Session No. 113
Monday, 28 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 503 (Colorado Convention Center)

T152. Celebrating the Scientific Contributions of Kirk Nordstrom—Part 1: Acid to Neutral Mine Drainage, Geochemistry of Iron and Sulfur, Sulfate Minerals, Natural Background, and Geochemical Modeling

GSA Hydrogeology Division; International Association of GeoChemistry; Geochemical Society; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

Kate M. Campbell, Philip L. Verplanck, Charles Alpers and R. Blaine McCleskey, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:10 AM
SCHWERTMANNITE SOLUBILITY
RIMSTIDT, J. Donald, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and CARABALLO, Manuel A., Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jdr02@vt.edu
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8:25 AM
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8:40 AM
METAL BEHAVIOUR IN ACID MINE WATERS FROM IBERIAN PYRITE BELT: FROM SPECIATION TO PRECIPITATION
DURÃES, Nuno1, BOBOS, Iuliu2 and FERREIRA DA SILVA, Eduardo1, (1)GeoBioTec - Departamento de Geociências, Universidade de Aveiro, Departamento de Geociências, Campus de Santiago, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal, (2)Departamento de Geociências, Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território and Centro de Geologia da Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, Porto, 4169-007, Portugal, nunoduraes@ua.pt
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8:55 AM
WATER QUALITY BENEFITS OF MINE WATER REMEDIATION QUANTIFIED BY SYNCHRONOUS WATER CHEMISTRY AND FLOW-RATE MEASUREMENTS ACROSS A RANGE OF HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
JARVIS, Adam P., DAVIS, Jane E., ORME, Patrick H.A. and GANDY, Catherine J., School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Newcastle University, Devonshire Building, Claremont Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17RU, United Kingdom, adam.jarvis@newcastle.ac.uk
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BULKHEAD INSTALLATION AT THE DINERO MINE TUNNEL ALTERS WATER QUALITY AND GROUNDWATER EQUILIBRIA
WALTON-DAY, Katie1, MILLS, Taylor J.1, AMUNDSON Jr, Adolph L.2, DEE, Kato T.3 and SMEINS, Melissa4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS415, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, 1313 Sherman St, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203, (3)Natural Resources Management, Colorado Mountain College, 901 S. Highway 24, Leadville, CO 80461, (4)Bureau of Land Management, 3028 East Main Street, Canon City, CO 81212, kwaltond@usgs.gov
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EFFECTS OF FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION ON COPPER, LEAD, URANIUM, AND ZINC GEOCHEMISTRY, SILVER BOW CREEK, MONTANA
RUNKEL, Robert L.1, WALTON-DAY, Katherine2, NIMICK, David A.3, FULLER, Christopher C.4, CAIN, Daniel J.4 and HORNBERGER, Michelle I.4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Toxics Substances Hydrology Program, 3215 Marine St., Suite E127, Boulder, CO 80303, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS415, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 3162 Bozeman Avenue, Helena, MT 59601, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Bldg 15 McKelvey Building, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561, runkel@usgs.gov
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WEATHERING OF SULFIDE MINE TAILINGS IN A SEMI-ARID CLIMATE, PART 2: TOXIC METAL BEHAVIOR
ROOT, Robert A.1, HAYES, Sarah M.2, HAMMOND, Corin1, MAIER, Raina M.1 and CHOROVER, Jon3, (1)Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Shantz bldg 38, Box 210038, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 900 Yukon Dr, Rm 194, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (3)Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 525 Shantz Bldg, Tucson, AZ 85721-0038, robroot.az@gmail.com
 
9:55 AM
Break
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10:10 AM
FOUR DECADES OF RESEARCH ON ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY IN SUPPORT OF REMEDIATION AT THE IRON MOUNTAIN MINE SUPERFUND SITE, CALIFORNIA
ALPERS, Charles N.1, NORDSTROM, D. Kirk2, CAMPBELL, Kate M.2, SPITZLEY, John3, BUNTE, David3 and SICKLES, James4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J St, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 3215 Marine St, Boulder, CO 80303, (3)CH2M Hill, 2525 Airpark Dr, Redding, CA 95001, (4)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne St, San Francisco, CA 94105, cnalpers@usgs.gov
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BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES INVOLVED IN FORMATION OF SCHWERTMANNITE-RICH SCALE IN A PIPELINE CARRYING ACID MINE DRAINAGE AT IRON MOUNTAIN MINE, CALIFORNIA
CAMPBELL, Kate M., Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO 80303, ALPERS, Charles N., U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, 6000 J St, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819, NORDSTROM, D. Kirk, U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder Labs, 3215 Marine St, Boulder, CO 80303, BLUM, Alex E., US Geological Survey, WRD, 3215 Marine St, Marine Street Science Center, Boulder, CO 80303 and WILLIAMS, Amy J., Geology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, kcampbell@usgs.gov
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GEOCHEMISTRY OF NATURAL ACID ROCK DRAINAGE IN THE JUDITH MOUNTAINS, CENTRAL MONTANA, USA
GAMMONS, Christopher H., Geological Engineering, Montana Tech, Butte, MT 59701, WILLIAMS, George P., Chemistry and Geochemistry, Montana Tech, Butte, MT 59701 and PARKER, Stephen R., Chemistry and Geochemistry, Montana Tech of The University of Montana, 1300 West Park St, Butte, MT 59701, cgammons@mtech.edu
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11:10 AM
GEOCHEMICAL MODELING OF FE(II) OXIDATION RATE IN A WATERSHED SEVERELY AFFECTED BY COAL-MINE DRAINAGE, PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.A
CRAVOTTA III, Charles A., Pennsylvania Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 215 Limekiln Rd, New Cumberland, PA 17070, cravotta@usgs.gov
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PREDICTING THE DURATION AND EXTENT OF ACID DRAINAGE RELEASE FROM SULFIDE BEARING MINE WASTES
BLOWES, David1, PTACEK, Carol J.1, MONCUR, Michael2, LINDSAY, Matthew B.J.3, AMOS, Richard T.1, MAYER, K. Ulrich4, SMITH, Leslie5 and SEGO, David C.6, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, (2)Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures, Calgary, AB T2L 2A6, Canada, (3)Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, (4)Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada, (5)Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (6)Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2W2, Canada, blowes@uwaterloo.ca
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CITIZEN SCIENCE AND THE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTS: A NEW APPROACH
GLYNN, Pierre D., JENTER, Harry, SHAPIRO, Carl and GOVONI, David, Department of Interior, US Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, pglynn@usgs.gov
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