Hi all, Just a reminder of the upcoming Goldschmidt conference in Chicago (August 18-23). Abstract submission is open until Friday, March 29. We encourage you to submit an abstract to our session, with more details below: Session 5e: Footprints, fingerprints, and imprints: Geochemical patterns of ore deposits Description: Mineral deposits are complex systems controlled by both syngenetic and epigenetic processes and are a function of tectonic setting, host rock composition, evolving fluid chemistries, and epigenetic overprint. With increasing demand on metals throughout nearly every aspect of human life, a thorough understanding of how these factors contribute to the variety of mineralogy, composition, alteration assemblages, and textures is essential to understand deposit morphology/geometry, metal tenor, and metal recovery. This variability has also contributed to persistent open questions about the controls on mineral deposit formation impacting both the mineral system (e.g., source region, pathways) and the deposit itself (micro-scale to macro-scale). To aid in evaluating the formation of ore deposits, and thus contribute to future exploration efforts, comprehensive deposit models are needed that combine a variety of geologic and geochemical approaches. As such, this session seeks to attract studies utilizing isotopic, geochemical, analytical, experimental, mineralogical and/or field approaches, or numerical modelling to unravel the complexity of mineral deposits. Research designs using stable and/or radiogenic isotopes, biogeochemical patterns, mineralogical and petrological analyses, trace element studies, and field mapping pertaining to the understanding of ore-forming processes including geochemical zoning, alteration patterns, and critical metal enrichment are particularly encouraged. Please feel free to forward this to others who may be interested. Cheers, Shelby Rader (Indiana University Bloomington) Stefanie Brueckner (University of Manitoba) Simone Runyon (Freeport-McMoRan) Eszter Sendula (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway) Andrew Martin (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) Shelby Rader, Ph.D. (she/her) Assistant Professor | Metal Isotopes Laboratory Indiana University Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences 702 North Walnut Grove Street MSB II 420 Bloomington, IN 47405 812.855.7508 Metal Isotopes Lab<https://metals.earth.indiana.edu/> www.shelbytrue.com<http://www.shelbytrue.com/> *I sometimes send emails outside of normal working hours, but please do not feel obligated to reply outside of your normal work schedule.