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Session No. 132
Monday, 1 November 2010: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 601 (Colorado Convention Center)

T35. Critical Metals (REE, In, Te, Nb, Ta, Ga, Li, etc.) for the New Energy Future

Society of Economic Geologists; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

Yasushi Watanabe and Murray W. Hitzman, Advocates
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1:30 PM
CRITICAL METALS FOR THE NEW ENERGY FUTURE
WATANABE, Yasushi, Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, AIST, AIST Central 7, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan and HITZMAN, Murray W., Chair, National Research Council Committ on Induced Seismicity Potential and Dept. Geology & Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, y-watanabe@aist.go.jp, y-watanabe@aist.go.jp
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1:45 PM
CAMBRIAN AND MISSISSIPPIAN MAGMATISM ASSOCIATED WITH NEODYMIUM-ENRICHED RARE EARTH AND THORIUM MINERALIZATION, LEMHI PASS DISTRICT, IDAHO
GILLERMAN, Virginia S., Idaho Geological Survey, 322 E. Front St., Ste. 242, Boise, ID 83702, SCHMITZ, M.D., Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, JERCINOVIC, Michael J., Dept. of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003-9297 and REED, Richard, IEG, Boise, ID 83706, vgillerm@uidaho.edu, vgillerm@uidaho.edu
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2:00 PM
COMPLEX VEIN RELATIONSHIPS AND ORIGIN OF THE HOIDAS LAKE REE DEPOSIT, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
HALPIN, Kimberley1, ANSDELL, Kevin M.2 and PEARSON, John1, (1)Great Western Minerals Group Ltd, 226 Cardinal Crescent, Saskatoon, SK S7L 6H8, Canada, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, kevin.ansdell@usask.ca, kevin.ansdell@usask.ca
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2:15 PM
THE MESOPROTEROZOIC STEENKAMPSKRAAL RARE-EARTH ELEMENT DEPOSIT IN NAMAQUALAND, SOUTH AFRICA
KNOPER, M.W., Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa, mknoper@uj.ac.za, mknoper@uj.ac.za
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2:30 PM
MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE MUSHGAI KHUDAG REE DEPOSIT, MONGOLIA
SANEMATSU, Kenzo1, KON, Yoshiaki2, HIRANO, Hideo1 and WATANABE, Yasushi3, (1)Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 7, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan, (2)Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, Geological Survey of Japan, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, AIST Tsukuba Central 7, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan, (3)Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, AIST, AIST Central 7, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan, k-sanematsu@aist.go.jp, k-sanematsu@aist.go.jp
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2:45 PM
CHARACTERIZATION OF A ULTRA HIGH PURITY QUARTZ DEPOSIT, SPRUCE PINE MINING DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA
SUSINA, Dana L., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602-2501, SWANSON, Samuel E., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 and CHRISTIANSEN, W., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, dsusina@uga.edu, dsusina@uga.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
THE NECHALACHO HEAVY RARE EARTH AND RARE METAL DEPOSIT, THOR LAKE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA
WILLIAMS-JONES, A.E.1, HEILIGMANN, M.1, SHEARD, E.2, MACWILLIAM, K.1, PEDERSEN, C.J.3, MERCER, W.3 and TRUEMAN, D.3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University St, Montreal, QC H3A 2A7, Canada, (2)Aurum Geological Services, Unit S/C Kells Business Park, Virginia Road, Kells, CO Meath, Ireland, (3)Suite 1901, 130 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON H5M3P5, Canada, willyj@eps.mcgill.ca, willyj@eps.mcgill.ca
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3:30 PM
FORMATION PROCESS OF ZIRCON ASSOCIATED WITH REE FLUOROCARBONATE AND NIOBIUM MINERALS AT THE NECHALACHO REE DEPOSIT IN THE THOR LAKE SYENITE, CANADA
HOSHINO, Mihoko, Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 7, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan, WATANABE, Yasushi, Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, AIST, AIST Central 7, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan, MURAKAMI, Hiroyasu, Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, AIST, AIST Central 7, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan and KON, Yoshiaki, Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, Geological Survey of Japan, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, AIST Tsukuba Central 7, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan, hoshino-m@aist.go.jp, hoshino-m@aist.go.jp
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3:45 PM
PROVENANCE DETERMINATION OF CONFLICT MINERALS BY LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY: THE EXAMPLE OF COLUMBITE-TANTALITE
SHUGHRUE, Katrina, Department of Chemistry, Juniata College, 1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon, PA, PA 16652, WISE, Michael, Mineral Sciences, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution, 10th St. & Constitution Ave. N.W, Washington, DC 20560-119, REMUS, Jeremiah, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Clarkson University, Box 5720, Potsdam, NY 13699, HARMON, Russell S., Army Research Office, PO Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 and HARK, Richard R., Dept. of Chemistry, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652, russell.harmon@us.army.mil, russell.harmon@us.army.mil
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4:00 PM
RAPID QUANTITATIVE ANALYSES OF REE AND TRACE ELEMENTS IN 1:10 XRF GLASSBEAD USING LA-ICPMS
KON, Yoshiaki1, MURAKAMI, Hiroyasu1, HITRATA, Takafumi2, TAKAGI, Tetsuichi1 and WATANABE, Yasushi1, (1)Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, AIST, AIST Central 7, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan, (2)Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan, yoshiaki-kon@aist.go.jp, yoshiaki-kon@aist.go.jp
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4:15 PM
ORIGIN OF MO AND W METALLOGENIC PROVINCES
TAKAGI, Tetsuichi, Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Sci and Technology, Central-7, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan and TSUKIMURA, Katsuhiro, Institute for Geo-resources and environment, AIST, Tsukuba Central 7, Higashi, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan, takagi-t@aist.go.jp, takagi-t@aist.go.jp
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4:30 PM
SO-CALLED “ION-ADSORPTION TYPE” REE DEPOSITS FOUND IN WEATHERED CRUST OF ILMENITE-SERIES GRANITE IN NORTHERN VIETNAM
MENTANI, Tatsuhiko, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan, OHMURA, Taihei, WATANABE, Yasushi, Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, AIST, AIST Central 7, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan and URABE, Tetsuro, mentani@eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp, mentani@eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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4:45 PM
INDIUM RESOURCES AND METALLOGENY IN JAPAN, CHINA AND BOLIVIA
MURAKAMI, Hiroyasu and ISHIHARA, Shunso, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, AIST Central 7, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan, h-murakami@aist.go.jp, h-murakami@aist.go.jp
 
5:00 PM
Discussion
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