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

Session No. 29
Monday, 19 March 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Ballrooms A & C and Ballroom Pre-function Area (Hartford Marriott Downtown)

Mineralogy, Igneous, Metamorphic Petrology, Volcanology (Posters)

Authors will be present from 9 to 11 AM.

 

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TRACE ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION WITHIN MELNIKOVITE PYRITE, HILLTOP AU DEPOSIT, NEVADA
FOCHTMAN, Stephanie N. and KELSON, Christopher R., Department of Geology, State University of New York at Potsdam, 44 Pierrepont Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13676, fochtmsn191@potsdam.edu, fochtmsn191@potsdam.edu
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INVESTIGATION OF GEOLOGIC RELATIONS IN DRILL CORE FROM THE SYLVIA LAKE SYNCLINE, ADIRONDACK LOWLANDS
BEAUPRE, Timothy1, CORONADO, Emma1, DURHAM, Ashley1, HARRIS, Tyler1, KNOBLE, William1, DELORRAINE, William2 and CHIARENZELLI, Jeff1, (1)Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, (2)HudBay Zinc Company, 408 Sylvia Lake Road, Gouverneur, NY 13642, trbeau08@stlawu.edu, trbeau08@stlawu.edu
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INTERPRETING CRYSTAL ZONATION PATTERNS AT MOUNT ST. HELENS
MAKIN, Sarah, Geology, Richard Stockton College, 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ 08205 and SEVERS, Matthew J., Geology, Richard Stockton College, PO Box 195, Pomona, NJ 08240, makins@go.stockton.edu, makins@go.stockton.edu
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GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BYRAM DIABASE
JUSTUS, Sarah, Geology, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 101 Vera King Farris Dr, Galloway, NJ 08205 and SEVERS, Matthew J., Geology, Richard Stockton College, PO Box 195, Pomona, NJ 08240, justuss@go.stockton.edu, justuss@go.stockton.edu
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CHEMICAL AND TEXTURAL ANALYSIS OF MODAL LAYERING IN THE MORGANTOWN SHEET, PENNSYLVANIA
KRAUSE, Amy1, ZIMMERMAN, Jarred1, DICKSON, Loretta2, SROGI, LeeAnn3 and POLLOCK, Meagen4, (1)Department of Geology and Physics, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 401 N. Fairview Street, Lock Haven, PA 17745, (2)Department of Geology and Physics, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 301 W. Church Street, Lock Haven, PA 17745, (3)Department of Geology/Astronomy, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, (4)Department of Geology, College of Wooster, 944 College Mall, Scovel Hall, Wooster, OH 44691, akrause@lhup.edu, akrause@lhup.edu
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MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION IN THE DIKE SECTION OF THE MORGANTOWN SHEET, SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
DICKSON, Loretta1, ZIMMERMAN, Jarred2, KRAUSE, Amy2, ALMEIDA, Brittany2, SROGI, LeeAnn3 and POLLOCK, Meagen4, (1)Department of Geology and Physics, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 301 W. Church Street, Lock Haven, PA 17745, (2)Department of Geology and Physics, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 401 N. Fairview Street, Lock Haven, PA 17745, (3)Department of Geology/Astronomy, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, (4)Department of Geology, College of Wooster, 944 College Mall, Scovel Hall, Wooster, OH 44691, ldickson@lhup.edu, ldickson@lhup.edu
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FIELD RELATIONS, PETROGRAPHY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF MAFIC DIKES, SCHOODIC PENINSULA, COASTAL MAINE
BURK, Samantha R., Division of Natural Sciences - Geology, University of Maine - Farmington, Preble Hall, Farmington, ME 04938, GIBSON, David, Division of Natural Sciences - Geology, University of Maine - Farmington, Preble Hall, 173 High Street, Farmington, ME 04938 and KOTEAS, Christopher G., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, samantha.burk@maine.edu, samantha.burk@maine.edu
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RECENT SILICIC VOLCANIC DEPOSITS OF NISYROS VOLCANO, AEGEAN ARC, GREECE
REED, Austin W., Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459 and VAREKAMP, Johan C., Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459, areed@wesleyan.edu, areed@wesleyan.edu
