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T130. Bloss Mineralogical Session II: In Honor of the Life-Time Accomplishments of F. Donald Bloss, Emeritus Alumni Distinguished Professor, Virginia Tech, as a Researcher, Author, and Teacher in the Field of Optical Mineralogy

 
Introductory Remarks
 
REFRACTIONS AND THE CAREER OF F. DONALD BLOSS
BRADY, John B., Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, jbrady@smith.edu
 
THE ROLE OF OPTICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY IN FORENSIC TRACE EVIDENCE ANALYSIS
PALENIK, Skip J., Microtrace LLC, 790 Fletcher Drive, Suite 106, Elgin, IL 60123, palenik@aol.com
 
POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY (PLM) IN ACADEMIA AND THE ASBESTOS INDUSTRY
RUTSTEIN, Martin, Department of Geology, State University of New York @ New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, %South Campus Building, New Paltz, NY 10956, envmgmtsys@aol.com
 
THE OFTEN OVERLOOKED USE OF POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY IN THE MINING INDUSTRY
LINDER, Daniel Edward, RJ Lee Group, 350 Hochberg Road, Monroeville, PA 15146, dlinder@rjlg.com
 
OPTICAL, RAMAN, AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ROCK THIN SECTIONS FROM THE ARNOLD PIT FORMER TALC MINE NEAR BALMAT, NEW YORK FOR ASBESTIFORM MINERALS
CELESTIAN, Aaron J., Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd, Environmental Science and Technology, Bowling Green, KY 42101, aaron.celestian@wku.edu, RUCKS, Melinda J., Dept. of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Glasgow, KY 42141, and GUNTER, Mickey E., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, MS 443022, Moscow, ID 83844
 
MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TALC ORE AND COMMERCIAL TALC PRODUCTS FROM THE GOUVERNEUR MINING DISTRICT, NEW YORK: ORIGINS OF ASBESTIFORM TALC
MCNAMEE, Brittani1, GUNTER, Mickey E.1, LALONDE, André E.2, and ROWE, Michael C.3, (1) Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, MS 443022, Moscow, ID 83844, thom2110@vandals.uidaho.edu, (2) Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, Marion Hall room 115, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada, (3) School of the Environment, Washington State University, 1228 Webster Physical Science Bldg, Pullman, WA 99164-2812
 
Break
 
FUNDAMENTAL FLAWS OF AHERA TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING ASBESTOS CONCENTRATION OF BULK INSULATION SAMPLES
SU, Shu-Chun, Washington, DC 20007, shuchunsu@gmail.com
 
QUANTIFYING PERCENT AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS BY POWDER X-RAY DIFFRACTION AND POLARIZING LIGHT MICROSCOPY: USING SOILS FROM LIBBY, MONTANA AND EL DORADO HILLS, CALIFORNIA USA
SANCHEZ, Matthew S., R.J. Lee Group, 350 Hochberg Road, Monroeville, PA 15146, msanchez@rjlg.com and GUNTER, Mickey E., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, MS 443022, Moscow, ID 83844
 
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF COSMETIC AND PHARMACEUTICAL TALC FOR ASBESTOS
PIER, Julie Warner, Global Analytical Laboratory, Imerys Performance and Filtration Minerals, 2500 San Miguelito Rd, Lompoc, CA 93436, julie.pier@imerys.com
 
ΔMH; A MEASURE OF THE LIKELY NATURE OF GRAIN SURFACES DURING MUTUAL GROWTH
KLECK, Wallace D., 23940 Basin Harbor Court, Tehachapi, CA 93561, wkleck@sbcglobal.net
 
DIFFERENTIATION OF ERIONITE FROM OTHER FIBROUS ZEOLITES BY CENTRAL STOP DISPERSION STAINING: A PRELIMINARY PLM INVESTIGATION
SOLEBELLO, Louis, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054, LouisSolebello@comcast.net and TOMAINO, Gary, Easton, PA 18045
 
Discussion
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