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Title: 2024 Hydrothermal Geochemistry and Critical Minerals Meeting—Abstracts
A major goal of this conference is to tackle the challenges described above and build a new network of scientists and professionals with different expertise, including but not limited to experimental geochemistry/chemistry, thermodynamic/geochemical modeling and databases, reactive mass transport modeling, molecular dynamic simulations, element extraction/separation technologies, theoretical thermodynamics and equations of state, and mineralogy, ore deposits, and processes in natural systems. Another important aspect is the participation of students and training the next generation of leaders in the field of critical minerals and thermodynamics. Participants at this meeting include scientists from academia and national laboratories, graduate and undergraduate students, as well as liaisons from industry, governmental agencies, and geological surveys. This five-day meeting includes daily talks, keynotes, small workshops, discussion sessions, and two evenings of poster sessions for students. One day includes an excursion to the nearby Lemitar Mountains carbonatite rare earth elements deposit to discover the geology of New Mexico and allow participants to link geosciences with other areas of basic energy sciences. We will also organize a geochemical modeling workshop using our “in-house” MINES thermodynamic database (Gysi et al., 2023) to show an application of thermodynamics to modeling critical mineral deposits.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2039674
PAR ID:
10517879
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Editor(s):
Gysi, A P; Hurtig, N C; Waters, L
Publisher / Repository:
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Bulletin New Mexico Bureau of Mines Mineral Resources
Volume:
166
ISSN:
0096-4581
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
Socorro, New Mexico
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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