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

Session No. 322
Wednesday, 4 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 331/332 (Baltimore Convention Center)

Economic Geology

Jeffrey L. Mauk and Nora Foley, Chairs
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RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN CLAYS: A DOMESTIC RESOURCE FOR THE FUTURE?
FOLEY, N. and AYUSO, R., U.S. Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, nfoley@usgs.gov
2:15 PM
HIGH PROPORTIONS OF ION-ADSORBED REES ON THE LIBERTY HILL PLUTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, A POSSIBLE LINK TO HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION
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
2:30 PM
GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL APPROACHES TO EVALUATING PLACER RARE-EARTH ELEMENT RESOURCES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COASTAL PLAIN
SHAH, Anjana K.1, BERN, Carleton R.1, ELLEFSEN, Karl J.1, VAN GOSEN, Bradley S.1, BUDAHN, James R.1, BENZEL, William F.1, DANIELS, David L.2, KARST, Adam3 and DAVIS, Richard Bart4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (3)Iluka Resources, Inc, 12472 St. John Church Rd, Stony Creek, VA 23882, (4)Southern Ionics Minerals LLC, Jacksonville, FL 32218, ashah@usgs.gov
2:45 PM
ORIGIN OF THE REE-BEARING CAMBRIAN-ORDOVICIAN EPISYENITES AND CARBONATITES IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, USA
MCLEMORE, Virginia T., Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, DUNBAR, Nelia, Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Institution of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, HEIZLER, Matthew, New Mexico Geochronology Research Laboratory, New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801-4796 and RÄMÖ, O. Tapani, Dept Geosciences and Geography, Division of Geology and Geochemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland, ginger@nmbg.nmt.edu
3:00 PM
GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY FOR ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE MOUNT BELKNAP VOLCANICS, SOUTH-CENTRAL UTAH
HOWELL, Brock1, EMERMAN, Steven H.1 and CHRISTENSEN, Norm2, (1)Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, (2)Orem, UT 84058, Brock.Howell@gmail.com
3:15 PM
PETITHERMAL AND MICROPORPHYRY DEPOSITS: A NEW CLASS OF LINKED CU-AU DEPOSIT
RICHARDS, Jeremy P., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Science Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada and SHOLEH, Ali, Department of Geology, Tarbiat Modares University, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Jeremy.Richards@ualberta.ca
3:30 PM
GENESIS OF THE PALEOPROTEROZOIC ROOINEKKE IRON AND MANGANESE ORE DEPOSIT OF THE TRANSVAAL SUPERGROUP IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH REFERENCE TO THE HISTORY OF FREE OXYGEN IN THE OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERE
BEUKES, Nicolas J., Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa, GUTZMER, Jens, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Freiberg, D-09599, Germany and KRUGER, Stephanus J., PPM, Geology Department, University of Johannesburg, Kingsway, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa, nbeukes@uj.ac.za
3:45 PM
OXYGEN ISOTOPE ZONATION ABOUT THE IZOK AG-ZN-CU VMS DEPOSIT, SLAVE PROVINCE, NUNAVUT, CANADA:HANGING WALL VECTOR TO MINERALIZATION
TAYLOR, Bruce E.1, PETER, Jan M.1, LAAKSO, Kati2 and RIVARD, Benoit3, (1)Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A0E8, Canada, (2)2Centre for Earth Observation Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (3)Earth and Atmospheric Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, Bruce.Taylor@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
4:00 PM
OUTER SHELF AND SLOPE SETTINGS FOR SEDIMENT-HOSTED STRATIFORM ZN-PB DEPOSITS: EVIDENCE FROM ASSOCIATED PHOSPHORITES AND PHOSPHATE-RICH STRATA
SLACK, John F., U.S. Geological Survey, National Center, MS 954, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, FALCK, Hendrik, NWT Geoscience Office, P.O. Box 1500, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R3, Canada and DUMOULIN, Julie A., U.S. Geological Survey, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, jfslack@usgs.gov
4:15 PM
NEW TECHNIQUES FOR USING TOURMALINE AS AN INDICATOR MINERAL FOR EXPLORATION: ANALYSIS BY LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS) AND MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS
MCMILLAN, Nancy J., Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Box 30001 MSC 3AB, Las Cruces, NM 88003, CURRY, John C., Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Box 30001, MSC 3AB, Las Cruces, NM 88003, DUTROW, Barbara L., Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4101 and HENRY, Darrell J., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, nmcmilla@nmsu.edu
4:30 PM
THE MAJOR- AND TRACE-ELEMENT COMPOSITION OF GAHNITE AS A CHEMICAL DISCRIMINANT FOR GRANITIC PEGMATITES AND BROKEN HILL-TYPE PB-ZN-AG DEPOSITS
HEIMANN, Adriana1, YONTS, Jason A.1, WISE, Michael A.2, SPRY, Paul G.3, O'BRIEN, Joshua J.4, RODRIGUES SOARES, Dwight5 and LEYH, Wolf6, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)Dept. of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, (3)Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, (4)Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011-3212, (5)Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba (IFPB), N-PEG (Núcleo de Estudos de Pegmatitos), R. Tranquilino Coelho Lemos 671, Campina Grande-Paraíba, 58100–000, Brazil, (6)Eaglehawk Geological Consulting Pty. Ltd, P.O. Box 965, Broken Hill, New South Wales, 2880, Australia, heimanna@ecu.edu
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