JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017

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[EE] Oral

S (Solid Earth Sciences) » S-MP Mineralogy & Petrology

[S-MP40] [EE] Supercontinents and Crustal Evolution

Mon. May 22, 2017 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 102 (International Conference Hall 1F)

convener:Madhusoodhan Satish-Kumar(Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Niigata University), Yasuhito Osanai(Division of Evolution of Earth Environments, Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University), Geoffrey Hugo Grantham(Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, South Africa), Krishnan Sajeev(Centre for Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science), Chairperson:Kishnan Sajeev(Indian Institute of Science)

Supercontinent formation and dispersion has been enigmatic in the Earth's history. Eurasia is one such current supercontinent and incredible progress in the understanding of its geological evolution has been achieved in the past decade. Earlier supercontinents in the Earth's history such as Gondwana (0.5 Ga), Rodinia (1.0 Ga), Columbia/Nuna (2.0 Ga), Kenorland (2.5 Ga) and Vaalbara (3.1 Ga), have been the focus of several studies, however limited information on older supercontinents has restricted an understanding their tectonic evolution. Several important unsolved issues remain, such as how, when and where these supercontinents formed and how long they remained as such before breaking apart. Additional questions arise on the processes that triggered the fragmentation and unification of continents. In this session, we invite authors around the world to present original new data as well as review results on the continental scale crustal processes and tectonic evolution that are associated with supercontinent formation events in Earth's history. The well-studied Eurasia and Gondwana supercontinents are of particular focus. Topics of interest include, but not restricted to, extremes in metamorphism, P-T-d-t evolution, magmatism, and the role of fluids. We hope to provide a platform for scientific discussions that will enlighten our understanding of the physical and chemical processes in the continental crust that records episodes of orogenesis that contributed to the formation and evolution of supercontinents.

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

*Joachim Jacobs1, Andreas Läufer2, Marlina A. Elburg3, Birgitte Opås1, Antonia Ruppel2, Graeme Eagles4 (1.Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen & Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway, 2.Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hannover, Germany, 3.Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, 4.Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany)

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

*Madhusoodhan Satish-Kumar1, Kenji Horie2, Ian S. Williams3, Mami Takehara2, Tomokazu Hokada2, Naho Otsuji4 (1.Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Niigata University, 2.National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518, Japan, 3.Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, 4.JFE Techno-Research Corporation, Kawasaki, Japan)

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

*Durgalakshmi Durgalakshmi1, Ian S Williams2, Satish Kumar M3, Sanjeewa Malaviarachchi4, Krishnan Sajeev5 (1.Department of Studies in Earth Science, University of Mysore, Mysuru, India, 2.Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 3.Department of Geology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan, 4.Department of Geology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 5.Centre for Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India)

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