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

Session No. 36
Wednesday, 27 June 2001: 10:00 AM-4:30 PM

T2. Role of Hydrothermal Systems in Biospheric Evolution (Sponsored by NASA Astrobiology Institute)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

 

Jack Farmer and Mike Russell, Advocates
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10:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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10:10 AM
TERRESTRIAL HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSES: A REVIEW
PIRAJNO, Franco, Geol Survey of Western Australia, 100, Plain Street, East Perth, 6004, Australia, f.pirajno@dme.wa.gov.au, f.pirajno@dme.wa.gov.au
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10:40 AM
THE ONSET OF LIFE IS A COROLLARY OF CONVECTION ON EARLY EARTH
RUSSELL, Michael John, Isotope Geoscience Unit, Scottish Universities Environmental Rsch Centre, East Kilbride, Glasgow, G75 0QF, United Kingdom and HALL, Allan J., Archaeology, Univ of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom, m.russell@surrc.gla.ac.uk, m.russell@surrc.gla.ac.uk
 
11:30 AM
Break
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11:35 AM
THE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF SULFUR IN HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS
SCHULTE, Mitch, Exobiolgy Branch, NASA Ames Rsch Ctr, Mail Stop 239-4, Moffett Field, CA 90435 and ROGERS, Karyn L., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington Univ, Campus Box 1169, 1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130, mschulte@mail.arc.nasa.gov, mschulte@mail.arc.nasa.gov
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11:55 AM
DO SUPERPLUMES SELECT FOR HYPERTHERMOPHILES IN THE DEEP SUBSURFACE?
ONSTOTT, T. C.1, MOSER, Duane P.1, LIN, Lihung1, TAKAI, Ken2, FREDRICKSON, Jim K.2, BROCKMAN, Fred J.2, PRATT, Lisa3, SHERWOOD-LOLLAR, Barbara4, SLATER, Greg4, HOEK, Joost5, OMAR, Gomaa I.6, KIEFT, Tom7, BALKWILL, David8, PFIFFNER, Susan9, PHELPS, Tommy J.10, LIPPMAN, Johanna11 and STUTE, Martin11, (1)Dept. of Geosciences, Princeton Univ, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)Pacific Northwest National Lab, P.O. Box 999, Mail stop P7-50, Richland, WA 99352, (3)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1005 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, Brazil, (4)Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Toronto, 22 Russel Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3D1, Canada, (5)Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316, (6)Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316, (7)Department of Biology, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, (8)Dept. of Biological Sciences, Florida State Univ, 312 Nuclear Sciences Building, Palmetto Dr. and Cheiftan Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306, (9)Center for Environmental Biotechnology, The Univ of Tennessee, 10515 Research Dr, Ste. 300, Knoxville, TN 37932-2575, (10)Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Lab, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6036, (11)Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Rte. 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, tullis@princeton.edu, tullis@princeton.edu
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12:15 PM
CONTROLS ON MICROBIAL BIOSIGNATURE PRESERVATION IN SUBAERIAL HYDROTHERMAL SPRINGS, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
FARMER, Jack D., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, CA 85287-1404, BEBOUT, Brad, Exobiology Branch, NASA Ames Rsch Ctr, MS 239-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 and VISSCHER, Pieter, Dept. Marine Sciences, Univ of Connecticut, 1080 Shennecossett Road, Groton, CT 06340, jfarmer@asu.edu, jfarmer@asu.edu
 
12:35 PM
Lunch
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2:20 PM
FORMATION, ALTERATION, AND PRESERVATION OF HYPERTHERMOPHILIC BIOSIGNATURES
CADY, Sherry L., Department of Geology, Portland State Univ, 1721 SW Broadway, 17 Cramer Hall, Portland, OR 97201, cadys@pdx.edu, cadys@pdx.edu
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2:40 PM
WELL-PRESERVED FILAMENTOUS FABRICS IN MINERALS FROM SUBSURFACE HYDROTHERMAL ENVIRONMENTS
HOFMANN, Beda A., Earth Science Department, Natural History Museum Bern, Bernastrasse 15, Bern, 3005, Switzerland and FARMER, Jack D., Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287, beda.hofmann@nmbe.unibe.ch, beda.hofmann@nmbe.unibe.ch
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:10 PM
ANCIENT SEEPS IN THE MIDDLE CAMBRIAN BURGESS SHALE: PALEOECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY IMPLICATIONS
JOHNSTON, Paul A., Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, P.O. Box 7500, Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0, Canada and COLLOM, Christopher J., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Mt. Royal College, 4825 Richard Road S.W, Calgary, AB T3E 6K6, Canada, Paul.Johnston@gov.ab.ca, Paul.Johnston@gov.ab.ca
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3:30 PM
PALAEOBIOLOGY OF A 1640 MA HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM
WALTER, Malcolm1, CHEN, Junhong1, LOGAN, Graham2 and SUMMONS, Roger E.2, (1)Australian Centre for Astrobiology, Macquarie Univ, Sydney NSW 2109, Australia, (2)Australian Geol Survey Organisation, Australia, Malcolm.walter@mq.edu.au, Malcolm.walter@mq.edu.au
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3:50 PM
VOLCANIC DEGASSING, HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION AND THE FLOURISHING OF EARLY LIFE ON EARTH: NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE C. 3460 MA WARRAWOONA GROUP, PILBARA CRATON, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
VAN KRANENDONK, Martin J., Geol Survey of Western Australia, 100 Plain St, East Perth, WA, 6004, Australia, m.vankranendonk@dme.wa.gov.au, m.vankranendonk@dme.wa.gov.au
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4:10 PM
A 3.75 GA SEA-FLOOR HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM FROM THE ISUA GREENSTONE BELT, WEST GREENLAND
ROLLINSON, Hugh, Geography and Environmental Management Research Unit, Cheltenham & Gloucester College of HE, Francis Close Hall, Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4AZ, United Kingdom, APPEL, Peter, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Copenhagen, Denmark and TOURET, Jacques, Department of Petrology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, hrollinson@chelt.ac.uk, hrollinson@chelt.ac.uk
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