GSA Connects 2024 Meeting in Anaheim, California

Session No. 168
Tuesday, 24 September 2024: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
213A (Anaheim Convention Center)

T137. Sulfates on Earth, Mars, and Beyond

 

Kathleen Benison and Maya Bradford, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
INVESTIGATING GYPSUM SAND TEXTURES TO IMPROVE THE SUITABILITY OF EOLIAN MATHEMATICAL MODELS
VILASUSO, Nikki, Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 600 Hobson St, Morgantown, WV 26501, BRADFORD, Maya, Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300 and BENISON, Kathleen, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506
8:20 AM
EPHEMERAL SALINE LAKES AND MUDFLATS FROM THE PERMIAN CLOUD CHIEF FORMATION, TEXAS: EVIDENCE FROM TEXTURES IN GYPSUM
BRADFORD, Maya, Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, BENISON, Kathleen, Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506 and SWEET, Dustin, Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, MS 1053, Science Building 125, Lubbock, TX 79409
8:35 AM
MICROBIAL BIOSIGNATURES PRESERVED IN ANCIENT GYPSUM AND THEIR PALEOENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS: A TALE FROM THE LATE MIOCENE MEDITERRANEAN SALT GIANT (Invited Presentation)
DELA PIERRE, Francesco1, NATALICCHIO, Marcello1 and PELLEGRINO, Luca2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, Torino, TO 10125, Italy; Via Valperga Caluso 35, Torino, 10125, Italy, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, Torino, TO 10125, Italy
8:55 AM
A CASE STUDY ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES AND BIOSIGNATURE PRESERVATION IN ACIDIC CAVE GYPSUM
JONES, Daniel1, HAVLENA, Zoe E.2, GRAHAM, Heather V.3, STERN, Jennifer C.4, MAINIERO, Maurizio4, WEISS, Gabriella M.5, CHUNG, Angela H.6, MOJARRO, Angel3 and WANKEL, Scott D.7, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801; National Cave and Karst Research Institute, Carlsbad, NM 88220, (2)Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, (3)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrobiology Analytical Laboratory, Code 691, Bldg 34, Room S139, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (4)Gruppo Speleologico Marchigiano, Ancona, Italy, (5)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771; University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology II, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (6)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrobiology Analytical Laboratory, Code 691, Bldg 34, Room S139, Greenbelt, MD 20771; Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, (7)Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543
9:10 AM
GYPSUM IS AN OVERLOOKED REPOSITORY FOR MICROFOSSILS
BENISON, Kathleen1, GIBSON, Martha E.2, BRADFORD, Maya1, JOHNSON, Emily1 and LAMSDELL, James3, (1)Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, (2)Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506; PetroStrat, Conwy, Wales LL32 8FA, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Geology & Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505
9:25 AM
MARS' "DOUBLET MATERIAL" OBSERVED IN JURASSIC AZTEC SANDSTONE NEAR VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK, NEVADA, USA
PERKINS, Kimberlin1, POTTER-MCINTYRE, Sally1, PELLEGRINO, Cameron1, BURRELL, James1 and MCCOLLOM, Thomas2, (1)Earth Systems and Sustainability, Southern Illinois University, Parkinson Lab Mailcode 4324, Carbondale, IL 62901, (2)LASP, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80301
9:40 AM
SULPHATE MINERALOGY OF BURNING SHALES AND ACID PONDS - INGNIRYUAT (SMOKING HILLS), NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA
GRASBY, Stephen, Geological Survey of Canada, 3303 33 St NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada
 
9:55 AM
Break
 
10:10 AM
Citationist Introduction
MURCHIE, Scott, JHU Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd., Laurel, MD 20723
10:18 AM
10:38 AM
HYDRATED SULFATES ON MARS (Invited Presentation)
PHUA, Yu Yu1, EHLMANN, Bethany1, SILJESTRĂ–M, Sandra2, BISHOP, Janice3, RAMPE, Elizabeth4 and PANDEY, Aditi5, (1)Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, MC 150-21, Pasadena, CA 91125, (2)RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, (3)SETI Institute, 339 Bernardo Ave, Suite 200, Mountain View, CA 94043, (4)NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058, (5)NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058; Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058
10:58 AM
CRISM GLOBAL MAPPING: A KEY TOOL FOR ASSESSING GEOLOGIC SETTINGS OF MARTIAN SULFATE MINERALS
MURCHIE, Scott1, SEELOS, Frank P.1, SEELOS, Kim D.1, HANCOCK, Katie1, MORGAN, Frank1, POFFENBARGER, Ryan1, ROMEO, Giuseppe1, STEPHENS, David1, VIVIANO, Christina E.1, ARJOON, Zahrah1, CARTWRIGHT, Samuel2 and FRIZZELL, Katelyn3, (1)JHU Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd., Laurel, MD 20723, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, (3)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281
11:13 AM
THICK LAYERED MOUNDS ON MARS AS MARINE SULFATE PLATFORMS ANALOGOUS TO TERRESTRIAL CARBONATE PLATFORMS
PARKER, Tim1, ANDERSON, Robert C.2 and BILLS, Bruce1, (1)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, (2)Planetary Geosciences Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109
11:28 AM
HYPOTHESES FOR SEDIMENTARY MAGNESIUM SULFATE AT GALE CRATER, MARS
SEEGER, Christina and GROTZINGER, John P., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech, 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125
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