Understanding the processes shaping our planet is the main goal of Geosciences. Fluid, melt and mineral inclusions offer an invaluable contribution, allowing to directly study unreachable portions of Earth’s interior. Besides constraining pressure, temperature and oxygen fugacity conditions at the time of their formation, inclusions can provide innumerable geochemical information, shedding light on fluid and melt sources, chemistry, physical state, migration and interactions occurring from sedimentary and magmatic environments to orogenic belts, subduction zones and deep into Earth’s mantle. The recent development of high-resolution analytical techniques, such as Raman microspectroscopy, microthermometry, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, X-ray and electron diffraction, microtomography, microfluorescence and mass spectroscopy, has allowed to obtain an unprecedented level of details from micro- to nano-scale, highlighting features never observed so far and opening new scenarios in Earth’s dynamics.
This session aims to host contributions on innovative studies about fluid, melt and mineral inclusions and relationships with their host mineral phases from any field of Geosciences, spanning from magmatism, metamorphism and deep mantle dynamics to palaeoclimatology and sedimentary processes, oil & gas and ore deposits. We welcome contributions presenting innovative and advanced tools to investigate natural samples and experimental studies. Early career researchers are strongly encouraged to present their research work.