P6. Understanding Earth through Carbon

Session No. 211
Wednesday, 7 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Ballroom B (Charlotte Convention Center)

P6. Understanding Earth through Carbon

Deep Carbon Observatory

 

Craig M. Schiffries, Robert M. Hazen and Russell J. Hemley, Conveners
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
CARBON MINERALOGY
HAZEN, Robert M., Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington DC, 20015, DOWNS, Robert T., Geosciences, University of Arizona, 209 Gould-Simpson Building, Arizona, AZ 85721-0077, JONES, Adrian P., Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom, KAH, Linda C., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 and OGANOV, Artem, Department of Geosciences, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794, rhazen@ciw.edu, rhazen@ciw.edu
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8:30 AM
THE CHEMISTRY OF CARBON IN AQUEOUS FLUIDS AT CRUSTAL AND UPPER-MANTLE CONDITIONS: EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL CONSTRAINTS
MANNING, Craig E., Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, SHOCK, Everett L., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 and SVERJENSKY, Dimitri A., Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, sver@jhu.edu, sver@jhu.edu
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8:50 AM
BEHAVIOR OF CARBON-BEARING FLUIDS AT NANOSCALE INTERFACES
COLE, David R.1, STRIOLO, A.2, PHAN, A.2, ROTHER, Gernot3, MAMONTOV, E.4 and OK, S.5, (1)SEMCAL, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Normal, OK 73019, (3)Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, 1 Bethel Valley, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6110, (4)Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, 1 Bethel Valley, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6110, (5)School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, cole.618@osu.edu, cole.618@osu.edu
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9:10 AM
NANOPROBES FOR DEEP CARBON
BOULARD, Eglantine, Departement of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Bldg #320, MC2115, Stanford, CA 94301 and MAO, Wendy, Departement of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Bldg #320, MC2115, Stanford, CA 94305, boulard@stanford.edu, boulard@stanford.edu
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9:30 AM
DIAMONDS AND THE GEOLOGY OF EARTH MANTLE CARBON
SHIREY, Steven B., Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, CARTIGNY, Pierre, Laboratoire de Géochimie des Isotopes Stables, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université Paris Denis-Diderot, 1 rue Jussieu, Paris, 75005, France, FROST, Daniel J., Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Beyreuth, D-95440, Germany, KESHAV, Shantanu, Geosciences, University of Montpellier 2, Place Eugene Batallion, Montpelier, Cedex5 CC060, France, NESTOLA, Fabrizio, Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Universita di Padua, Via Giotto 1, Padova, 35137, Italy, NIMIS, Paolo, Department of Geosciences, University of Padua, Via G. Gradenigo, Padova, 35121, Italy, PEARSON, D. Graham, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Science Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, SOBOLEV, Nikolai V., Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia and WALTER, Michael J., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, sshirey@carnegiescience.edu, sshirey@carnegiescience.edu
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9:50 AM
CARBONATE MELTS AND CARBONATITES
JONES, Adrian P., Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom, GENGE, Matt, Earth Sciences and Engineering, Imperia College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom and CARMODY, Laura, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, adrian.jones@ucl.ac.uk, adrian.jones@ucl.ac.uk
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10:10 AM
LABORATORY SIMULATIONS OF ABIOTIC HYDROCARBON FORMATION IN EARTH'S DEEP SUBSURFACE
MCCOLLOM, Tom M., Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, 1234 Innovation Drive, Boulder, CO 80309, mccollom@lasp.colorado.edu, mccollom@lasp.colorado.edu
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10:30 AM
MICROBIOLOGICAL CLUES TO CARBON FLOW THROUGH THE SERPENTINITE SUBSURFACE BIOSPHERE
SCHRENK, Matthew O.1, TWING, Katrina1, BRAZELTON, William1, LANG, Susan2 and TIAGO, Igor3, (1)Department of Biology, East Carolina University, MS 551, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)ETH- Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland, (3)Department of Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3004-517, Portugal, schrenkm@ecu.edu, schrenkm@ecu.edu
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10:50 AM
NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE DEEP BIOSPHERE
COLWELL, Frederick S., College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 CEOAS Admin Bldg, Corvallis, OR 97331 and D'HONDT, Steven, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay Campus, South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882, rcolwell@coas.oregonstate.edu, rcolwell@coas.oregonstate.edu
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11:10 AM
THE DEEP VIROSPHERE: ASSESSING THE VIRAL IMPACT ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN THE DEEP SUBSURFACE
BAROSS, John A.1, ANDERSON, Rika E.1 and BRAZELTON, William2, (1)School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)Department of Biology, East Carolina University, MS 551, Greenville, NC 27858, jbaross@u.washington.edu, jbaross@u.washington.edu
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11:30 AM
THE DEEP CARBON OBSERVATORY: TRANSFORMATIONAL SCIENTIFIC OPPORTUNITIES
SCHIFFRIES, Craig M., HAZEN, Robert M., HEMLEY, Russell J. and MANGUM, Andrea J., Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, cschiffries@ciw.edu, cschiffries@ciw.edu