2012 GSA Annual Meeting in Charlotte (4–7 November 2012): Pardee Keynote Sessions

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Papers:

GRAPHITIC CARBONS: PLAYERS AND TRACERS OF GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES

BEYSSAC, Olivier, CNRS IMPMC Paris, Campus Jussieu, Case courrier 115, 4 place Jussieu, Paris, 75005, France, olivier.beyssac@impmc.upmc.fr, GALVEZ, Matthieu E., IMPMC and IPG Paris, 1 rue Jussieu, Paris, 75005, BERNARD, Sylvain, Lmcm Umr 7202 Cnrs, MNHN Paris, Case Postale 52 - 61, rue Buffon, Paris, 75005, France, BENZERARA, Karim, Institut de Mineralogie et de Physique des Milieux Condensés, CNRS & Univ Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, 75005, France, and MARTINEZ, Isabelle, Géochimie des isotopes stables, IPGP, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, 75005, France

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Oral 15	Poster 0	Either 0	Total 15

P2. Mars Rover Curiosity: Geoscience in Gale Crater

Papers:

THE MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY ROVER CURIOSITY'S GALE CRATER FIELD SITE IN CONTEXT

EDGETT, Kenneth S., Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, edgett@msss.com

MINERALOGY OF THE GALE CRATER RIM: THE REGIONAL CONTEXT FOR CURIOSITY'S EXPLORATION

EHLMANN, Bethany L., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MC170-25, Pasadena, CA 91125, ehlmann@caltech.edu

GALE CRATER AS A KEY REFERENCE SECTION IN UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL STRATIGRAPHY OF MARS

MILLIKEN, Ralph E., Dept. Geological Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912, Ralph_Milliken@brown.edu and GROTZINGER, John, Geological and Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125

ALLUVIAL FANS NEAR THE CURIOSITY LANDING SITE

DIETRICH, William E.¹, PALUCIS, Marisa², GUPTA, Sanjeev³, WILLIAMS, Rebecca M.E.⁴, LEWIS, Kevin⁵, HAYES, Alexander G.², TEAM, MSL⁶, and SUMNER, Dawn Y.⁷, (1) Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, UC Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-4768, bill@eps.berkeley.edu, (2) Earth and Planetary Science, UC Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767, (3) Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, (4) Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (5) Department of Geosciences, Princeton, Princeton, NJ 08544, (6) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91101, (7) Geology Department, University of California-Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616

EOLIAN FEATURES AT THE BASE OF MT. SHARP, AND RELATION TO WINDS IN GALE CRATER, MARS

RUBIN, David M., Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, US Geological Survey, 400 Natural Bridges Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, drubin@usgs.gov, KOCUREK, Gary, Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C9000, Austin, TX 78712, BRIDGES, Nathan T., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109-8001, GROTZINGER, John P., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Caltech, 1200 E. California Ave, Pasadena, CA 91125, GUPTA, Sanjeev, Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, LEWIS, Kevin, Department of Geosciences, Princeton, Princeton, NJ 08544, NEWMAN, Claire E., Ashima Research, 600 S. Lake Avenue, Suite 104, Pasadena, CA 91106, RENNO, Nilton O., Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143, SULLIVAN, R., Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, and TEAM, MSL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91101

POLYGONAL FRACTURE NETWORKS, GALE CRATER, MARS

HALLET, Bernard, Earth and Space Sciences & Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Box 351310, 365 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, hallet@u.washington.edu, SLETTEN, Ronald S., Earth and Space Sciences & Quaternary Research Center, Univ of Washington, 70 Johnson Hall, University of Washington Box 351360, Seattle, WA 98195, STEWART, Wayne, Earth and Space Sciences & Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Box 351310, 262 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, MANGOLD, Nicolas, Laboratoire de Planetologie et Geodynamique de Nantes, University of Nantes, France, Nantes, 44322, France, SUMNER, Dawn Y., Geology Department, University of California-Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, and TEAM, MSL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91101

BOXWORK STRUCTURES AND GROUNDWATER VOLUME ESTIMATES ON MOUNT SHARP, MARS

SIEBACH, Kirsten L., Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MC 170-25, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, ksiebach@caltech.edu and GROTZINGER, John, Geological and Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125

