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. 132
Sunday, 5 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T93. Environmental Mineralogy

Mineralogical Society of America; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

 

Peter J. Heaney and Jeffrey E. Post, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Mineralogical Study for a Safer and Cleaner World: The Study of Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Crystalline Nuclear Waste Forms
XU, Huifang, Geoscience, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706 and WANG, Yifeng, P. O. Box, MS 0779, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0779, hfxu@geology.wisc.edu, hfxu@geology.wisc.edu
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8:15 AM
Amphibole Asbestos Contamination of Soil In Libby, Montana from a Former Vermiculite Mine, or Not?
GUNTER, Mickey E., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, MS 443022, Moscow, ID 83844, mgunter@uidaho.edu, mgunter@uidaho.edu
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8:30 AM
Cadmium Adsorption on Mixed Mineral Assemblages of Kaolinite, Silica and Hydrous Ferric Oxide
SCHALLER, Melinda S., Geosciences Department, Western Michigan University, 1121 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 and KORETSKY, Carla M., Geosciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49007, melinda.s.schaller@wmich.edu, melinda.s.schaller@wmich.edu
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8:45 AM
Effects of Particle Size on Arsenic Speciation, Distribution, and Bioavailability in Mine Wastes
KIM, Christopher S.1, MILLER, Stefanie R.1, WILSON, Kimberly M.2, SUGIHARA, Eric1 and RYTUBA, James J.3, (1)Department of Chemistry, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866, (2)Program in Environmental Sciences, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866, (3)US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, cskim@chapman.edu, cskim@chapman.edu
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9:00 AM
Arsenic Cycling during Chlorine Oxidation of Pyrite from the St. Peter Sandstone Aquifer, Eastern Wisconsin
WEST, Nicole, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, SCHREIBER, Madeline, Dept. of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420 and GOTKOWITZ, Madeline, Wisconsin Geol and Nat History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705, nrenwest@vt.edu, nrenwest@vt.edu
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9:15 AM
Geochemistry of Scorodite-Bearing Hardpan and Its Significance to Arsenic Cycling at a Former Gold Mine
DESISTO, Stephanie L.1, JAMIESON, Heather E.1 and PARSONS, Michael B.2, (1)Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, (2)Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada, desisto@geoladm.geol.queensu.ca, desisto@geoladm.geol.queensu.ca
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9:30 AM
Cu Isotope Fractionation during Dissolution of Cu Sulfide Minerals: Assessing Metal Sources in Acid Mine Drainage with Isotope Analysis and Time-Resolved Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction
WALL, Andrew J., Geosciences Division, Office of Research and Development, National Energy Technology Laboratory - U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, HEANEY, Peter J., Dept. of Geosciences, Penn State University, 309 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, MATHUR, Ryan, Department of Geology, Juniata College, 1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652 and POST, Jeffrey E., Dept. of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, NHB 119, PO Box 37012, Washington DC, DC 20560, andywall@pitt.edu, andywall@pitt.edu
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9:45 AM
Quantifying Mineralogical Transformations of Ferrihydrite Sulfidization in Microcapillary Columns by Rietveld Refinements Using In Situ Synchrotron-Based WAXS
QUICKSALL, Andrew N., BOSTICK, Benjamin C. and SIEGFRIED, Matthew R., Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, aquick@dartmouth.edu, aquick@dartmouth.edu
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10:00 AM
Mineralogical Changes during Ferrihydrite Sulfidization and Its Impact on Metal Behavior
HE, Y. Thomas1, WILSON, John T.2 and WILKIN, Rick T.2, (1)Groundwater and Ecosystems Restoration Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, 919 Kerr Research Drive, Ada, OK 74820, (2)Groundwater and Ecosystems Restoration Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, 919 Kerr Research Drive, Ada, OK 74820, he.yongtian@epa.gov, he.yongtian@epa.gov
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10:15 AM
Observations of Silicates in Both Retarding and Accelerating the Oxidation of Pyritic Sulfide in the Soil Environment
THOMAS, Joan E., FEL division, Jefferson lab, 12050 Jefferson Ave, Suite 602, Newport News, VA 23606, WEBER, Paul, Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd, PO Box 1303, Christchurch, 8013, New Zealand, SMART, Roger St.C, ACeSSS, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia, SKINNER, William, IWRI, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia and SCHUMANN, Russell, IWRI, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, thomasj@jlab.org, thomasj@jlab.org
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10:30 AM
Layered Manganese Oxide Stream Deposits In Spring Creek, Tennessee
JOHNSON, Elizabeth A.1, MEANS, Brent2, BORDWELL, Kathy1 and POST, Jeffrey E.3, (1)Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences, James Madison University, MSC 6903, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, (2)Pittsburgh Field Division, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Harrisburg Transportation Center, 415 Market Street, Suite 3C, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (3)Dept. of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, NHB 119, PO Box 37012, Washington DC, DC 20560, johns2ea@jmu.edu, johns2ea@jmu.edu
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10:45 AM
Zn Surface Complexes on Birnessite. A Density Functional Theory Study
KWON, Kideok, Geochemistry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 140 Mulford Hall #3114, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, REFSON, Keith, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, United Kingdom and SPOSITO, Garrison, Geochemistry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 137 Mulford Hall #3114, Berkeley, CA 94720, kkwon@nature.berkeley.edu, kkwon@nature.berkeley.edu
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11:00 AM
The Origin of Nano-Scale Stability Reversals in Titanium Oxide Minerals
HUMMER, Daniel R., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, HEANEY, Peter J., Dept. of Geosciences, Penn State University, 309 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, KUBICKI, James D., Dept. of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 335 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802-2712 and POST, Jeffrey E., Dept. of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, dhummer@geosc.psu.edu, dhummer@geosc.psu.edu
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11:15 AM
Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of Autunite Dissolution
WELLMAN, Dawn M.1, ARVIDSON, Rolf S.2, DAVIS, Kevin J.2 and LUTTGE, Andreas3, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, (2)Department of Earth Science MS-126, Rice University, 6100 S Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, (3)Dept. of Earth Science, Rice Univ, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, dawn.wellman@pnl.gov, dawn.wellman@pnl.gov
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11:30 AM
Mineralogical and Hydrochemical Behaviour of a DAS-Passive Treatment System In SW Spain
CARABALLO MONGE, Manuel Antonio, Geology, University of Huelva, Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas s/n, Huelva, 21071, Spain, MACÍAS SUÁREZ, Francisco, Geology, Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas s/n, Huelva, 21071, Spain, RÖTTING, Tobias, Sir Joseph Swan Institute for Energy Research, 3rd Floor Devonshire Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NIETO LIÑÁN, José Miguel, Geology, University of Huelva, Avda. Fuerzas Armadas s/n, Huelva, 21071, Spain and AYORA IBAÑEZ, Carlos, Institute of Earth Sciences “Jaume Almera”, CSIC, Lluís Solé y Sabarís, s/n, Barcelona, Spain, manuel.caraballo@dgeo.uhu.es, manuel.caraballo@dgeo.uhu.es
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11:45 AM
Pedotransfer Functions to Estimate Phosphate Maximum Adsorption Capacity for the B-Horizon of Soils from the State of Paraná, Brazil
COSTA, Antonio C.S.1, SOUZA JUNIOR, Ivan G.1, BATISTA, Marcelo A.1, BIGHAM, Jerry M.2 and VILLAR, Cesar C.1, (1)Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Av. Colombo 5790, Maringá, 87020-190, Brazil, (2)School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, 420A Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd, Columbus, OH 43210, antoniocscosta@gmail.com, antoniocscosta@gmail.com
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