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

Session No. 65
Sunday, 1 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 317 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T134. Radiation Effects, Mineralogy, and Materials Science of Actinides II: In Honor of Rodney C. Ewing, 2015 Roebling Medalist

Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Geochemical Society
Peter C. Burns, William J. Weber, Ian Parsons, E. Bruce Watson, Alexandra Navrotsky and Ginger Sigmon, Session Chairs
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Start Time
1:30 PM
STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS INDUCED AT EXTREME CONDITIONS: COUPLING HIGH-PRESSURE CELLS WITH ENERGETIC ION BEAMS
LANG, Maik1, ZHANG, Fuxiang2, ZHANG, Jiaming3, TRACY, Cameron L.4, PALOMARES, Raul I.1, TRAUTMANN, Christina5 and EWING, Rodney C.3, (1)Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (5)Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, 64287, Germany; GSI Center for Heavy Ion Research, Planckstr. 1, Darmstadt, 64291, Germany, mlang2@utk.edu
1:50 PM
A MODEL FOR PRESERVATION OF UNIVERSITY MINERAL COLLECTIONS: THE MICHIGAN MINERAL ALLIANCE
BORNHORST, Theodore J., A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological University, 1404 E. Sharon Avenue, Houghton, MI 49931, EWING, Rodney C., Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, POULSEN, Christopher J., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little Building, 1100 N. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 and STEFANO, Christopher J., A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological University, 1404 E. Sharon Ave, Houghton, MI 49931, tjb@mtu.edu
2:05 PM
THE XIANSHI URANIUM DEPOSIT, SOUTH CHINA: THE WORLD’S LARGEST SOURCE OF VORLANITE (CAU6+)O4
LUO, Jin-cheng1, FAYEK, Mostafa2, HU, Ruizhong3, BI, Xianwu3 and HAWTHORNE, Frank C.4, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T2N2, Canada, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba, 240 Wallace Bldg, 125 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T2N2, Canada, (3)Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 46 Guanshui Road, Guiyang, 550002, China, (4)Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba, 125 Dysart Road, 240 Wallace Bldg, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada, fayek@cc.umanitoba.ca
2:20 PM
NUCLEAR-BLAST INDUCED NANOTEXTURES IN TRINITITE QUARTZ AND ZIRCON GRAINS
LUSSIER, Aaron J., Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, 46556, Notre Dame, IN 46556, ROUVIMOV, Sergei, Notre Dame Integrated Imaging Facility, University of Notre Dame, 233 Stinson-Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, BURNS, Peter C., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 and SIMONETTI, Antonio, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 105A Cushing Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, aaron.j.lussier@gmail.com
 
2:35 PM
Discussion
2:50 PM
STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF A URANYL PEROXIDIE NANO-CAGE FULLERENE: U60, AT ELEVATED PRESSURES
TURNER, Katlyn M., Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 367 Panama Street, 359 Green Earth Sciences, Stanford, CA 94305, LIN, Yu, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Hall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305, ZHANG, Fuxiang, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, MAO, Wendy, Departement of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Bldg #320, MC2115, Stanford, CA 94305, BURNS, Peter C., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 301 Stinson Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 and EWING, Rodney C., Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, katlynmt@stanford.edu
3:05 PM
STABILITY AND CATION EXCHANGE DYNAMICS OF γ-IRRADIATED U60
OLDS, Travis, Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 301 Stinson Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46566, tolds@nd.edu
3:20 PM
ENTHALPIES OF FORMATION OF URANYL PHOSPHATES: METATORBERNITE, METAANKOLEITE, AND METAURANOCIRCITE
DZIK, Ewa, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 301 Stinson-Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, BURNS, Peter C., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 and NAVROTSKY, Alexandra, Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory and NEAT ORU, UC Davis, 4415 Chemistry Annex, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, edzik@nd.edu
3:35 PM
MATERIALS PROPERTIES OF SYNTHETIC URANYL VANADATE MINERAL ANALOGUES POSSESSING THE FRANCEVILLITE ANION TOPOLOGY
SPANO, Tyler L., Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 301 Stinson Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, DUSTIN, Megan K., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, TURNER, Madison, Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, SIMMS, Zoë, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 and BURNS, Peter C., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, tspanofr@nd.edu
 
3:50 PM
Break
4:05 PM
URANYL SULFATES: NEWS ON MINERALOGY, CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY AND OCCURRENCE
PLASIL, Jakub, Department of Structure Analysis, Institute of Physics, ASCR, v.v.i., Na Slovance 2, Prague 8, 18221, Czech Republic, plasil@fzu.cz
4:20 PM
SOLUBILITY AND CALORIMETRY STUDIES OF K-ZIPPEITE: DETERMINATION OF STANDARD STATE THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
SHARIFIRONIZI, Melika, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Science, Uni of Notre Dame, 301 Stinson Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46637, BURNS, Peter C., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 301 Stinson Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, FEIN, Jeremy B., Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 and SZYMANOWSKI, Jennifer, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Science, Uni of Notre Dame, 301 Stinson Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, msharifi@nd.edu
4:35 PM
A MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING CATION INCORPORATION INTO SOLID PHASES
SHULLER-NICKLES, Lindsay, Environmental Engineering and Earth Science, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC 29625, lshulle@clemson.edu
4:50 PM
STRUCTURE AND STABILITY OF URANIUM CONTAINING IRON GARNETS
GUO, Xiaofeng, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, NAVROTSKY, Alexandra, Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory and NEAT ORU, UC Davis, 4415 Chemistry Annex, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, KUKKADAPU, Ravi K., Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, 3335 Innovation Boulevard, Richland, WA 99354, ENGELHARD, Mark, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, EMSL, Richland, WA 99352, LANZIROTTI, Antonio, National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory, The University of Chicago - CARS, Upton, NY 11973, NEWVILLE, Matt, Consortium for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, Argonne, IL 60439, ILTON, Eugene, Fundamental and Computational Science, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd, Richland, WA 99354, SUTTON, Stephen R., CARS, University of Chicago, Buldg 434A, APS, 9700 S.Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439 and XU, Hongwu, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, xguo@lanl.gov
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