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

Session No. 172
Tuesday, 30 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Geochemistry (Posters)

Authors will be present from 2:30 to 4:30 PM.

 

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DIAGENETIC SIGNAL VS BIOGENIC ULTRASTRUCTURE IN HYPERMINERALIZED FOSSIL FISH SCALES
MUTTER, Raoul Josua, Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, R.Mutter@nhm.ac.uk, R.Mutter@nhm.ac.uk
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MARCASITE DISSOLUTION KINETICS IN ACIDIC CONDITIONS
ASTA, Maria P.1, CAMA, Jordi1, TORRENTO, Clara1 and ACERO, Patricia2, (1)Environmental Geology, Institute of Earth Science "Jaume Almera", Lluis Sole i Sabaris s/n, Barcelona, 08028, Spain, (2)Department of Geology, University of Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna, 12, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain, mpasta@ija.csic.es, mpasta@ija.csic.es
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DIOPSIDE DISSOLUTION RATES AT EARTH SURFACE CONDITIONS IN ALKALINE SOLUTIONS
HALDER, Sougata, Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, P.O.Box 750395, Dallas, TX 75275 and WALTHER, John V., Dallas, TX 75275, shalder@smu.edu, shalder@smu.edu
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ICHTHYOCLASTS
MUTTER, Raoul Josua, Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, R.Mutter@nhm.ac.uk, R.Mutter@nhm.ac.uk
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EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE GROWTH OF A CALCIUM CARBONATE STALACTITE
BAHR, Leah M., Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 125 McNutt Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409, HOGAN, John, Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 127 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65401 and ATEKWANA, Eliot, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, lmbm88@umr.edu, lmbm88@umr.edu
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INFLUENCE OF PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE INVASION ON POREWATER CHEMISTRY IN A MICHIGAN PEATLAND
HAVEMAN, Melanie J., CUELLAR, Angel and KORETSKY, Carla M., Geosciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49007, melanie.j.haveman@wmich.edu, melanie.j.haveman@wmich.edu
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FORMATION WATER SIGNATURES OF THE FT WORTH BASIN RELEVANT TO GAS PRODUCTION FROM BARNETT SHALE
DAVIS, M. Kathleen, Shell Exploration and Production Company, 200 N. Dairy Ashford Rd, Houston, TX 77079 and EVENSEN, Joseph, Shell EP Solutions, 200 N. Dairy Ashford Rd, Houston, TX 77079, katie.davis@shell.com, katie.davis@shell.com
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LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY OF MINERALS: CARBONATES AND SILICATES
MCMILLAN, Nancy J., Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Box 30001, MSC 3AB, Las Cruces, NM 88003, HARMON, Russell S., U.S. Army Research Office, PO Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, DE LUCIA, F., Weapons and Materials Research Directorate, U.S. Army Rsch Lab, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD 21005 and MIZIOLEK, Andrzej, Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD 21005, russell.harmon@us.army.mil, russell.harmon@us.army.mil
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HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION OF BASALT IN THE HARTFORD BASIN
ALLEN, Douglas1, MARSHAND, Jerry2, ENGLEBRECHT, Will3 and MARTINI, Catherine3, (1)Geological Sciences, Salem State University, Salem, MA 01970, (2)Earth and Environment, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075, (3)Geological Sciences, Salem State College, 352 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA 01970, dallen@salemstate.edu, dallen@salemstate.edu
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CHANGES OF SALT LEVELS RESPONDING TO ROAD SALT APPLICATION IN WINTER RUNOFF WATER AND THE TREND OF SALT LEVEL IN THE DELAWARE RIVER
LUCARINO, Kelli, Geological, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 and SUN, Hongbing, Geological, Environmental, and Marine Sciences (GEMS), Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, hsun@rider.edu, hsun@rider.edu
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REGIONAL GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING OF NEW MEXICO, USA: NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC IMPLICATIONS
ZUMLOT, Taisser Y., Geological Sciences, University of Texas @ El Paso, 500 W University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968, GOODELL, Philip C., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968 and HOWARI, Fares M., Geological Science Department, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Ave, El Paso, Texas, TX 79968, tyzumlot@yahoo.com, tyzumlot@yahoo.com
