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Southeastern Section - 63rd Annual Meeting (10–11 April 2014)

Session No. 40
Friday, 11 April 2014: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Solitude (Inn and Conference Center at Virginia Tech)

T28. Economic Geology in the Southeast: Gold, REE, V, U, other Critical Minerals, and the Indispensible Industrial Minerals

 

Nora Foley, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:05 PM
REE DISTRIBUTION AND MOBILITY IN RESIDUAL DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH ALTERED GRANITES: A REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF GLOBAL DATA-SETS IN THE SEARCH FOR REE-CLAY DEPOSITS OUTSIDE OF CHINA
FOLEY, Nora1, AYUSO, Robert2, BERN, Carleton R.3, HUBBARD, Bernard E.4, SHAH, Anjana K.3 and VAZQUEZ, Jorge A.5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)US Geological Survey, 954 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (4)US Geological Survey, 12201Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, SHRIMP-RG laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, nfoley@usgs.gov, nfoley@usgs.gov
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1:25 PM
PLANNED REMOTE SENSING AND LABORATORY SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION OF RESIDUAL CLAY-HOSTED ION-ADSORPTION TYPE RARE EARTH ELEMENT (REE) DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH DEEPLY WEATHERED LATERITE AND BAUXITE SOILS
HUBBARD, Bernard E., US Geological Survey, 12201Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192 and FOLEY, Nora, U.S. Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, bhubbard@usgs.gov, bhubbard@usgs.gov
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1:45 PM
THE ROLE OF TOPOGRAPHY IN GENERATING ECONOMIC CONCENTRATIONS OF ION-EXCHANGEABLE RARE EARTH ELEMENTS
BERN, Carleton R., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and FOLEY, Nora, U.S. Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, cbern@usgs.gov, cbern@usgs.gov
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2:05 PM
GEOPHYSICAL IMAGING OF REE-BEARING MINERALS HOSTED IN SOUTHEASTERN U.S. PLACER DEPOSITS
SHAH, Anjana K.1, BERN, Carleton R.1, ELLEFSEN, Karl J.1, VAN GOSEN, Bradley S.1 and KARST, Adam2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Iluka Resources, Inc, 12472 St. John Church Rd, Stony Creek, VA 23882, ashah@usgs.gov, ashah@usgs.gov
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2:25 PM
INDUSTRIAL MINERALOGY OF PARTICULATE GENERATED FROM IGNITION SOURCES AND POTENTIAL HUMAN HEALTH CONCERNS
CHESTER-PAUL, Kyra, Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 501 E. High St, Oxford, OH 45056 and KREKELER, Mark P.S., Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University-Hamilton, Hamilton, OH 45011, paulkl@miamioh.edu, paulkl@miamioh.edu
 
2:45 PM
Break
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3:00 PM
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY INVESTIGATION OF GOLD IN A LATERITE SAMPLE FROM THE GUYANA SHIELD OF VENEZUELAN: A CASE FOR AUTHIGENIC DEPOSITION
SILVERSTEIN, Joshua, Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 250 S. Patterson Avenue, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, KREKELER, Mark P.S., Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University-Hamilton, Hamilton, OH 45011 and RAKOVAN, John, Geology Department, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, Silverj@miamiOH.edu, Silverj@miamiOH.edu
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3:20 PM
A MICROTEXTURAL STUDY OF SELECTED MACROCRYSTALLINE GOLD SAMPLES FROM NEVADA
BURKE, Michelle, Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 250 S. Patterson Avenue, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, KREKELER, Mark P.S., Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University-Hamilton, Hamilton, OH 45011 and RAKOVAN, John, Geology Department, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, burkeml2@miamioh.edu, burkeml2@miamioh.edu
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3:40 PM
UNUSUAL MINERALOGY (TRACE SILVER AND MAGNETITE) AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF STREAM SEDIMENTS FROM A PROPERTY WITH 200 YEARS OF MIXED USE IN NORTHERN BREATHITT COUNTY, KENTUCKY
ARMENTROUT, Clayton1, BURKE, Michelle2, SILVERSTEIN, Joshua2, NESBIT, Liz2, KIDD, Megan2, STRAUB, Kristina2, NEWBY, Neilson2, WHITTEN, Christopher2, SELLERS, Amanda2, KREKELER, Mark P.S.3 and KREKELER, Mark P.S.3, (1)Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science Miami University 250 S. Patterson Avenue 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, (2)Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 250 S. Patterson Avenue, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, (3)Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University-Hamilton, Hamilton, OH 45011, armentjc@miamioh.edu, armentjc@miamioh.edu
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4:00 PM
THE PORPHYRY MO(CU) DEPOSIT AT BANGPU, TIBET: FLUID EVOLUTION AND MINERALIZATION
LUO, Maocheng1, TANG, Juxing2, MAO, Jingwen2 and WANG, Liqiang2, (1)School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian, Beijing, 100083, China, (2)Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, No. 26 Baiwangzhuang Road, Xicheng, Beijing, 100037, China, lmc111@vt.edu, lmc111@vt.edu
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4:20 PM
FLUID INCLUSION INVESTIGATIONS OF THE BURKESVILLE, KY SULFIDE DEPOSITS
GARMON, William Travis, Geography & Geology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., #31066, Bowling Green, KY 42101 and WULFF, Andrew H., Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #31066, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1066, wtgarmon@gmail.com, wtgarmon@gmail.com
 
4:40 PM
Concluding Remarks
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