HEMATITE BEARING RIDGE AS EVIDENCE FOR ANOXIC WATER DISCHARGE IN GALE CRATER

FRAEMAN, Abigail A.¹, ARVIDSON, Raymond E.¹, CATALANO, Jeffrey G.¹, MORRIS, Richard V.², MURCHIE, Scott L.³, SEELOS, Frank P.³, SEELOS, Kimberly D.³, MCGOVERN, J. Andy⁴, and VIVIANO, Christina³, (1) Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1169, One Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130, afraeman@wustl.edu, (2) Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science, NASA Johnson Space Center, Mail Code KR, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058, (3) Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, (4) Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20732

PRELIMINARY GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE CURIOSITY LANDING ELLIPSE, GALE CRATER, MARS

SUMNER, Dawn Y., Geology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, dysumner@ucdavis.edu, CALEF, Fred, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, GRANT, John, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C, DC 20560, HERKENHOFF, Ken E., USGS Astrogeology Team, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, PARKER, Timothy, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, ROWLAND, Scott K., Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawai'i, 1680 East-West Rd., POST 606, Honolulu, HI 96822, STACK, Kathryn, Geological Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91126, EDGAR, L.A., Geological and Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, MANGOLD, Nicolas, Laboratoire de Planetologie et Geodynamique de Nantes, University of Nantes, France, Nantes, 44322, France, and SCIENCE TEAM, MSL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91011

THE INITIAL PHASE OF CURIOSITY'S MISSION AT GALE CRATER

GROTZINGER, John, Geological and Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, grotz@gps.caltech.edu and TEAM, MSL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91101

MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY MASTCAM OBSERVATIONS OF GALE CRATER

MALIN, Michael C., Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, malin@msss.com and TEAM, MSL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91101

THE CHEMCAM INVESTIGATION: COMPOSITIONS AT THE CURIOSITY ROVER LANDING SITE

WIENS, Roger C., Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, MS J565, Los Alamos, NM 87545, rwiens@lanl.gov, MAURICE, Sylvestre, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie, Toulouse, 31028, France, and TEAM, MSL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91101

MARS HAND LENS IMAGER (MAHLI) INITIAL OBSERVATIONS AT CURIOSITY'S GALE FIELD SITE

YINGST, R. Aileen, Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Fort Lowell Rd., Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, yingst@psi.edu, EDGETT, Kenneth S., Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, and SCIENCE TEAM, MSL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91011

COLLECTING AND PROCESSING ROCK AND SOIL SAMPLES ON MARS

ANDERSON, Robert C., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, MS 183-807, Pasadena, CA 91109, robert.c.anderson@jpl.nasa.gov

OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ON-GOING GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF MARS

BEATY, David W., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, David.Beaty@jpl.nasa.gov, ALLWOOD, Abigail C., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, M/S 183-301, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, BASS, Deborah S., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, M/S 301-250D, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, and WHETSEL, Charles W., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, M/S 321-690, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

Oral 0	Poster 7	Either 0	Total 7

P1. Digital Geology Speed-Dating: An Innovative Coupling of Interactive Presentations and Hands-On Workshop (Digital Posters)

Papers:

DIGITAL FIELD WORK: EQUIPMENT, METHODS, AND OUR EXPERIENCE

PAVLIS, Terry, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79902, tlpavlis@utep.edu and WHITMEYER, Stephen J., Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807

ZOOMING IN ON GEOLOGY WITH GIGAPANS

BENTLEY, Callan, Geology, Northern Virginia Community College, 8333 Little River Turnpike, M.S.E. Division, Annandale, VA 22003, cbentley@nvcc.edu, PIATEK, Jennifer L., Dept. of Physics and Earth Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, 506 Copernicus Hall, 1615 Stanley St, New Britain, CT 06050, and SCHOTT, Ronald C., Department of Geosciences, Fort Hays State University, FHSU Geosciences, 600 Park Street, Hays, KS 67601

DIGITAL MAP APPS

RYAN, Jeffrey G., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620-5201, ryan@usf.edu and CONDIT, Christopher D., Dept. of Geosciences, Univ. Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003

