Session: Linking Critical Minerals and the Geologic Framework of North America: The USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) and Related Activities (Posters) (GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

Session No. 95

Monday, 16 October 2023: 8:00 AM-5:30 PM

Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

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

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

Authors will be present from 3:30 to 5:30 PM.

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95-1

PETROLOGY, U–PB AGE CONSTRAINTS, AND ORE GENESIS OF THE SHEEP CREEK SEDIMENT-HOSTED ZN-PB-AG-SN PROSPECT IN THE BONNIFIELD MINING DISTRICT, EAST-CENTRAL ALASKA

DUSEL-BACON, Cynthia¹, ALEINIKOFF, John N.², PARADIS, Suzanne³ and SLACK, John F.², (1)U.S.Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 901, Menlo Park, CA 94025; U.S. Geological Survey Emeritus, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey Emeritus, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (3)Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 9860 W. Saanich Road, Sydney, BC V8L 4B2, Canada

95-2

400 MILLION YEARS OF MAGMATISM IN THE NORTHERN NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA: U-PB AND HF-ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF BEDROCK ZIRCON FROM THE YUKON-TANANA UPLAND, EASTERN ALASKA, USA

HOLLAND, Mark¹, REGAN, Sean², TWELKER, Evan³, WYPYCH, Alicja³, WILDLAND, Alec⁴ and GAVEL, Michelle M.⁴, (1)Geology Department, St. Lawrence University, 23 Ramoda Dr, Canton, NY 13617, (2)Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 900 Yukon Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99775-9702, (3)Department of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 900 Yukon Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99775-9702, (4)Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99507

95-3

CRITICAL CONSIDERATIONS WHEN USING COMPILED GEOCHEMICAL DATASETS

WANG, Bronwen, U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508; U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, ELLEFSEN, Karl J., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and GOLDMAN, Margaret, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192

95-4

CRITICAL MINERALS AND GEOLOGIC MAPPING IN WASHINGTON STATE

STEELY, Alexander, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Geological Survey, 1111 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98504-7007 and ALEXANDER, Katherine, U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change, Denver Federal Center, PO Box 25046, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225

95-5

LITHIUM CONCENTRATIONS IN CENOZOIC RHYOLITE VITROPHYRES AND QUARTZ-HOSTED MELT INCLUSIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR LITHIUM DEPOSITS IN THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN (U.S.A.)

MINDRUP, Quinton¹, BRUESEKE, Matthew¹ and SHAULIS, Barry J.², (1)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 340 N. Campus Drive, 216 Gearhart Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701

95-6

STRUCTURAL, CHEMICAL, AND GEOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION OF CRYSTALLINE GRAPHITE MINERALIZATION

STOKES, Rebecca¹, THOMPSON, Jay², CASE, George³, JUBB, Aaron¹ and JASZCZAK, John⁴, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 954, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, PO Box 25046 MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508, (4)Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931

95-7

GEOLOGY OF THE RARE EARTH ELEMENTS DEPOSITS IN THE CORNUDAS MOUNTAINS, OTERO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

MCLEMORE, Virginia¹, IVERSON, Nels¹, WOODWARD, Mason² and OWEN, Evan³, (1)New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Bureau of Geology/New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, (3)New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801

95-8

GEOCHEMICAL AND PETROLOGIC ANALYSIS OF A NEWLY DISCOVERED, LAYERED MAFIC-ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEX IN THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO

MAGNIN, Benjamin, United States Geological Survey, 1701 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401; Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, BRAKE, Sandra, Department of Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, KUIPER, Yvette, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401 and HANSON, Richard E., Department of Geological Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129

95-9

RARE EARTH ELEMENT ABUNDANCES OF CHEVKINITE, ALLANITE, AND FLUORO-APATITE IN ULTRAMAFIC BOUDINS FROM THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS, NEW YORK

DARLING, Robert, Geology Department, SUNY Cortland, Bowers Hall, Cortland, NY 13045, KOZLOWSKI, Andrew, Research and Collections - Geological Survey, New York State Museum, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, THOMAS, Jay B., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244 and LUPULESCU, Marian, New York State Geological Survey, New York State Museum, 3140 CEC, Madison Ave., Albany, NY 12230