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LIGHT AS A (SIBERIAN) FEATHER: USING FEATHER GEOCHEMISTRY TO INTERPRET BIRD BEHAVIOR AND MIGRATION IN WESTERN JAPAN
DETTMAN, David L., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 and KAMIYA, Kaname, Yonago Waterbird Sanctuary, Hikona-Shinden 655, Yonago, Tottori, 683-0855, Japan, dettman@email.arizona.edu, dettman@email.arizona.edu
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HAFNIUM ISOTOPIC MAPPING OF THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
ROONEY, Tyrone, Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, HANAN, Barry, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1020 and SINHA, Krishna, Virginia Polytechnic Inst & State Univ, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420, trooney@mail.sdsu.edu, trooney@mail.sdsu.edu
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CARBON-ISOTOPE VARIABILITY IN TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS: EXAMPLES FROM THE PALEOCENE AND EOCENE SEDIMENTS OF THE BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING (USA)
DIEFENDORF, Aaron F., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 210013, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, FREEMAN, Katherine H., Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, WING, Scott L., Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560 and SMITH, Francesca A., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, aaron.diefendorf@uc.edu, aaron.diefendorf@uc.edu
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SR ISOTOPES IN GROUNDWATER AS A STRATIGRAPHIC TRACER, YUCATAN, MEXICO
PERRY, Eugene, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, Davis Hall 312, DeKalb, IL 60115, PAYTAN, Adina, Dept. of Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, STOESSELL, Ronald K., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of New Orleans, Geology and Geophysics Department, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, WARD, William C., 26328 Autumn Glen, Boerne, TX 78006 and PEDERSEN, Bianca, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, Davis hall 312, Dekalb, IL 60115, perry@geol.niu.edu, perry@geol.niu.edu
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SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION OF SULFUR-CONTAINING MINERALS FROM HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED VOLCANIC ROCKS FOR STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS
BERRY, Cyrus J., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 964 Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and BREIT, George, US Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046, cjberry@usgs.gov, cjberry@usgs.gov
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INFLUENCE OF DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT ON COVARIATION OF OXYGEN AND CARBON ISOTOPES IN MARINE DOLOMITE CEMENTS
MOZLEY, Peter S.1, CAMPBELL, Andrew R.2 and LYNN, Richard D.1, (1)Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, mozley@nmt.edu, mozley@nmt.edu
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OPTIMIZATION OF FENTON-BASED TRICHLOROETHYLENE DECONTAMINATION BASED ON THE GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS OF THE PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT
LYNCH, Andrew Lee, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, 177 Anderson Hall, Lexington, KY 40506, andrew.lynch@uky.edu, andrew.lynch@uky.edu
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PRELIMINARY DIFFERENCES IN THE COMPOSITION AND GEOCHEMISTRY, BETWWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH ZONES OF THE LA ESCALERILLA PLUTON, SIERRA DE SAN LUIS, ARGENTINA
MOROSINI, Augusto, RAMOS, Gabriel and ORTÍZ SUÁREZ, Ariel, Departamento de Geología, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Ejército de Los Andes 950, San Luis, 5700, Argentina, gramos@unsl.edu.ar, gramos@unsl.edu.ar
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LEAD ISOTOPIC SIGNATURE OF CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERES IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA, AND ITS ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER MANTLE
SINHA, A. Krishna, Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Inst & State Univ, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420, HANAN, Barry, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, DOSSO, Laure, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Cedex, France and ROONEY, Tyrone, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, pitlab@vt.edu, pitlab@vt.edu
