141 Geochemistry; Geochemistry, Organic (Posters)

Poster Session
General Discipline Sessions
Sunday, 5 October 2008: 8:00 AM-4:45 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E

Poster #1
The Mineralogy and Sulfur Isotopic Composition of Sulfates In Caves of Southwestern Romania
Jonathan Sumrall, University of South Florida; Bogdan P. Onac, University of South Florida; Cristina Cizmas, “Babes-Bolyai” University Cluj; Veronica Darmiceanu, “Babes-Bolyai” University Cluj
Poster #2
Soil Development of a Fluvial Terrace Chronosequence in the Oregon Coast Range
Katherine Lindeburg, Pennsylvania State University; Joshua Roering, University of Oregon; Peter Almond, Lincoln Univ; Oliver A. Chadwick, University of California
Poster #4
Thermal analysis of soil organic matter in density fractions
Alain Plante, University of Pennsylvania; Carli Koshal, University of Pennsylvania; Inigo Virto, Universidad Publica de Navarra; Markus Kleber, Oregon State University; Kate Lajtha, Oregon State University; Phil Sollins, Oregon State University
Poster #5
Incremental Trace Element and Stable Isotopic Analysis of Modern Bahamian Ooids
Sarah M.A. Duguid, Queen's University; Kurt Kyser, Queen's Univ; Noel P. James, Queen's University; Eugene Rankey, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Poster #6
Trace Element Geochemistry of MORB Glasses from 14°-16°N along Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Carmen A. Dragoi, University of Houston; John F. Casey, University of Houston; Yongjun Gao, University of Houston; Tomas Lapen, University of Houston
Poster #7
The Effects of Solution Chemistry on the Solubility of Synthetic Jarosite at 50°C: Implications for Terrestrial and Martian Environments
Moira K. Ridley, Texas Tech University; Gwendolynne R. Frost, ConocoPhillips; Jian Zhou, Texas Tech University
Poster #8
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Microprobe Analysis of Calcium Carbonate Polymorph and Protein Distribution of Fish Earstones
Eric D. Freeburg, Arkansas State University; Bryanna Broadaway, Arkansas State University; Robyn Hannigan, Arkansas State Univ
Poster #9
PIXE Analysis of Lake Sediment, as a Complementary Technique for ICP Analysis
Graham F. Peaslee, Hope College; Paul A. DeYoung, Hope College; Justin Mark Lunderberg, Hope College; Lila Rojo, University of Texas at El Paso; Thomas E. Gill, University of Texas at El Paso; Melanie A. Barnes, Texas Tech University
Poster #10
Identification of Vanadinite (Pb5(V5+O4)3Cl) Formation in Lead Pipe Corrosion by-Products by XANES and μX-Ray Diffraction
Tammie L. Gerke, University of Cincinnati; Kirk Scheckel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ORD, NRMRL, LRPCD; Michael R. Schock, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ORD, NRMRL, WSWRD, TTEB
Poster #11
Thermodynamics of Some Reactions Involving Aqueous Carboxylic Acids at Elevated Temperatures
Jason A. McAlister, University of Nebraska; Richard M. Kettler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Poster #12
Mobilization and Transport of Selected Metals in Landfill Leachates: Case Study in Central Massachusetts, USA
Rudolph Hon, Boston College; William C. Brandon, U.S. EPA, Region 1; Thomas A. Davidson, US Army Corps of Engineers
Poster #13
Platinum Group Element Abundances in the Hawaiian Mantle: Constraints from in-Situ Sulfide and Bulk Rock Analyses of Garnet Pyroxenite Xenoliths from Oahu
Indra S. Sen, Florida International University; Michael Bizimis, Florida State University; Gautam Sen, Florida International University
Poster #14
Beryllium-7 and Tritium Variations of Rain Water in Korea
Kyeong Ja Kim, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources; Yoon Yeol Yoon, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources; Ilyong Park, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources; Hyung-Joo Woo, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
Poster #15
Lithium Isotopic Systematics in Minerals from Fresh Abyssal Peridotite at Gakkel Ridge: Subsolidus Diffusive Fractionation Versus Melt-Rock Interaction
Yongjun Gao, University of Houston; John F. Casey, University of Houston; Jonathan E. Snow, University of Houston
Poster #16
Dissolve Inorganic Carbon (DIC) and Stable Carbon Isotope Evolution in a Tailings Pile
Hendratta Ali, Oklahoma State Unversity; Eliot Atekwana, Oklahoma State University
Poster #17
Poster #18
Using zooid size variation and stable isotopes in skeletal carbonate to infer seasonality in bryozoans - a multi-proxy approach
Tanya Knowles, Natural History Museum; M.J. Leng, British Geological Survey; Paul Taylor, Natural History Museum; Mark Williams, University of Leicester; Beth Okamura, Natural History Museum
Poster #19
Navajo Sandstone-Brine-CO2 Interactions: Implications for Geological Carbon Sequestration
Peng Lu, Indiana University; Qi Fu, Univ of Minnesota; William E. Seyfried Jr, Univ of Minnesota; Chen Zhu, Indiana University
Poster #20
Tracing CO2 in Cave Systems: Testing a Biologic Model of H2CO3-Driven Cave Dissolution Using Stable Isotopes of Carbon
Dorien K. McGee, University of South Florida; Jonathan G. Wynn, University of South Florida; Peter J. Harries, University of South Florida; Bogdon P. Onac, University of South Florida
Poster #21
Carbonate-Associated Sulfate from the Precambrian-Cambrian Transition in the Western Great Basin, USA
Kirk L. Domke, University of Southern California; Sean J. Loyd, University of Southern California; Frank A. Corsetti, University of Southern California; David J. Bottjer, University of Southern California; Chris Evans, University of Southern California; Timothy W. Lyons, University of California
Poster #22
In Search of the Nature of Mantle beneath South Central Texas
Urmidola Raye, University of Texas at Dallas; Robert Stern, U Texas at Dallas; Elizabeth Y. Anthony, University of Texas at El Paso; Minghua Ren, University of Texas at El Paso
Poster #23
Origin of Hydrothermal Fluids of the Shallow Submarine Vents of Bahía Concepción, Mexico: An Approach by Geochemical Modeling
Ruth Esther Villanueva Estrada, Instituto de Geofísica; Rosa María Prol Ledesma, Instituto de Geofísica; Augusto Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Eduardo González Partida, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Carles Canet, Instituto de Geofísica; Ignacio Salvador Torres Alvarado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Poster #24
A Reinterpretation of Some Correlations of Chisos Group Mafic Lavas with New Geochemistry and Geochronology, Big Bend National Park, Texas
Kenzie J. Turner, U.S. Geol Survey; James R. Budahn, U.S. Geological Survey; Daniel P. Miggins, U.S. Geological Survey
Poster #25
Constraining the Relative Influences of Watershed and Authigenic Processes Using An Integrated Sedimentological-Geochemical Approach in Paleo Lake Mababe, Botswana
Jennifer Gamrod, Oklahoma State University; Anna M. Cruse, Oklahoma State University; Eliot Atekwana, Oklahoma State University; Estella A. Atekwana, Oklahoma State University; Kristi Teeter, Oklahoma State University; Philippa Huntsman-Mapila, University of Botswana
Poster #26
Role and Evolution of Organic Compounds within the Southeastern United States Kaolin Deposits
Michael C. Cheshire, Indiana University; David L. Bish, Indiana Univ
Poster #27
Aluminum Complexation and Differential Alteration of Volcaniclastic Minerals: Examples from the Alban Hills, Italy and the Sutter Buttes, California
Daniel Deocampo, Georgia State University; Marie Jackson, Northern Arizona Univ; Brian Hausback, California State University, Sacramento; Fabrizio Marra, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica
Poster #28
More Than Just An Age: Quantitative Analysis of Geochronological Data and Uncertainty
Noah M. McLean, MIT; James F. Bowring, College of Charleston; Samuel A. Bowring, MIT; R. Blair Schoene, Université de Genève
Poster #30
Geochemistry of Ice and Ground Penetrating Radar Profiles in Mexican Glaciers
Alejandro Carrillo-Chávez, UNAM; Dora Carreon, UNAM; Gabriela Ponce, Univ. de Guanajuato; Martin Taner, UNAM; Perez Jose, UNAM; Lorenzo Oritz, UNAM; Gilles Levresse, UNAM
Poster #31
The EARTHTIME Initiative: A Review of Progress and Prospects
Samuel A. Bowring, MIT; James F. Bowring, College of Charleston; Daniel Condon, British Geological Survey; Matt Heizler, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; Kirk R. Johnson, Denver Museum of Nature & Science; Noah M. McLean, MIT; Randall Parrish, British Geological Survey; Jahandar Ramezani, MIT; Blair Schoene, Université de Genève
Poster #32
Sedimentary Dynamics of a Modern Iron Oxidizing Microbial Ecosystem
Andrew C. Knudsen, Lawrence University; Noah Planavsky, University of California, Riverside; Sean T. Krepski, Lawrence University
Poster #33
Evaluating Arsenic Availability In Soils Using DOWEX M4195, Fe3+ Substituted, Resin
Clint Miller, Texas A&M University; Bruce Herbert, Texas A&M Univ
Poster #34
High Precision Boron Isotope Analysis by MC-ICP-MS
Yuanyuan Lu, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ping Zhao, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Jianfeng Gao; Liewen Xie, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Poster #35
Poster #36
Soil Metal Immobilisation and Ryegrass Uptake of Lead, COPPER and ZINC as Affected by Application of Organic Materials as Soil Amendments
Olayinka Nwachukwu, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture; Ian D. Pulford, University of Glasgow
Poster #37
Lead Isotope Constraints on the Sources of Ore Metals in Deposits from the Guerrero Terrane, West-Central Mexico
Adriana Potra, Florida International University; Andrew W. Macfarlane, Florida International University