GRC-BGI Workshop on Deep Earth Mineralogy,Bayreuth, 17 – 19 June 2009

Program
Oral Presentations
Wednesday, June 17
10:15-10:45

WELCOME RECEPTION

10:45-11:15

T. Irifune, H. Keppler

WelcomePhase Equilibria and Phase Transformations in the Earth’s Mantle
11:15-11:30

N. Miyajima, F. Langenhorst, K.
HiroseFe L2,3-edge ELNES of high pressure minerals
in a K-bearing MORB

11:30-11:45

M. Longo, C.A. McCammon, G.
Bulanova, F. Kaminsky, and R.
TappertIron oxidation state in (Mg,Fe)O: Calibration ofthe flank method on synthetic samples andapplication to natural inclusions in lower mantle
diamonds

11:45-12:00

S. Odake, H. Kagi, M. Arakawa, A. Micro-XANES study of the oxidation state ofOhta and B. Harte
chromium in natural ferropericlase inclusions

12:00-12:15

S. Shcheka, H. Keppler

12:15-14:00

LUNCH

14:00-14:15

S. Gréaux, N. Nishiyama, Y. Kono,H. Ohfuji, L. Gautron, T. Irifune

High pressure and high temperature phaserelation of Ca3 Al2Si3O12 grossular garnet

14:15-14:30

D. Spengler, Y. Nishihara

Majorite breakdown kinetics during mantle
upwelling – significance and experimental
strategy

14:30-14:45

V. Stagno and D.J. Frost

The carbon/carbonate equilibria in the Earth’s
mantle as function of pressure, temperature andoxygen fugacity

Argon solubility in aluminous MgSiO3perovskite

Mineral Physics I
14:45-15:10

Y. Kono, T. Irifune, Y. Higo, T.
Inoue, A. Barnhoorn

Pressure-scale-independent Vp-Vs-P-V-T
relation of MgO derived by simultaneous elastic
wave velocity and in situ X-ray measurements

15:10-15:25

R. Iizuka, H. Kagi, K. Komatsu, D.
Ushijima, T. Nagai, S. Nakano, A.
Sano-Furukawa

In situ observation of the pressure-induced
phase transition in Ca(OH)2

15:30

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Programafter 18:00

Barbecue at BGIThursday, June 18
Silicate Melts and Fluids
09:00-09:25

S. Keshav and G.H. Gudfinnsson

The transition between basaltic and carbonatitic
liquids in the Earth

09:25-09:40

E. Bali, A. Audetat, H. Keppler

Mobility of U and Th in subduction zones – asynthetic fluid inclusion study

09:40-09:55

S. Machida, H. Hirai,
T. Kawamura, Y. Yamamoto,T. Yagi

Structural changes and intermolecularinteractions for hydrogen hydrate under highpressure

09:55-10:10

A. Shinozaki, H. Hirai,
D. Hamane, H. Kagi, T. Kondo,
T. Yagi

Polarization of methane molecule and reaction
between released hydrogen and olivine in theEarth's mantle

10:10-10:45

COFFEE BREAK

Mineral Physics II
10:45-11:10

J. Tsuchiya, T. TsuchiyaFirst principles investigation on hydrous
wadsleyite under pressure

11:10-11:25

T. Chust, G. Steinle-Neumann,
H.-P. Bunge

Integrated modelling of mineral physics andmantle convection

11:25-11:40

N. de Koker

Thermal conductivity of MgO Periclase fromequilibrium first principles molecular dynamics

11:40-11:55

M. Mookherjee and G. SteinleNeumann

Structure and elasticity of hollandite at highpressures

11:55-12:20

K. Komatsu

Neutron scattering experiments in ISIS and ILL– the recent developments for the single crystal
diffraction under high pressure

12:20-14:00

LUNCH

GRC-BGI Workshop on Deep Earth Mineralogy,Bayreuth, 17 – 19 June 2009

ProgramThursday, June 18
New Experimental Methods
14:00-14:25

C. McCammon, L. Dubrovinsky,
O. Narygina, K. Glazyrin, X. Wu,
I. Kantor, V. Schünemann, B.
Hewener, J. Wolny, K. Muffler, I.
Sergueev, A. Chumakov

Mössbauer spectroscopy at high P,T using asynchrotron source

14:25-14:50

Y. Tange

High-pressure techniques using sintereddiamond anvils in multianvil apparatus and its
applications

14:50-15:05

T. Kunimoto and T. Irifune

Development of a 6-8-2 type multi-anvil
apparatus and its application

15:05-15:20

T. Kawazoe, N. Nishiyama, Y.
Nishihara, T. Irifune

Preliminary experiments using the deformationDIA apparatus “MADONNA”

15:20-15:35

N. Nishiyama, Y. Yanbin, T.
Irifune, T. Uchida, T. Sanehira, T.
Kawazoe, Y. Nishihara, M.L.
Rivers, S.R. Sutton

Deformation experiments at high pressure andtemperature using DDIA and Drickamer
apparatuses with monochromatic synchrotron
radiation

after 15:35

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ProgramFriday, June 19
Deformation and Rheology
09:00-09:25

Y. Nishihara, K. Funakoshi, Y.
Higo, N. Tsujino, T. Kawazoe, T.
Kubo, A. Shimojuku, H. Terasaki
and N. Nishiyama

Experimental study on the deep Earth rheology:
Stress relaxation test of olivine and recent
technical developments in deformation
experiments under high pressure

09:25-09:50

N.P. Walte, F. Heidelbach, D.
Rubie, S. Hunt, D. Dobson

Crystallographic preferred orientation andrelative viscosity of upper and lower mantle
phases with the deformation DIA

09:50-10:05

Y. Usui, T. Tsuchiya

Seismic anisotropy in the D" layer beneath theantarctic ocean

10:05-10:20

S. Shekhar, N. Walte, D. Frost, F.
Heidelbach

Effect of pressure on olivine slip system

10:20-10:45

COFFEE BREAK

Earth’s Core
10:45-11:10

D. Frost, K. Tsuno, D. Rubie

The light element in the Earth's core andreactions at the core mantle boundary

11:10-11:35

T. Ishikawa, T. Tsuchiya, J.
Tsuchiya

Exploring crystal structures of iron at Earth’s
inner core pressure by free energy surface
trekking

11:35-11:50

Y. Kuwayama and K. Hirose

Phase relations of iron alloys at high pressureand high temperature

11:50-12:05

O. Narygina, L. Dubrovinsky, N.
Miyajima

Phase relations in Fe-Ni-C system at highpressures and temperatures: implication to the
Earth's core

12:05-12:15

Irifune/Keppler

FINALS

12:20-14:00

LUNCH

after 14:00

EXCURSION

Status: 28.05.2009