GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session No. 142
Tuesday, 17 October 2023: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
324 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

T7. Linking Critical Minerals and the Geologic Framework of North America I: The USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) and Related Activities

GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Society of Economic Geologists; American Association of State Geologists; GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division

 

Jamey Jones III, Benjamin Drenth, Douglas C. Kreiner, Arthur Merschat, Anjana Shah and Laurel Woodruff, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
CRITICAL MINERALS MAPPING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE USGS EARTH MAPPING RESOURCES INITIATIVE (EARTH MRI)
JONES III, James V.1, DAY, Warren C.2, LOFERSKI, Patricia2 and MCPHEE, Darcy2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Program, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192
8:20 AM
A NEW COMPILATION OF PAST, CURRENT, AND POSSIBLY FUTURE CRITICAL MINERAL DEPOSITS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES; A COMPANION TO EARTH MRI FOCUS AREAS
WOODRUFF, Laurel1, HAMMARSTROM, Jane2 and DICKEN, Connie2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy and Minerals Science Center, St. Paul, MN 55112, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Science Center, MS 954, Reston, VA 20192
8:35 AM
EDX CLAIMM: A VIRTUAL COMMON OPERATING PLATFORM AND INTERACTIVE TOOLS SUPPORTING CRITICAL MINERALS RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
JUSTMAN, Devin, NETL Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321
8:50 AM
THE ALABAMA GRAPHITE-V BELT EARTH MRI PROJECT: PRELIMINARY MAPPING, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND PETROLOGY RESULTS
BOLLEN, Elizabeth, PhD, WHITMORE, John P. and VANDERVOORT, Dane S., Geologic Investigations Program, Geological Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486
9:05 AM
EARTH MRI AIRBORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY REVEALS GRAPHITE POTENTIAL AND TECTONIC COMPLEXITY OF THE ALABAMA GRAPHITE-VANADIUM BELT
MACQUEEN, Patricia1, BEDROSIAN, Paul2, HOOGENBOOM, Bennett E.3, GUSTAFSON, Chloe2, BOLLEN, Elizabeth, PhD4 and WHITMORE, John P.4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Lakewood, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver, CO 80225, (3)USGS, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, (4)Geologic Investigations Program, Geological Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486
 
9:20 AM
Discussion
 
9:35 AM
Break
9:50 AM
LINKING CORED REGOLITH FABRIC TO PARENT ROCKS IN THE FALL ZONE PLACER FOCUS AREA FOR REE EXPLORATION, NORTH CAROLINA
FARRELL, Kathleen M. and HANNA, Heather D., North Carolina Geological Survey, 1620 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1620
10:05 AM
PROVENANCE OF HEAVY-MINERAL SANDS THROUGH RUTILE GEOCHEMISTRY: AN EARTH MRI PROJECT FROM THE UPPER PART OF THE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN, SOUTH CAROLINA
HUNT, Emma1, MORROW IV, Robert2, HOWARD, Scott2, WATSON, Ethan3 and HORVATH, Peter1, (1)Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613, (2)South Carolina Geological Survey, 5 Geology Road, Columbia, SC 29212, (3)Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Hwy., Greenville, SC 29613
10:20 AM
HIGHLY MANGANIFEROUS RESIDUAL SOILS OVERLYING INTERLAYERED CARBONATE AND VOLCANIC BEDROCK IN MARYLAND'S WESTERN PIEDMONT
KAVAGE ADAMS, Rebecca, Maryland Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, 2300 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
10:35 AM
MANGANESE MINERALIZATION IN AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE: INSIGHTS FROM A 2021 EARTH MAPPING RESOURCE INITIATIVE [MRI] AIRBORNE MAGNETIC SURVEY
TIKKU, Anahita, Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, One Denver Federal Center, Building 20, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, WANG, Chunzeng, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Maine at Presque Isle, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769, SHAH, Anjana, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225 and QUIST, Patrick, Xcalibur Multiphysics, 10300 Town Park Dr, Houston, TX 77072
10:50 AM
MINERALOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND METALLOGENESIS OF THE MAPLE-HOVEY MANGANESE DEPOSIT, NORTHERN MAINE
MADSEN, Lauren1, WANG, Chunzeng2, CRUZ-URIBE, Alicia M.1, YATES, Martin1, LENTZ, David R.3 and WHITTAKER, Amber T.H.4, (1)School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, (2)College of Arts and Sciences, University of Maine at Presque Isle, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 2 Bailey Drive, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, (4)Maine Geological Survey, 18 Elkins Lane, Augusta, ME 04333
11:05 AM
A VIDEO SERIES TO EXPLAIN THE CRUST AND SEDIMENTARY BASINS BENEATH THE UNITED STATES, AND ITS ASSESSMENT
CROWLEY, Clinton, University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Geosciences UTD, Geosciences Department ROC 21, 800 Campbell RD., Richardson, TX 75080 and STERN, Robert, Department of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, FO 21, 800 West Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75080
 
11:20 AM
Discussion
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