Rocky Mountain Section - 73rd Annual Meeting - 2023

Session No. 12
Wednesday, 24 May 2023: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Longs Peak 302A (Lory Student Center)

T12. Geohydrobiology of the Yellowstone Hydrothermal System

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

Andrew Miller, Kenneth Sims, Dan Colman and Eric Boyd, Advocates
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Start Time
8:00 AM
SEVERAL ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE: GEOCHEMICAL VARIABILITY OF YELLOWSTONE HYDROTHERMAL ECOSYSTEMS
SHOCK, Everett L.1, ROBARE, Jordyn1, WEEKS, Katelyn1, BARNES, Tanner1, DEBES II, Randall2, PRAPAIPONG, Panjai2 and FECTEAU, Kristopher2, (1)School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, (2)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, 781 Terrace Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287
8:20 AM
THE DYNAMIC IMPACTS OF REACTIVE TRANSPORT, PHASE SEPARATION AND SHALLOW MIXING ON THE GEOMICROBIOLOGY OF YELLOWSTONE HOT SPRINGS
SIMS, Kenneth1, MESSA, Cole1, SCOTT, Sean R.2, PARSEKIAN, Andrew3, CARR, Brad4, MILLER, Andrew5, SHOCK, Everett L.6, MCCLESKEY, R. Blaine7, COLMAN, Dan8 and BOYD, Eric S.8, (1)Wyoming High Precision Isotope Laboratory, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82072, (2)United States Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99354, (3)University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, (4)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071, (5)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, (6)School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, (7)U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO 80303, (8)Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Montana State University, PO Box 173520, Bozeman, MT 59717
8:40 AM
BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC MERCURY METHYLATION IN YELLOWSTONE THERMAL WATERS
HOLLOWAY, JoAnn M.1, MCCLESKEY, R. Blaine2, ROTH, David A.2, JANSSEN, Sarah E.3, TATE, Michael T.3, KRABBENHOFT, David P.3 and NORDSTROM, D. Kirk2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO 80303, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Madison, WI 53726
9:00 AM
TECTONIC SETTING DRIVES GEOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION IN TERRESTRIAL HOT SPRINGS
ST CLAIR, Brian E.1, ARTEAGA, Maria E.1, ANDRADE-BARAHONA, Eva1, COLMAN, Dan2, KELLER, Lisa M.2, STEFÁNSSON, Andri3, BOYD, Eric S.2 and COX, Alysia1, (1)Department of Chemistry & Geochemistry, Montana Technological University, 1300 W Park St, Butte, MT 59701, (2)Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Montana State University, PO Box 173520, Bozeman, MT 59717, (3)School of Engineering and Natural Science, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
9:20 AM
HIDDEN STRUCTURES IN THE SUBSURFACE: UNDERSTANDING THE GEOLOGY, GEOMORPHOLOGY, AND HOT SPRING GEOCHEMISTRIES OF A COMPLEX THERMAL AREA
ALEXANDER, Erin R.1, SHOCK, Everett L.2 and WHIPPLE, Kelin X.1, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, 781 Terrace Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287, (2)School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281; School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, 781 Terrace Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287
 
9:40 AM
Break
9:55 AM
GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS ON SUBSURFACE FLUID MOVEMENT BENEATH RABBIT CREEK THERMAL AREA, YSNP
MILLER, Andrew, SIMS, Kenneth, CARR, Brad, ELLIOT, Mathew G. and PARSEKIAN, Andrew, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071
10:15 AM
GEOPHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF HYDROTHERMAL GROUNDWATER MIXING IN SENTINEL MEADOWS, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
PARSEKIAN, Andrew1, SMELTZ, Natalie2, SIMS, Kenneth2 and CARR, Brad3, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, (3)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071
10:35 AM
TRAVERTINE RECORDS CLIMATE-INDUCED TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE YELLOWSTONE CALDERA HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE TO THE PRESENT
HARRISON, Lauren1, HURWITZ, Shaul1, PACES, James B.2, WHITLOCK, Cathy3, PEEK, Sara1 and LICCIARDI, Joseph4, (1)California Volcano Observatory, US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (3)Dept. of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173490, Bozeman, MT 59717, (4)Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824
10:55 AM
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF JOINT ANALYSIS IN PROTEROZOIC TERRAINS IN NEW MEXICO
KELLEY, Shari, New Mexico Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801
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