2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 160
Tuesday, 30 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T52. Inland Waters, Playas and Saline Lakes: More than Mini-Oceans

GSA Limnogeology Division

 

Kathleen Nicoll and Michael Rosen, Advocates
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1:30 PM
PLAYA SEDIMENTS AS PROXIES FOR LATE CENOZOIC PALEOCLIMATE IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES: A POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD
ROSEN, Michael R., US Geological Survey, 2730 North Deer Run Road, Carson City, NV 89701, mrosen@usgs.gov, mrosen@usgs.gov
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1:45 PM
THE ROLE OF LAKE BASINS AND OIL SHALE IN THE GLOBAL QUEST FOR UNCONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBON RESOURCES
BOAK, Jeremy1, NUMMEDAL, Dag2 and BARTOV, Yuval2, (1)Center for Oil Shale Technology and Research, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Colorado Energy Research Institute, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, jboak@mines.edu, jboak@mines.edu
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2:00 PM
CARBONATE ASSOCIATED SULFATE: A NOVEL PALEOLIMNOLOGIC AND GEOBIOLOGICAL TOOL APPLIED TO WALKER LAKE, NEVADA
BERELSON, William M.1, CORSETTI, Frank A.1, JOHNSON, Brad2, VO, Toan2, DER, Chris2 and PETRYSHYN, Victoria A.1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, fcorsett@usc.edu, fcorsett@usc.edu
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2:15 PM
SEDIMENTOLOGY OF TWO ACID SALINE LAKES IN THE HIGH ANDES OF NORTHERN CHILE
BENISON, Kathleen C. and GONZALEZ, Maria Mercedes, Department of Geology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, benis1kc@cmich.edu, benis1kc@cmich.edu
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2:30 PM
HURRICANES AND THEIR EFFECT ON SEDIMENTATION AND FAUNAL DYNAMICS IN TWO TROPICAL SALINE LAKES
PARK, Lisa E., Department of Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, SIPAHIOGLU, Sara, Geology and Environmental Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, BEUNING, Kristina R.M., Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI 44325, SIEWERS, Fredrick D., Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd #31066, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1066 and LEONARD, Karl W., Anthropology and Earth Science, Minnesota State Univ Moorhead, 1104 7th Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56563, lepark@uakron.edu, lepark@uakron.edu
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2:45 PM
PETROGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACID AND NEUTRAL HALITES
JAGNIECKI, Elliot A.1, BENISON, Kathleen C.1, BOWEN, Brenda Beitler2, MORMILE, Melanie R.3 and TECKLENBURG, Mary4, (1)Department of Geology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, (2)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, (3)Department of Biological Sciences, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, (4)Chemistry, Central Michigan Univ, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, jagni1ea@cmich.edu, jagni1ea@cmich.edu
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3:00 PM
TOWARD THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PALEOHYDROLOGY OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE, UTAH, USING STABLE ISOTOPE RATIOS OF BRINE SHRIMP CHITIN
NIELSON, Kristine and BOWEN, Gabe, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Dr, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, knielson@purdue.edu, knielson@purdue.edu
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3:15 PM
GEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS ON MAJOR AND MINOR ALKALINE ELEMENTS IN CLOSED-BASIN LAKES, TAYLOR VALLEY, ANTARCTICA
WITHEROW, Rebecca A.1, LYONS, W. Berry1 and WELCH, Kathleen A.2, (1)Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, 1090 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1002, (2)Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University, 1090 Carmack Rd, 108 Scott Hall, Columbus, OH 43210-1002, rawitherow@gmail.com, rawitherow@gmail.com
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3:30 PM
PALEOHYDROLOGIC INTERPRETATION OF A JURASSIC PLAYA SYSTEM IN THE EAST BERLIN AND LOWER PORTLAND FORMATIONS, HARTFORD RIFT BASIN
DRZEWIECKI, Peter A., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06228 and GIERLOWSKI-KORDESCH, Elizabeth H., Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Labs, Athens, OH 45701-2979, drzewieckip@easternct.edu, drzewieckip@easternct.edu
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3:45 PM
INNOVATION IN AN OPEN LIMNOGEOLOGICAL FIELD, LAB, AND CURATION FACILITY
MYRBO, Amy1, NOREN, Anders2, BRADY, Kristina3 and ITO, Emi1, (1)Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (2)LacCore, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (3)LacCore, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, amyrbo@umn.edu, amyrbo@umn.edu
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4:00 PM
PALEOECOLOGY OF JURASSIC NAVAJO SANDSTONE INTERDUNE ENVIRONMENTS: AN INTEGRATED VIEW BASED ON SEDIMENTOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND PALEONTOLOGY
WILKENS, Nathan D., Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, FARMER, Jack D., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 and PIGG, Kathleen B., School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, nwilkens@purdue.edu, nwilkens@purdue.edu
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4:15 PM
TRACE METAL CYCLING IN MEROMICTIC MAHONEY LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR MOLYBDENUM BURIAL IN SULFIDIC ENVIRONMENTS
REINHARD, C.1, GILHOOLY, W.P.1, LYONS, Timothy W.1, GILL, B.C.1, PLANAVSKY, N.2 and HURTGEN, M.3, (1)Dept of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521-0423, (2)Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, (3)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, crein003@student.ucr.edu, crein003@student.ucr.edu
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4:30 PM
STABLE ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF SULFATE IN MEROMICTIC MAHONEY LAKE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EARLY OCEAN
GILHOOLY, W.P.1, REINHARD, C.1, LYONS, Timothy W.1, PLANAVSKY, Noah J.2, GILL, Benjamin3 and HURTGEN, Matthew T.4, (1)Dept of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521-0423, (2)Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, (3)Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208, williamg@ucr.edu, williamg@ucr.edu
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4:45 PM
A LATE MIOCENE-EARLY PLIOCENE CHAIN OF LAKES FED BY THE COLORADO RIVER: EVIDENCE FROM SR ISOTOPES OF THE BOUSE FORMATION BETWEEN GRAND CANYON AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
ROSKOWSKI, Jennifer A.1, PATCHETT, P. Jonathan1, PEARTHREE, Philip A.2, SPENCER, Jon E.3, FAULDS, James E.4 and REYNOLDS, Amanda C.1, (1)Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Arizona Geological Survey, 416 W. Congress, #100, Tucson, AZ 85701-1381, (3)Arizona Geological Survey, 416 W. Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701, (4)Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Univ of Nevada, MS 178, Reno, NV 89557, jarosk@email.arizona.edu, jarosk@email.arizona.edu
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5:00 PM
DETECTING PALEOLIMNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN MODERN HYPERSALINE LAKES IN AUSTRALIA USING PALYNOLOGY
STORY, Stacy L.1, OBOH IKUENOBE, Francisca1, BENISON, Kathy C.2 and BOWEN, Brenda B.3, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Missouri - Rolla, Rolla, MO 65409, (2)Department of Geology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, (3)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907, sljones@umr.edu, sljones@umr.edu
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5:15 PM
USING TRACE FOSSILS TO INTERPRET THE HYDROCLIMATOLOGICAL SETTINGS OF DRYLAND ALLUVIAL-LACUSTRINE SYSTEMS: EXAMPLES FROM THE NEALES FAN AREA, LAKE EYRE, SIMPSON DESERT, AUSTRALIA
HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, REILLY, Mark, Australian School of Petroleum, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Adelaide, 5005, Australia, LANG, Simon, Woodside Energy Ltd, GPO Box D188, Perth, 6840, Australia and KRAPF, Carmen, Australian School of Petroleum, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia, hasiotis@ku.edu, hasiotis@ku.edu
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