Nominations for Special Lectures to be given at Goldschmidt 2026
The GS and EAG seek nominations from the community for these special lectures that will be delivered at the Goldschmidt Conference in Montréal. The nomination deadline is 5 December.
Following the recent elections for the EAG Council 2026, Márta Berkesi (HUN-REN Institute for Earth Physics and Space Science, Hungary), Celia Dalou (CRPG-CNRS, France) and Eva Stüeken (University of St Andrews, UK) were elected by EAG members.
Your EAG membership provides you with many benefits, including discounted registration for Goldschmidt 2026 online and print issues of publications, access to the members' platform and forum, EAG funding through Early Career programs, and much more!
2026 Membership Rates
Students: 1 year - 15€ | 3 years - 35€
Professionals: 1 year - 35€ | 5 years - 140€ | 10 years - 280€
Earlier this year the EAG Distinguished Lecturer 2024-5 Sarah Glesson (UCD, Ireland) gave a lecture at the University of Bucharest, Romania as part of her Eastern European tour, entitled "The Permian Kupferschiefer Copper mineralizing systems: new insights from Eastern Germany". The recording is now available on the EAG YouTube channel.
The EAG Student Sponsorship Program supports onsite participation at events held in Europe, or online participation at events held anywhere in the world. Successful applicants will receive sponsorship of up to 1000 Euros to cover registration, abstract fees, and travel expenses where applicable.
The EAG is looking for enthusiastic and motivated volunteers for the committees: Communications, Council Nominations, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Training & Outreach Committee and Award Nominations. Anyone working in geochemistry is eligible to apply.
Elements latest issue "Sample Return Through the Ages"
This thematic issue of Elements provides an overview of the mineralogical, petrological, and geochemical information learned about different planetary bodies through the study of extraterrestrial samples retrieved by both crewed and robotic missions. Sample return missions provide unique insights into the geological and chemical histories of a wide variety of celestial bodies, from the Sun and Moon to asteroids and planets...
All EAG members have online access to current and past issues of Elements. Members who have selected to receive print copies of Elements, will receive the latest issue by post.
EAG Blogosphere
EAG Sponsored Student Anulekha Prasad’s research visit to Europe
[by Anulekha Prasad] This summer, I had the opportunity to attend the International Symposium on Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry (EMPG 2025) conference in Orleans, France and to take part in an exciting synchrotron...
[by Simon Hohl & Sebastian Viehmann] From 30 September to 3 October, about 100 in-person and 20 online participants from around the globe gathered in Hannover, Germany, for the M-FED25 (microbialites, formation, evolution, & diagenesis)...
Lift Off! Sebastian Gfellner EAG Sponsored Student reports back from EANA2025
[by Sebastian Gfellner] The EAG student sponsorship enabled me to participate in the Symposium for Early-Career Researchers in Astrobiology (AbGradE’25), organized by Astrobiology Graduates in Europe, and the following...
Pyrite: an authigenic host phase for tungsten in sulfidic sediments
Tungsten (W) has recently gained recognition as a potentially powerful tool for reconstructing palaeo-oceanic conditions, yet its enrichment mechanisms in sulfidic environments remain poorly constrained. Here, we investigate W...
Copper isotope fractionation during lower crustal sulfide accumulation
Copper isotopes are key tracers for understanding metal behaviour in porphyry Cu deposits, the dominant global source of the copper. However, although shallow magmatic-hydrothermal processes are well studied, the...
Rare earth elements and U uptake by fish remains in seawater: how fast?
During diagenesis, biogenic phosphates are considerably enriched in trace elements, particularly in U and rare earth elements (REEs), which makes them palaeoceanographic proxies for the...
The stable carbon isotope fractionation of methanogenesis products at complete carbon consumption
The stable carbon isotope signature (δ13C) of methane (CH4) is used to discriminate between biological, thermogenic, and abiotic sources. Methanogens, or methane producing archaea, inhabit a broad range of chemical...
