Session No. 2
Monday, 20 March 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
T1. Advances in Mineralogy: From Field Association to Phase Equilibria
David G. Bailey and Marian Lupulescu, Advocates
8:05 AM
FIELD EVIDENCE FROM ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK, FOR THE TRANSPORT OF SILICA AND PRECIPITATION OF QUARTZ BY ORGANIC GEOLOGICAL MECHANISMS
CHAMBERLAIN, Steven C. and MORGAN, Timothy C., Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, 121 Link Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1240, schamber@syr.edu, schamber@syr.edu
8:25 AM
BIOTITE AND APATITE CHEMISTRY IN METAPELITES FROM THE TACONIC BARROVIAN ZONAL SEQUENCE IN DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK
PICCOLI, Philip, Laboratory for Crustal Petrology, Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 and BROWN, Michael, Laboratory for Crustal Petrology, Univ of Maryland, Department of Geology, College Park, MD 20742-4211, piccoli@geol.umd.edu, piccoli@geol.umd.edu
8:45 AM
REEXAMINATION OF THE CLASSIC GIESECKITE LOCALITY, NATURAL BRIDGE, NY
MCCLOSKEY, A., GREEN, J.S. and
BAILEY, D.G., Dept. of Geosciences, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323, dbailey@hamilton.edu, dbailey@hamilton.edu
9:45 AM
TITANIUM IN QUARTZ: THERMOMETRY, DIFFUSION, AND CATHODOLUMINESCENCE
WARK, David A.1, WATSON, E.B.
1, SPEAR, Frank S.
1, CHERNIAK, Daniele
1 and WIEBE, R.A.
2, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St, Troy, NY 12180, (2)Department of Geosciences, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003, warkd@rpi.edu, warkd@rpi.edu
10:20 AM
NEW CRYSTALLIZATION THERMOMETERS FOR ZIRCON, RUTILE AND SPHENE: CALIBRATIONS, DIFFUSION CONSIDERATIONS, AND APPLICATIONS
WATSON, E.B., HAYDEN, L.A., WARK, D.A., CHERNIAK, D.J., THOMAS, J.B. and MANCHESTER, J.E., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, watsoe@rpi.edu, watsoe@rpi.edu
11:20 AM
SYNTHESIS OF (TH, PB)- AND (U, TH, PB)-BEARING LA-PHOSPHATE: METHODOLOGY, CRYSTAL-CHEMICAL CONSIDERATIONS, AND APPLICATION AS ELECTRON MICROPROBE FICTIVE AGE STANDARDS
PYLE, Joseph, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St, Troy, NY 12180 and CHERNIAK, Daniele, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St, Troy, NY 12180, pylej@rpi.edu, pylej@rpi.edu
11:40 AM
THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF MINERALS IN THE D'' LAYER
CARACAS, Razvan and COHEN, Ronald E., Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road, N.W, Washington, DC 20015, r.caracas@gl.ciw.edu, r.caracas@gl.ciw.edu