GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 119
Monday, 23 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 602/603 (Washington State Convention Center)

T248. Microbialite Textures and Chemical Signatures in Continental Settings: Forging the Link between the Modern and Ancient

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Karst Division
Thomas A. Hickson and Julie K. Bartley, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:10 AM
MICROBIALITE TEXTURES AND CHEMICAL SIGNATURES IN CONTINENTAL SETTINGS: SOME THOUGHTS ON DATA NEEDS
HICKSON, Thomas A., Geology, University of St. Thomas, Mail# OWS 153, 2115 Summit Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105 and BARTLEY, Julie K., Geology Department, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave, St. Peter, MN 56082, tahickson@stthomas.edu
8:25 AM
AN ANALOG TO ARCHEAN CYANOBACTERIAL CONTINENTAL COMMUNITIES IN MODERN LAKE FRYXELL, ANTARCTICA (Invited Presentation)
SUMNER, Dawn Y.1, KRUSOR, Megan1, JUNGBLUT, Anne2, MACKEY, Tyler J.1, MIZZI, Jessica1 and HAWES, Ian3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, (2)Natural History Museum, London, London, SW7 5BD, England, (3)Gateway Antarctica, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand, dysumner@ucdavis.edu
8:45 AM
THE MICROBIALITES OF UTAH’S GREAT SALT LAKE: GEOLOGY VS. BIOLOGY
VANDEN BERG, Michael D.1, LINDSAY, Melody R.2, BOYD, Eric S.2, CHIDSEY Jr., Thomas C.1 and EBY, David E.3, (1)Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W. North Temple Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84114, (2)Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Montana State University, PO Box 173520, Bozeman, MT 59717, (3)Eby Petrography & Consulting, Inc, 2830 W. 9th Ave, Denver, CO 80204, michaelvandenberg@utah.gov
9:00 AM
UNRAVELING RADIAL OOID FORMATION IN GREAT SALT LAKE (UTAH): INSIGHTS FROM RADIOCARBON CHRONOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
PARADIS, Olivia P.1, CORSETTI, Frank A.1, BARDSLEY, Audra1, HAMMOND, Douglas E.2, XU, Xiaomei3, STAMPS, Blake W.4, STEVENSON, Bradley S.5, WALKER, Jennifer3 and BERELSON, William M.1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, (3)Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, (4)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401-1887, (5)Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, opiazza@usc.edu
9:15 AM
CAN FRESHWATER FORAMINIFERA IMPACT STROMATOLITE FABRIC?
BERNHARD, Joan M.1, FISHER, Luke2, REILLY, Megan3, BUCKLIN, Ann2, QUESTEL, Jennifer2, LE ROUX, Veronique1 and VISSCHER, Pieter2, (1)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (2)Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT 06340, (3)Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, jbernhard@whoi.edu
9:30 AM
ON THE ORIGIN OF 'MICRITIC' LAYERS IN SPELEOTHEMS: NOT OBVIOUS AND NOT SIMPLE
MELIM, Leslie A., Department of Geology, Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455 and SPILDE, Michael N., Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2050, Albuquerque, NM 87131, LA-Melim@wiu.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
 
10:00 AM
Lightning Talks: Poster Previews
10:10 AM
MICROBIAL PROMOTION OF CARBONATE MINERAL PRECIPITATION IN MICROBIALITES: A CASE FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF IRON REDUCTION (Invited Presentation)
TICE, Michael, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115 and ZENG, Zhirui, Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94045, mtice@geos.tamu.edu
10:30 AM
NETWORKED MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING IN MODERN AND ANCIENT FERRUGINOUS ENVIRONMENTS
THOMPSON, Katharine J.1, SIMISTER, Rachel L.2, LLIROS, Marc3, HALLAM, Steven J.4 and CROWE, Sean A.2, (1)Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia, 2455-2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada, (2)Microbiology & Immunology, and Earth Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2457-2350 Health Sciences Mall, Life Sciences Center, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada, (3)Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, (4)University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, kjtomo14@gmail.com
10:45 AM
BIOMASS DEGRADATION UNDER FERRUGINOUS CONDITIONS
DAVE, Kanchi, Departments of Earth, Atmospheric, and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 2020 – 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, THOMPSON, Katharine J., Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia, 2455-2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada and CROWE, Sean A., Microbiology & Immunology, and Earth Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2457-2350 Health Sciences Mall, Life Sciences Center, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada, kanchid1111@gmail.com
Handouts
  • Kdave_Biomass_Degradation_Under_Ferruginous_Conditions.pdf (995.2 kB)
  • 11:00 AM
    STROMATOLITE FORMATION DURING PERIODS OF DRAMATIC HYDROLOGIC CHANGE IN THE EOCENE GREEN RIVER FORMATION REVEALED FROM TRENDS IN PETROGRAPHY AND HIGH-RESOLUTION STABLE ISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS
    FRANTZ, Carie M.1, CORSETTI, Frank A.2, PETRYSHYN, Victoria A.3, WAGNER, Max2, MAHSEREDJIAN, Taleen2, WILMETH, Dylan T.2 and PIAZZA, Olivia2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84408-2507, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (3)Environmental Studies Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, cariefrantz@weber.edu
    11:15 AM
    CONTINENTAL MICROBIALITES THROUGH TIME: THE PROBLEM OF LIMITED ANALOGUES AND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION
    BARTLEY, Julie K., Geology Department, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave, St. Peter, MN 56082 and HICKSON, Thomas A., Geology, University of St. Thomas, Mail# OWS 153, 2115 Summit Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105, jbartley@gustavus.edu
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