Session Outline

Solid Earth Sciences (S)
Session Sub-category		Mineralogy & Petrology (MP)
Session ID		S-MP33
Title		Granites: Petrochronology, Processes and Crustal Growth
Short Title		Granites: Petrochronology and Processes
Main Convener	Name	Roberto F Weinberg
	Affiliation	School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
Co-Convener 1	Name	Di-Cheng Zhu
	Affiliation	China University of Geosciences Beijing
Co-Convener 2	Name	Santosh Kumar
	Affiliation	Department of Geology, Kumaun University, Nainital 263 001, India
Session Language		E
Scope		Granitic rocks are key to understand the formation of continents and their resources. In recent years, considerable developments in petrochronology have provided new insights into the history and the processes controlling the diversity of granitic rocks. These tools enhance our understanding of the processes involved in the origin and evolution of granitic magmas, including magma fractionation and degassing. This session welcomes submissions on, but not limited to, the following aspects: insights using petrochronology and chemistry into the processes controlling granitic evolution, such as fractional crystallization, magma hybridization, timing and duration of granitic magmatism, and the origin of highly evolved granitic magmas, such as pegmatites, and evidence for fluid exsolution during magmatism, as well as the controls exerted by these processes on mineralization.
Session Format		Orals and Posters session