2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 238
Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T136. Sulfates in the Solar System

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

 

Stephen E. Grasby and Penny Morris, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:10 AM
Microbial Sulfur Fractionation in Natural Springs - Implications for Archean Seawater Chemistry
GRASBY, Stephen E., Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, 3303 33rd St. NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada, KROUSE, H. Roy, Physics and Astronomy, Univ of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, CARON, Marie Eve, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada and RYAN, M.C., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Calgary, 2500 University Drive Northwest, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, sgrasby@gsc.nrcan.gc.ca, sgrasby@gsc.nrcan.gc.ca
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8:25 AM
Microbial Diversity in Cold Saline Perennial Sulfur Springs of the Canadian High Arctic
NIEDERBERGER, Thomas1, PERREAULT, N.N.2, NADEAU, J.3, MIELKE, R.E.4, GREER, C.W.2, ANDERSEN, Dale T.5, POLLARD, Wayne H.6 and WHYTE, L.G.1, (1)Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Macdonald Campus, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X 3V9, Canada, (2)Montreal, H4P 2R2, (3)Montreal, H3A 2B4, (4)Pasadena, CA 91109, (5)Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life IN the Universe, 189 Bernardo Ave, Suite 100, Mountain View, CA 94043, (6)Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2K6, Canada, thomas.niederberger@mail.mcgill.ca, thomas.niederberger@mail.mcgill.ca
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8:40 AM
Extremophile Microorganism Communities In Sulfates and Other Sulfur Minerals: Models for Mars and Other Solar System Bodies
BOSTON, Penelope J., Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, SPILDE, Michael N., Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2050, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and NORTHUP, Diana E., Biology Department, Univ of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, pboston@nmt.edu, pboston@nmt.edu
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9:00 AM
Sulfur, Sulfates, and Fossils In Acid Saline Deposits In Western Australia and Chile: Clues for Understanding Mars
BENISON, Kathleen C., Department of Geology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 and BOWEN, Brenda Beitler, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47906, benis1kc@cmich.edu, benis1kc@cmich.edu
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9:15 AM
Comparison of Evaporite Microbial Films from the Bahamas and the Dead Sea
MORRIS, Penny, Geology Department, Univ of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX 77002, BRIGMON, Robin L., Aiken, SC 29808 and SMITH, Garriet W., Aiken, SC 29801, smithres@usca.edu, smithres@usca.edu
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9:35 AM
Evaporite Environments on Earth as a Potential Mars Analogue
MORRIS, P.A., Natural Science, University of Houston-Downtown, 1 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, BRIGMON, Robin, Westinghouse Savannah River Co, Aiken, SC 29808 and SMITH, G., University of South Carolina, Aikin, SC 29208, smithp@uhd.edu, smithp@uhd.edu
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9:50 AM
Petrography Reveals That Acid-Precipitated Halite and Gypsum Preserve Small Fossils Well
BENISON, Kathleen C., Department of Geology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, benis1kc@cmich.edu, benis1kc@cmich.edu
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