Session: Undergraduate Research in the Geological Sciences II (Posters) (Northeastern Section

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BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN SCIENCE AND SOCIETY: BRINE SPREADING IN WOOSTER, WAYNE COUNTY, NORTHEAST OHIO, USA

BOWERS, Abby L. and WILES, Greg C., Department of Geology, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691, abbylynne1@yahoo.com, abbylynne1@yahoo.com

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MERCURY IN HOUSATONIC RIVER AND STILL RIVER SEDIMENTS: A LEGACY OF DANBURY (CT) HATMAKING

JALLOW, Billo¹, WELCH, Patrick¹, GOLDOFF, Beth and VAREKAMP, Johan¹, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan Univ, Middletown, CT 06459, jvarekamp@wesleyan.edu, jvarekamp@wesleyan.edu

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POSSIBLE GEOCHEMICAL LINKS TO INCISOR TOOTH BREAKAGE IN MOOSE (ALCES ALCES) IN THE CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA

WALSH, Vanessa¹, CASEY, Philip A.¹, NETTE, Anthony L.², POWER, Vince³, GRAVES, Milton C.¹ and ZENTILLI, Marcos¹, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada, (2)Manager, Wildlife Division, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, 136 Exhibition Street, Kentville, NS B4N 4E5, Canada, (3)Technician, Wildlife Division, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, 136 Exhibition Street, Kentville, NS B4N 4E5, Canada, vwalsh@is2.dal.ca, vwalsh@is2.dal.ca

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PETROLOGY OF PRECOLUMBIAN POTTERY FROM THE CADET AND DESMARREAU SITES, HAITI

HENRY, Cindy¹, LYNHAM, Frank¹, POLLOCK, Stephen¹ and HAMILTON, Nathan², (1)Geosciences, Univ of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME 04038, (2)Geography and Anthropology, Univ of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME 04038, chenry01@maine.rr.com, chenry01@maine.rr.com

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SEISMIC STRUCTURE OF THE OCEAN CONTINENT BOUNDARY FROM A SEISMIC REFLECTION PROFILE IN THE NEWFOUNDLAND BASIN

HAWKEN, Jane Elizabeth, Earth Science, Dalhousie, Earth Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada, jhawken@dal.ca, jhawken@dal.ca

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QUATERNARY AND LATE PLIOCENE SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY OF THE CENTRAL SCOTIAN SLOPE FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION REFLECTION SEISMIC

NEWTON, C. Simon¹, MOSHER, David C.², WACH, Grant¹, PIPER, David J.W.² and CAMPBELL, D. Calvin², (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada, (2)Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), Bedford Institute of Oceanography, PO Box 1006, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada, cnewton@dal.ca, cnewton@dal.ca

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USING ARCVIEW 3.2 GIS WITH 3-D ANALYST & LIDAR DATA HANDLER EXTENSIONS TO STUDY THE DYNAMICS OF A NOURISHED BEACH AREA ON PRESQUE ISLE, LAKE ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

HESSLER, John, BROWN, Tiffany, KEAGY, Shaddick and BUYCE, M. Raymond, Geology, Mercyhurst College, 501 E 38th St, Erie, PA 16546, jhessler06@mercyhurst.edu, jhessler06@mercyhurst.edu

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HYDROGRAPHY, FLUSHING RATES, AND CIRCULATION OF QUAHOG BAY, MID-COAST, MAINE

HOLTE, James, Bowdoin College, 355 Smith Union, Brunswick, ME 04011, LAINE, Ed, Geology, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011 and KILLOUGH, Matthew, Mathematics, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011, jholte@bowdoin.edu, jholte@bowdoin.edu

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SHALLOW MARINE CARBONATE MOUNDS OFF NORTHERN NOVA SCOTIA

HARRINGTON, Matthew Donald and WALLACE, Peter, Earth Sciences, Dalhousie, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada, matthew_harrington@hotmail.com, matthew_harrington@hotmail.com

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MORPHOLOGY AND LIFE HISTORY OF EOCENE CUCULLAEA BIVALVES FROM ANTARCTICA

BUICK, Devin P., Earth Sciences, Syracuse Univ, 121 Farm Acre Rd, Syracuse, NY 13210 and IVANY, Linda C., Earth Sciences, Syracuse Univ, 204 Heroy Geology Lab, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, dpbuick@syr.edu, dpbuick@syr.edu

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SILICOFLAGELLATES RECOVERED FROM THE DEEP SEA, OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM LEG 199, SITE 1219, EAST EQUATORIAL PACIFIC

ENGEL, Robb and MCCARTNEY, Kevin, Micropaleontology Undergraduate Research Lab, Univ of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, ME 04769, rengel51@yahoo.com, rengel51@yahoo.com