USING GOOGLE EARTH AND KML AS A GEOLOGIST

BAILEY, John E., Scenarios Network of Alaska and Arctic Planning, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 3352 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, geobrowser@gmail.com and DORDEVIC, Mladen M., Physics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529

GOOGLE EARTH IN YOUR WEB BROWSER

DE PAOR, Declan G. and FRASIER, Arman J., Physics Department, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, ddepaor@odu.edu

3D SKETCHUP MODELS

KARABINOS, Paul M., Department of Geosciences - Clark Hall, Williams College, 947 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267, paul.m.karabinos@williams.edu and HENNESSY, Rónán W., Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, OÉ Gaillimh, University Road, Galway, 0000, Ireland

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS AND TOURS

TREVES, Richard, School of Geography, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, England, R.W.Treves@soton.ac.uk and BAILEY, Christopher, Geology, College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Oral 12	Poster 0	Either 0	Total 15

P5. Supercontinent Cycles through Earth History

Papers:

Introductory Remarks

THE ONSET OF SUBDUCTION IN INTERIOR OCEANS: SIGNIFICANCE OF A HIGHLY DEPLETED MANTLE SOURCE FOR MAFIC COMPLEXES

MURPHY, J. Brendan, Department of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada, bmurphy@stfx.ca and NANCE, R. Damian, Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701

THE BUMPY ROAD FROM RODINIA TO PANGEA

HATCHER, Robert D. Jr, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Science Alliance Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, bobmap@utk.edu

ON THE UTILITY OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS AND STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCES TO CONSTRAIN PRECAMBRIAN SUPERCONTINENTS: APPROACHES, SUCCESSES AND LIMITATIONS

RAINBIRD, Rob, Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Room 499, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8 Canada, rrainbir@nrcan.gc.ca

CONSTRAINTS FROM THE LIP BARCODE RECORD AND ASSOCIATED GIANT DYKE SWARMS FOR SUPERCONTINENT RECONSTRUCTIONS: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE LIPS-SUPERCONTINENT PROJECT

BLEEKER, Wouter, Geological Survey Canada, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, wbleeker@gsc.nrcan.gc.ca and ERNST, Richard E., Dept. of Geology, Carleton University and Ernst Geosciences, 43 Margrave Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1T 3Y2, Canada

TOWARD FULFILLING WEGENER'S AND WILSON'S VISIONS: CONTINUOUS PRECAMBRIAN GLOBAL CRATON KINEMATICS

EVANS, David A.D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, david.evans@yale.edu, EGLINGTON, Bruce, Saskatchewan Isotope Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK K1Y 3L5, Canada, and PEHRSSON, Sally, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada

THOMAS R. WORSLEY AND THE SUPERCONTINENT CYCLE

NANCE, R. Damian, Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, nance@ohio.edu and MURPHY, J. Brendan, Department of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada

NUNA TO RODINIA: PRESERVATION AND RECYCLING OF CONTINENTAL CRUST

CONDIE, Kent, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, kcondie@nmt.edu

Discussion

TIME SCALES OF EVOLVING MAGMA SOURCES DURING RIFT TO DRIFT TECTONICS ASSOCIATED WITH BREAKUP OF RODINIA: THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN PERSPECTIVE

SINHA, A. Krishna, Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420, pitlab@vt.edu and HANAN, Barry B., Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1020

ZIGZAG GEOMETRY OF NEOPROTEROZOIC-EARLY PALEOZOIC CORDILLERAN RIFT MARGIN: IMPLICATIONS FOR MINERAL DEPOSITS, CANADA TO NEVADA

LUND, K., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, klund@usgs.gov and ALEINIKOFF, J.N., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225

LITHIUM-CESIUM-TANTALUM PEGMATITES THROUGH TIME, THEIR OROGENIC CONTEXT, AND RELATIONSHIPS TO THE SUPERCONTINENT CYCLE

BRADLEY, Dwight C., U.S. Geological Survey, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, dbradley@usgs.gov, MCCAULEY, A., USGS, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, BUCHWALDT, R., Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building 54-1126, Cambridge, MA 02139, SHEA, E.K., Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, and BOWRING, S., Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HEATING MODE OF THE MANTLE IN SUPERCONTINENT INSULATION

