2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 108
Monday, 2 November 2015: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall (Baltimore Convention Center)

T48. Geomicrobiology: Microbes as a Geologic Force on Modern and Ancient Earth (Posters)

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Geochemical Society
Authors will be present from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
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POTENTIAL SYNERGISM AND MUTUALISM IN THE ORIGINS OF LIFE: A ONE-POT EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO NON-ENZYMATIC RNA AND PEPTIDE POLYMERIZATION
KADDOUR, Hussein, Polymer Science, University of Akron, 170 University Ave, Goodyear Polymer Center, Akron, OH 44325, hkaddour@uakron.edu
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ENHANCED VESICLE ASSEMBLY RATE AT THE MINERAL/WATER INTERFACE
ESTRADA, Charlene F.1, KADDOUR, Hussein1, DALAI, Punam1, BASS, Garrett1 and SAHAI, Nita2, (1)Polymer Science, University of Akron, 170 University Ave, Goodyear Polymer Center, Akron, OH 44325, (2)Polymer Science and Geology, University of Akron, 170 University Avenue, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3909, cestrada@uakron.edu
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FORMATION AND STABILITY OF MODEL MEMBRANES IN GEOCHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS
DALAI, Punam1, ESTRADA, Charlene F.1, KADDOUR, Hussein1, BASS, Garrett1 and SAHAI, Nita2, (1)Polymer Science, University of Akron, 170 University Ave, Goodyear Polymer Center, Akron, OH 44325, (2)Polymer Science and Geology, University of Akron, 170 University Avenue, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3909, pdalai@uakron.edu
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PHOTOREDUCTION OF FUMARATE BY ZNS IS INITIATED BY ULTRAFAST ONE-ELECTRON TRANSFER
MANGIANTE, David M., Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, GILBERT, Benjamin, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, SCHALLER, Richard D., Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 and BANFIELD, Jillian F., Earth and Planetary Science; Environmental Science, Policy & Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, dmangiante@berkeley.edu
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DETAILED CORE FACIES DESCRIPTION OF AN UPPER CAMBRIAN MICROBIAL REEF COMPLEX (JAMES RIVER, MASON COUNTY, TEXAS)
HOPSON, Heath Hilton1, KHANNA, Pankaj1, DROXLER, André W.1, LEHRMANN, Daniel J.2 and HARRIS, Paul M.3, (1)Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, (2)Geoscience, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78232, (3)Chevron Energy Technology Company, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583-2324, hhh1@rice.edu
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INTER-HERM GRAINSTONE ACCUMULATION IN AN UPPER CAMBRIAN MICROBIAL REEF COMPLEX AND ITS SUBSEQUENT SEDIMENT BURIAL (JAMES RIVER, MASON COUNTY, TEXAS)
KUBIK, Brian1, HOPSON, Heath Hilton2, PASQUALE DA CRUZ TROTTA, Roberto1, DROXLER, Andre Willy3, KHANNA, Pankaj2, FESSAHAIE, Meron2, LEHRMANN, Daniel J.4, HARRIS, Paul M.1 and SINGH, Pulkit1, (1)Department of Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, (2)Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, (3)Earth Science, MS-126, Rice University, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251, (4)Geoscience, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78232, bsk3@rice.edu
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ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY SPHEROIDAL STRUCTURES FOUND AT THE BASE OF ARAGONITIC BOTRYOIDS
TESTA, Maurice P., Mississippi State University, 108 Hilbun Hall, Mississippi State, MS 39762 and KIRKLAND, Brenda L., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, mpt94@msstate.edu
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GEOCHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY OF IRON MICROSTRUCTURES IN A NEOARCHEAN STROMATOLITE, CAMPBELL GROUP, SOUTH AFRICA
ILHARDT, Peter D., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 208 Deike Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802 and HOUSE, Christopher H., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 218 Deike Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, pdi102@psu.edu
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MICROBIAL IRON OXIDATION AND CONTRIBUTION TO FE OXIDE COATINGS IN AQUIFER SEDIMENT
HOPPES, Kara1, CHAN, Clara S.2, CABANISS, Kevin3, WILLIAMS, Kenneth H.4, MOORE, Michael3, MICHAEL, Holly A.5 and CAPLAN, Jeffrey3, (1)University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, (3)Newark, DE, (4)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, (5)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, 255 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716, klhoppes@udel.edu
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THE ROLE OF MICROAEROPHILIC FE-OXIDIZING MICROORGANISMS IN PRODUCING BANDED IRON FORMATIONS
CHAN, Clara S.1, FIELD, Erin2, KATO, Shingo2, EMERSON, David3 and LUTHER III, George W.4, (1)Delaware Biotechnology Institute, Newark, DE 19711, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, (3)Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME 04544, (4)School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE 19958, cschan@udel.edu
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RATE LIMITATIONS ON FOSSIL PYRITIZATION UNDER EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS
BROCE, Jesse S., Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geology Building, Columbia, MO 65211 and SCHIFFBAUER, James D., Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, jsbvf6@mail.missouri.edu
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MICROBE MINERAL INTERACTION IN SULFATE RICH PLAYAS AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO MARS
ZEIDAN, Mousa, POTOCHNIAK, Steven and GLAMOCLIJA, Mihaela, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102, zeidanm94@gmail.com
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LARGE FRACTIONATIONS OF C AND H ISOTOPES RELATED TO METHANE OXIDATION IN ARCTIC LAKES
CADIEUX, Sarah Beth1, WHITE, Jeffrey R.2 and PRATT, Lisa M.1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, (2)School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, sbcadieux@gmail.com
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