Access the most exciting science in geochemistry during Goldschmidt2024 in August. Remote registration gives you full access to the science program (including all talks and posters), plenary lectures, and opportunities to connect with other participants. Conference presentations will be available for 30 days after the conclusion of the meeting, so you can watch at your convenience.
In-person Participation
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EAG-GS Outreach Lecturer Elias Samankassou to visit Ghana
As part of the 2024 Outreach Lecture tour Elias Samankassou (University of Geneva) will visit the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Ghana on 4 June. Additional dates and locations will be announced soon.
EAG Early Career Science Ambassador Program Next deadline: 1 June
This program provides funding to Early Career Scientists based in Europe who wish to attend conferences outside Europe, and to Early Career Scientists in any country who plan to attend a fully virtual or hybrid conference remotely. Supported scientists attending a conference in person will have 50% of their expenses covered by EAG, up to 1500 Euros.
Early Career Programs and Bursaries in Geochemistry - list your course here!
We are updating our webpage that lists geochemistry related research programs, bachelor, master, and PhD programs, as well as small bursaries for early career scientists. If you would like to add a course or funding opportunity, please use the link below.
Correlative microspectroscopy of biogenic fabrics in Proterozoic silicified stromatolites
Questions surrounding the biogenicity of ancient stromatolites have perplexed geobiologists for decades. Abiotic processes can produce superficially stromatolite-like structures; moreover, stromatolites frequently...
A two stage impact melting process in an impact glass strewn field from the Atacama Desert
A new type of silica-rich glass has been discovered associated with the known impact glass strewn field of the Atacama Desert. Based on petrography, chemical composition and indistinguishable 40Ar/39Ar formation...
Medieval and recent SO2 budgets in the Reykjanes Peninsula: implication for future hazard
Exposure to volcanic SO2 can have adverse effects on human health, with severe respiratory disorders documented on short- and long-term timescales. Here, we use melt inclusion and groundmass glass data to...
Variable δ11B signatures reflect dynamic evolution of the Mariana serpentinite forearc
This study aims to uncover the evolving dynamics of element mobility in serpentinised ultramafic clasts within the Asùt Tesoru mud volcano in the Mariana forearc. By employing in situ analysis of trace elements and boron...
Direct evidence of CO2 drawdown through enhanced weathering in soils
The ability of engineered enhanced weathering to impact atmospheric CO2 has been challenging to demonstrate due to the many processes occurring in soils and the short time span of current projects. Here...
Direct precipitation of siderite in ferruginous environments
Siderite (FeCO3) is often assumed to precipitate from dissimilatory reduction of Fe-(oxyhydr)oxides, but geochemical and mineralogical analyses from ferruginous (anoxic, Fe-rich) Canyon Lake, USA...
Xenon compatibility in magmatic processes: Hadean to current contexts
Xenon (Xe) behaviour in petrological processes, albeit essential to constrain mantle ingassing and degassing models, is elusive due to its volatile nature, and lack of direct investigation at the pressures (P) and temp...
Comparative 142Nd and 182W study of MORBs and the 4.5 Gyr evolution of the upper mantle
New high precision Nd and W isotopic compositions were obtained on the same basalt samples from the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge. These provide the best estimate so far for the μ142Nd and μ182W values of the...
Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere
[Reuters] Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an atmosphere - a trait considered essential for any possibility of harboring life. Well, they finally seem to have located one. But this hellish planet - apparently...
Asteroid Ryugu holds secrets of our solar system's past, present and future
[Space.com] Samples collected from asteroid Ryugu appear to hide secrets of the solar system's past, the bombardment that asteroids presently endure as they drift between planets, and perhaps even the blueprints for future asteroid mining...
Over 500 million years ago, weird complex creatures emerged on Earth. Scientists now think they know why
[CNN] Earth’s magnetic field plays a key role in making our planet habitable. The protective bubble over the atmosphere shields the planet from solar radiation, winds, cosmic rays and wild swings in temperature. However, Earth’s magnetic field...
Weaker ocean currents lead to decline in nutrients for North Atlantic ocean life during prehistoric climate change
[phys.org] Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have finished investigating how the prehistoric weakening of a major ocean current led to a decline in ocean nutrients and negative impacts on North Atlantic ocean life. The results support...
Chemical analysis of natural CO₂ rise over the last 50,000 years shows that today's rate is 10 times faster
[phys.org] Today's rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 50,000 years, researchers have found through a detailed chemical analysis of ancient Antarctic ice. The findings, published in the...
Scientists find five new hydrothermal vents in Pacific Ocean
[phys.org] The pace of discovery in the oceans leaped forward thanks to teamwork between a deep-sea robot and a human occupied submarine leading to the recent discovery of five new hydrothermal vents in the eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean...
Geochemical Analysis Reveals Surprisingly Young Impact Crater In India
[Forbes] In the Kutch district of northwest India, a circular depression has long attracted the curiosity of scientist. Suspected to be the weathered remains of a meteorite crater, a new geochemical analysis has revealed that the surrounding...
Forest fires might have accelerated release of radioactive lead to Laptev Sea bottom
[globalenergyprize.org] The level of lead in the bottom sediments of the Laptev Sea has exceeded average values by 20% three times over the past half century. This effect could be related to major fires in Siberia, Yakutia and Russia’s Far East...
Research in Progress Meeting: Clay Minerals Group of the Mineralogical Society of the UK and Ireland 17 May
This meeting is organized on behalf of the Clay Minerals Group of the Mineralogical Society of the UK and Ireland at the University of Edinburgh. Attendance is free. In-person registration has closed but if you would still like to join via non-presenting online attendance, please email the organisers before the 15th of May.
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