The VENTS Project VOLCANIC SYSTEMS WITHIN THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN PERMOCARBONIFEROUS INTERMONTANE BASINS AND THEIR BASEMENT LUSATIA – SILESIA – BOHEMIA
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Late Paleozoic magmatism in the Erzgebirge / Krušné hory: Magma genesis, tectonics, geophysics, and mineral deposits – VENTS field workshop
The Erzgebirge / Krušné hory at the northern margin of the Bohemian Massif is one of the centre pieces of the Late Paleozoic Variscan orogen. It stands out for medium to high-grade metamorphic nappes, large plutonic and volcanic complexes, and, of course, for diverse mineralisations, mined for over 800 years. The Erzgebirge / Krušné hory has been in the focus of geoscientific research for more than two centuries. In recent years, a large number of studies were carried out or are under way, including tectonics, magmatic and metamorphic petrology, physical volcanology, economic geology, petrophysics, paleomagnetics, and geochronology. The Erzgebirge / Krušné hory comprise a large and diverse set of existing data gained from outcrop, mine edifice and drilling. Current activity, such as high-accuracy geochronology, mineral chemistry and isotopes, reprocessing ofseismic lines, remote sensing and geometric modelling, adds to the understanding of this unique structural unit. Among others, the magma genesis, the plutonic-volcanic connection, and the related mineralisation are important topics. The Erzgebirge / Krušné hory is not just “Local Geology – Heimatkunde”: It’s a prime example of a well exposed and well-documented block evolved in a late- to post-continent-continent collisional setting – associated with complex mineralisations: The community should know about it! The field workshop on the “Late Paleozoic magmatism in the Erzgebirge / Krušné hory: Magma genesis, tectonics, geophysics, and mineral deposits” was held on 11^th-12^th November 2016 at Freiberg. We were very pleased about the strong response to the call of this field workshop – More than 40 participants from Armenia, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany and Poland registered! Our thanks go to the organisation team of the Institute of Geology of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg! Christoph Breitkreuz and Uwe Kroner
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