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Earth System Processes - Global Meeting (June 24-28, 2001)

Session No. 2
Monday, 25 June 2001: 10:00 AM-3:00 PM

G3. Geological Evolution of the Earth System: Precambrian to Early Paleozoic

 

Martin Brasier, Convener/Advocate
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Start Time
 
10:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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10:05 AM
ORIGIN OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS
NISBET, E. G., Dept. of Geology, Royal Holloway, Univ. of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom, e.nisbet@gl.rhul.ac.uk, e.nisbet@gl.rhul.ac.uk
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10:35 AM
GE/SI RATIOS AS A TRACER FOR SILICA IN THE DALES GORGE MEMBER OF THE HAMERSLEY GROUP, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
HAMADE, Tristan1, KONHAUSER, Kurt1 and GOLDSMITH, Sarah2, (1)School of Earth Sciences, Univ of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Cardiff Univ, Cardiff, CF1 3YE, United Kingdom, Tristan@earth.leeds.ac.uk, Tristan@earth.leeds.ac.uk
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10:55 AM
ICE AGES, ISOTOPES AND BIOLOGICAL TURNOVER IN THE PROTEROZOIC-CAMBRIAN
BRASIER, Martin D., Earth Sciences, Oxford Univ, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR, United Kingdom, martinb@earth.ox.ac.uk, martinb@earth.ox.ac.uk
 
11:25 AM
Discussion
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11:35 AM
THE NATURE AND EVOLUTION OF THE EARLY PALEOZOIC WORLD
BARNES, Christopher R., School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Univ of Victoria, P.O. Box 3055, Victoria, BC V8W 3P6, Canada, crbarnes@uvic.ca, crbarnes@uvic.ca
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12:05 PM
INVESTIGATING THE CAUSES FOR PERTURBATIONS IN THE GLOBAL CYCLING OF CARBON: INSIGHTS FROM STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
GLUMAC, Bosiljka, Department of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, bglumac@science.smith.edu, bglumac@science.smith.edu
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12:25 PM
A PULSE OF MARINE ORGANIC CARBON TO THE ABYSS: A(NOTHER) POSSIBLE MECHANISM FOR HIGH d13C VALUES DURING THE LATE ORDOVICIAN GLACIAL EPOCH?
RIPPERDAN, Robert L., Department of Geology, Univ of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PO Box 9107, Mayaguez, PR 00681, BERRY, William B.N., Department of Earth & Planetary Science, Univ of California, Berkeley, McCone Hall #4767, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 and FINNEY, Stanley C., California State Univ - Long Beach, Dept Geological Sciences, Long Beach, CA 90840-3902, ripperdan@rumac.uprm.edu, ripperdan@rumac.uprm.edu
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12:45 PM
COLONIZATION OF THE DEEP-MARINE ENVIRONMENT IN THE EARLY PHANEROZOIC: THE ICHNOFAUNAL RECORD
ORR, Patrick J., Department of Geology, National Univ of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland, Patrick.Orr@nuigalway.ie, Patrick.Orr@nuigalway.ie
 
1:05 PM
Lunch
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1:50 PM
PALAEOPROTEROZOIC PLATE COLLISION IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA: THE HALLS CREEK OROGEN
TYLER, Ian M.1, SHEPPARD, Stephen1, GRIFFIN, Timothy J.1 and PAGE, Rodney W.2, (1)Geol Survey of Western Australia, Mineral House, 100 Plain Street, East Perth, 6004, Australia, (2)Australian Geol Survey Organisation, GPO Box 378, Canberra, 2601, Australia, i.tyler@dme.wa.gov.au, i.tyler@dme.wa.gov.au
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2:10 PM
TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE BROKEN HILL REGION, SOUTH-CENTRAL AUSTRALIA AS A KEY TO IMPROVED RECONSTRUCTIONS OF RODINIA
GIBSON, George M., Australian Geological Survey Organisation, PO Box 378, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, george.gibson@agso.gov.au, george.gibson@agso.gov.au
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2:30 PM
PALAEOZOIC BUILDING OF EUROPE: IDENTITY AND ORIGINS OF CRUSTAL BLOCKS ACCRETED TO BALTICA ALONG THE TRANS-EUROPEAN SUTURE ZONE
WINCHESTER, John A.1, PHARAOH, Timothy C.2 and CROWLEY, Quentin G.1, (1)School of Earth Sciences & Geography, Keele Univ, Keele, Staffs, ST5 5BG, England, (2)British Geol Survey, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Notts, NG12 5GG, England, j.a.winchester@esci.keele.ac.uk, j.a.winchester@esci.keele.ac.uk
 
2:50 PM
Concluding Remarks
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