LOWMAN, Julian P., Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada, lowman@utsc.utoronto.ca and HERON, Philip J., Department of Physics, University of Toronto, 60 St. George St, Toronto, M5S 1A7

PLATE DEFORMATION AND SUPERCONTINENT CYCLES

AUDET, Pascal, Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, 223 Marion Hall, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 Canada, pascal.audet@uottawa.ca

Discussion

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Oral 9	Poster 0	Either 0	Total 14

P4. Shale Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts on Water Resources in the United States

Papers:

Introductory Remarks

OVERVIEW OF THE POTENTIAL RISKS OF SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT AND HYDROFRACTURING ON WATER RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES

VENGOSH, Avner, Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, vengosh@duke.edu, WARNER, Nathaniel, Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Duke University, Old Chemistry Building, Durham, NC 27708, and JACKSON, Robert, Nicholas School of the Environment and Center on Global Change, Duke University, Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND WATER RESOURCES: A TEXAS STUDY

NICOT, Jean-Philippe, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd, Bldg 130, Austin, TX 78758-4445, jp.nicot@beg.utexas.edu

INDUCED SEISMICITY POTENTIAL AND ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

HITZMAN, Murray W., Chair, National Research Council Committee on Induced Seismicity Potential and Dept. Geology & Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, mhitzman@mines.edu

Q&A1

A GEOCHEMICAL CONTEXT FOR STRAY GAS INVESTIGATIONS IN THE NORTHERN APPALACHIAN BASIN: IMPLICATIONS OF ANALYSES OF NATURAL GASES FROM QUATERNARY-THROUGH-DEVONIAN-AGE STRATA

BALDASSARE, Fred, 1229 Twelve Oaks Ct, Murrysville, PA 15668, fbaldassare@echelonagc.com, MCCAFFREY, Mark A., 3500 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 205, Dallas, TX 75219, and HARPER, John A., Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 500 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

CONSTRAINING THE SOURCE AND MIGRATION OF NATURAL GAS IN SHALLOW AQUIFERS WITHIN ACTIVE SHALE GAS PRODUCTION ZONES: INSIGHTS FROM INTEGRATING NOBLE GAS AND HYDROCARBON ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY

DARRAH, Thomas¹, VENGOSH, Avner¹, JACKSON, Robert², WARNER, Nathaniel¹, and POREDA, Robert³, (1) Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, thomas.darrah@duke.edu, (2) Nicholas School of the Environment and Center on Global Change, Duke University, Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708, (3) Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627

Q&A2

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GEOCHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF APPALACHIAN BASIN BRINES: ORIGIN OF SALINITY AND FINGERPRINTS OF FLUID RESERVOIRS

MCINTOSH, Jennifer C., Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, mcintosh@hwr.arizona.edu

THE MECHANISMS BY WHICH THE MARCELLUS GAS SHALE SEQUESTERS RESIDUAL TREATMENT WATER (RTW)

ENGELDER, Terry, Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 334A Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, jte2@psu.edu

ISOTOPE TRACERS TO IDENTIFY ORIGIN AND VERIFY SAFE DISPOSAL OF PRODUCED WATER FROM THE MIDDLE DEVONIAN MARCELLUS FORMATION, PENNSYLVANIA, USA

STEWART, Brian W.¹, CAPO, Rosemary C.¹, CHAPMAN, Elizabeth C.¹, HAMMACK, Richard W.², and SCHROEDER, Karl T.², (1) Department of Geology & Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, bstewart@pitt.edu, (2) National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA 15236

CHARACTERIZATION OF MARCELLUS SHALE FLOWBACK/PRODUCED WATER IN PENNSYLVANIA

BARBOT, Elise¹, VIDIC, Natasa S.², GREGORY, Kelvin B.³, and VIDIC, Radisav¹, (1) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 949 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, vidic@pitt.edu, (2) Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1032 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, (3) Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 119 Porter Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Q&A3

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Oral 10	Poster 0	Either 0	Total 13

P3. Meltwater Production from Source (Ice Margins) to Sink (Ocean); Magnitude, Chronology, and Significance

Papers:

Introductory Remarks

PROCESSES AND RECONSTRUCTION OF SOUTHERN LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET MELTWATER DISCHARGES: CONSTRAINTS AND UNCERTAINTIES

