:G4).

16:45 230Th-238U Disequilibrium in Zircons from the Post-Caldera Sequence at Taupo Volcano, New Zealand: Constraints on Pre-Eruptive Processes: Charlier B, Blake S, van Calsteren P & Wilson C (VPP4:WEpm36:G4).

17:00 Short-Lived Radioactive Disequilibria (210Pb-210Bi-210Po) in Volcanic Gases at Merapi, Central Java, Indonesia: Constraints on the Magma Chamber Dynamics and the Eruptive Behavior: Gauthier P & Le Cloarec M (VPP4:WEpm37:G4).

17:15 Self-Mixing in Magma Chambers: Couch S, Sparks S & Carroll M (VPP4:WEpm38:G4).


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