2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM
Session No. 52 Monday, 6 October 2008
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: 332AD

J4. Characterization and Interpretation of Soils and Geologic Formations with Carbonates, Gypsum, and Other Soluble Salts (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; S05 Pedology; S09 Soil Mineralogy; Mineralogical Society of America)

Wayne Hudnall and Thomas Reinsch, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
52-18:00 AM Characterization of Anhydrite Soil Discovered in the Coastal Sabkha of Abu Dhabi Emirate: ABDELFATTAH, Mahmoud Ali, Soil Resources Department, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), P. O. Box 45553, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, 45553, United Arab Emirates, mabdelfattah@ead.ae, SHAHID, Shabbir Ahmad, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), P.O. Box 14660, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, 14660, United Arab Emirates, and WILSON, Michael A., USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, 100 Centennial Mall N, Lincoln, NE 68508
52-28:20 AM Pedologic and Lanscape Evolution along a Traverse of Highly Gypseous Soils in a Semi-arid Bolson, New Mexico: SCHOENEBERGER, Philip J., USDA - NRCS, 100 Centennial Mall N. - MS 34, Lincoln, NE 68508, philip.schoeneberger@usda.gov and CATES, Greg, USDA-NRCS, 2507 Telshor, Las Cruces, NM 88001
52-38:35 AM High Gypsum Content Soils: Relating Micromorphology to Landscapes: BOXELL, Joshua and HUDNALL, Wayne H., Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Campus Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409, joshua.boxell@ttu.edu
52-48:50 AM Micromorphic Forms of Soil Gypsum: HUDNALL, Wayne H., BOXELL, Joshua, and ROGERS, James, Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Campus Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409, wayne.hudnall@ttu.edu
52-59:05 AM Proposed Taxonomic Classification of Gypsum-Rich Soils from West Texas and Southern New Mexico: LOOMIS, Lynn E., USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, P.O. Box 1557, Marfa, TX 79843, lynn.loomis@tx.usda.gov, CATES, Greg, USDA-NRCS, 2507 Telshor, Las Cruces, NM 88001, HUDNALL, Wayne, Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, MS 2122, Lubbock, TX 79409, and SCHOENEBERGER, Philip, National Soil Survey Center, USDA-NRCS, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508
 9:20 AM Break
52-69:35 AM Gypsum and Soils: Concepts, Terms and Errors: HERRERO, Juan, Departamento de Suelo y Agua, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei, C.S.I.C, Apartado 13034, Zaragoza, 50059, Spain, jhi@eead.csic.es, HUDNALL, Wayne H., Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Campus Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409, and ARTIEDA, Octavio, Universidad de Extremadura, Plasencia, 10600, Spain
52-79:55 AM A Dry Sieve Technique for Evaluating Particle Size of Gypseous Soils: WYSOCKI, Doug and SCHOENEBERGER, Philip, National Soil Survey Center, USDA-NRCS, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508, Doug.Wysocki@lin.usda.gov
52-810:10 AM Particle Size Analysis of Gypsic Soils: RIGGS, Justin, Plant and Envrionmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, JuRiggs@msn.com, MONGER, H. Curtis, New Mexico State Univ, PO Box 30003, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003, WANG, Mei, Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, and ULERY, April L., New Mexico State Univ, Las Cruces, NM 88003
52-910:25 AM Particle Size Analysis of Gypseous Soils: PEARSON, Mike, REINSCH, Thomas G., FERGUSON, Rich, and WEST, Larry T., USDA-NRCS-NSSC, Lincoln, NE 68508, thomas.reinsch@lin.usda.gov
52-1010:40 AM Gypsum Soil Morphology and Interpretations: An Interim Report from the NCSS Gypsum Soils Task Force: CASBY-HORTON, Susan1, REINSCH, Thomas G.2, REEDY, Thomas E.2, ROLONG, Nelson3, SEYBOLD, Cathy A.2, and DOBOS, Robert R.2, (1) USDA-NRCS (retired), P.O. Box 163, Cross Plains, TX 76443, susan.horton@tx.usda.gov, (2) USDA-NRCS-NSSC, Lincoln, NE 68508, (3) USDA-NRCS, Marfa, TX 79843
 11:00 AM Discussion

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