CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

Session No. 247
Wednesday, 12 October 2011: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall C (Minneapolis Convention Center)

Mineralogy/Crystallography (Posters)

Authors will be present from 2 to 4 PM, and 4:30 to 6 PM.

 

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TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM) INVESTIGATIONS REVEAL MICROTEXTURE AND NANOTEXTURE COMPLEXITY IN NATIVE COPPER FROM NORTHERN MICHIGAN'S KEWEENAW PENINSULA
BURKE, Michelle, Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 250 S. Patterson Avenue, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, FISCHER, Timothy B., Geology Department, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056 and KREKELER, Mark P.S., Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University-Hamilton, Hamilton, OH 45011, burkeml2@miamioh.edu, burkeml2@miamioh.edu
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DETERMINATION OF Fe3+/FeTotal IN AMPHIBOLES USING THE ELECTRON MICROPROBE
LAMB, William M.1, GUILLEMETTE, Renald N.2, POPP, Robert K.2, CHMIEL, Gregory J.3 and FRITZ, Steven J.4, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, (3)PRIME Laboratory, Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Layfayette, IN 47907, (4)Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Layfayette, IN 47907, w-lamb@geos.tamu.edu, w-lamb@geos.tamu.edu
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SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS OF NANOCRYSTALLINE FAYALITE (Fe2SiO4)
DEANGELIS, Michael T.1, RONDINONE, Adam J.2, PAWEL, Michelle D.2, LABOTKA, Theodore C.1 and ANOVITZ, Lawrence3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Dr, Knoxville, TN 37920, (2)Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6493, (3)Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, MS 6110, P.O. Box 2008, Bldg. 4500S, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, mdeangel@utk.edu, mdeangel@utk.edu
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VAPOR PHASE ORIGIN OF SPLENDID MINERALS IN VUGS IN VOLCANIC ROCKS
HOLLABAUGH, Curtis L., Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, chollaba@westga.edu, chollaba@westga.edu
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139
MINERALOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF WETLAND SOILS DEVELOPED IN A DISTURBED LANDSCAPE OF AN EMERGENCY SPILLWAY AT CAESAR CREEK STATE PARK, SOUTHWEST OHIO
KLOPFSTEIN, Megan, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, FISCHER, Timothy B., Geology Department, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056 and KREKELER, Mark, Department of Geology, Miami University, Hamilton, OH 45011, klopfsmn@muohio.edu, klopfsmn@muohio.edu
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GOETHITE PSEUDOMORPHS: THE PRESENCE OF PYRITE CRYSTALS WITHIN GOETHITE AFTER PYRITE PSEUDOMORPHS FROM THE PIEDMONT PROVINCE OF WESTERN GEORGIA
SKALA IV, George, Geosciences Department, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30116 and HOLLABAUGH, Curtis L., Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, gskala1@my.westga.edu, gskala1@my.westga.edu
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PARTICULATE PHASE IDENTIFICATION USING SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY AND ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION (SEM/EDS/EBSD): YOU WANT ME TO POLISH WHAT!?!
BANDLI, Bryan R., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN 55812 and GUNTER, Mickey E., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter MS 443022, Moscow, ID 83844, bbandli@d.umn.edu, bbandli@d.umn.edu
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DOUBLY-TERMINATED EUHEDRAL K-RICH MARIALITIC SCAPOLITE IN THE CAMPANIAN IGNIMBRITE, ITALY: FORMATION BY VAPOR-PHASE GROWTH
BELKIN, Harvey E.1, DE VIVO, Benedetto2 and LIMA, Annamaria2, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita di Napoli Federico II, Via Mezzocannone 8, Naples, 80134, Italy, hbelkin@usgs.gov, hbelkin@usgs.gov
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RADIATION-INDUCED CATHODOLUMINESCENT SIGNATURES IN CALCITE
BROKUS, Sarah1, SILLETTI, Danielle2, EARLYWINE, Elly B.2, BORYCZ, Joshua D.2, PEASLEE, Graham F.3, DEYOUNG, Paul A.4, PETERS, Nidkie J.5, ROBERTSON, David J.5 and BUSCAGLIA, JoAnn6, (1)Geological and Environmental Sciences, Hope College, 35 E 12th Street, Holland, MI 49423, (2)Chemistry Department, Hope College, 35 E 12th Street, Holland, MI 49423, (3)Chemistry and Geological and Environmental Sciences, Hope College, Chemistry Dept, 35 E. 12th St, Holland, MI 49423, (4)Physics Dept, Hope College, 42 Graves Pl, Holland, MI 49423, (5)Chemistry Department and Research Reactor Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, (6)Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit, FBI Laboratory, Building 12, Quantico, VA 22135, brokus@hope.edu, brokus@hope.edu
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TREMOLITE VAR. HEXAGONITE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION BY X-RAY METHODS
FIELDS HATHERLEY, Lori, Rigaku Americas Corporation, 9009 New Trails Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77381, DANIELS, Lee, Rigaku Americas Corporation, Director of Small Molecule, 9009 New Trails Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77381, MARTIN, Mike, Rigaku Americas Corporation, 9009 New Trails Drice, The Woodlands, TX 77380 and LAKE, Dr. Charles, Inorganic Chemistry, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1011 South Drive, Weyandt Hall, Indiana, PA 15705, lori.fields@rigaku.com, lori.fields@rigaku.com
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HERKIMER DIAMONDS IN THE PENNSYLVANIAN TENSLEEP FORMATION MAY INDICATE HYDROTHERMAL INFLUENCES FOR MINERALIZATION OF THE RED PRYOR MOUNTAIN URANIUM/VANADIUM DEPOSITS
MOORE-NALL, Anita L., Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Department of Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717-3480 and LAGESON, David R., Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Department of Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717, amoorenall@yahoo.com, amoorenall@yahoo.com
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