2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 216
Wednesday, 30 October 2002: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Geomicrobiology (Posters)

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A COMPOUND, HOLOCENE STROMATOLITE/THROMBOLITE FROM THE BAHAMAS
GINSBURG, Robert N., Marine Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sci, 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy, Miami, FL 33134, rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu, rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu
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COCCOID CYANOBACTERIAL “GHOSTS”: IN SITU MICRITIC MG-CALCITE PRECIPITATION WITHIN A MICROBIAL MAT FROM A HYPERSALINE POND, LEE STOCKING ISLAND, BAHAMAS
THOMPSON, Joel B., Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33711-4700 and DOUGLAS, Susanne, Centre for Life Detection, NASA-Jet Propulsion Lab, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, MS183-301, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099, thompsjb@eckerd.edu, thompsjb@eckerd.edu
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DIATOMS IN COAL-RELATED ACID MINE DRAINAGE
BRAKE, S.S1, HASIOTIS, S.T.2, DANNELLY, H.K.3 and SHORT, S.E.1, (1)Dept. of Geography,Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (3)Dept. of Life Sciences, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809, gebrake@scifac.indstate.edu, gebrake@scifac.indstate.edu
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ESEM-EDS AND XRD STUDY OF MICROMINERALOGICAL LAYERING IN A MICROBIAL MAT FROM A HYPERSALINE POND ON LEE STOCKING ISLAND, BAHAMAS: FORMATION OF CELESTITE IN MICROBIAL EXOPOLYMERS
DOUGLAS, Susanne, Centre for Life Detection, NASA-Jet Propulsion Lab, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, MS183-301, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099 and THOMPSON, Joel B., Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33711-4700, Susanne.Douglas@jpl.nasa.gov, Susanne.Douglas@jpl.nasa.gov
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FRACTIONATION OF N ISOTOPES OBSERVED BETWEEN PORE WATER AMMONIUM AND SOLID PHASE NITROGEN IN SEDIMENT FROM SITE 1227, ODP LEG 201
PROKOPENKO, Maria, Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740 and HAMMOND, Douglas E., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, prokopen@earth.usc.edu, prokopen@earth.usc.edu
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GEOCHEMIAL, MICROBIOLOGICAL, AND GEOPHYSICAL ASSESSMENTS OF ANAEROBIC BIOREMEDIATION OF HEAVY METALS IN GROUNDWATER
WOLF, Lorraine1, LEE, Ming-Kuo2, SAUNDERS, James2, MORTON, Cynthia3, FENG, Yucheng4 and PARK, Stephanie2, (1)Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, (2)Geology and Geography, Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849, (3)Biological Sciences, Auburn Univ, Auburn, AL 36849, (4)Agronomy and Soils, Auburn Univ, leeming@auburn.edu, leeming@auburn.edu
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GROWTH OF EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE (EPS) BIOFILM IN RESERVOIR SANDSTONES AND MICROBIAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (MEOR)
FRATESI, S.E. and LYNCH, F. Leo, Dept. of Geosciences, Mississippi State Univ, Mississippi State, MS 39762, claynac@ra.msstate.edu, claynac@ra.msstate.edu
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OBSERVATIONS OF EXPERIMENTAL MICROBIAL ETCH TEXTURES OF OLIVINE: A POTENTIAL BIOSIGNATURE?
