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GSA2016 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
GSA TODAY | MAY 2016 T9. Rare Earth and Critical Elements in Ore Deposits New research on fluid flow in fractured media will advance
Cosponsor: Society of Economic Geologists understanding of coupled geomechanics, hydrology, and reactive
Disciplines: Economic Geology, Geochemistry transport that allow utilization of the subsurface in a safe and
Advocates: E.E. Marsh; Philip L. Verplanck effective manner.
This session will focus on our current understanding of T14. Geologic Energy Research
where, how, and why individual critical elements occur. This Cosponsors: GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary
session should be of use to a variety of geoscientists as well as Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and
public policy analysts. Volcanology Division
Disciplines: Energy Geology, Stratigraphy, Mineralogy/
ENERGY GEOLOGY Crystallography
Advocates: J. Fred McLaughlin; Marc L. Buursink; Brett J. Valentine
T10. Advances in Reactive Transport Modeling of Deep Saline
Groundwater and Hydrocarbon Systems This is the general session of GSA’s Energy Division. Topics
Cosponsors: GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Hydrogeology include research on coal, petroleum geology, geothermal systems,
Division uranium and REEs, sedimentary and structural geology of energy
Disciplines: Energy Geology, Hydrogeology, Geochemistry resources, and energy utilization.
Advocates: Tina L. Roberts-Ashby; Madalyn S. Blondes
T15. Geology and Geochemistry of Carbon Dioxide, Helium,
This session includes reactive transport and deep reservoir and Other Low-BTU Natural Gas Systems
modeling in saline or brackish waters, for the evaluation of Cosponsors: GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary
CO2-storage or enhanced oil recovery operations; injection of Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and
hydraulic fracturing, produced, or waste-disposal fluids; and/or Volcanology Division
water resource investigations. Disciplines: Energy Geology, Geochemistry, Stratigraphy
Advocates: Matthew D. Merrill; Marc L. Buursink
T11. Environmental Geology Studies of Energy Impacts
Cosponsors: GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Environmental Low-BTU natural gases rich in CO2 or helium are important
and Engineering Geology Division economic commodities, and their accumulation can be analogs to
Disciplines: Energy Geology, Environmental Geoscience, storage of anthropogenic CO2. We seek studies on the systematics
Geochemistry of these non-hydrocarbon gases.
Advocates: Marc L. Buursink; J. Fred McLaughlin; Brett J. Valentine
T16. Mudstone Evolution: From Deposition through Diagenesis
This session will explore research relating to environmental issues Cosponsors: GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary
associated with energy geology, including exploration practices, Geology Division
extraction of resources, and waste disposal. Disciplines: Energy Geology, Limnogeology, Sediments, Clastic
Advocates: Sven Egenhoff; Neil Fishman
T12. Evaporite Deposits and Efflorescent Crusts: How Do They
Influence Radionuclide, Heavy Metal, and Other Constituent Deposition and post-depositional modification of mudstones
Transport in the Environment? remain enigmatic. Nevertheless, their economic significance is
Cosponsors: GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Geology and universal as a source of energy or as household or industry raw
Health Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and material. This session will review all aspects of mudstone geology.
Volcanology Division
Disciplines: Energy Geology, Geology and Health, Geochemistry T17. Research and Development on the Technical Bases for
Advocates: Anthony J. Ranalli; Douglas B. Yager; Raymond Radioactive Waste Disposal in Mined Geologic Repositories:
H. Johnson Geoscience Data and Models
Cosponsor: GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and
Evaporite deposits and efflorescent crusts and their role as Volcanology Division
sources of uranium ore and as sources of various contaminants to Disciplines: Energy Geology, Environmental Geoscience,
groundwater and surface water at various types of mines and Hydrogeology
milling sites will be addressed. Advocates: David C. Sassani; Florie A. Caporuscio
T13. Fracture, Faulting, and Reactive Fluid Flow in Tight Within the U.S. DOE Used Fuel Disposition Program, activities
Rocks: Coupled Processes in Shale, CO2 Sequestration, and focus on generic geologic mined repositories for safe disposal of
Geothermal Energy radioactive wastes. Geoscience data are essential technical bases of
Disciplines: Energy Geology, Structural Geology, Hydrogeology safe disposal here and around the globe.
Advocates: J. William Carey; Jason Heath
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