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PETROGRAPHY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE MIXER POND PLUTON, SOUTH-CENTRAL MAINE
WHITMAN, Megan L., Geosciences, University of Massachusetts- Amherst, 611 North Pleasant St, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003 and GIBSON, David, Division of Natural Sciences - Geology, University of Maine - Farmington, Preble Hall, 173 High Street, Farmington, ME 04938, mlwhitma@geo.umass.edu, mlwhitma@geo.umass.edu
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GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING OF MAGMA MIXING IN THE MOUNT WALDO PLUTON, COASTAL MAINE
FELCH, Myles M., Division Of Natural Sciences - Geology, University of Maine - Farmington, Preble Hall, Farmington, ME 04938, GIBSON, David, Division of Natural Sciences - Geology, University of Maine - Farmington, Preble Hall, 173 High Street, Farmington, ME 04938 and LUX, Daniel R., Earth Sciences, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, myles.felch@maine.edu, myles.felch@maine.edu
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A PETROGRAPHIC COMPARISON OF THE LYON MOUNTAIN GRANITE FROM DANNEMORA MOUNTAIN AND THE ARNOLD HILL, PALMER HILL AND CHATEAUGUAY MINES IN THE NORTHEASTERN ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS, NEW YORK
ZIMMERMANN, Tiara, Center for Earth & Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad St, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 and RODEN-TICE, Mary K., Center for Earth and Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, tseyb001@mail.plattsburgh.edu, tseyb001@mail.plattsburgh.edu
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TEXTURAL ANALYSIS AND CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PLAGIOCLASE AND CLINOPYROXENE FROM ATLANTIS MASSIF, MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
WEINSTEIGER, Allison, Environmental Earth Science, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 and BELLIVEAU, Lindsey C., Environmental Earth Science Department, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, linds.belliveau@gmail.com, linds.belliveau@gmail.com
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AN EAST-WEST TRANSECT THROUGH THE ANDES AT 36-38°S
ZARESKI, James E. and VAREKAMP, Johan C., Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459, jzareski@wesleyan.edu, jzareski@wesleyan.edu
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AN OCCURRANCE OF MICROSCOPIC SAPPHIRE (BLUE CORUNDUM) IN THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS
DARLING, Robert S. and CRYSLER, Jessica, L., Department of Geology, SUNY College at Cortland, Cortland, NY 13045, robert.darling@cortland.edu, robert.darling@cortland.edu
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ORDERING OF ALKALI AND PLAGIOCLASE FELDSPARS IN META-IGNEOUS AND META-SEDIMENTARY ROCKS ACROSS METAMORPHIC GRADE IN RHODE ISLAND
HOWE, Haleigh D., Geology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47404, BISH, David L., Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 and WINTSCH, Robert, Geology, Indiana University Bloomington, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, hdhowe@umail.iu.edu, hdhowe@umail.iu.edu
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PETROLOGY OF METAMORPHOSED BASALTS AND GABBROS IN THE STØREN NAPPE OF THE UPPER ALLOCHTHON, SCANDINAVIAN CALEDONIDES, NORWAY
KENNEDY, Colleen and HOLLOCHER, Kurt, Geology Department, Union College, 807 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12308, kennedc2@garnet.union.edu, kennedc2@garnet.union.edu
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DETERMINING P-T PATHS AND RELATIVE TIMING OF METAMORPHISM BASED ON MINERAL TEXTURES AND PSEUDOSECTION ANALYSES IN SMALL POINT, MAINE
DOOLITTLE, Heather A., SIVE, Haley R., MILLER, Peter K., LINDELOF, Jennifer A. and EUSDEN Jr., J. Dykstra, Geology, Bates College, 44 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, ME 04240, hdoolitt@bates.edu, hdoolitt@bates.edu
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CALCIC SKARN IN THE TRES HERMANAS CONTACT-METAMORPHIC AUREOLE, LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
SNYDER, Carissa, Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996 and LABOTKA, Theodore C., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Dr, Knoxville, TN 37920, csnyde10@utk.edu, csnyde10@utk.edu