2018
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This symposium will focus on the following four topics.
The symposium will focus on the following four themes. 1. Granites and the generation and evolution of the continental crust(Conveners: Jean-François Moyen, Xian-Hua Li, Williams Collins, Gary Stevens)This theme focuses on the nature of the granitic record, and the generation and evolution of the continental crust. What processes generated the magmas which created the Paleoarchean granitoid crust? What is the relationship between plutonic magmatism in the early Archean and the stabilization of Archean cratons? What can granitic rocks tell us about the episodic or continuous growth of continental crust? What is the relationship between granites and supercontinent cycles? Can we identify processes and parameters common to granites that define particular settings or periods of Earth’s history? Studies on the links between granite composition, tectonism, and continental evolution are welcome in this theme. 2. Processes that control the generation of granitic magm...