Iron isotopic evidence for growth of continental crust at convergent margins
Iron (Fe) isotopic compositions of 26 well characterised granulite-facies xenoliths from the Chudleigh and McBride volcanic provinces, North Queensland, Australia, exhibit large variations in δ56Fe, from...
Expanding time-temperature chronometry for arc magmas with MgO diffusion in hydrous melts
Nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies in planetary materials reveal three reservoirs in the protoplanetary disk: one in the inner Solar System, represented by non-carbonaceous chondrites (NC), and two in the outer Solar...
Carbonatites and alkaline silicate rocks are major primary sources of the rare earth elements (REE) and other critical metals, such as Nb. Despite the economic significance of these rocks, their formation and the...
Melt inclusions in olivine phenocrysts from high 3He/4He proto-Iceland plume (PIP) basalts from Baffin Island and West Greenland have elevated Br/Cl ratios, extending to values significantly above those found in mid-ocean...
'It sounded kind of crazy': How ripples in the high atmosphere warned scientists of a tsunami in real time
[The BBC] Tsunamis are notoriously difficult to spot on the open ocean as they race towards shore. But in the summer of 2025, scientists watched one unfold as it happened. It was the most powerful earthquake anyone had seen for nearly 15 years. It struck off the far eastern coast of Russia's Kamchatka...
Researchers Used Space Dust to Build a Timeline of 30,000 Years of Arctic Sea Ice
[Smithsonian Magazine] What did the Arctic look like in the distant past? The answer carries significant implications for understanding how it will change in the future in the context of human-driven global warming. Yet researchers have only been able to directly observe the extent of Arctic sea ice since the...
Chang'e-6 samples reveal first evidence of impact-formed hematite and maghemite on the moon
[Phys.org] A joint research team from the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGCAS) and Shandong University has for the first time identified crystalline hematite (α-Fe2O3) and maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) formed by a major impact event in lunar soil samples retrieved by...
Dormant volcano now behaves like a 'zombie' that wants to erupt after 250,000 years
[Earth.com] A team mapped the inside of Bolivia’s Uturuncu volcano and found that its strange surface motions come from hot fluids and gases moving below the crater, not rising magma ready to erupt. The researchers say the risk of an eruption is low, even though the ground keeps gently breathing...
Ancient dunes on Mars reveal long-lasting underground water
[Earth.com] Ancient sand dunes in Gale Crater hold new clues about how long water lingered beneath the surface of Mars. A team in Abu Dhabi found evidence that small amounts of groundwater once moved through these dunes, leaving behind minerals that Curiosity later detected. By comparing rover...
87th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition: abstract deadline 15 January
The 87th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition is coming from 8-11 June 2026, in Aberdeen, UK. Showcase the latest innovations and engage in in-depth discussions on Gas, Hydrogen & Underground Energy Storage; Flow Simulation for O&G & CCS; Environment, Minerals and Infrastructure, and more, by submitting your abstract. Abstract submission: 15 January Early registration: 15 March - EAG members will benefit from member rates
The Mineralogical Society’s 150th Anniversary Meeting: abstract deadline 6 March
In 2026 the Mineralogical Society of the UK and Ireland will celebrate its 150th anniversary, with a special conference at the University of Manchester. The meeting will involve all of the Society’s eight special interest groups and the Mineral Deposits Studies Group. Scientists from all countries are welcome, this will be a fully hybrid conference. Remote attendance by those from low- & middle-income countries will be free of charge. Abstract submission:6 March Registration (early): 20 March - EAG members will benefit from member rates
Nominations for the MinSoc, Eileen Guppy Technician’s Award: deadline 18 April, 2026
This is a new award of the Mineralogical Society named in honour of Dr Eileen Mary Guppy (1903-1980), a geologist, petrologist & analytical chemist.
The advanced practical and technical knowledge of technicians and experimental officers is an asset to every university and research institute. To celebrate and create recognition of their contributions we are delighted to introduce the first award that specifically focusses on the contributions of technicians. Nomination/application deadline: 18 April
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