Northeastern Section - 47th Annual Meeting (18–20 March 2012)

Session No. 44
Tuesday, 20 March 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Ballroom E (Hartford Marriott Downtown)

Mineralogy, Igneous, Metamorphic Petrology, Volcanology

 

LeeAnn Srogi, Chair
Paper #
Start Time
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8:00 AM
EVOLUTION OF WATER CONCENTRATION DURING THE MARCH 28-29, 1875 ERUPTION OF ASKJA VOLCANO, ICELAND
CLARK, Heather A., Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003 and SEAMAN, Sheila J., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, hclark@geo.umass.edu, hclark@geo.umass.edu
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8:20 AM
PROTRACTED PEGMATITE INTRUSION in SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT?
BROWN Jr, William W., 5367 Fair Oaks St, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, wbrown1@conncoll.edu, wbrown1@conncoll.edu
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8:40 AM
ORIGIN AND EMPLACEMENT OF AN ORBICULAR GRANITE DIKE IN WINSTED, CONNECTICUT
WEISS, Rachel B., Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Box 41053, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053, SEAMAN, Sheila J., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003 and WILLIAMS, M.L., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 N Pleasant ST, Amherst, MA 01003, rachel.b.weiss@ttu.edu, rachel.b.weiss@ttu.edu
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9:00 AM
GEOCHEMISTRY OF SILLS AND DIKES OF THE BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS AND RHEOMORPHIC MELTING OF THE CAMBRIDGE ARGILLITE COUNTRY ROCK
ROSS, Martin E., Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern Univ, 14 Holmes, Boston, MA 02115 and THOMPSON, Peter J., Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, m.ross@neu.edu, m.ross@neu.edu
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9:20 AM
GEOLOGIC SETTING OF MAGNETITE DEPOSITS IN THE NJ HIGHLANDS AND NY HUDSON HIGHLANDS
MATT, Peter, 359 Fort Washington Ave, 2b, New York, NY 10033 and POWELL, Wayne, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, petermatt49@gmail.com, petermatt49@gmail.com
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9:40 AM
MINERALOGY AND FLUID INCLUSIONS' ANALYSIS IN ZN-PB- BA-SR BOU DAHAR MINING DISTRICT, MOROCCAN HIGH ATLAS
RDDAD, Larbi, Department of Engineering Science and Physics, 1N-225, College of Staten Island of The City University of New York, 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314, Larbi.Rddad@csi.cuny.edu, Larbi.Rddad@csi.cuny.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
PHOSPHATE MINERALS WITH DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES-CRANDALLITE GROUP
SKINNER, H. Catherine W., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, PO Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109 and PENG, Zhan, Deptment of Geology and Geophysics, Yale. University, Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, catherine.skinner@Yale.edu, catherine.skinner@Yale.edu
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10:40 AM
BORON ISOTOPE COMPOSITION OF TOURMALINE, PRISMATINE AND GRANDIDIERITE IN GRANULITE-FACIES BORON-RICH ROCKS FROM THE LARSEMANN HILLS, PRYDZ BAY, EAST ANTARCTICA: NO EVIDENCE FOR A NON-MARINE EVAPORITE PRECURSOR
MACGREGOR, JohnRyan1, GREW, Edward S.1, DE HOOG, Cees-Jan2, HARLEY, Simon L.2, HINTON, Richard W.3 and CARSON, Christopher J.4, (1)Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, 5790 Bryand Center, Orono, ME 04469, (2)School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Rd, Kings Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JW, United Kingdom, (3)School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JW, United Kingdom, (4)Geoscience Australia, PO Box 378, Canberra, 2601, Australia, johnryan.macgregor@maine.edu, johnryan.macgregor@maine.edu
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11:00 AM
POLYPHASE TECTONICS AS TOOL FOR EXPLORATION OF CHROMITE ORES HOSTED BY ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OF BULQIZA ULTRAMAFIC MASSIF, ALBANIA
HOXHA, Lirim, General Administrator, Empire Mining Albania, Rr. Kongresi i Lushnjes, Pall. 33/2 #13, Tirana, 00001, Albania, lirimhoxha@gmail.com, lirimhoxha@gmail.com
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11:20 AM
DISSOLUTION KINETICS OF BIOAPATITE AT pH 2 TO 6.5 AND 21 C
FINLAY, Alyssa J., Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122 and GRANDSTAFF, David E., Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, alyssajean@temple.edu, alyssajean@temple.edu
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11:40 AM
MINERALOGY IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
SMOLIGA, John A., Analytical Sciences, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, 900 Ridgebury Rd, Ridgefield, CT 06877, john.smoliga@boehringer-ingelheim.com, john.smoliga@boehringer-ingelheim.com