Goldschmidt 2022: Plenaries and Theme 15 Talks Now Available for Viewing
The GS and EAG thank all participants for attending Goldschmidt2022, the first hybrid Goldschmidt conference. Registered delegates have access to the recorded sessions and uploaded presentations until 19 August.
The EAG and GS look forward to welcoming delegates to the beautiful city of Lyon, France, and remotely, for Goldschmidt2023 next July. Watch this short video to discover more about the conference and the city of Lyon.
The Call for Sessions and Workshop Proposals will open in early September and close on 14 October 2022. View the list of themes and descriptions here.
As you are likely aware there has been a delay in production of the 2022 issues of Elements Magazine. This has been the result of continued pandemic delays and a workflow/staffing problem at Elements over the past few months. We have worked to overcome the resultant setbacks and are back on track and moving forward with production. We expect to have the first issue of 2022 (v18n1, Halogens) out by the end of August and will follow relatively quickly with v18n2 (Organic Biomarkers). We are also working to update the Elements website.
We thank you for your patience and support as we strive to maintain the high quality that you have come to expect from Elements.
EAG Student Sponsorship Program: apply by 1 September
The EAG Student Sponsorship Program supports onsite participation at events 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.
The 7th European Conference on Crystal Growth: An EAG Sponsored Student Reports Back
[by Adrienn Maria Szucs] Attending the 7th European Conference on Crystal Growth (ECCG7), Paris, France was very special for me as this was the first conference where I was able to attend and present my work in person. It was exciting to...
[By RockArchive] In the previous post, we established that the different rock types, namely sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks, reveal information about the processes involved in shaping our planet’s exterior environments...
Equilibrium olivine-melt Mg isotopic fractionation explains high δ26Mg values in arc lavas
We determined equilibrium Mg isotope fractionation between olivine and melt (Δ26/24MgOl/melt) in five, naturally quenched, olivine-glass pairs that were selected to show clear textural and chemical evidence of equilibration. We employed a...
Redox dynamics of subduction revealed by arsenic in serpentinite
Redox dynamics of subduction processes remain poorly constrained owing to the lack of direct geochemical tracers. We studied, using X-ray absorption spectroscopy, the chemical and redox state of arsenic in the Tso Morari serpentinites that are witnesses of...
Diversity of chondritic organic matter probed by ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry
Primitive carbonaceous chondrites exhibit an unparalleled diversity in terms of their organic content, in addition to a variable degree of hydrothermal alteration. Whether this diversity results from the circulation of fluids or from a multiplicity of precursors remains an open...
Dominance of benthic flux of REEs on continental shelves: implications for oceanic budgets
Rare earth elements (REEs) are powerful tools to track oceanic biogeochemical processes. However, our understanding of REE sources is incomplete, leading to controversial interpretations regarding their oceanic cycling. Continental margin sediments are often...
Bacteria Can Remove Plastic Pollution From Lakes – “Stimulating the Whole Food Web”
[SciTechDaily] Scientists discovered that some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs. Their study included 29 European lakes. The carbon...
Coral levels in some parts of the Great Barrier Reef are at the highest in 36 years
[NPR] The amount of coral in some areas of the Great Barrier Reef is at its highest in 36 years, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. From August 2021 to May 2022, the central and northern regions of the...
Deep-sea mining talks end with no agreement on environmental rules
[The Guardian] The negotiations on opening the world’s first deep-sea mines ended in Kingston, Jamaica, last week with no agreement, meaning that less than a year remains before a legal clause kicks in that could see seabed mining...
Tonga Eruption Blasted Unprecedented Amount of Water Into Stratosphere
[Jet Propulsion Laboratory] The huge amount of water vapor hurled into the atmosphere, as detected by NASA’s Microwave Limb Sounder, could end up temporarily warming Earth’s surface. When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano...
Evidence that giant meteorite impacts created the continents
[ScienceDaily] New Curtin research has provided the strongest evidence yet that Earth's continents were formed by giant meteorite impacts that were particularly prevalent during the first billion years or so of our planet's four-and-a-half-billion year...
Rainwater everywhere on Earth unsafe to drink due to ‘forever chemicals’, study finds
[euronews] Rainwater almost everywhere on Earth has unsafe levels of ‘forever chemicals’, according to new research. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of human-made chemicals that don’t occur in nature. They...
Argonne researchers develop new way to calculate environmental impact of ammonia production [Press Release]
[Argonne National Laboratory] Ever wondered about the carbon impact of growing your dinner? Scientists have just come up with a new way to calculate part of it. A major ingredient in the production of fertilizers for the world’s food production...
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