2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 52
Sunday, 16 October 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T117. Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Environments for Microbial Survival I

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division

 

Stephen E. Grasby and Penny Morris, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:40 PM
HYDROTHERMAL ENVIRONMENTS AND PLANETARY HABITABILITY: IS THERMOPHILY THE MOST COMMON PATHWAY OF BIOSPHERE EMERGENCE IN THE COSMOS?
FARMER, Jack D., Dept. Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, jack.farmer@asu.edu, jack.farmer@asu.edu
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2:00 PM
POSSIBLE FOSSILS PRESERVED IN ARCHEAN AMPHIBOLITE-FACIES METAPELITES?
SCHIFFBAUER, James D.1, YIN, Leiming2, YUAN, Xunlai2, KAUFMAN, Alan J.3 and XIAO, Shuhai4, (1)Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China, (3)Geology, Univ of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, (4)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jdschiff@vt.edu, jdschiff@vt.edu
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2:15 PM
THE LATE ARCHEAN BIOSPHERIC EXPLOSION
LINDSAY, John F., Lunar and Planetary Institute, Center for Advanced Space Studies, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, BENNETT, Victoria C., Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, 0200, Australia and BRASIER, Martin D., Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR, United Kingdom, lindsay@lpi.usra.edu, lindsay@lpi.usra.edu
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2:35 PM
MICROBIAL ROLES: ADAPTATION OF MICROBES TO AN EVOLVING PLANETARY SETTING
MORRIS, Penny A., Natural Science, Univ of Houston Downtown, 1 Main St, Houston, TX 77002 and LINDSAY, John, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058, pmorris@ems.jsc.nasa.gov, pmorris@ems.jsc.nasa.gov
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2:50 PM
ANACHRONISTIC PERIODS IN EARTH HISTORY AND THEIR ROLE IN THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL MICROBIALITES: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE EARLY TRIASSIC
WOODS, Adam D., Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, P. O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, awoods@fullerton.edu, awoods@fullerton.edu
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3:05 PM
STABLE IRON ISOTOPES DATA ASSES MICROBIALLY MEDIATION IN THE ROSSO AMMONITICO (MID-LATE JURASSIC, VERONA AREA, ITALY)
PRÉAT, Alain R., MATTIELLI, Nadine L., DE JONG, Jeroen R. and MAMET, Bernard L., Earth Sciences and Environment, University of Brussels, 50 av F.D. Roosevelt , B-1050, Brussels, B-1050, Belgium, apreat@ulb.ac.be, apreat@ulb.ac.be
 
3:20 PM
Break
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3:35 PM
CLOSED-BASIN LACUSTRINE SYSTEMS AS TERRESTRIAL ANALOGS FOR POSSIBLE AQUATIC HABITATS ON MARS AND OTHER WATER-LIMITED PLANETARY BODIES
FINKELSTEIN, David B.1, PRATT, Lisa M.1, MUNHALL, Alan2 and BAUER, Carl E.3, (1)Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, (2)Bureau of Land Management, Lakeview District, Lakeview, OR 97630, (3)Department of Biology, Indiana Univ, Jordan Hall, Bloomington, IN 47405, dafinkel@indiana.edu, dafinkel@indiana.edu
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3:50 PM
MICROBIAL CONTROL OF GAYLUSSITE PRECIPITATION IN MONO LAKE
THOMAS, M.D. and FARMER, J.D., Geology, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, mdthomas@asu.edu, mdthomas@asu.edu
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4:05 PM
PRESERVATION OF HALOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS IN HALITE FLUID INCLUSIONS, SALINE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
TIMOFEEFF, MN.1, LOWENSTEIN, T.K.1, PARKER, M.A.2, SATTERFIELD, C.L.1, SCHUBERT, B.A.1 and VREELAND, R.H.3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences & Environmental Studies, State University of New York at Binghamton, Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, (2)Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York at Binghamton, Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, (3)Department of Biology, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, mtimofee@binghamton.edu, mtimofee@binghamton.edu
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4:20 PM
LONG-TERM SURVIVAL OF MICROORGANISMS AND DNA PRESERVED IN HALITES, DEATH VALLEY SALT CORE, CALIFORNIA
SCHUBERT, Brian A.1, LOWENSTEIN, Tim K.1, TIMOFEEFF, Michael N.2, PARKER, Matthew3 and VREELAND, Russell4, (1)Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, PO Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, (2)Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, PO Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, (3)Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, PO Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, (4)Biology, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, bschube1@binghamton.edu, bschube1@binghamton.edu
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4:35 PM
MICROBIAL LIFE IN SALINE LAKES AND PANS: A MICROBIOLOGIST'S PERSPECTIVE
MORMILE, Melanie, Biological Sciences, University of Missouri-Rolla, 105 Schrenk Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409-1120, BENISON, Kathleen, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Central Michigan University, 314 Brooks Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca, Geological Sciences and Engineering, Univ of Missouri - Rolla, 125 McNutt Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409-0410 and BOWEN, Brenda Beitler, Geology, Central Michigan University, 314 Brooks Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, mmormile@umr.edu, mmormile@umr.edu
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4:50 PM
MODERN MICROBIAL LIFE IN SALINE LAKES AND PANS IN AUSTRALIA: A FIELD PERSPECTIVE
BENISON, Kathleen Counter1, MORMILE, Melanie R.2, OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca3, BOWEN, Brenda Beitler1, HONG, Bo-young2, JAGNIECKI, Elliot Andrew1 and STORY, Stacy Lynd3, (1)Geology, Central Michigan University, 314 Brooks Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, (2)Biological Sciences, University of Missouri - Rolla, 105 Schrenk Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, (3)Geological Sciences and Engineering, Univ of Missouri - Rolla, 125 McNutt Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409-0410, benis1kc@cmich.edu, benis1kc@cmich.edu
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