KEHEW, Alan E., Geosciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, alan.kehew@wmich.edu

MELTWATER UNDER THE SCANDINAVIAN ICE SHEET: VOLUMES, DRAINAGE MECHANISMS AND CONSEQUENCES FOR ICE SHEET BEHAVIOUR

PIOTROWSKI, Jan A., Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000 Denmark, jan.piotrowski@geo.au.dk

MELTWATER STORAGE IN LAKE AGASSIZ; VOLUME, DELIVERY, AND TIMING

FISHER, Timothy G., Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, MS #604, Toledo, OH 43606, timothy.fisher@utoledo.edu, LEPPER, Kenneth, Optical Dating and Dosimetry Lab, North Dakota State University, Department of Geosciences, P.O. Box 6050, Dept. #2745, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, and LOWELL, Thomas V., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221

LARGE MELTWATER EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAKE MICHIGAN LOBE DURING THE LAST DEGLACIATION, ILLINOIS, USA

CURRY, Brandon, Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, b-curry@illinois.edu and HAJIC, Edwin R., Landscape History Program, Illinois State Museum, 1011 E. Ash St, Springfield, IL 62703

REFINING THE LATE GLACIAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE GREEN BAY LOBE OF THE LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET USING ICE-MARGINAL LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS

CARSON, Eric C., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Univ of Wisconsin, 3817 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI 53705, eccarson@wisc.edu, HANSON, Paul R., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, ATTIG, John W., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, University of Wisconsin - Extension, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705, and YOUNG, Aaron R., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996

LATE WISCONSINAN AGGRADATION AND INCISION HISTORY OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, USA

LOOPE, Henry M.¹, MASON, Joseph A.¹, KNOX, James C.¹, GOBLE, Ronald J.², HANSON, Paul R.³, YOUNG, Aaron R.³, and CURRY, B. Brandon⁴, (1) Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 550 N. Park St, 160 Science Hall, Madison, WI 53706, loope@wisc.edu, (2) Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588, (3) School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, (4) Prairie Research Institute, Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, IL 61820

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DOWNSTREAM PLUMBING OF THE LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET: MELTWATER DISCHARGE RECORDS FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

RITTENOUR, Tammy M., Dept. of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, tammy.rittenour@usu.edu

THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER DURING THE PAST GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE: UPSTREAM VS. DOWNSTREAM CONTROLS AND SOURCE-TO-SINK SEDIMENT FLUX

TORNQVIST, Torbjörn E., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118, tor@tulane.edu, SHEN, Zhixiong, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118, AUTIN, Whitney J., Department of the Earth Sciences, State University of New York College at Brockport, Brockport, NY 14420, and MAUZ, Barbara, Department of Geography, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZT, United Kingdom

DEGLACIAL MELTWATER INPUT TO THE GULF OF MEXICO: A MARINE-BASED RECORD OF LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET RETREAT

WILLIAMS, Carlie¹, BROWN, Elizabeth A.¹, HASTINGS, David W.², LOWELL, Thomas V.³, SHEVENELL, Amelia E.¹, and FLOWER, Benjamin P.¹, (1) College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, cwilliams@mail.usf.edu, (2) Collegium of Natural Sciences, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL 33711, (3) Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221

SOURCES OF SEA-LEVEL RISE DURING THE LAST DEGLACIATION

CARLSON, Anders E., Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 West Dayton, Madison, WI 53706, acarlson@geology.wisc.edu and CLARK, Peter U., College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5506

Concluding Remarks

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Oral 11	Poster 0	Either 0	Total 11

P6. Understanding Earth through Carbon

Papers:

CARBON MINERALOGY

HAZEN, Robert M., Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington DC, 20015, rhazen@ciw.edu, DOWNS, Robert T., Geosciences, University of Arizona, 209 Gould-Simpson Building, Arizona, AZ 85721-0077, JONES, Adrian P., Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom, KAH, Linda C., Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, and OGANOV, Artem, Department of Geosciences, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794

THE CHEMISTRY OF CARBON IN AQUEOUS FLUIDS AT CRUSTAL AND UPPER-MANTLE CONDITIONS: EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL CONSTRAINTS

