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Session No. 277
Wednesday, 3 November 2010: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4AB (Colorado Convention Center)

Recent Advances in Mineralogy and Petrology

 

Rachel Beane and Sheila J. Seaman, Chairs
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Start Time
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1:30 PM
WATER IN NOMINALLY ANHYDROUS LOWER CRUSTAL MINERALS AS A FLUX FOR ANATEXIS
SEAMAN, Sheila J., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003, WILLIAMS, Michael, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003-9297 and KOTEAS, Christopher, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, sjs@geo.umass.edu, sjs@geo.umass.edu
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1:45 PM
MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY AND 87SR/86SR AND εNd ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS OF VOLCANIC CLASTS FROM THE SHINARUMP MEMBER, UPPER TRIASSIC CHINLE FORMATION
OBERLING, Zachary A., Geology Program, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, RIGGS, N.R., School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4099, BARTH, Andrew, Earth Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202 and WALKER, J. Douglas, Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, zao3@nau.edu, zao3@nau.edu
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2:00 PM
UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS OF MAFIC-SILICIC MAGMA INTERACTIONS IN THE ISLE AU HAUT IGNEOUS COMPLEX, MAINE
PATWARDHAN, Kaustubh, Department of Geology, Bucknell University, 701 Moore Avenue, Lewisburg, PA 17837 and MARSH, Bruce D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 301 Olin Hall, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, kp014@bucknell.edu, kp014@bucknell.edu
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2:15 PM
ORIGIN OF QUARTZ CLUSTERS IN THE VINALHAVEN GRANITE, MAINE
BEANE, Rachel J., Earth and Oceanographic Science, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011 and WIEBE, R.A., Geology, UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616, rbeane@bowdoin.edu, rbeane@bowdoin.edu
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2:30 PM
VARIATION IN OXYGEN FUGACITY DURING COOLING OF THE EAST HILL SUITE, MONT SAINT-HILAIRE, QUEBEC, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINOPYROXENE COMPOSITIONAL TRENDS
TICE, Peter E., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakefront, New Orleans, LA 70148, waldgolem@yahoo.com, waldgolem@yahoo.com
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2:45 PM
UNDERSTANDING MINERAL TEXTURES, LITHOLOGIC RELATIONS, AND PLUTON WALL-ROCK INTERACTIONS THROUGH BULK AND MINERAL COMPOSITIONS AT HOLCOMB ROCK DAM, VIRGINIA
LOW, P.C.1, FLOWERS, E.L.1, STIER, N.E.1 and SEAMAN, Sheila J.2, (1)Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, Science Addition, Lexington, VA 24450, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, lowp@wlu.edu, lowp@wlu.edu
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3:00 PM
POTENTIAL FOR BADDELEYITE IN U-PB DATING OF MAFIC ALKALINE ROCKS FROM THE BALCONES IGNEOUS PROVINCE, TEXAS
SMITH, Kathleen F., Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W Campbell, Richardson, TX 75080, kfs081000@utdallas.edu, kfs081000@utdallas.edu
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3:15 PM
GEOCHEMISTRY AND TECTONIC SETTING OF METAVOLCANICS AND ASSOCIATED AMPHIBOLITES IN THE PALEOPROTEROZOIC WINNEBA-KIBI VOLCANIC BELT OF GHANA
DAMPARE, Samuel B.1, SHIBATA, Tsugio1, ASIEDU, Daniel K.2, OKANO, Osamu1, MANU, Johnson2 and KUTU, Jacob2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Okayama University, 1-1, Tsushima-Naka 3-Chome, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan, (2)Department of Geology, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 58, Legon-Accra, Ghana, dampare@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp, dampare@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
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3:30 PM
TRACKING KERGUELEN PLUME RELATED SOURCE FOR SAMCHAMPI-SAMTERAN ALKALINE COMPLEX, MIKIR HILLS, NORTHEASTERN INDIA: IMPLICATIONS FROM SR-ND ISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS
SAHA, Abhishek1, RAY, Jyotisankar1, GANGULY, Sohini1, KOEBERL, Christian2 and THONI, Martin3, (1)Department of Geology, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India, (2)Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, also of the Natural History Museum, Burgring 7, A-1010 Vienna, Austria, (3)Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, asaha.geocal@gmail.com, asaha.geocal@gmail.com
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3:45 PM
ARRESTED CO-CONTAMINATION OF DOLERITE AND GRANITIC MUSH, FERRAR IGNEOUS COMPLEX, ANTARCTICA
CURRIER, Ryan M., MARSH, Bruce D. and MITTAL, Tushar, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Olin Hall, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, rcurrie5@jhu.edu, rcurrie5@jhu.edu
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4:00 PM
FAR INFRARED STUDY OF OCTAHEDRAL SHEET COMPOSITION ON THE K+-LAYER INTERACTIONS IN SYNTHETIC PHLOGOPITES
SCHROEDER, Paul A., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field St., Athens, GA 30602-2501, DIAZ, Magali, 1INRA, Unité de Science du Sol, route de Saint Cyr, Versailles cedex, 78026, France, ROBERT, Jean-Louis, Isto, Umr 6113, A, rue de la Férollerie, Orléans Cedex, 45071, France and PROST, René, INRA, Unité de Science du Sol, route de Saint Cyr, Versailles cedex, 78026, France, schroe@uga.edu, schroe@uga.edu
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4:15 PM
REVERSIBLE DISPLACIVE PHASE TRANSITIONS OF SIO2 α-CRISTOBALITE AND BEHOITE, BE(OH)2
BARKLEY, Madison C., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721-007, DERA, Przemyslaw, Gsecars, University of Chicago, 9700 S. Cass Ave, Building 434A, Argonne, IL 60439 and DOWNS, Robert T., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 East 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, barkleym@email.arizona.edu, barkleym@email.arizona.edu
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