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IMPLICATIONS OF BIFUNGITES FROM THE UPPER DEVONIAN OF WEST VIRGINIA, USA

COLE III, Simon L., Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, P. O. Box 6300, Morgantown, WV 26506 and MCDOWELL, Ronald R., West Virginia Geolological and Economic Survey, P.O. Box 879, Morgantown, WV 26507-0879, slc705@hotmail.com, slc705@hotmail.com

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DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND RESERVOIR QUALITY OF THE DINA FORMATION, EAST-CENTRAL ALBERTA

KIDSTON, Joseph and WACH, Grant, Earth Sciences, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS, Canada, kidstonj@dal.ca, kidstonj@dal.ca

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ESTUARINE MEMBER OF THE LOWER CRETACEOUS KOOTENAI FORMATION, MISSOURI RIVER GORGE, GREAT FALLS, MT

HANEY, Michael A., Geology, Allegheny College, McGuire Run Road, Tidioute, PA 16351 and SCHWARTZ, Robert K., Geology, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA 16335, haneym@alleg.edu, haneym@alleg.edu

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FOSSILIZED FORESTS OF THE LOWER CARBONIFEROUS HORTON BLUFF FORMATION, NOVA SCOTIA

MELROSE, Camilla S.A. and GIBLING, Martin R., Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada, cmelrose@dal.ca, cmelrose@dal.ca

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COMPARISON OF TWO UPPER DEVONIAN ARCHAEOPTERIS FORESTS IN PENNSYLVANIA: PALEOECOLOGICAL AND TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS

SCHRADER, Brett E., Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Susquehanna University, 514 University Ave, Selinsgrove, PA 17870 and ELICK, Jennifer M., Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Susquehanna Univ, 514 University Ave, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, schrader@susqu.edu, schrader@susqu.edu

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USE OF STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS TO RECONSTRUCT THE PENNSYLVANIAN DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

ERNEY, Bradley M., SCHNEIDER, J., VANDYNE, A. and SCHIAPPA, T., Geography Geology and the Environment, Slippery Rock Univ, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, bradlikesblue@hotmail.com, bradlikesblue@hotmail.com

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LAND OR SEA: A REINTERPRETATION OF ALLOCHTHONOUS METAMAFIC ROCKS OF THE XAYACATLAN FORMATION, SOUTHERN MEXICO

COOPER, P.¹, DOSTAL, J.¹, KEPPIE, J.D.², OWEN, J.V.¹, MILLER, B.V.³ and ORTEGA-RIVERA, A.², (1)Dept. of Geology, St. Mary's Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada, (2)Instituto de Geologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, 04510, Mexico, (3)Dept. of Geological Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, p_cooper@stmarys.ca, p_cooper@stmarys.ca

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THE CAVIAHUE-COPAHUE VOLCANIC COMPLEX, PROVINCE OF NEUQUEN, ARGENTINA

DEMOOR, Maarten¹, MERRILL, Matt¹, GOSS, Adam² and VAREKAMP, Johan¹, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan Univ, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459-0139, (2)Geological Sciences, Cornell Univ, Ithaca, NY 14853, jdemoor@wesleyan.edu, jdemoor@wesleyan.edu

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DISTRIBUTION OF PEPERITES IN THE WALLINGFORD-NORTHFORD, CT, AREA

PRIEST, Jess¹, CORON, Cynthia R.¹ and FLEMING, Thomas H.², (1)Earth Sciences, Southern Connecticut State Univ, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515, (2)Earth Sciences, Southern Connecticut State Univ, 501 Crescent St, New Haven, CT 06515, coron@southernct.edu, coron@southernct.edu

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BASALTIC LAVA FLOWS AT WORLDS END RESERVATION, HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS: NEOPROTEROZOIC(?) VOLCANISM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND AVALON ZONE

AULT, Alexis K. and THOMPSON, Margaret D., Geology Department, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481, aault@wellesley.edu, aault@wellesley.edu

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MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF KIMBERLITE DIKES FROM CENTRAL NEW YORK, USA

RAUSCHER, Nathan T., Geology, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323, LUPULESCU, Marian, New York State Museum, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, BAILEY, David G., Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323 and SHAW, George, Geology, Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308, nrausche@hamilton.edu, nrausche@hamilton.edu

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PETROGENESIS OF THE LATE SILURIAN-EARLY DEVONIAN LINCOLN SHONKINITE, SOUTH-CENTRAL MAINE

REILLY, Michael J. and WEST Jr, David P., Dept. of Geology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, mjreilly@middlebury.edu, mjreilly@middlebury.edu

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PETROLOGY AND TECTONIC SETTING OF THE CARBONIFEROUS WEDGEPORT PLUTON, SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA

