Joint 69th Annual Southeastern / 55th Annual Northeastern Section Meeting - 2020

Session No. 54
Sunday, 22 March 2020: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Lake Audubon (Hyatt Regency Reston)

T19. Eastern Activities of the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative

U.S. Geological Survey; Association of American State Geologists

 

Nora K. Foley, Arthur Merschat, William L. Lassetter, Anjana K. Shah and Gregory J. Walsh, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:25 AM
AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICAL METHODS FOR EVALUATION OF CRITICAL MINERAL DEPOSIT POTENTIAL
SHAH, Anjana K., U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, DRENTH, Benjamin J., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 964 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, MCCAFFERTY, Anne E., U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and PONCE, David A., U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA
8:45 AM
RARE EARTH ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION AND MOBILITY IN REGOLITH DEPOSITS FORMED ON ALTERED A-TYPE GRANITES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
FOLEY, Nora K., US Geological Survey, MS 954 NATIONAL CENTER, Reston, VA 20192 and AYUSO, Robert A., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192
9:05 AM
POTENTIAL FOR A CRITICAL MINERAL RESOURCE IN THE UNDERCLAYS OF WEST VIRGINIA
BROWN, Sarah R.1, MOORE, Jessica Pierson1, DAFT, Gary1 and DINTERMAN, Philip A.2, (1)West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508, (2)West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Rd., Morgantown, WV 26508
9:25 AM
EARTH MRI ACTIVITIES AT THE KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
ANDREWS Jr., William and LUKOCZKI, Georgina, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining & Mineral Resources Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0107
 
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF AND COLLABORATION WITH THE PENN STATE CENTER FOR CRITICAL MINERALS
RUSS, David P., DOI, U.S. Geological Survey, National Center, MS 953, Reston, VA 20192
10:20 AM
EARTH MRI IN SOUTH CAROLINA, RESEARCH INTO CRITICAL MINERALS ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE
MORROW IV, Robert H.1, DOAR III, William R.1, GRAMMATIKOPOULO, Tassos2, HARRIS, M. Scott3, HOWARD, C. Scott1 and SHAH, Anjana K.4, (1)South Carolina Geological Survey, 5 Geology Road, Columbia, SC 29212, (2)South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey, 5 Geology Road, Columbia, SC 29212, (3)202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29424, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
10:40 AM
USING GEOMORPHOLOGY, LIDAR AND GEOLOGIC MAPPING TO DEVELOP CONSISTENT PROTOCOLS FOR DEFINING FOCUS AREAS INCLUDED IN THE PLACER MINERAL SYSTEM ON THE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN AND ADJACENT ENVIRONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN USA (EAST REGION)
FARRELL, Kathleen M.1, DOAR III, William R.2, LASSETTER, William L.3, MEANS, Guy H.4, OCCHI, Marcie E.3, MORROW IV, Robert H.2, TAYLOR, Kenneth B.5 and CHAPMAN, James S.5, (1)North Carolina Geological Survey, 1620 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1620, (2)South Carolina Geological Survey, 5 Geology Road, Columbia, SC 29212, (3)Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, 900 Natural Resources Dr., Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903, (4)Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Geological Survey, 3000 Commonwealth Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32304, (5)North Carolina Geological Survey, 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
11:00 AM
11:20 AM
CRITICAL MINERAL COMMODITY OCCURRENCES IN VIRGINIA – AN ASSESSMENT OF PROSPECTIVE GEOLOGIC AND GEOCHEMICAL FACTORS
LASSETTER, William L., COINER, Lorrie V., BARTH, Aaron M., OCCHI, Marcie E. and SMITH, Michael S., Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, 900 Natural Resources Dr., Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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