GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 102
Monday, 26 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 207 (Colorado Convention Center)

T124. Lake Deposits on Earth and Mars: In Memory of Elizabeth H. Gierlowski-Koredesch

GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)
Jonathan Knapp, Robert V. Demicco and Tim K. Lowenstein, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
In memoriam of Elizabeth H. Gierlowski-Koredesch
8:15 AM
LAKE MAGADI, KENYA: MODERN-PLEISTOCENE ANALOG FOR ALKALINE SALINE LAKE DEPOSITS
LOWENSTEIN, Tim K.1, OWEN, R. Bernhart2, RENAUT, Robin W.3, DEOCAMPO, Daniel M.4, COHEN, Andrew S.5, MCNULTY, Emma P.1, LEET, Kennie6, MUIRURI, Veronica M.2, RABIDEAUX, Nathan M.4, BILLINGSLEY, Anne L.5 and MBUTHIA, Anthony7, (1)Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, (2)Dept. of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, (3)Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, (4)Geosciences, Georgia State University, 24 Peachtree Center Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30303, (5)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (6)State University of New York at Binghamton, Department of Geological Sciences, Binghamton, NY 13902, (7)Tata Chemicals Magadi, Magadi, Kenya, lowenst@binghamton.edu
8:30 AM
LAKE-BASIN-TYPE EVOLUTION AND SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY APPLIED TO THE STRATA IN AEOLIS MONS, MARS
BOHACS, Kevin M., ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co, 22777 Springswood Village Parkway, Science 1, 2B.348, Spring, TX 77389, Kevin.M.Bohacs@exxonmobil.com
8:45 AM
CHLORIDE DEPOSITS ON MARS: CHLORINE FROM THE SKY, OR CHLORINE FROM THE ROCKS?
MELWANI DASWANI, Mohit and KITE, Edwin S., Dept. Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Avenue Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, melwani@uchicago.edu
Handouts
  • MMD - GSA talk.pdf (3.7 MB)
  • 9:00 AM
    MINERALOGY OF MUDSTONE AT GALE CRATER, MARS: EVIDENCE FOR DYNAMIC LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENTS
    RAMPE, Elizabeth B.1, MING, Douglas W.2, GROTZINGER, John P.3, MORRIS, Richard V.4, BLAKE, David F.5, VANIMAN, David T.6, BRISTOW, Thomas F.5, YEN, Albert S.7, CHIPERA, Steve8, MORRISON, Shaunna M.9, DOWNS, Robert T.9, ACHILLES, Cherie N.9, PERETYAZHKO, Tanya10, TREIMAN, Allan H.11, CRAIG, Patricia I.11, FARMER, Jack D.12, DES MARAIS, David J.5 and FAIREN, Alberto G.13, (1)Aerodyne Industries, Jacobs JETS Contract at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (2)Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (3)Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, (4)NASA Johnson Space Center, Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, 2101 Nasa Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058, (5)NASA, Ames Research Center, MS 239-4, Bldg. 239, Rm. 321, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001, (6)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell Road, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (7)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, (8)Chesapeake Energy, Oklahoma City, OK 73154, (9)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (10)Jacobs JETS Contract at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (11)Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058, (12)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (13)Departamento de Planetologia y Habilidad, Centro de Astrobiologia, Madrid, 28850, Spain; Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, elizabeth.b.rampe@nasa.gov
    9:15 AM
    CONCLUSIONS REACHED FROM THE INTEGRATED EXAMINATION OF A LACUSTRINE MUDSTONE AT THE BOTTOM OF GALE CRATER (Invited Presentation)
    SCHIEBER, Juergen1, BISH, David L.2, COLEMAN, Max3, REED, Mark4, HAUSRATH, Elisabeth M.5, COSGROVE, J.W.6, GUPTA, Sanjeev7, MINITTI, Michelle E.8, EDGETT, Kenneth9 and MALIN, Michael C.9, (1)Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)Jet Propulsion Lab, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, (4)Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, (5)Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, (6)Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BP, United Kingdom, (7)Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, (8)Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20723, (9)Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, jschiebe@indiana.edu
    9:35 AM
    LAKE DEPOSITS AS ARCHIVES OF CONTINENTAL-SCALE LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION: EXAMPLES FROM THE EOCENE GREEN RIVER FORMATION (Invited Presentation)
    CARROLL, Alan R., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706 and SMITH, M. Elliot, Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, carroll@geology.wisc.edu
     
    9:55 AM
    Break
    10:05 AM
    MICROBIALITE AND ASSOCIATED FACIES IN THE EOCENE GREEN RIVER FORMATION: COMPARISON WITH SOUTH ATLANTIC APTIAN PRE-SALT LACUSTRINE SYSTEMS
    BUCHHEIM, H. Paul, Department of Earth and Biological Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350 and AWRAMIK, Stanley M., Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, pbuchheim@llu.edu
    10:20 AM
    WAS COLORADO MINERAL BELT VOLCANISM RESPONSIBLE FOR SODIUM-CARBONATE EVAPORITE DEPOSITS IN THE EOCENE GREEN RIVER FORMATION?
    HAMMOND, Alexander P., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53558, CARROLL, Alan R., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, SMITH, M. Elliot, Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 and LOWENSTEIN, Tim K., Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, alexrah12@gmail.com
    10:35 AM
    PALEOHYDROLOGY OF SPRING DEPOSITS IN THE WILKINS PEAK MEMBER OF THE EOCENE GREEN RIVER FORMATION, BRIDGER BASIN, WY
    JAGNIECKI, Elliot1, LOWENSTEIN, Tim K.2, DEMICCO, Robert V.2, BADDOUH, M'bark3, CARROLL, Alan R.4, BEARD, Brian L.5 and JOHNSON, Clark M.5, (1)Conocophillips Company, 600 N Dairy Ashford Rd, Houston, TX 77079, (2)Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, (3)Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, 44000 University Dr, Farifax, VA 22030; Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (4)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, (5)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, e.a.jagniecki@gmail.com
    10:50 AM
    AN ACID PERENNIAL SALINE LAKE SYSTEM FROM THE TRIASSIC MERCIA MUDSTONE GROUP IN THE CARNDUFF 02 CORE, NORTHERN IRELAND
    ANDESKIE, Anna Sofia, BENISON, Kathleen C. and EICHENLAUB, Lynnette A., Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300, asandeskie@mix.wvu.edu
    11:05 AM
    CAN FLUID INCLUSIONS IN EOLIAN GYPSUM BE USED TO INTERPRET PAST LAKE CONDITIONS, CHEMISTRY, AND MICROBIOLOGY?
    BENISON, Kathleen C., Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300, KARMANOCKY III, Francis J., Chevron North American Exploration and Production Company, Midland, TX 79705 and KNAPP, Jonathan P., Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300; National Park Service, White Sands National Monument, 19955 Highway 70 West, Alamogordo, NM 88310, kcbenison@mail.wvu.edu
    11:20 AM
    BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL EVENTS IN AN ARID PALUSTRINE SETTING, MIOCENE-PLIOCENE CARBONATES, OPACHE FM., ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE (Invited Presentation)
    DE WET, Carol B.1, DE WET, Andrew P.2, GIGLIOTTI, Sophia2, XU, Chi2 and GODFREY, Linda3, (1)Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, P.O. Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604, (2)Earth & Environment, Franklin & Marshall College, PO Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003, (3)Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences and SIL WL-233 Wright Geological Laboratory, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066, cdewet@fandm.edu
    11:40 AM
    PALEOLAKES: WHERE THEY WERE AND WHERE THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN
    SCOTESE, Christopher, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, cscotese@gmail.com
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