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AGE AND HF ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS OF DETRITAL ZIRCONS REVEAL CONTRASTS IN OROGENIC STYLE AND CRUSTAL GROWTH IN THE S. APPALACHIANS
MUELLER, Paul A., Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, KAMENOV, George, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32601, HEATHERINGTON, Ann L., Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32601 and RICHARDS, Joshua L., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, pamueller@ufl.edu, pamueller@ufl.edu
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CONCENTRATION OF IRON AND MANGANESE JUST AFTER THE PALEOPROTEROZOIC GLACIATIONS
KANAI, Ken1, HIRAI, Takemaru2, TAJIKA, Eiichi3, TADA, Ryuji4, SEKINE, Yasuhito5, GOTO, Kazuhisa6 and YAMAMOTO, Shinji2, (1)Earth&Planetary Science, Univ. of Tokyo, 4-32-22, Chofugaoka, Chofu, 182-0021, Japan, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The Univ of Tokyo, Sci. Build. #5, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan, (4)Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, (5)Complexity Science and Engineering, Univ. of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo,Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan, (6)Disaster Control Research Center, Tohoku University, 6-6-11-1106 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan, ken_kanai77@yahoo.co.jp, ken_kanai77@yahoo.co.jp
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THERMODYNAMICS OF BORAX-TINCALCONITE EQUILIBRIUM
RUHL, Laura S.1, NEUHOFF, Philip S.1 and HOVIS, Guy L.2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, (2)Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042, lruhl@ufl.edu, lruhl@ufl.edu
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GEOCHEMISTRY AND ISOTOPIC STUDIES OF THE NEOPROTEROZOIC SAWAWIN BANDED IRON FORMATION, SAUDI ARABIA
MUKHERJEE, Sumit, STERN, Robert and MANTON, William, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, MS FO21, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, sumit.mukherjee@student.utdallas.edu, sumit.mukherjee@student.utdallas.edu
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GEOCHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH SHORTENING STRUCTURES IN THE MEXICAN FOLD-THRUST BELT (CENTRAL MEXICO)
NAVA-URREGO, Lizeth, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Imán 660, Ed. 23B Depto 004, México, 04720, Mexico, FITZ-DIAZ, Elisa, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219 and TOLSON, Gustavo, Instituto de Geologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Cd. Universitaria, Mexico DF, 04510, Mexico, aniuk2892@hotmail.com, aniuk2892@hotmail.com
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TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY OF A STURTIAN CAP DOLOSTONE IN THE SCOUT MOUNTAIN MEMBER OF THE POCATELLO FORMATION: EVIDENCE FOR OCEAN ANOXIA FOLLOWING LOW LATITUDE GLACIATION
MEYER, Edward E.1, BOSTICK, Benjamin C.1, LANDIS, Joshua D.2, QUICKSALL, Andrew N.1 and LINK, Paul K.3, (1)Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB 6105, Hanover, NH 03755, (2)Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, (3)Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, PO Box 8072, Pocatello, ID 83209, emeyer@dartmouth.edu, emeyer@dartmouth.edu
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ARSENIAN PYRITE: THE MOST IMPORTANT SOLID ARSENIC PHASE IN GROUNDWATER UNDER SULFATE-REDUCING CONDITIONS
DHAKAL, Prakash1, SAUNDERS, James1, LEE, Ming-Kuo1 and SAVAGE, Kaye2, (1)Geology and Geography, Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, (2)Environmental Studies, Wofford College, 429 N. Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29303, dhakapr@auburn.edu, dhakapr@auburn.edu
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USING ORGANIC CARBON-U CORRELATIONS IN BLACK SHALES TO CONSTRAIN BASIN-SCALE PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS
PARSELL, Mindi J. and CRUSE, Anna M., School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078-3031, mindit@okstate.edu, mindit@okstate.edu
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HYDROGEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS ON MINERAL WEATHERING AND MASS TRANSPORT IN A FORESTED WATERSHED, UPPER JAMES RIVER, VIRGINIA
SZRAMEK, Kathryn, Environmental Science and Policy, Drake University, 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311 and FOX, Nicholas, Geology, Washington and Lee University, 204 West Washington St, Lexington, VA 24450, kathryn.szramek@drake.edu, kathryn.szramek@drake.edu
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WAX ESTERS SYNTHESIZED BY ACIDOPHILIC EUKARYOTE EUGLENA MUTABILIS, A BIOCHEMICAL RELICS OF THE ANAEROBIC PAST OF THE EARTH?
