| Session Details | |
| Section | SE - Solid Earth Sciences |
| Session Title | New Frontiers and Analytical Techniques in Geochemistry |
| Main Convener | Dr. Balaram Vysetti (National Geophysical Research Institute, India) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Chuan-Chou Shen (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) Prof. Chuan-Chou Shen (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) |
| Session Description | Sub themes • Evolution of Archaean Greenstone-Granite-Granulite Terrains • Progress in Isotope Geochemistry • Kimberlite-Alkaline Rock Magmatism • Proterozoic Crustal Evolution • Evolution of Continental Flood Basalts Provinces and their Mineral Potential • Himalayan Orogeny and Tectonics • Emerging Geochemical Exploration Techniques for Gold, PGE and Base metals • Surface Geochemical Prospecting for Hydrocarbons • Marine Mineral Resources • Understanding the Paleoenvironment and Paleoclimate • Advances in Environmental Geochemistry • Advances in Geoanalytical Techniques (bulk, speciation and in-situ) Some salient features of this session Some important problems currently challenging in geochemistry are, understanding of the processes leading to the formation of different layers of the earth, their composition and chemical evolution of the crust and mantle as well as the changes of paleoenvironment and paleoclimate. All the above studies demand bulk, speciation and in-situ sample analysis of relative and absolute abundances of elements and isotopes for understanding the processes leading to the distribution and migration of individual elements and isotopes in various parts of the Earth System (core, mantle, crust, hydrosphere and atmosphere) with the objective of not only understanding the principles governing their distribution, migration and enrichment, but also for the application of these concepts for socio-economic development. The impact of the recent technological advances on geochemical studies is very significant and many unresolved questions in these fields are expected to be successfully addressed in this session. We invite perspective participants who are working on various aspects of both basic and applied geochemistry as well as geoanalytical chemistry, to consider contributing presentations to this session. |