T112. Lacustrine Microbialites Past and Present: Hydrology, Water Chemistry, Sedimentology, and Stratigraphy

Session No. 80
Monday, 5 November 2012: 9:45 AM-12:00 PM
219AB (Charlotte Convention Center)

T112. Lacustrine Microbialites Past and Present: Hydrology, Water Chemistry, Sedimentology, and Stratigraphy

GSA Limnogeology Division

 

H. Paul Buchheim, Stanley Awramik and Gareth D. Jones, Advocates
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9:45 AM
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF HYDROLOGY IN MICROBIALITE FORMATION
ROSEN, Michael R., US Geological Survey, 2730 North Deer Run Road, Carson City, NV 89701 and WARDEN, John G., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas - Austin, 2275 Speedway Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712 – 1722, mrosen@usgs.gov, mrosen@usgs.gov
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10:00 AM
TESTING THE MICROBIAL MODEL FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE DOLOMITE PRECIPITATION (Invited Presentation)
ROBERTS, Jennifer A.1, KENWARD, Paul A.2, FOWLE, David2, GOLDSTEIN, Robert3, GONZALEZ, Luis A.4 and MOORE, David S.5, (1)Dept of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Geology, University of Kansas, Multidisciplinary Research Building, 2030 Becker Dr, Lawrence, KS 66047, (3)Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044, (4)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm. 120, Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (5)Microscopy and Analytical Imaging Laboratory, University of Kansas, 1200 Sunnyside Ave, Lawrence, KS 66045, jenrob@ku.edu, jenrob@ku.edu
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10:15 AM
MICROBIALITES IN A HIGH-ALTITUDE ANDEAN LAKE AS A NATURAL ANALOGUE FOR PROTEROZOIC STROMATOLITE FABRICS
GOMEZ, Fernando J., LAC-Laboratorio de Analisis de Cuencas, CICTERRA-Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra, FFEFyN-Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Velez Sarsfield 1611 2do Piso Of 7, Cordoba, X5016GCA, Argentina, KAH, Linda C., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, BARTLEY, Julie K., Geology Department, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN 56082 and ASTINI, Ricardo A., CICTERRA-CONICET, Laboratorio de Análisis de Cuencas- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Velez Sarsfield 1611, Córdoba, X5016GCA, Argentina, jbartley@gustavus.edu, jbartley@gustavus.edu
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10:30 AM
MULTISCALE CONTROLS ON THE FORMATION OF LACUSTRINE TUFAS FROM THE MIOCENE BARSTOW FORMATION, MOJAVE DESERT, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
IBARRA, Yadira and CORSETTI, Frank A., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, yibarra@usc.edu, yibarra@usc.edu
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10:45 AM
VERTICAL AND LATERAL DISTRIBUTION OF LACUSTRINE MICROBIAL AND ASSOCIATED CARBONATE LITHOFACIES AT THE PARASEQUENCE TO SEQUENCE SCALE, MIOCENE IDAHO HOT SPRINGS LIMESTONE, USA
BOHACS, Kevin1, DEMKO, Timothy Michael2, LAMB-WOZNIAK, Kathryn3, KAZMAREK, Steven3, LASH, Catherine E.4, CLEVELAND, David M.5 and ELESON, Jason3, (1)ExxonMobil Upstream Rsch Co, 3120 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77096, (2)Process Stratigraphy, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, 3120 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77096, (3)ExxonMobil Exploration Co, 436 Benmar St, Houston, TX 77123, (4)Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, 1621 W. College St, Apt. #9, Bozeman, MT 59715, (5)Upstream Research Company, ExxonMobil, 3319 Mercer St, URC-SW640, Houston, TX 77027, Kevin.M.Bohacs@exxonmobil.com, Kevin.M.Bohacs@exxonmobil.com
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11:00 AM
FACIES ASSOCIATIONS AND MICROBIALITES OF GIANT LAKE SYSTEMS: ANALOGS FOR THE PRE-SALT OF OFFSHORE BRAZIL AND ANGOLA (Invited Presentation)
AWRAMIK, Stanley M., Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 and BUCHHEIM, H. Paul, Department of Earth and Biological Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, awramik@geol.ucsb.edu, awramik@geol.ucsb.edu
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11:15 AM
VARIATIONS IN LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENTS PRESERVED IN STROMATOLITES
SHAPIRO, Russell S., Geological and Environmental Sciences, CSU Chico, Chico, CA 95929 and CORSETTI, Frank A., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, rsshapiro@csuchico.edu, rsshapiro@csuchico.edu
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11:30 AM
GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS IN LACUSTRINE GREEN RIVER FORMATION (EOCENE) STROMATOLITES: IMPLICATIONS FOR STROMATOLITE BUILDING PROCESSES
CORSETTI, Frank A.1, DURAN M, Veronica2, BOIDI, Flavia Jaquelina3, ACHBERGER, Amanda4, COX, Caitlin5, MILLS, Daniel B.6, PETRYSHYN, Victoria1, FRANTZ, Carie M.1 and SHAPIRO, Russell S.7, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)Department of Microbiology, Instituto de Astrobiologia Colombia, Bogota, 5101, Colombia, (3)Limla, Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos, Av. Belgrano y Pje. Caseros, San Miguel de Tucumán, 4000, Argentina, (4)Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (5)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, (6)Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense M, 5230, Denmark, (7)Geological and Environmental Sciences, CSU Chico, Chico, CA 95929, fcorsett@usc.edu, fcorsett@usc.edu
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11:45 AM
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE DURING THE EARLY EOCENE CLIMATIC OPTIMUM DETECTED USING CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF A GREEN RIVER FORMATION (LACUSTRINE) STROMATOLITE
FRANTZ, Carie M.1, PETRYSHYN, Victoria A.2, CORSETTI, Frank A.1, BERELSON, William M.1, MARENCO, Pedro J.3 and TRIPATI, Aradhna4, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)Environmental Studies Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (3)Department of Geology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, (4)Department of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, cfrantz@usc.edu, cfrantz@usc.edu
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