GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001

Session No. 166
Thursday, 8 November 2001: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T27. Evaporite Systems I: The Geology, Paleontology, and Biology of Evaporite and Near-Evaporite Systems in Both Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Environments

Paleontological Society; NASA Astrobiology Institute–Johnson Space Center

 

Susan J. Wentworth and Penny A. Morris, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
EVAPORITE MINERALS, WATER, AND ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN ASTEROID AND COMET SAMPLES
KELLER, L. P., Mail Code SR, NASA Johnson Space Ctr, Houston, TX 77058, ALLEN, C. C., Mail Code ST, NASA Johnson Space Ctr, Houston, TX 77058 and WENTWORTH, S. J., Mail Code C23, Lockheed Martin, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, Carlton.C.Allen@jsc.nasa.gov, Carlton.C.Allen@jsc.nasa.gov
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8:35 AM
DETERMINATION OF EPSOMITE-HEXAHYDRITE EQUILIBRIA BY THE HUMIDITY-BUFFER TECHNIQUE AT 0.1 MEGAPASCAL
CHOU, I.-Ming and SEAL, Robert R., U.S. Geol Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, imchou@usgs.gov, imchou@usgs.gov
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8:50 AM
EVAPORITE MINERALS IN MARTIAN SAMPLES: CLUES TO THE NEAR-SURFACE HISTORY OF MARS
WENTWORTH, Susan J.1, MCKAY, David S.2 and THOMAS-KEPRTA, Kathie L.1, (1)Mail Code C23, Lockheed Martin, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, 2400 NASA Rd 1, Houston, TX 77058, (2)Mail Code SN, NASA/Johnston Space Ctr, Houston, TX 77058, susan.j.wentworth@jsc.nasa.gov, susan.j.wentworth@jsc.nasa.gov
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9:05 AM
SEARCHING FOR EVAPORITES ON MARS: REMOTE SENSING OF TERRESTRIAL ANALOGS FOR PUTATIVE MARTIAN PALEOLAKE BASINS
MOERSCH, Jeffrey E., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Tennesee, 306 G.S. Building, Knoxville, TN 37996, FARMER, Jack, Arizona State Univ, AZ and BALDRIDGE, Alice, Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85287, jfarmer@asu.edu, jfarmer@asu.edu
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9:20 AM
MARS REMOTE SENSING ANALOG STUDIES IN THE BADWATER BASIN, DEATH VALLEY: ANALYSIS OF GROUND TRUTH
BALDRIDGE, Alice M., Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, MC1404, Tempe, AZ 85287, FARMER, Jack D., Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287 and MOERSCH, Jeffrey E., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Tennesee, TN, alice@asu.edu, alice@asu.edu
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9:35 AM
EARLY ARCHEAN SULFATES FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA FIRST FORMED AS HYDROTHERMAL BARITES NOT GYPSUM EVAPORITES
RUNNEGAR, Bruce1, DOLLASE, Wayne A.2, KETCHAM, Richard A.3, COLBERT, Matthew3 and CARLSON, William D.3, (1)IGPP Center for Astrobiology and Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ. California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (2)Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ. California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (3)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ. Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, runnegar@ucla.edu, runnegar@ucla.edu
 
9:55 AM
Break
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10:10 AM
EVALUATION OF ALTERATION ZONES IN ARCHEAN IGNEOUS ROCKS AS POSSIBLE SITES FOR CARBONACEOUS FOSSIL MICROBES
WALSH, Maud M., Agronomy Department, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, evwals@lsu.edu, evwals@lsu.edu
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10:25 AM
ON THE GEOMICROBIOLOGY OF EVAPORITES–A GEOPHYSIOLOGICAL OUTLOOK ON PLANETARY EVOLUTION
KRUMBEIN, Wolfgang Elisabeth1, GORBUSHINA, Anna Andrejevna1 and NOFFKE, Nora2, (1)Geomicrobiology, ICBM, Univ of Oldenburg, POB 2503, Oldenburg, D-26111, Germany, (2)Paleobiology, Harvard Univ, Cambridge, MA, wek@uni-oldenburg.de, wek@uni-oldenburg.de
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10:45 AM
MORPHOLOGICAL DIFFERENTIATION OF THERMAL SPRING FAUNAS IN THE CHIHUAHUAN DESERT: HYDROBIID SNAILS FROM CUATRO CIÉNEGAS, MEXICO
TANG, Carol M.1, ROOPNARINE, Peter D.1, ARMSTRONG, Andrew1 and CARSON, Evan2, (1)Invertebrate Zoology & Geology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, (2)Biological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85287, ctang@calacademy.org, ctang@calacademy.org
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11:00 AM
MOLLUSCS IN EVAPORITE SETTINGS: DESIGNS FOR SURVIVAL IN HYPERSALINE AND OLIGOTROPHIC CONDITIONS
HICKMAN, Carole S., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, caroleh@socrates.berkeley.edu, caroleh@socrates.berkeley.edu
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11:20 AM
HIGH-RESOLUTION PHYSICAL STRATIGRAPHY OF THE LACUSTRINE AND EVAPORITIC GREEN RIVER FORMATION, WYOMING: IMPLICATIONS FOR CORRELATION, CYCLICITY AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS
MACHLUS, Malka, OLSEN, Paul E., CHRISTIE-BLICK, Nicholas and HEMMING, Sidney R., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, machlus@ldeo.columbia.edu, machlus@ldeo.columbia.edu
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11:35 AM
MICROBIAL BIOTA FROM FRACTURED STROMATOLITE AND BIOFILM SAMPLES: BIOMARKERS FROM A HYPERSALINE LAKE
BYRNE, Monica1, MORRIS, Penny2, WENTWORTH, Susan3, THOMAS-KEPRTA, Kathie4, BRIGMON, Robin5 and MCKAY, David4, (1)Biochemistry Department, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481-8266, (2)Geology Department, Univ of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX 77002, (3)Lockheed Martin Space Operations, Johnson Space Ctr, Houston, TX 77058, (4)Astromaterials Group, NASA Johnson Space Ctr, Mail code SN, Houston, TX 77058, (5)Westinghouse Savannah River Co, Aiken, SC 29808, mbyrne@wellesley.edu, mbyrne@wellesley.edu
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