Metal sulphides (such as pyrite FeS2, chalcopyrite CuFeS2, or galena PbS) play a central role in the global sulphur and iron cycles and link the geosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere. They serve both as sinks for sulphur and metals under oxygen-free conditions and as significant sources of acid and dissolved metals when exposed to oxygen. They regulate the Earth's long-term oxygen concentration, bind toxic heavy metals, and play a key role in bio-geo-chemical processes.
This session encourages contributions from scientists investigating metal sulphides across a range of physico-bio-geo-chemical conditions in various earth science disciplines, including but not limited to paleoenvironmental reconstructions, nuclear waste storage, ore deposit formation or acid mine drainage. Our aim is to foster intradisciplinary knowledge transfer between different research areas and approaches, including geochemical field studies, in-situ and laboratory investigations of rocks and formations as well as numerical simulation studies within the given context.
Along with this multidisciplinary poster session, a GeoPanel (GP) is organized which will focus on some general aspects. The scientific in-depth discussion of metal sulphides is planned here.