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

Session No. 11
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T38. Springs and Spring Deposits

GSA Hydrogeology Division; Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division

 

Laura J. Crossey and Thomas E. Lachmar, Advocates
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8:00 AM
SOLUTE AND BACTERIAL TRANSPORT TO A KARST SPRING, INNER BLUEGRASS REGION, KENTUCKY
WARD, James W.1, FRYAR, Alan E.1, BRION, Gail M.2, COYNE, Mark3 and MACKO, Stephen A.4, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, (2)Civil Engineering, Univ of Kentucky, 367 Raymond Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0281, (3)Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, N-122 Agricultural Science Bldg, Lexington, KY 40546-0091, (4)Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Road, P.O. Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4123, jameswadeward@gmail.com, jameswadeward@gmail.com
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8:15 AM
AQUIFER DELINEATION FOR GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT IN A DEVELOPING ARID KARSTIC BASIN: CUATROCIÉNEGAS, COAHUILA, MEXICO
WOLAVER, Brad D., Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX 78712-0254 and SHARP Jr, John M., Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78705, brad_wolaver@yahoo.com, brad_wolaver@yahoo.com
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8:30 AM
HYDROGEOLOGIC ASSESSMENT OF THE EUTROPHICATION OF THE SIEUR DE MONTS SPRING, ACADIA NATIONAL PARK
REEVE, Andrew1, SLATER, Lee2 and COMAS, Xavier2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469-5790, (2)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith 136, Newark, NJ 07102, asreeve@maine.edu, asreeve@maine.edu
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8:45 AM
LOCAL VARIATIONS IN SPRING GEOCHEMISTRY: EVIDENCE FOR POORLY INTER-CONNECTED FLOW PATHS IN FAULT ZONES
ROWLAND, Joel C., Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Braun Hall, Stanford, CA 94305, MANGA, Michael, Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California, 307 McCone, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767 and ROSE, Tim P., Chemical Sciences Division, L-236, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, Livermore, CA 94550, jcrowland@stanford.edu, jcrowland@stanford.edu
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9:00 AM
HYDROCHEMISTRY OF THERMAL SPRINGS IN THE COULOIR SUD RIFAIN REGION, NORTHERN MOROCCO
BENAABIDATE, Lahcen, Earth Sciences, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, B.P. 2202, Fez, 30000, Morocco and FRYAR, Alan E., Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, alan.fryar@uky.edu, alan.fryar@uky.edu
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9:15 AM
HOT SPRING DEPOSITS: PROXIMATE BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC PRECIPITATES
CHAFETZ, Henry S., Geosciences, Univ of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5007, HChafetz@uh.edu, HChafetz@uh.edu
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9:30 AM
TUFA MOUNDS, SEARLES LAKE, CALIFORNIA
GUO, Xuan, Geosciences, University of Houston, Rm 312 Science & Research Bldg #1, Houston, TX 77204-5007 and CHAFETZ, Henry S., Geosciences, Univ of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5007, XGuo2@mail.uh.edu, XGuo2@mail.uh.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
CO2-RICH MOUND SPRINGS OF THE WESTERN U.S.: ‘CONTINENTAL SMOKERS' AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON GEOMICROBIOLOGY AND WATER QUALITY
CROSSEY, Laura J., Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, KARLSTROM, Karl E., Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, TAKACS-VESBACH, Cristina, Biology, University of New Mexico, Castetter Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, DAHM, Clifford N., Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, HILTON, David R., Geosciences Research Div, Scripps Inst. of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA 92037, NEWELL, Dennis L., Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and FISCHER, Tobias P., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, 200 Yale Blvd NE, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, lcrossey@unm.edu, lcrossey@unm.edu
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10:15 AM
SPRING DEPOSITS: ARCHIVES FOR PALEOENVIRONMENTAL AND PALEOBIOLOGICAL INFORMATION
FARMER, Jack D., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, jfarmer@asu.edu, jfarmer@asu.edu
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10:30 AM
SPRING MOUND FORMATION AND PRESERVATION: CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE QUATERNARY DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY OF DAKHLEH OASIS, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT
ADELSBERGER, Katherine A., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1169, One Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130 and SMITH, Jennifer R., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington Univ in St Louis, Campus Box 1169, One Brookings Drive, St Louis, MO 63130, katiea@levee.wustl.edu, katiea@levee.wustl.edu
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10:45 AM
LATE PLEISTOCENE GROUND-WATER DISCHARGE AT VALLEY WELLS, EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT, USA
PIGATI, Jeffrey S.1, MILLER, David M.2, REHEIS, Marith3 and MENGES, Christopher M.1, (1)Geologic Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 520 N. Park Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, jpigati@usgs.gov, jpigati@usgs.gov
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11:00 AM
TESTATE AMOEBAE AND POLLEN AS PALEO-INDICATORS OF SURFACE MOISTURE CHANGES AT LOBOI SWAMP, KENYA
GOMAN, Michelle F., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, ASHLEY, Gail M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, HOVER, Victoria C., Department of Geology, University of Louisiana-Lafayette, P.O. Box 44530, Lafayette, LA 70504, MUASYA, A. Muthama, Department of Botany, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, 7701 Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa and OWEN, R. Bernhart, Dept of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China, mg254@cornell.edu, mg254@cornell.edu
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11:15 AM
UNDERSTANDING NATURAL SULFUR BIOSIGNATURES FROM SULFIDIC SPRING MICROBIAL MATS BASED ON XANES SPECTROSCOPY, MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, AND STABLE ISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS
ENGEL, Annette S.1, PRANGE, Alexander2, LICHTENBERG, Henning3 and HORMES, Josef3, (1)Dept. Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E-235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (2)Mikrobiologie und Lebensmittelhygiene, Hochschule Niederrhein, and Louisiana State University, Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD), Mönchengladbach, 41065, Germany, (3)Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, and Louisiana State University (CAMD), Bonn, 53115, Germany, aengel@lsu.edu, aengel@lsu.edu
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11:30 AM
MICROBIALLY DOMINATED TERRESTRIAL HOT SPRING MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES IN KAMCHATKA RUSSIA: THE PRESENT IS THE KEY TO PAST
SCHROEDER, Paul A.1, BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA, Elizaveta2, COLMAN, Albert3, CROWE, Douglas E.1, KARPOV, Gennady4, KYLE, Jennifer1, ROBB, Frank3, ROMANEK, Christopher1, WIEGEL, Juergen5 and ZHANG, Chuanlun6, (1)Geology, Univ. Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2501, (2)Winogradsky Inst. of Microbiology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, (3)Center of Marine Biotechnology, Univ. Maryland, 701 E. Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21202, (4)Inst. Volcanology and Seismology, Far Eastern Russian Academy of Sciences, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, (5)Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, 30602-2605, (6)Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, 30602, schroe@uga.edu, schroe@uga.edu
 
11:45 AM
Poster Summaries for T38 poster session
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