95-10

GEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL DETECTION BY AEROMAGNETIC AND RADIOMETRIC: RECOGNITION OF ALTERATION LINKED TO MINERALIZATION (REGUIBAT SHIELD, MAURITANIA)

ABDEINA, El Houssein¹, EL HADI, Sidi Mohamed², M’HAMED, Mohamed², DAHI, Sidi Mohamed², EL GHASTALANY, Rayane², TALEB ABEYDI, Souadou², GHNAHALLA, Mohamed³ and BA, Moussa², (1)Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Nouakchott Al-Aasriya, BP 5026, Nouakchott, 1306, Mauritania; Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Prince Moulay Abdellah Boulevard, P.O. Box 2390, Marrakech, Morocco, Marrakech, Moulay Abdellah 2390, Morocco, (2)Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Nouakchott Al-Aasriya, BP 5026, Nouakchott, 1306, Mauritania, (3)Institut IC2MP, UMR 7285 CNRS-INSU, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, 86022, France

95-11

HEAVY MINERAL SANDS IN CRETACEOUS TO NEOGENE SEDIMENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA REVEALED BY AIRBORNE RADIOMETRIC DATA

SHAH, Anjana¹, DOAR III, William R.², MORROW IV, Robert² and WYKEL, C. Andrew², (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, (2)South Carolina Geological Survey, 5 Geology Road, Columbia, SC 29212

95-12

NEW HIGH-RESOLUTION AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICAL DATA FROM THE APPALACHIAN PROVINCES: EARLY INSIGHTS INTO THE EXTENT OF JURASSIC SYN-RIFT MAGMATISM AND THE ROLE OF PRE-EXISTING STRUCTURES

MAYLE, Micah¹, SHAH, Anjana¹, GUSTAFSON, Chloe¹, ADAMS, Rebecca², SHANK, Stephen³, IANNO, Adam⁴ and DINTERMAN, Philip⁵, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Maryland Geological Survey, Baltimore, MD 21218, (3)Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Geological Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, PA 17057, (4)Pennsylvania Geological Survey, PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 3420 Schoolhouse Rd, Middletown, PA 17057, (5)Geoscience Section, West Virginia Geological Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Road, Morgantown, WV 26508

95-13

CRITICAL MINERAL ENRICHMENT, MINERALOGY, AND MOBILITY IN PENNSYLVANIAN COAL MEASURES: AN EARTH MRI CASE STUDY FROM WEST VIRGINIA

ROYCE, Bethany, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, Morgantown, WV 26508, HANNA, Heather D., Hanna Forensics, LLC, 203 Alumni Ave., Durham, NC 27713, DAFT, Gary W., West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Road, Morgantown, WV 26508, MOORE, Jessica, West Virginia Geological SurveyOil and Gas Program, 1 Mont Chateau Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508-8079 and DINTERMAN, Philip, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508

95-14

STABLE ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS OF CARBONATES IN THE HICKS DOME CRITICAL MINERAL RESOURCE, IL-KY FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, USA: IMPLICATIONS FOR GENETIC MODELS

MCINTOSH, Julia¹, HOFSTRA, Albert H.¹, ANDERSEN, Allen K.², JOHNSON, Craig A.¹ and NUELLE, Laurence M.³, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Spokane, WA 99201, (3)Hicks Dome LLC, Golconda, IL 62938

95-15

MINERALOGY AND RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES OF THE SEVEN MILE BLUFF PROSPECT: AN INVESTIGATION OF A SURFACE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE DEPOSIT IN CENTRAL TENNESSEE

DONEGAN, Marcus¹, BODDY, Dairian¹, SATKOSKI, Aaron M.² and HAROLDSON, Erik¹, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Austin Peay State University, P.O. Box 4418, Clarksville, TN 37044, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712

95-16

TRANSFER ZONES IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZN-PB DISTRICT, SW WISCONSIN, USA, AND THEIR POTENTIAL ROLE LOCALIZING MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE MINERALIZATION

STEWART, Eric¹, FITZPATRICK, William¹, CROSBIE, Jade², MINSLEY, Burke², HART, David¹ and MULDOON, Maureen¹, (1)Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53705, (2)Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225

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