GSA Connects 2022 meeting in Denver, Colorado

Session No. 224
Wednesday, 12 October 2022: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
603 (Colorado Convention Center)

T82. The Geology and Environmental Impacts of Lithium Resources in North America and other Globally Significant Deposits I

GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Society of Economic Geologists; Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Limnogeology Division; Geochemical Society; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division

 

Thomas Benson and Lisa Stillings, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING LITHIUM BRINE RESOURCES AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF THESE CRITICAL MINERAL DEPOSITS (Invited Presentation)
MUNK, Lee, Geological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3101 Science Cir, Anchorage, AK 99508 and BOUTT, David, UMass-Amherst Geosciences, 55 High St Apt 1, Amherst, MA 01002-1810; Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Morrill Science Center, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003
8:25 AM
RELIC AND CONTEMPORARY WATERS OF THE DRY ANDES: GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS FOR WATER AND LITHIUM RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
MORAN, Brendan1, BOUTT, David2, MUNK, Lee3, JENCKES, Jordan3 and MCKNIGHT, Sarah2, (1)UMass-Amherst Geosciences, 55 High St Apt 1, Amherst, MA 01002-1810, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 233 Morrill Science Center, 627 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, (3)Geological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3101 Science Cir, Anchorage, AK 99508
8:40 AM
~200 KYR PALEOCLIMATE RECORD FROM SALAR DE ATACAMA BASIN-MARGIN CARBONATES: IMPLICATIONS FOR LITHIUM ACCUMULATION IN THE WORLD’S LARGEST PRODUCING LITHIUM BRINE DEPOSIT
BUTLER, Kristina1, MUNK, Lee2, GAGNON, Catherine3, BOUTT, David4, MORAN, Brendan4, MCKNIGHT, Sarah5, HUNTINGTON, Katharine W.6 and IBARRA, Daniel7, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78705; Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3101 Science Cir, Anchorage, AK 99508, (3)Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (4)UMass-Amherst Geosciences, 55 High St Apt 1, Amherst, MA 01002-1810, (5)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 627 North Pleasant St, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01002, (6)Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, (7)Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
8:55 AM
HYDROLOGIC SIGNATURES ON LAGOON COMPLEX AND WETLAND INUNDATION IN THE LITHIUM TRIANGLE OF THE ALTIPLANO-PUNA REGION
MCKNIGHT, Sarah1, JENCKES, Jordan2, BOUTT, David1, MUNK, Lee2, MORAN, Brendan1, CORKRAN, Daniel1 and KIRSHEN, Alexander1, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 233 Morrill Science Center, 627 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3101 Science Cir, Anchorage, AK 99508
9:10 AM
LITHIUM RESOURCES AND BRINE COMPOSITIONS FROM THE SMACKOVER FORMATION IN SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
KNIERIM, Katherine, U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi Gulf Water Science Center, 401 Hardin Rd, Little Rock, AR 72211-3528, BLONDES, Madalyn, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192 and AUSBROOKS, Scott, Office of the State Geologist, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, 5301 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118
 
9:25 AM
Break
9:40 AM
CHARACTERIZING LITHIUM BEARING CLAYS IN THE WESTERN US USING DETAILED SAMPLING, GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, AND MACHINE LEARNING STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
HAMPTON, Rachel and BENSON, Thomas, Lithium Americas Corp., 5310 Kietzke Lane, Suite 200, Reno, NV 89511
9:55 AM
USE OF AN ILLITE/SMECTITE GEOTHERMOMETER TO TEST THE DEPOSIT MODEL FOR HECTORITE AND LI-RICH CLAY FROM LACUSTRINE BASINS OF THE WESTERN US
STILLINGS, Lisa, United States Geological Survey, 1664 N Virginia Street, ORC-ID = 0000-0002-9011-8891, NV 89557
10:10 AM
TRIPLE OXYGEN AND CARBONATE CLUMPED ISOTOPES OF MIOCENE CALDERA LAKE SEDIMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CALDERA LAKE LITHIUM ACCUMULATION
IBARRA, Daniel1, MUNK, LeeAnn2, GAGNON, Catherine1, CHANG, Natalie1, JENCKES, Jordan3, MORAN, Brendan4, BOUTT, David4, EMPROTO, Christopher R.5 and BENSON, Thomas6, (1)Brown University, Providence, RI 02906, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alaska, 3101 Science Circle, Anchorage, AK 99508, (3)Geological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3101 Science Circle, Anchorage, AK 99508, (4)UMass-Amherst Geosciences, 55 High St Apt 1, Amherst, MA 01002-1810, (5)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (6)Lithium Americas Corporation, Reno, NV 89509
10:25 AM
LITHIUM CLAY MINERALIZATION BY REVERSE WEATHERING: LITHIUM ISOTOPE INSIGHTS INTO A NEW GENESIS MODEL FOR THE LARGEST KNOWN LITHIUM DEPOSIT IN NORTH AMERICA
REPETA, Michael1, CLARK, Ian D.1 and BENSON, Thomas R.2, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada, (2)Lithium Americas Corporation, New York, NY 10001; Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964
10:40 AM
STABLE ISOTOPES FOR TRACKING ORE FORMATION AT THE THACKER PASS SEDIMENT-HOSTED LITHIUM DEPOSIT, NEVADA, USA
EMPROTO, Christopher, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, BENSON, Thomas, Lithium Americas Corporation, Reno, NV 89509, IBARRA, Daniel, Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, GAGNON, Catherine, Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 and SIMON, Adam, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
10:55 AM
FRANKLIN WELLS HECTORITE DEPOSIT, AMARGOSA VALLEY, INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
WILKERSON, Gregg, GEOLOGY, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY BAKERSFIELD, 9001 Stockdale Hwy, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93311
11:10 AM
CLIMATE VS. HYDROTHERMAL CONTROLS ON LITHIUM ENRICHMENT IN LACUSTRINE CLAYS: A CASE STUDY FROM CLAYTON VALLEY, NEVADA
GAGNON, Catherine1, MILLER, Shaw2, BUTLER, Kristina3, BOUTT, David4, MUNK, Lee5 and IBARRA, Daniel1, (1)Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (2)Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78705; Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (4)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 233 Morrill Science Center, 627 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, (5)Geological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3101 Science Cir, Anchorage, AK 99508
11:25 AM
LI RESIDENCY IN ALKALINE PALEO-LAKE SYSTEMS: THE PECULIAR CASE OF THE JADAR (SERBIA) DEPOSIT
PUTZOLU, Francesco1, ARMSTRONG, R.N.1, GARCIA, J.2, HAWKES, N.2, NEBEL, E.2, BOYCE, A.3, NAJORKA, J.1 and HERRINGTON, RJ1, (1)The Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, (2)Rio Tinto Group, London, SW1Y 4AD, United Kingdom, (3)Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, Glasgow, G75 0QF, United Kingdom
 
11:40 AM
Discussion
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