We would like to draw your attention to a session entitled "Advanced Study of the Physical Properties of the Mantle Materials, and Applications to the Earth's Structure, Composition and Dynamics " at the

2011 Goldschmidt meeting, August 14-19 in Prague, Czech Republic. Please see http://www.goldschmidt2011.org/themes [www.goldschmidt2011.org] for further conference details.

The abstract deadline is coming soon, 15th April.

Please consider submitting an abstract.

Theme 20: Frontiers in Mineralogy and Mineral Physics

20i: Advanced Study of the Physical Properties of the Mantle Materials, and Applications to the Earth's Structure, Composition and Dynamics

Keynote speaker : Yanbin Wang (University of Chicago)

Convenors : Tomoo Katsura ( Tomo.Katsura@uni-bayreuth.de ) , Stanislav Sinogeikin ( ssinog@hpcat.aps.anl.gov )

Session description :

Knowledge of elasticity, equation of state and other physical properties (e.g. electrical and thermal conductivity) of mantle materials is indispensable to understand the Earth's structure, composition and dynamics. Recent enormous progress in mineral physics and advances in a wide range of high-pressure high-temperature techniques, both experimental and computational, allows us to depict and understand the mineralogy and behavior of the Earth's interior with higher reliability, accuracy and detail. This session aims at bringing together researchers who are focused on state-of-the-art experimental and theoretical determination of elastic, inelastic, and other physical properties of the Earth mantle materials in form of single and polycrystals, melts, and rock assemblages at various P-T conditions. We encourage contributions based on recent advancements in various high P-T techniques involving diamond-anvil cells and multi-anvil and other large volume devises, in conjunction with ultrasonic, Brillouin scattering, x-ray diffraction and inelastic X-ray scattering and associated synchrotron X-ray and optical spectroscopy techniques, as well theoretical mineral physics.