MANNING, Craig E., Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, SHOCK, Everett L., School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, and SVERJENSKY, Dimitri A., Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, sver@jhu.edu

BEHAVIOR OF CARBON-BEARING FLUIDS AT NANOSCALE INTERFACES

COLE, David R.¹, STRIOLO, A.², PHAN, A.², ROTHER, Gernot³, MAMONTOV, E.⁴, and OK, S.⁵, (1) SEMCAL, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, cole.618@osu.edu, (2) School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Normal, OK 73019, (3) Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, 1 Bethel Valley, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6110, (4) Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, 1 Bethel Valley, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6110, (5) School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210

NANOPROBES FOR DEEP CARBON

BOULARD, Eglantine, Departement of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Bldg #320, MC2115, Stanford, CA 94301, boulard@stanford.edu and MAO, Wendy, Departement of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Bldg #320, MC2115, Stanford, CA 94305

DIAMONDS AND THE GEOLOGY OF EARTH MANTLE CARBON

SHIREY, Steven B., Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, shirey@dtm.ciw.edu, CARTIGNY, Pierre, Laboratoire de Géochimie des Isotopes Stables, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université Paris Denis-Diderot, 1 rue Jussieu, Paris, 75005, France, FROST, Daniel J., Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Beyreuth, D-95440, Germany, KESHAV, Shantanu, Geosciences, University of Montpellier 2, Place Eugene Batallion, Montpelier, Cedex5 CC060, France, NESTOLA, Fabrizio, Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Universita di Padua, Via Giotto 1, Padova, 35137, Italy, NIMIS, Paolo, Department of Geosciences, University of Padua, Via G. Gradenigo, Padova, 35121, Italy, PEARSON, D. Graham, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Alberta, T6G 2E3, Canada, SOBOLEV, Nikolai V., Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia, and WALTER, Michael J., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom

CARBONATE MELTS AND CARBONATITES

JONES, Adrian P., Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom, adrian.jones@ucl.ac.uk, GENGE, Matt, Earth Sciences and Engineering, Imperia College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, and CARMODY, Laura, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410

LABORATORY SIMULATIONS OF ABIOTIC HYDROCARBON FORMATION IN EARTH'S DEEP SUBSURFACE

MCCOLLOM, Tom M., Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, 1234 Innovation Drive, Boulder, CO 80309, mccollom@lasp.colorado.edu

MICROBIOLOGICAL CLUES TO CARBON FLOW THROUGH THE SERPENTINITE SUBSURFACE BIOSPHERE

SCHRENK, Matthew O.¹, TWING, Katrina¹, BRAZELTON, William¹, LANG, Susan², and TIAGO, Igor³, (1) Department of Biology, East Carolina University, MS 551, Greenville, NC 27858, schrenkm@ecu.edu, (2) ETH- Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland, (3) Department of Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3004-517, Portugal

NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE DEEP BIOSPHERE

COLWELL, Frederick S., 104 CEOAS Admin Bldg, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, rcolwell@coas.oregonstate.edu and D'HONDT, Steven, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay Campus, South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882

THE DEEP VIROSPHERE: ASSESSING THE VIRAL IMPACT ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN THE DEEP SUBSURFACE

BAROSS, John A.¹, ANDERSON, Rika E.¹, and BRAZELTON, William², (1) School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195, jbaross@u.washington.edu, (2) Department of Biology, East Carolina University, MS 551, Greenville, NC 27858

THE DEEP CARBON OBSERVATORY: TRANSFORMATIONAL SCIENTIFIC OPPORTUNITIES

SCHIFFRIES, Craig M., HAZEN, Robert M., HEMLEY, Russell J., and MANGUM, Andrea J., Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, cschiffries@ciw.edu

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P2. Mars Rover Curiosity: Geoscience in Gale Crater

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P1. Digital Geology Speed-Dating: An Innovative Coupling of Interactive Presentations and Hands-On Workshop (Digital Posters)

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P4. Shale Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts on Water Resources in the United States

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P3. Meltwater Production from Source (Ice Margins) to Sink (Ocean); Magnitude, Chronology, and Significance

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P6. Understanding Earth through Carbon

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The Geological Society of America
2012 GSA Annual Meeting in Charlotte (4–7 November 2012)
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA