Northeastern Section - 59th Annual Meeting - 2024

Session No. 13
Sunday, 17 March 2024: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Piscataquog Room (Doubletree by Hilton)

T31. Economic Geology and Critical Mineral Resources

GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division

 

Myles Felch and John F. Slack, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
CRITICAL MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NEW ENGLAND
SLACK, John F., U.S. Geological Survey (Emeritus), National Center, MS 954, Reston, VA 20192
 
1:55 PM
Discussion
2:05 PM
A CONTEMPORARY REVIEW OF MAINE’S SPODUMENE-BEARING PEGMATITES
FELCH, Myles, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, 99 Main St., Bethel, ME 04217, HOLM-DENOMA, Chris, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, BRADLEY, Dwight, U.S. Geological Survey, retired, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508; Visiting Scholar, Department of Earth Science, Dartmouth College, HB 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755 and EUSDEN Jr., J. Dykstra, Prof. Emeritus, Earth and Climate Sciences, Carnegie Science, Bates College, 44 Campus Ave, Lewiston, ME 04240
2:25 PM
GENETIC LINKS BETWEEN LITHIUM PEGMATITES AND THE ACADIAN ALTIPLANO AND THE ROLE OF PALEOCLIMATE
BRADLEY, Dwight, Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, HILLENBRAND, Ian, Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 627 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, HOLM-DENOMA, Chris, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, FELCH, Myles, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, 99 Main St., Bethel, ME 04217 and EUSDEN Jr., J., Earth and Climate Sciences, Bates College, Carnegie Science, 44 Campus Ave, Lewiston, ME 04240
2:45 PM
STREAM WATER GEOCHEMISTRY NEAR THE PLUMBAGO NORTH LITHIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE, WEST-CENTRAL MAINE
HAMILTON, Gillean1, REUSCH, Douglas N.1, WIELAND, Logan2, ROBERT, Will1, FELCH, Myles3, MUNK, Lee4 and BRADLEY, Dwight5, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine Farmington, Farmington, ME 04938-6821, (2)Department of Chemistry, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, (3)Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, 99 Main St., Bethel, ME 04217, (4)Geological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3101 Science Cir, Anchorage, AK 99508, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755
 
3:05 PM
Break
3:20 PM
GEOCHEMICAL FACIES ANALYSIS OF LI-ENRICHED PALEOSOLS IN COAL MEASURE STRATA OF THE NORTHERN APPALACHIAN BASIN
WHITE, Timothy, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, 217 EES Building, University Park, PA 16802
3:40 PM
GEOCHEMISTRY, TECTONIC SETTING, AND EMPLACEMENT AGE OF THE REE-NB-ZR-MINERALIZED PENNINGTON MOUNTAIN TRACHYTE OF NORTHERN MAINE
WANG, Chunzeng, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Maine at Presque Isle, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769, MCFARLANE, Chris, Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 2 Bailey Drive, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada and LENTZ, David R., Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 2 Bailey Drive, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
4:00 PM
MINERALOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND METALLOGENESIS OF THE NORTHERN AROOSTOOK MANGANESE SUB-DISTRICT, AROOSTOOK COUNTY, NORTHERN MAINE
MADSEN, Lauren E.1, WANG, Chunzeng2, CRUZ-URIBE, Alicia M.1, YATES, Martin1, LENTZ, David R.3 and WHITTAKER, Amber4, (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, 17 Elkins Ln, 93 SHS, Augusta, ME 04333
 
4:20 PM
Discussion
4:40 PM
POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF CHICXULUB AND CHESAPEAKE – TOMS RIVER ASTEROID IMPACT EVENTS ON HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENTS – BALTIMORE CANYON OFFSHORE US
EPSTEIN, Samuel, Geoval Consultants LLC, 173 Beach 134th St, Belle Harbor, NY 11694, HERMAN, Gregory, Impact Tectonics . Org, Flemington, NJ 08822-4013 and SASSEN, Roger, Sassen Geo Catalysts, 16017 Woodlake Drive, College Station, TX 77845
 
5:20 PM
Concluding Remarks
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