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. 265 Tuesday, 7 October 2008
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: 330A

T24. Lakes in Extreme Environments: Earth and Beyond (GSA Limnogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

David B. Finkelstein and Thomas R. Kulp, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
265-11:30 PM Paper Withdrawn
265-21:45 PM The Role of Minor Alkali Elements in the Evolution of Closed-Basin Lakes: WITHEROW, Rebecca A., School of Earth Sciences, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, 108 Scott Hall, 1090 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1002, witherow.9@osu.edu and LYONS, W. Berry, School of Earth Sciences, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, 108K Scott Hall, 1090 Carmack Rd, Columbus, OH 43210
265-32:00 PM Late Holocene Ikaite Pseudomorphs In a Saline Lake In the Northern Great Plains, Canada: GINN, Fawn M. and LAST, William M., Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba, 125 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada, fm_ginn@umanitoba.ca
265-42:15 PM Green River Formation Sodium Carbonate Minerals and Elevated Eocene PCO2: LOWENSTEIN, Tim K. and LACLAIR, Deidre, Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, lowenst@binghamton.edu
265-52:30 PM Spectral Properties of Chemical Sediments in Modern Acid Saline Lakes and Implications for Mars: BOWEN, Brenda Beitler1, BELL, Julianne1, BENISON, Kathleen2, and STORY, Stacy1, (1) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, bbowen@purdue.edu, (2) Geology, Central Michigan University, 314 Brooks Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
265-62:45 PM Walker Lake, Nevada Stromatolites: An in-Depth Study of Texture, Growth Rate, and Morphology: PETRYSHYN, Victoria1, CORSETTI, Frank1, BERELSON, Will2, BEAUMONT, Will3, and FOUCH, Brenda, (1) Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, petryshy@usc.edu, (2) Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (3) Keck Carbon Cycle AMS, Univerisity of California - Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697
265-73:00 PM Stromatolites in High-Altitude Andean Lakes of Catamarca Province (Argentina): An Astrobiological Analogue to Life in Extreme Environments?: GOMEZ, Fernando J.1, KAH, Linda C.1, and ASTINI, Ricardo A.2, (1) Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, fgomez@efn.uncor.edu, (2) Cátedra de Estratigrafía y Geología Histórica, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, X5016GCA, Argentina
 3:15 PM Break
265-83:30 PM Carbonate Precipitating Cyanobacterial Microbial Mats in the Saline, Alkaline Lakes of the Cariboo Plateau, B.C. as Analogues of Stromatolite Forming Communities: BRADY, Allyson L.1, SLATER, Greg F.1, DRUSCHEL, Gregory2, and LIM, Darlene S.S.3, (1) School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, bradyal@mcmaster.ca, (2) Department of Geology, University of Vermont, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405, (3) Space Science and Astrobiology Division, NASA Ames Research Centre, Mail-Stop 245-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
265-93:45 PM The Science and Exploration of Pavilion Lake, Canada: A View to the Past and Our Future: LIM, Darlene Sze Shien1, LAVAL, Bernard2, SLATER, Greg F.3, SHEPARD, Rebekah4, BRADY, Allyson L.5, GERNHARDT, Michael6, REID, Donnie2, FORREST, Alex2, NUYTTEN, Phil7, and MCKAY, C.P.8, (1) NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000, Darlene.Lim@nasa.gov, (2) Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (3) School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, (4) Department of Geology, Univ of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, (5) School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilon, ON L8S4K1, (6) NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (7) Nuytco Research, Vancouver, BC V7L 1B4, Canada, (8) NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035
265-104:00 PM Biomarker Analysis of Phototrophs in Fayetteville Green Lake, NY: SMITH, Derek, Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 206 Fairchild Bldg HB 6105, Hanover, NH 03755, Derek.A.Smith@Dartmouth.edu and SCOTT, James, Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 223 Steele Bldg HB 6105, Hanover, NH 03755
265-114:15 PM Distribution of Archaeal and Bacterial Tetraether Membrane Lipids in the Lakes of Taylor Valley, Antarctica: JARAULA, Caroline1, SCHOUTEN, Stefan2, HOPMANS, Ellen2, DORAN, Peter3, and KENIG, Fabien4, (1) Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Science and Engineering Bldg, 845 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607, cjarau1@uic.edu, (2) Marine Biogeochemistry and Toxicology, Netherlands Institute for Sea Rsch, PO BOX 59, Den Burg, 1790 AB, Netherlands, (3) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607, (4) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, M/C 186, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607-7059
265-124:30 PM Evolution of Wax Esters as Storage Lipids in Microbial Mats: FINKELSTEIN, David B., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, dfinkels@utk.edu, BRASSELL, Simon C., Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, and PRATT, Lisa, Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405

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