GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018

Session No. 10
Sunday, 4 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 233 (Indiana Convention Center)

T115. Mineral Evolution and Ecology: Potential Directions for the Next 100 Years with the Mineralogical Society of America

Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Geochemical Society; Deep Carbon Observatory; Russian Mineralogical Society; International Mineralogical Association

 

Edward S. Grew and Robert M. Hazen, Advocates
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Start Time
8:00 AM
INTEGRATED OPTICAL, MICRO-RAMAN, AND COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS OF ROCK SAMPLES FROM FORMER TALC MINES IN THE GOUVERNEUR MINING DISTRICT, NEW YORK
MCNAMEE, Brittani D., Department of Environmental Studies, University of North Carolina Asheville, 1 University Heights, CPO #2330, Asheville, NC 28804 and CELESTIAN, Aaron J., Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Handouts
  • McNamee-Celestian_GSA2018_RTV.pdf (2.1 MB)
  • 8:15 AM
    A NOVEL APPROACH OF USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY TO DETERMINE SOLID SOLUTION SERIES
    RUFLEDT, Carson J., Geology, University of Kansas, 1414 Naismith Dr., Lawrence, KS 66045 and MARSHALL, Craig P., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lindley Hall Rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045
    8:30 AM
    RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF RADIATION DAMAGE ON RADON EMANATION FROM ZIRCON
    DENNY, Max, Geology Department, Wayne State University, 8104 E Jefferson Ave Apt C202, Detroit, MI 48214-8036, BASKARAN, Mark, Geology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202 and BROWNLEE, Sarah J., Department of Geology, Wayne State University, 0224 Old Main, Detroit, MI 48208
     
    8:45 AM
    Break
    9:00 AM
    NATURAL KIND CLUSTERING OF PLANETARY MATERIALS: A NEW DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO MINERAL CLASSIFICATION
    HAZEN, Robert M., Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC 20015
    9:15 AM
    ADVANCED ANALYTICAL AND VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO MINERAL EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY (Invited Presentation)
    MORRISON, Shaunna M.1, PRABHU, Anirudh2, ELEISH, Ahmed2, PAN, Feifei2, ZHONG, Hao2, FOX, Peter2, PERRY, Samuel N.3, LIU, Chao1, RUNYON, Simone E.4, KRIVOVICHEV, Sergey V.5, RALPH, Jolyon6, GOLDEN, Joshua J.7, DOWNS, Robert T.7 and HAZEN, Robert M.1, (1)Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC 20015, (2)Tetherless World Constellation, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180, (3)301 Stinson-Remick Hall, 301 Stinson-Remick Hall, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Notre Dame, IN 46637, (4)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071; Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution, Washington, DC 20015, (5)Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nanomaterials Research Centre, Fersmana str. 14, Apatity, 184209, Russian Federation, (6)mindat.org, Surrey, CR4 4FD, United Kingdom, (7)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
    9:35 AM
    ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF MANGANESE MINERALS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE REDOX HISTORY OF EARTH AND LIFE
    HUMMER, Daniel R.1, HAZEN, Robert M.2, ELEISH, Ahmed3, LIU, Chao4, MORRISON, Shaunna M.4, DOWNS, Robert T.5, GOLDEN, Joshua J.5, PIRES, Alexander J.5, HYSTAD, Grethe6 and MEYER, Michael7, (1)Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, (2)Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution, 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC 20015, (3)Tetherless World Constellation, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180, (4)Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC 20015, (5)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (6)Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN 46323, (7)Earth and Environmental Science, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, 326 Market St., Harrisburg, PA 17101
    9:50 AM
    THERMODYNAMICS AND CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC COMPLEXITY OF SODIUM URANYL SULFATE MINERALS WITH UNIQUE TOPOLOGIES
    PERRY, Samuel N., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 301 Stinson-Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 and BURNS, Peter C., Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 301 Stinson-Remick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556
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    10:05 AM
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    10:25 AM
    Break
    10:40 AM
    FUTURE AND CURRENT APPROACHES FOR MODELING THE DISTRIBUTION OF MINERALS ON EARTH AND OTHER PLANETS (Invited Presentation)
    HYSTAD, Grethe, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN 46323, ELEISH, Ahmed, Tetherless World Constellation, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180, HAZEN, Robert M., Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution, 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC 20015, MORRISON, Shaunna M., Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC 20015 and DOWNS, Robert T., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
    11:00 AM
    MINERAL SPECIES FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION AND WORD FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION COMPARISON
    CHANGOLUISA TOAPANTA, Myriam Paola, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN 46323
    11:15 AM
    LITHIUM, BERYLLIUM AND BORON CONCENTRATIONS OF 3.6-3.8 GA METASEDIMENTARY AND METAVOLCANOGENIC ROCKS IN THE ISUA SUPRACRUSTAL BELT, WEST GREENLAND
    DYMEK, Robert F., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, BOAK, Jeremy, Oklahoma Geological Survey, Sarkeys Energy Center, room N-131, 100 E. Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019 and GREW, Edward S., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Research Center, Orono, ME 04469
    11:30 AM
    CALCIUM CARBONATE POLYMORPHS IN FISH OTOLITHS: TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING ONTOGENETIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND PHYLOGENETIC CONTROLS
    CHAKOUMAKOS, Bryan C.1, PRACHEIL, Brenda M.2, WOOD, R. Seth3, LOEPPKY, Alison4 and ANDERSON, W. Gary4, (1)Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6475, (2)Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6036, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, NM 63130-4899, (4)Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, 50 Sifton Road, Winnipge, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
    11:45 AM
    TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH MINERAL EVOLUTION
    NORD, Julia Ann, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Science, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, MSN 5F2, Fairfax, VA 22030
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