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<p>Please join us for the first speaker of the EOAS Colloquium series Today at 3:30 in CAR 101:</p>
<p><font size="+1">Dr. Laura Waters</font> of Sonoma State University</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b> "Effects of differentiation and degassing on magmatic oxidation states across tectonic settings."</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Abstract:</p>
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Earth is unique for having an oxygenated atmosphere, liquid H<sub>2</sub>O and high standing, silica rich continents. While it is largely agreed upon that continents are created in subduction zones, there is little agreement on the magmatic processes responsible
for calc-alkaline volcanism (i.e., the origin of Earth’s continents). Here, I evaluate the roles of intensive (e.g., pressure) and compositional variables (e.g., H<sub>2</sub>O) that may lead to calc-alkaline volcanism using a large dataset compiled from the
literature. From that dataset, it is apparent that oxygen fugacity (<i>f</i>O<sub>2</sub>) plays a critical role in the formation of the calc-alkaline liquid line of descent. The potential effects of degassing and differentiation on magmatic oxygen fugacity
are additionally explored to determine if the oxygen fugacity of any melt is related to its parent magma and source or if the oxygen fugacity is a function of secondary petrogenetic effects (e.g., crystallization and degassing).
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