Short Course: Using Geoinformatics Resources to Explore the Generation of Convergent Margin Magma.

EarthChem is co-sponsoring a workshop at the GSA 2010 Annual Meeting in Denver, CO, that is designed for faculty and students who want to access geochemical databases, understand convergent margin geometries and rates, and learn new, quantitative methods to evaluate melt generation associated with subduction zones. Participants will learn about the Earthchem geochemical database and the GeoMapApp mappig software. In the second part of the course, participants will address how subduction zone processes generate arc magmas, using the Excel-based “Arc Basalt Simulator.” Participants will work examples and discuss their results.
 
The workshop will take place on Saturday, 30 Oct., 9 a.m.–5 p.m. For more information and to register, go to the GSA 2010 Annual Meeting web site about Short Courses.