Geologists from seven countries are studying samples from Siberia
The participants of the 7th international conference “Large Igneous Provinces through Earth History”, which was held at TSU in September, have carried out two expeditions. In Khakassia and the Krasnoyarsk Krai, they took samples that will be studied at various research centers. Analysis of the ancient igneous rocks will provide new data that will help to understand the formation of rare mineral deposits and the reasons for the mass extinction of species on the boundary of the Ordovician and Silurian more than 400 million years ago.
- The conference brought together major experts in geology, geochemistry, and reconstruction of the supercontinent. Most of the international scientists (there were more than 40 of them) were visiting Siberia for the first time, with a great professional interest in our region, so we organized two expeditions as part of the conference, - says Platon Tishin, Dean of the TSU Faculty of Geology and Geography. - The first expedition was to Khakassia, and experts from China took samples there. They are interested in the Early Devonian, the period when plants massively left the ocean and an outbreak of life occurred on Earth. It is in Khakassia where there are rock outcrops that store a lot of information about this era.
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