Solubility of Metals in Melt/Fluid Systems (IGC36)
Invitation to the IGC36 Prof. Hassan Helmy invites colleagues and scholars to submit their abstracts to session 28.5 “Solubility of Metals in Melt/Fluid Systems”. The session is convened by Anna Vymazalová, Hassan Helmy Session short summary: This symposium welcomes contributions that enhance our understanding of metal solubility, speciation, and transport in geologically-relevant fluids (aqueous or non-aqueous) and melts (silicate, sulfide, carbonate) in ore-forming environments. Submission is from: https://www.36igc.org/abstract-submission
Funding opportunity to attend IGC36th in New Delhi, India, in March 2020
Establishment of the 35th International Geological Congress (35th IGC) Legacy Fund and offer of financial support to attend the 36th IGC Background to the 35IGC Legacy Fund Following a directive from the IUGS concerning all International Geological Congress events, one of the goals of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the 35th International Geological Congress (35th IGC) held in Cape Town in August 2016, was to establish a Legacy Fund with surplus funds generated by the 35th IGC. The purpose of the Fund is to…
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