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

Session No. 5
Sunday, 27 October 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Geomicrobiology

 

Andreas Luttge, Chair
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8:00 AM
THE SEARCH FOR MICROORGANISMS IN BRINE INCLUSIONS IN HALITE: AN UPDATE
SATTERFIELD, Cindy L.1, LOWENSTEIN, Tim K.2, VREELAND, Russell3 and ROSENZWEIG, William3, (1)Dept. of Geological Sciences, SUNY at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, (2)SUNY at Binghamton, Dept Geological Sciences, Binghamton, NY 13902, (3)Biology, West Chester Univ, West Chester, PA 19383, bj92737@binghamton.edu, bj92737@binghamton.edu
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8:15 AM
TERRESTRIAL ANALOGS FOR MARS EVAPORITES: MICROBIAL FOSSILIZATION IN MONO LAKE, CALIFORNIA, A NONMARINE EVAPORITE LAKE
MORRIS, Penny A.1, WENTWORTH, Susan J.2, NELMAN, Mayra A.3, LONGAZO, Teresa G.4, GALINDO, Charles4, MCKAY, David S.5 and SAMS, Clarence5, (1)Natural Science, Univ of Houston Downtown, 1 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, (2)NASA/Lockheed Martin, Houston, TX, (3)NASA/Wyle, Houston, TX, (4)Hernandez Engineering, Houston, TX 77058, (5)NASA/Johnson Space Ctr, 2101 NASA Rd. 1, Houston, TX 77058, pmorris@ems.jsc.nasa.gov, pmorris@ems.jsc.nasa.gov
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8:30 AM
MICROBIAL RECOGNITION OF MAGNESITE AND DOLOMITE SURFACES: IMPLICATIONS FOR CARBONATE DISSOLUTION RATES
DAVIS, Kevin J.1, PATCH, Felicia E.1, CONRAD, Pamela G.2 and LUTTGE, Andreas3, (1)Dept. of Earth Science, Rice Univ, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892, (2)Astrobiology Research Element, Jet Propulsion Lab, M/S: 183-301, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109, (3)Dept. of Earth Sciences MS-126, Rice Univ, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, kjdavis@rice.edu, kjdavis@rice.edu
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8:45 AM
CALCITE SURFACE RECOGNITION BY SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS MR-1: INSIGHT INTO CARBONATE DISSOLUTION RATES IN BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS
PATCH, Felicia E.1, DAVIS, Kevin J.1, CONRAD, Pamela G.2 and LUTTGE, Andreas3, (1)Dept. of Earth Science, Rice Univ, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892, (2)Astrobiology Research Element, Jet Propulsion Lab, M/S: 183-301, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109, (3)Dept. of Earth Sciences MS-126, Rice Univ, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, feliciae@rice.edu, feliciae@rice.edu
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9:00 AM
CARBONATE MINERALS AND BIOFILM FORMATION: CHEMISTRY, CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND REDOX FACTORS
CONRAD, Pamela Gales, Center for Life Detection, Jet Propulsion Lab/Caltech, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Mail Stop 183-301, Pasadena, CA 91109, LUTTGE, Andreas, Dept. of Earth Science, Rice Univ, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005 and NEALSON, Kenneth H., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, conrad@jpl.nasa.gov, conrad@jpl.nasa.gov
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9:15 AM
MINERAL DISSOLUTION KINETICS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MICROORGANISMS: A QUANTITATIVE EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH
LUTTGE, Andreas1, CONRAD, Pamela G.2, SAWYER, Dale S.1 and NEALSON, Kenneth H.2, (1)Dept. of Earth Science, Rice Univ, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, (2)Dept. of Earth Science, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, aluttge@rice.edu, aluttge@rice.edu
 