FANG, Jiasong, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, 360 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, DAS GUPTA, Shamik, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, HASIOTIS, Stephen T., Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, BRAKE, Sandra, Dept. of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, MCLEAN, Mary Ann, Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809 and BAZYLINSKI, Dennis, School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, jsfang@iastate.edu, jsfang@iastate.edu
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A NEW COMBINED APPROACH FOR BEDROCK INCISION ANALYSIS: GEOCHEMISTRY AND HYDRAULIC MODELLING. APPLICATION TO LOIRE RIVER (FRANCE)
TOMBOZAFY, Mamy1, MIMOUN, Djamel2, BATTON-HUBERT, Mireille2, GRAILLOT, Didier1 and GARCIA, Daniel1, (1)France, 42100, France, (2)France, 42100, tombozafy@emse.fr, tombozafy@emse.fr
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APPLICATION OF WATER GEOCHEMISTRY IN DECIPHERING CHEMICAL WEATHERING, FLINT HILLS, EASTERN KANSAS
CAO, Hongsheng, Department of Geology, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260, elmcao@hotmail.com, elmcao@hotmail.com
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SPECIATION OF SELENIUM ASSOCIATED WITH COAL-COMBUSTION BY-PRODUCTS USING HPLC-ICPMS
HORVATH, Lisa M.1, VESPER, Dorothy J.1, THOMPSON, Robert L.2 and SCHROEDER, Karl T.3, (1)Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506, (2)DOE-NETL Site Support Contractor, Parsons, Inc, PO Box 618, South Park, PA 15129, (3)National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940, lhorvath@mix.wvu.edu, lhorvath@mix.wvu.edu
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RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY POROSITY WITHIN FRESHWATER LENSES OF CARBONATE ISLANDS
MOORE, Paul J.1, MARTIN, Jonathan B.1 and MYLROIE, John2, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, pjm13@ufl.edu, pjm13@ufl.edu
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REASSESSING THE SOURCE OF THE COLORADO MINERAL BELT USING THE WINDY GAP CONGLOMERATE
BAILLEY, Treasure L., Geological Sciences and CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 and FARMER, G. Lang, Dept. of Geological Sciences and CIRES, University of Colorado, Campus Box 399, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, Treasure.Bailley@Colorado.EDU, Treasure.Bailley@Colorado.EDU
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A LABORATORY STUDY OF MINERAL WEATHERING AND INTER-STORM PERIODS IN SOILS
HLOHOWSKYJ, Stephan and AMRHEIN, Christopher, Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, shloh001@ucr.edu, shloh001@ucr.edu
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ANOMALOUS OSMIUM ISOTOPIC RATIOS IN SEDIMENTARY SULFIDES FROM THE VIRGINIA FORMATION PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF INTERACTION WITH MAGMATIC FLUIDS DERIVED FROM THE DULUTH COMPLEX, MIDCONTINENT RIFT SYSTEM
WILLIAMS, Curtis D.1, RIPLEY, Edward M.2 and LI, Chusi2, (1)Geology, Indiana University, 1001 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 E. 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, cuwillia@indiana.edu, cuwillia@indiana.edu
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GEOCHEMISTRY AND ISOTOPES OF GLACIER ICE CORES FROM MEXICAN MOUNTAINS
CARRILLO-CHÁVEZ, Alejandro1, LEVRESSE, Gilles2, PONCE, Gabriela3, DEL ROSAL, Antonio2 and CARREON-FREYRE, Dora2, (1)Centro de Geociencias, UNAM, Carr. Qro-SLP, km 15, Juriquilla, Queretaro, 76230, Mexico, (2)Geociencias, UNAM, Campus Juriquilla, Queretaro, 76230, Mexico, (3)Depto. Geologia, Univ. de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, 76230, Mexico, ambiente@geociencias.unam.mx, ambiente@geociencias.unam.mx