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. 265
Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T24. Lakes in Extreme Environments: Earth and Beyond

GSA Limnogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

 

David B. Finkelstein and Thomas R. Kulp, Advocates
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1:30 PM
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1:45 PM
The Role of Minor Alkali Elements in the Evolution of Closed-Basin Lakes
WITHEROW, Rebecca A., School of Earth Sciences, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, 108 Scott Hall, 1090 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1002 and LYONS, W. Berry, School of Earth Sciences, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, 108K Scott Hall, 1090 Carmack Rd, Columbus, OH 43210, witherow.9@osu.edu, witherow.9@osu.edu
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2:00 PM
Late Holocene Ikaite Pseudomorphs In a Saline Lake In the Northern Great Plains, Canada
GINN, Fawn M. and LAST, William M., Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba, 125 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada, fm_ginn@umanitoba.ca, fm_ginn@umanitoba.ca
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2:15 PM
Green River Formation Sodium Carbonate Minerals and Elevated Eocene PCO2
LOWENSTEIN, Tim K. and LACLAIR, Deidre, Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, lowenst@binghamton.edu, lowenst@binghamton.edu
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2:30 PM
Spectral Properties of Chemical Sediments in Modern Acid Saline Lakes and Implications for Mars
BOWEN, Brenda Beitler1, BELL, Julianne1, BENISON, Kathleen2 and STORY, Stacy1, (1)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Central Michigan University, 314 Brooks Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, bbowen@purdue.edu, bbowen@purdue.edu
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2:45 PM
Walker Lake, Nevada Stromatolites: An in-Depth Study of Texture, Growth Rate, and Morphology
PETRYSHYN, Victoria A.1, CORSETTI, Frank A.1, BERELSON, Will1, BEAUMONT, Will2 and FOUCH, Brenda, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)Keck Carbon Cycle AMS, Univerisity of California - Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, petryshy@usc.edu, petryshy@usc.edu
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3:00 PM
Stromatolites in High-Altitude Andean Lakes of Catamarca Province (Argentina): An Astrobiological Analogue to Life in Extreme Environments?
GOMEZ, Fernando J.1, KAH, Linda C.1 and ASTINI, Ricardo A.2, (1)Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (2)Cátedra de Estratigrafía y Geología Histórica, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, X5016GCA, Argentina, fgomez@efn.uncor.edu, fgomez@efn.uncor.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
Carbonate Precipitating Cyanobacterial Microbial Mats in the Saline, Alkaline Lakes of the Cariboo Plateau, B.C. as Analogues of Stromatolite Forming Communities
BRADY, Allyson L.1, SLATER, Greg F.1, DRUSCHEL, Gregory2 and LIM, Darlene S.S.3, (1)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, (2)Department of Geology, University of Vermont, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405, (3)Space Science and Astrobiology Division, NASA Ames Research Centre, Mail-Stop 245-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000, bradyal@mcmaster.ca, bradyal@mcmaster.ca
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3:45 PM
The Science and Exploration of Pavilion Lake, Canada: A View to the Past and Our Future
LIM, Darlene Sze Shien1, LAVAL, Bernard2, SLATER, Greg F.3, SHEPARD, Rebekah4, BRADY, Allyson L.5, GERNHARDT, Michael6, REID, Donnie2, FORREST, Alex2, NUYTTEN, Phil7 and MCKAY, C.P.8, (1)NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000, (2)Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (3)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, (4)Department of Geology, Univ of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, (5)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilon, ON L8S4K1, (6)NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (7)Nuytco Research, Vancouver, BC V7L 1B4, Canada, (8)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, Darlene.Lim@nasa.gov, Darlene.Lim@nasa.gov
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4:00 PM
Biomarker Analysis of Phototrophs in Fayetteville Green Lake, NY
SMITH, Derek, Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 206 Fairchild Bldg HB 6105, Hanover, NH 03755 and SCOTT, James, Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 223 Steele Bldg HB 6105, Hanover, NH 03755, Derek.A.Smith@Dartmouth.edu, Derek.A.Smith@Dartmouth.edu
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4:15 PM
Distribution of Archaeal and Bacterial Tetraether Membrane Lipids in the Lakes of Taylor Valley, Antarctica
JARAULA, Caroline1, SCHOUTEN, Stefan2, HOPMANS, Ellen2, DORAN, Peter3 and KENIG, Fabien4, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Science and Engineering Bldg, 845 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607, (2)Marine Biogeochemistry and Toxicology, Netherlands Institute for Sea Rsch, PO BOX 59, Den Burg, 1790 AB, Netherlands, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, M/C 186, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607-7059, cjarau1@uic.edu, cjarau1@uic.edu
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4:30 PM
Evolution of Wax Esters as Storage Lipids in Microbial Mats
FINKELSTEIN, David B., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, BRASSELL, Simon C., Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405 and PRATT, Lisa, Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, dfinkels@utk.edu, dfinkels@utk.edu
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