9:30 AM
Break
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9:45 AM
IRON ISOTOPE SIGNATURES OF BIOTICALLY AND ABIOTICALLY PRECIPITATED IRON-OXIDES
WITTE, Kerstin1, MANDERNACK, Kevin W.2, BULLEN, Thomas D.3, EMMERSON, David4, BALCI, Nurgul2 and SHANKS, Wayne C.5, (1)Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (3)Water Resources Division, U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (4)American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University Blvd, Manassas, VA 20110, (5)United States Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, MS 763, Denver, CO 80255, kwitte@mines.edu, kwitte@mines.edu
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10:00 AM
ULTRASTRUCTURE AND SUB-SEAFLOOR PRESENCE OF BACTERIOGENIC IRON OXIDES FROM AXIAL VOLCANO, JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE, NORTH-EAST PACIFIC OCEAN
KENNEDY, Chris B., SCOTT, Steven D. and FERRIS, F. Grant, Department of Geology, Univ of Toronto, 22 Russell St, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, chris.kennedy@utoronto.ca, chris.kennedy@utoronto.ca
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10:15 AM
THE POSSIBLE FORMATION OF MAGNETIC ANOMALIES VIA METHANE-FUELED SULFATE REDUCTION AT A THERMOGENIC METHANE SEEP
MILLS, Christopher T.1, DIAS, Robert F.2, GEE, Jeffrey S.3, VOORHEES, Kent J.1 and MANDERNACK, Kevin W.1, (1)Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinios Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Department of Chemistry, Old Dominion Univ, Norfolk, VA 23529, (3)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA 92037, chmills@mines.edu, chmills@mines.edu
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10:30 AM
MICROBIAL SULFUR TRANSFORMATIONS IN A SULFIDE-RICH CAVE IN TABASCO, MEXICO
NORTHUP, Diana E., Biology Dept, Univ of New Mexico, Castetter Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, BOSTON, Penelope J., Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT), Socorro, NM 87801, SPILDE, Michael N., Institute of Meteoritics, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, SCHELBLE, Rachel T., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, LAVOIE, Kathleen H., College of Arts and Sciences, State Univ of New York - Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 and ALVARADO ZINK, Alejandra, Biodiversity Hall, Universum Science Museum, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico, dnorthup@unm.edu, dnorthup@unm.edu
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10:45 AM
REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION OF MN OXIDES IN RIVER-RECHARGED AQUIFERS: LABORATORY-SCALE INVESTIGATIONS
PETRUNIC, Barbara M.1, AL, Tom A.1 and MACQUARRIE, Kerry T.2, (1)Geology, Univ of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, (2)Civil Engineering, Univ of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, o0bsn@unb.ca, o0bsn@unb.ca
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11:00 AM
BIOLEACHING OF HEAVY METALS FROM PRISTINE AND NATURALLY LEACHED URANIUM ORE FROM THE CLOSED MINE AT RANSTAD, SOUTHERN SWEDEN
KALINOWSKI, Birgitta E.1, OSKARSSON, Anna2, ARLINGER, Johanna1, ALBINSSON, Yngve3, PEDERSEN, Karsten1, ODEGAARD-JENSEN, Arvid3 and ANDLID, Thomas4, (1)Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Göteborg Univ, Medicinaregatan 9C, Box 462, Göteborg, SE40530, Sweden, (2)Cell and Molecular Biology, microbiology, Göteborg Univ, Medicinaregatan 9C, Box 462, Göteborg, SE40530, Sweden, (3)Nuclear Chemistry, Chalmers Technical Univ, Göteborg, SE41296, Sweden, (4)Food Science, Chalmers Technical Univ, Box 5401, Göteborg, SE40229, Sweden, Anna.Oskarsson@gmm.gu.se, Anna.Oskarsson@gmm.gu.se
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11:15 AM
TOWARDS A HIGH RESOLUTION VERTICAL SCANNING INTERFEROMETER: APPLICATIONS FOR FLUID-SOLID-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
SAWYER, Dale S1, LUTTGE, Andreas1 and CONRAD, Pamela G.2, (1)Earth Science, Rice Univ, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251, (2)Astrobiology Research Element, Jet Propulsion Lab, M/S: 183-301, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109, dale@rice.edu, dale@rice.edu