MACLEAN, Natalie J.¹, BARR, Sandra M.¹ and WHITE, Chris E.², (1)Geology, Acadia Univ, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada, (2)Nova Scotia Department of Natureal Rscs, P.O. Box 698, Halifax, NS B3J 2T9, Canada, 040848m@acadiau.ca, 040848m@acadiau.ca

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SYNTECTONIC GRANITE INTRUSIONS AND THE NORUMBEGA FAULT SYSTEM, CASCO BAY, MAINE

JANSYN, Sara¹, SZAFRANSKI, Jessica², STONE, Stephanie³, SWANSON, Mark² and BAMPTON, Matthew⁴, (1)Department of Geology, State Univ of New York, New Paltz, New Paltz, NY 12561, (2)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME 04038, (3)Center for Earth and Environmental Science, State Univ of New York, Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, (4)Geography & Anthropology, Univ of Southern Maine, 300 Bailey Hall, Gorham, ME 04038, jansyn78@newpaltz.edu, jansyn78@newpaltz.edu

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STRAIN ANALYSIS OF SYNTECTONIC GRANITE INTRUSIONS DEFORMED BY NORUMBEGA SHEARING, CASCO BAY, MAINE

O'KANE, Allyson, Department of Geology, Univ of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, MELENDEZ, Christyanne, Department of Geology, Univ of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, BEAL, Heather, Department of Geology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, SWANSON, Mark, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME 04038 and BAMPTON, Matthew, Geography & Anthropology, Univ of Southern Maine, 300 Bailey Hall, Gorham, ME 04038, ao001i@mail.rochester.edu, ao001i@mail.rochester.edu

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REPLACEMENT OF DIAGENETIC FE SULFIDES BY HYDROTHERMAL CU IN A CRETACEOUS CU-AG DEPOSIT IN THE ANDES: TEXTURES, PARAGENESIS, GEOCHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC VARIATIONS

COLLINS, Patrick G.¹, BORIC, Ricardo², ZENTILLI, Marcos¹ and WILSON, Nicholas S.F³, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada, (2)Consultant, c/o Geology Department, El Soldado Mine, Santiago, Chile, (3)Energy and Environment, Geol Survey of Canada, 3303-33rd St. N.W, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada, pat_collins013@yahoo.ca, pat_collins013@yahoo.ca

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ZIRCON-RICH TA-NB-REE MINERALIZATION IN THE RADIOACTIVE MCKEEL LAKE PEGMATITE-APLITE SYSTEM, WELSFORD IGNEOUS COMPLEX, SOUTHWESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK

SEIDLER, J. Keith, Geology, Univ of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, 2 Bailey Drive, Fredricton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, LENTZ, David R., Department of Geology, Univ of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, 2 Bailey Drive, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada and HALL, Douglas C., Electron Microscopy Unit, Univ of New Brunswick, Bailey Drive, Fredericton, NB E3B 6E1, Canada, y4ixu@unb.ca, y4ixu@unb.ca

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MAPPIN' WITHOUT DIGGIN': AN APPLICATION OF MAGNETOMETRY TECHNIQUES IN RITTENHOUSE GAP MINING DISTRICT IN BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

HOEFERT, Catherine M., BURRIS, Lea, YENCHIK, John, BLACK, Laurel E. and FRIEHAUF, Kurt C., Department of Physical Sciences, Kutztown Univ of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA 19530, Peacefrog1027@yahoo.com, Peacefrog1027@yahoo.com

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FAULT SEQUENCING WITHIN THE SOUTHERN HARTFORD BASIN, NORTHFORD, CT

COOPER, Jennifer, CORON, Cynthia R. and LEE-GORISHTI, Yolanda, Earth Sciences, Southern Connecticut State Univ, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515, JeniB15@hotmail.com, JeniB15@hotmail.com

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BASEMENT-COVER RELATIONS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS, NOVA SCOTIA

TIZZARD, Amy, Geolgy, Acadia Univ, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada and RAESIDE, Robert P., Acadia Univ, 12 University Ave, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada, atizzy@yahoo.com, atizzy@yahoo.com

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INTEGRATED PRECISION DIGITAL MAPPING TECHNIQUES FOR STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY IN CASCO BAY, MAINE

BERRY, Lesley¹, COOPER, Jonathon², WEISS, Holly², BAMPTON, Matthew³ and SWANSON, Mark², (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59715, (2)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME 04038, (3)Geography & Anthropology, Univ of Southern Maine, 300 Bailey Hall, Gorham, ME 04038, mangobunker@yahoo.com, mangobunker@yahoo.com

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IMPLICATIONS OF SILURIAN U-PB AGES OF STRATIFIED ROCKS ON VINALHAVEN AND NORTH HAVEN ISLANDS, PENOBSCOT BAY, MAINE