LONGAZO, Teresa G., Hernandez Engineering, Houston, TX 77062, WENTWORTH, Susan J., Mail Code C23, Lockheed Martin, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, 2400 NASA Rd 1, Houston, TX 77058, SOUTHAM, Gordon, Earth Sciences, Univ of Western Ontario, Biological & Geological Building, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada and MCKAY, David S., NASA/Johnson Space Ctr, 2101 NASA Rd. 1, Houston, TX 77058, teresa.g.longazo1@jsc.nasa.gov, teresa.g.longazo1@jsc.nasa.gov
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PETROGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FOR AMORPHOUS SILICA PRECURSORS AND GEOMICROBIOLOGIC PROCESSES IN SILICIFIED AND PYRITIZED HOLOCENE WOOD
TURNER IV, Jamey Perkins, SAUNDERS, James and COOK Jr, Robert B., Geology, Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849, turneja@auburn.edu, turneja@auburn.edu
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RELEASE AND CO-REDUCTION OF AS(V) AS A FUNCTION OF MICROBIAL REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION OF FERRIHYDRITE
MEYER, Brent A., Hydrologic Sciences, Univ of Nevada, Reno, MS 172, Reno, NV 89557 and STILLINGS, Lisa L., U.S. Geololgical Survey, MS-176, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0047, bmeyer@unr.edu, bmeyer@unr.edu
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ROCK WEATHERING BY ASPERGILLIUM NIGER: A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO MAJOR IGNEOUS ROCKS IN THEIR BIOLOGICAL WEATHERING BEHAVIOR
BUIS, Patricia, BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES, LANDER Univ, Greenwood, SC 29649, pbuis2001@aol.com, pbuis2001@aol.com
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SEASONAL INFLUENCES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF A BENEFICIAL PROTOZOAN IN ACID MINE DRAINAGE
ARANGO, Irene, Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, Bloomington, IN 47408, BRAKE, Sandra S., Geography and Geology, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809 and DANNELLY, H. Kathleen, Life Science, Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute, IN 47809, irene_arango@yahoo.com, irene_arango@yahoo.com
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SUBTERRANEAN MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN CAVES: ANALOGIES TO ROCK VARNISH?
SPILDE, Michael N., Institute of Meteoritics, Univ of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, BOSTON, Penelope J., Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT), Socorro, NM 87801 and NORTHUP, Diana E., Biology Dept, Univ of New Mexico, Castetter Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, mspilde@unm.edu, mspilde@unm.edu
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SULFUR AND OXYGEN ISOTOPES ANALYSES OF SECONDARY SULFATE FROM ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC METAL SULFIDE OXIDATION
CELIK BALCI, Nurgul1, MANDERNACK, Kevin Wayne1, MAYER, Bernard2, SHANKS III, Wayne C., III3 and GEDIKOGLU, Atasever4, (1)Chemistry &Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Department of Physics and Astronomy, Univ of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW Calgary-Alberta T2N 1N, Calgary-Alberta, Canada, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, (4)Department of Geology, Istanbul Technical Univ, Maslak, Istanbul, 80626, Turkey, nbalci@mines.edu, nbalci@mines.edu
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SULFUR CYCLING IN GAS HYDRATE SYSTEMS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO, PART I: RATES OF SULFATE REDUCTION AND CORRESPONDING PORE-WATER AND SOLID-PHASE SPECIATION
TITKEMEIER, Kelly R., LYONS, Timothy W., ZHANG, Chuanlun and FORMOLO, Michael J., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, krtf38@mizzou.edu, krtf38@mizzou.edu
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THE POTENTIAL OF DESERT VARNISH IN PRESERVING BIOSIGNATURES
FLOOD, Beverly1, ALLEN, Carlton2 and LONGAZO, Teresa1, (1)NASA Johnson Space Center ST, 1401 Nasa Road 1, Houston, TX 77058, (2)Mail Code ST, NASA Johnson Space Ctr, Houston, TX 77058, marbi2001@yahoo.com, marbi2001@yahoo.com
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THERMOPHILIC MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES PRESERVED IN SILICEOUS SINTER DEPOSITS AT MICKEY HOT SPRINGS, OREGON
OESTREICHER, Zachery W.J., Geology Department, Portland State Univ, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201 and CADY, Sherry L., Department of Geology, Portland State Univ, 1721 SW Broadway, 17 Cramer Hall, Portland, OR 97201, zacheryo@pdx.edu, zacheryo@pdx.edu