GSA Connects 2024 Meeting in Anaheim, California

Session No. 208
Tuesday, 24 September 2024: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
207C (Anaheim Convention Center)

T10. Lithium Clays, Brines and Pegmatites in the Americas: Challenges of a Critical Metal for the Energy Transition

 

Jorge Crespo Mena, Simon Jowitt, Michael Darin and Thomas Benson, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:50 PM
GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LACUSTRINE LITHOLOGY IN MCDERMITT CALDERA, OR/NV
OBARR, Sophia, B.S. Geological Sciences1, TATTITCH, Brian1, CAHOON, Emily1, DILLES, John1, LUKANENKO, Konstantin1 and THOMAS, R. Burt2, (1)College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 1500 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97321, (2)US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321
2:05 PM
STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF SEDIMENT-HOSTED Li-B DEPOSITS AT RHYOLITE RIDGE AND REGIONAL CORRELATION OF Li-ENRICHED ASH-FLOW TUFF ACROSS CLAYTON VALLEY, SOUTHWESTERN NEVADA
DARIN, Michael1, OGILVIE, Izabella2, HARLAUX, Matthieu3, REYNOLDS, John4, CHAFETZ, Daniel5, BALL, Lyndsay6 and GUSTAFSON, Chloe6, (1)Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, 800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 965, Portland, OR 97232; Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557, (2)Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1500 N Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89509, (3)BRGM, French Geological Survey, 3 Avenue Claude Guillemin, Orléans, Department of Loiret 45100, France, (4)Ioneer USA Corp, 9460 Double R Blvd, Suite 200, Reno, NV 89521, (5)Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver, CO 80225
2:20 PM
BRAISED IGNIMBRITE: INTRA-CALDERA IGNIMBRITE COOLING AS A MECHANISM FOR Li ENRICHMENT
RANDOLPH-FLAGG, Noah, Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, Palo Alto; Space Science Devision, NASA Ames Research Center, N239, Moffett Field, CA 94035, CAHOON, Emily, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 1500 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97321, MITTAL, Tushar, Department of Geosciences, Penn State University, 309 Deike Building, State College, PA 16802 and MUNOZ-SAEZ, Carolina, Dept. Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, 3140 Snee Hall, Ithica, NY 14853
2:35 PM
TESTING MODELS OF LI-PEGMATITE PETROGENESIS USING DIRECT DATING METHODS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS
HOLM-DENOMA, Christopher and PIANOWSKI, Laura, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
2:50 PM
REMOTE SENSING INVESTIGATION OF LI-BEARING PEGMATITES AT EWOYAA, SOUTHERN GHANA
ABDULLAH, Saadatu1, MICKUS, Kevin1 and KWARTENG, Andy2, (1)School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65807, (2)Geological Engineering Department, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Western WT, Ghana
 
3:05 PM
Break
3:20 PM
TOWARDS DEVELOPING AN EXPLORATION MODEL FOR LITHIUM IN SEDIMENTARY BASIN BRINES: IDENTIFICATION OF THE LITHIUM SOURCE
BISHOP, Brendan and ROBBINS, Leslie, Department of Geology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
3:35 PM
BEST PRACTICES IN LITHIUM BRINE EXPLORATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE PASTOS GRANDES DEPOSIT, ARGENTINA
BENSON, Thomas1, BUTLER, Kristina L.2, BOUTT, David F.3, HEMMING, Sidney4, MUNK, LeeAnn5, RASBURY, E. Troy6, ARAMAYO, Lucas7, BONGIOVANNI, Augusto7, CASTRO, Ismael7, FAVA, Luis7, FLORIDIA, Albano7, GIBBONS, Luis7, GONZALEZ, Guillermo Martin7, HATTON, Kevin8, JENCKES, Jordan9, LEVENBERG, Christopher Jason4, LEWIS, Charles10, MESBAH, Niloofar2, OLIVER, Gabriel7, RAVI, Vigash11, RODRIGUEZ, Leandro7, RUSSO, Chris10, SILVA, Carla7 and WOOTON, Kathleen8, (1)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964; Lithium Argentina Corp., New York, NY 10001, (2)Department of Sustainable Earth Systems Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX 75080-3021, (3)Department of Geosciences, UMass Amherest, Amherst, MA 01003, (4)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, (5)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3101 Science Cir, Anchorage, AK 99508, (6)Department of Natural & Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr, Green Bay, WI 54311, (7)Lithium Argentina Corp., New York, NY 10001, (8)Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, (9)Geological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3101 Science Cir, Anchorage, AK 99508, (10)CEOAS: College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 Ocean Administration Building, SW 26th St, Corvallis, OR 97331, (11)Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105
3:50 PM
LITHIUM SOURCES OF OILFIELD WATERS IN TEXAS AND NEIGHBORING STATES
ELLIOTT, Brent, The Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station Box X, Austin, TX 78713, DARVARI, Roxana, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78758, NICOT, Jean-Philippe, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78758 and LOEWY, Staci L., Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
4:05 PM
LITHIUM CONCENTRATIONS AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF PALEOZOIC AND MESOZOIC STRATA OF SOUTH ARKANSAS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SMACKOVER FORMATION BRINES
MASTERSON, Andrew1, KNIERIM, Katherine J.2, BLONDES, Madalyn1, MCDEVITT, Bonnie1, LI, Peng3, MILLS, Ciara3, HERZBERG, Amanda S.1, CHENAULT, Jessica1 and DOOLAN, Colin1, (1)Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Little Rock, AR 72211, (3)Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment-Office of the State Geologist, 5301 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118
4:20 PM
DISTRIBUTION AND ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF Li IN THE SALTON SEA GEOTHERMAL FIELD
HUMPHREYS, Jen1, BROUNCE, Maryjo1, MCKIBBEN, Michael1, DOBSON, Patrick2, PLANAVSKY, Noah J.3 and KALDERON-ASAEL, Boriana3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, (2)Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511
 
4:35 PM
Discussion
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