DEKTOR, Christine L.¹, HAWKINS, David P.¹, WOBUS, Reinhard A.² and WIEBE, Robert A.³, (1)Department of Geology & Geography, Denison Univ, Granville, OH 43023, (2)Department of Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 02167, (3)Department of Geosciences, Franklin & Marshall College, PO Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003, hawkins@denison.edu, hawkins@denison.edu

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PRELIMINARY STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF A MEDIAL ORDOVICIAN MOUNT MERINO INLIER WITHIN THE LIVINGSTON TACONIC TECTONIC THRUST SLICE IN WEST-CENTRAL DUTCHESS COUNTY, MID-HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK

GOODWIN, Brian P.¹, WAINES, Russell H.¹ and MACDONALD Jr, James H.², (1)Geological Sciences, State Univ of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, New York, 75 South Manheim Blvd, New Paltz, NY 12561, (2)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Univ at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222, bgturtle31@aol.com, bgturtle31@aol.com

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TRANSIENT CHARACTER OF THE SOUTH TIBETAN DETACHMENT: MICROTECTONIC DOCUMENTATION FROM THE BHUTAN HIMALAYA

BIGIO, Alia, Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B2T 1E8, Canada, abigio@dal.ca, abigio@dal.ca

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DEFORMATION AND HIGH T-LOW P METAMORPHISM OF AN ACCRETIONARY PRISM SEQUENCE, CENTRAL ARGENTINA

ROGERS, Lauren T., Department of Earth Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 and SIMPSON, Carol, Earth Sciences, Boston Univ, 685 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215-1406, lrogers@bu.edu, lrogers@bu.edu

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PURE SHEAR AND DEFORMATION TEMPERATURE ESTIMATES FROM ORDOVICIAN MYLONITES AND ULTRAMYLONITES, SIERRAS PAMPEANAS, CENTRAL ARGENTINA

REYNOLDS, Peter-Jim S. and SIMPSON, Carol, Department of Earth Sciences, Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, peter222@bu.edu, peter222@bu.edu

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TEMPERATURE CONSTRAINTS ON DEFORMATION OF A CAMBRIAN GNEISS IN AN ORDOVICIAN BRITTLE-DUCTILE FAULT ZONE, CENTRAL ARGENTINA

BRZOSTEK, Edward R., Department of Earth Sciences, Boston Univ, 685 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 and SIMPSON, Carol, Department of Earth Sciences, Boston Univ, Boston, MA 02215, ebrzost@bu.edu, ebrzost@bu.edu

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METAMORPHIC ZIRCON IN FE-TI ORES, MORIN ANORTHOSITE COMPLEX (GRENVILLE PROVINCE, QUEBEC)

THOMPSON, Jill and PECK, William H., Department of Geology, Colgate Univ, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, wpeck@mail.colgate.edu, wpeck@mail.colgate.edu

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CALCITE-GRAPHITE CARBON ISOTOPE EXCHANGE IN LOW GRADE MARBLE

ACHENBACH, K.L. and DUNN, S., Department of Earth & Environment, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College St, South Hadley, MA 01075, klachenb@mtholyoke.edu, klachenb@mtholyoke.edu

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STABLE ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE FRANKLIN MARBLE (GRENVILLE PROVINCE, NEW JERSEY)

MEREDITH, Michael T., DOVERSPIKE, Bret A. and PECK, William H., Department of Geology, Colgate Univ, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, wpeck@mail.colgate.edu, wpeck@mail.colgate.edu

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CALCITE-GRAPHITE GEOTHERMOMETRY AND MINERAL EQUILIBRIA IN AMPHIBOLITE FACIES MARBLES NEAR BANCROFT, ONTARIO

WRIGHT, Jennifer B. and DUNN, Steven R., Earth and Environment, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, jbwright@mtholyoke.edu, jbwright@mtholyoke.edu

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ORIGIN AND SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATION OF K-FELDSPAR MEGACRYSTS WITHIN THE GRAY'S SCHOOL BODY OF THE HERMON GNEISS, ADIRONDACK LOWLANDS, NEW YORK

TAYLOR, Joshua P. and BURSNALL, John T., Geology Dept, St. Lawrence Univ, Canton, NY 13617, jtaylo09@stlawu.edu, jtaylo09@stlawu.edu

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ELECTRON MICROPROBE DATING OF MONAZITE IN CONSTRAINING THE METAMORPHIC HISTORY OF THE WILSON LAKE TERRANE, LABRADOR

GROSS, Krisitna M.¹, DUNN, Steven J.¹, JERCINOVIC, Michael J.² and KORHONEN, Fawna J.³, (1)Dept. of Earth and Environment, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, (2)Dept. of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, (3)Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, kmgross@mtholyoke.edu, kmgross@mtholyoke.edu

Northeastern Section - 38th Annual Meeting (March 27-29, 2003)

T13. Undergraduate Research in the Geological Sciences II (Posters)