Mon
2 Dec 2024Pegmatite Workshop
Friday, January 31, 2025, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Coordinator: Dr. Andy McDonald, Laurentian University
Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Seminar Room, Willet Green Miller Centre, B-8024
Register online by January 6, 2025
This no-cost, comprehensive, and in-person course is intended for graduate students and working geoscientists. It will feature new pegmatite research and methods presented by leading experts in this field.
It is not for course credit, and professional development hours will not be recorded by the University.
The workshop is limited to 30 participants, who must register online.
AGENDA (Print format - legal size)
8:30 a.m.
Introductions and housekeeping, Dr. Andy McDonald, PhD; Laurentian University
8:35 - 9:30 a.m.
Introduction to pegmatites, Tania Martins, PhD, P.Geo; Manitoba Geological Survey
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Pegmatite exploration techniques to discovery, Julie Selway, PhD, P. Geo; JJ Minerals Inc.
10:30-10:50 Break
10:50 - 11:30 a.m.
The role of digital tools in pegmatite exploration: examples from the Iberian Peninsula
Joana Cardoso Fernandes, PhD; Faculty of Science; University of Porto, Portugal [via Zoom]
11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Structural controls on pegmatite emplacement, Manuel Duguet, PhD, P.Geo; Ontario Geological Survey
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Using till matrix geochemistry and indicator minerals to explore for LCT-pegmatites, examples from Brazil Lake, Nova Scotia, Christopher Beckett-Brown, PhD; Ontario Geological Survey
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Geology and rare-element potential of the Southern Quetico Subprovince in the Sunshine, Onion Lake and Loon Areas, Northwestern Ontario, Gaetan Launay, PhD; Ontario Geological Survey
3:30-3:50 p.m. Break
3:50-4:30 p.m.
Metasomatism in pegmatites: an overview and examples from the Beauvoir granite
Dan Kontak, PhD; Laurentian University
4:30-5:00 p.m.
Integrating multi-attribute geoscientific data for prioritizing Li-pegmatite exploration targets
Mohammad Parsasadr, PhD; Geological Survey of Canada
5:00-5:30 p.m.
Hands-on sample clinic, Tania Martins, PhD, P.Geo, Manitoba Geological Survey
Questions? Email merc@laurentian.ca
