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Melt or mush: A Royal Society meeting on the structure and dynamics of magmatic systems

15 Dec 2017 by VIPS Commission

By Mike Stock, University of Cambridge

Recent petrological and geophysical data suggest that complex, near-solidus magmatic systems may transect the entire crust beneath volcanoes. In November 2017, the Royal Society hosted a Theo Murphy International Scientific Meeting on ‘Magma reservoir architecture and dynamics’, to discuss the state-of-the-art in our understanding of sub-volcanic systems. The meeting showcased the progress that is being made towards understanding magma system form and behaviour through the application of novel modelling approaches and analytical techniques. It highlighted a need for more integrated, multi-disciplinary studies to gain a complete picture. Meeting papers will be published in a special volume of the Philosophical Transactions.

Mike Stock is the Darwin and Galapagos Islands Junior Research Fellow at Christ’s College, University of Cambridge (ms2368@cam.ac.uk). His research is focussed on the use of novel geochemical and petrological techniques to understand magmatic processes, and he is currently investigating the structure of sub-volcanic systems in the Galapagos Archipelago. To find out more about Mike’s research and the Royal Society meeting he helped organise follow him at www.mjstock.co.uk, @Michael_J_Stock and #Galapagosvolc.

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