Joint 56th Annual North-Central/ 71st Annual Southeastern Section Meeting - 2022

Session No. 15
Thursday, 7 April 2022: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
North Meeting Room 211 (Duke Energy Convention Center)

T40. Strategic Minerals of North American Midcontinent: Importance, Occurrence, and U.S. Initiatives

 

John Rakovan, Jared Freiburg and Craig Dietsch, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
FE-TI OXIDE-BEARING ULTRAMAFIC INTRUSIONS OF THE DULUTH COMPLEX, MN: UNRAVELING THE GENESIS OF A DOMESTIC TI RESOURCE
KLEINSASSER, Jackie1, SIMON, Adam C.1, KATTEMALAVADI, Amartya1, GOAN, Ian1, PETERSON, Dean2 and HUDAK III, George J.3, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (2)Big Rock Exploration, Minneapolis, MN 55413, (3)Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55811
1:50 PM
OLIVINE GEOCHEMISTRY AND SERPENTINIZATION FROM FE-TI OXIDE-BEARING ULTRAMAFIC INTRUSIONS IN THE DULUTH COMPLEX, MN
KATTEMALAVADI, Amartya1, KLEINSASSER, Jackie1, SIMON, Adam C.1, HUDAK III, George J.2 and PETERSON, Dean3, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (2)Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55811, (3)Big Rock Exploration, Minneapolis, MN 55413
2:05 PM
THE ILLINOIS BASIN CARBON ORE, RARE EARTH, AND CRITICAL MINERAL INITIATIVE (IB CORE-CM)
FREIBURG, Jared, ELRICK, Scott and DELPOMDOR, Franck, Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 615 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820
2:20 PM
APPLICATION OF THE MINERAL SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE CRITICAL MINERAL EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH IN KENTUCKY
LUKOCZKI, Georgina, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506 and HICKMAN, John B., Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107
2:35 PM
REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING OF THE ROLE OF A F-RICH, ACIDIC BRINE IN THE FORMATION OF FLUORITE- RICH ORE BODIES IN THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY MVT DISTRICT
SMITH-SCHMITZ, Sarah, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, 101 Geological Sciences Bldg., Columbia, MO 65211 and APPOLD, Martin, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri--Columbia, 101 Geological Sciences Bldg, Columbia, MO 65211
 
2:50 PM
Break
3:05 PM
HICKS DOME DRILL CORES: MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL OBSERVATIONS
MURCHLAND, Madeline1, RAKOVAN, John1, TRELA, Jarek2, YU, Mingyue3, FREIBURG, Jared3 and NUELLE, Laurence M.4, (1)Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 250 S. Patterson Ave., Oxford, OH 45056, (2)Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, 1740 Innovation Drive, Box 45/Room 216, Carbondale, IL 62903, (3)Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 615 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820, (4)Hicks Dome LLC, Golconda, IL 62938
3:20 PM
PETROLOGIC AND GEOCHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE ORIGIN OF LAMPROPHYRES AND CARBONATITES IN THE MIDWEST PERMIAN ULTRAMAFIC DISTRICT AND THEIR RARE EARTH ELEMENT ECONOMIC POTENTIAL
TRELA, Jarek1, FREIBURG, Jared2, YU, Mingyue2, GAZEL, Esteban3, LUNDSTROM, Craig4, NUELLE, Laurence M.5, MARIA, Anton6, RAKOVAN, John7 and MURCHLAND, Madeline7, (1)Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, 1740 Innovation Drive, Box 45/Room 216, Carbondale, IL 62903, (2)Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 615 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820, (3)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, (4)Department of Geology, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, 3026 Natural History Bldg, 1301 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, (5)Hicks Dome LLC, Golconda, IL 62938, (6)Geology and Physics Department, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Science Center 2219, Evansville, IN 47712, (7)Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 250 S. Patterson Ave., Oxford, OH 45056
3:35 PM
PETROLOGY, MINERALOGY & GEOCHEMISTRY OF AN ALNÖITE FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY
UHL II, Thomas, University of Cincinnati, Department of Geology, 2600 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220-2872 and DIETSCH, Craig, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013
3:50 PM
RARE EARTH ELEMENT CHEMISTRY LINKS CARBONATED DIKES AND FLUORITE MINERALIZATION IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
DIETSCH, Craig1, LUKOCZKI, Georgina2, BERGBOWER, Josh1 and UHL II, Thomas1, (1)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, (2)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506
4:05 PM
DEVELOPMENT OF A COBALT EXPLORATION TOOL FOR DOLOMITE-BEARING HYDROTHERMAL ORE DEPOSITS
FRANK, Mark R. and COURSEY, Seth, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, 312 Davis Hall, DeKalb, IL 60115
4:20 PM
PARTITIONING THEORY AS A TOOL FOR DETERMINING BASE METAL CONTENT IN HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS: EXAMPLES FROM SEDIMENT-HOSTED MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE NORTH AMERICAN MIDCONTINENT, CORDILLERA, AND SOUTH AUSTRALIA
APPOLD, Martin and SMITH-SCHMITZ, Sarah, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri--Columbia, 101 Geological Sciences Bldg, Columbia, MO 65211
4:35 PM
A PRACTICAL ANALYSIS TO CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: A CASE STUDY OF COBALT
HALE, Thomas1, SHANE, Allison2, TRAINER, Jocelyn3 and ZHOU, Yaofu2, (1)Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, 1957 E St NW, Washington, DC, DC 20052; University of Delaware, Minerals, Materials, and Society, 125 Academy St, Newark, DE, DE 19716, (2)Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, 1957 E St NW, Washington, DC, DC 20052, (3)Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, 1957 E St NW, Washington, DC, DC 20052; Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington DC, DC 20052
 
4:50 PM
Discussion
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