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Welcome to IGCP 509! We are a group of over 150 geoscientists from more than 25 countries, sharing a common goal of understanding the evolution of our planet through its middle age: the Palaeoproterozoic Era (2500-1600 Ma).  We combine experience in academia, industry, and government, using a wide range of methods and disciplines to produce a holistic picture of the Earth as recorded by rocks of this age around the world. Our project incorporates supercontinents (still speculative for the Palaeoproterozoic) as centerpieces of the evolving Earth system, potentially tying together processes from the deep interior to the surface. The project can only succeed through our cooperation, so we welcome ideas regarding procedures and products.  Our initial vision is to compile a thorough database of the Palaeoproterozoic geological record, with up-to-date geochronological constraints, to produce a global correlation chart for the 900-million-year interval.  This will be linked to a computer database and GIS-based maps of the Palaeoproterozoic cratons. Finally, we intend to produce preliminary palaeogeographic maps of this era using updated palaeomagnetic constraints.  Our tasks are formidable but tractable, and we welcome your participation. Project leaders David Evans, Yale University, USA Rajat Mazumder, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, India Steven Reddy, Curtin University of Technology, Australia Project secretary Alan Collins, University of Adelaide, Australia Web manager Theresa Raub, California Institute of Technology, USA Database Manager Bruce Eglington, University of Saskatchewan, Canada	August 2008 workshop, 33^rd IGC (Oslo, Norway): applications for travel funds due February 29^th, 2008. Visit the “References” page for a list of more than 1500 Palaeoproterozoic references Visit our “Images” page to see an overview of the Singhbhum, Eastern India.  Email the project leaders to contribute similar information for your region. August 2007 workshop, Beijing, China: download field guide September 2006 workshop, Brazil: download field guide and abstracts
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	last updated: January 30^th, 2008