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GSA2016 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
GSA TODAY | MAY 2016 T123. From Outcrop to Core: Integrating Paleoenvironmental T127. Geoscience Applications of Diatom Micropaleontology:
and Paleoclimatic Records across Time and Space Celebrating the Career of John A. Barron
Cosponsors: GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Archaeological Cosponsors: Paleontological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology
Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Soils Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division;
and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group GSA Limnogeology Division
Disciplines: Limnogeology, Sediments, Clastic, Quaternary Geology Disciplines: Marine/Coastal Science, Paleontology, Biogeography/
Biostratigraphy, Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography
Advocates: Catherine C. Beck; Emily J. Beverly; Nathan
Rabideaux; Mona Stockhecke Advocates: Scott W. Starratt; Jason Addison
Scientific drilling of terrestrial sediments presents new oppor- This session is dedicated to honoring the career of John Barron
tunities for paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic research. The of the USGS and celebrating his contributions to Earth science. It
goal of this session is to address the challenges of integrating core will highlight advances in micropaleontology, paleoceanography,
and outcrop studies, particularly those associated with paleonto- and paleoclimatology, and the training of future scientists.
logical or paleoanthropological records.
MINERALOGY/CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
T124. Lake Deposits on Earth and Mars
T128. Gemological Research in the Twenty-First Century:
Cosponsors: GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary Characterization, Exploration, and Geological Significance of
Geology Division; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Diamonds and Other Gem Minerals
Disciplines: Limnogeology, Sediments, Clastic, Sediments, Disciplines: Mineralogy/Crystallography, Economic Geology,
Carbonates Geoscience Information/Communication
Advocate: Elizabeth H. Gierlowski-Kordesch Advocates: James E. Shigley; Dona Dirlam; Wuyi Wang; Barbara
L. Dutrow; Rodney C. Ewing; Jeffrey E. Post; Steven B. Shirey;
Lake deposits are the focus of geologic studies on Earth and have William B. Simmons; John Valley
now been recognized on Mars. They are crucial for exploration and
records for climate change and evolution of life and landscape. Gemstones are the most recognized, sought after, and highly
valued of all minerals. This session focuses on multiple aspects of
MARINE / COASTAL SCIENCE gems, including exploration, conditions of formation, properties,
means of identification, and their intrinsic research value to
T125. Experimental Approaches and Technology in Service understanding Earth’s geologic evolution.
of Micropaleontology
T129. Mineralogical Evidence for the Co-Evolution of the
Cosponsors: Paleontological Society; Cushman Foundation; Geosphere and Biosphere: In Honor of Robert M. Hazen, 2016
Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography Discipline; SEPM (Society for Roebling Medalist
Sedimentary Geology); GSA Limnogeology Division
Cosponsors: Mineralogical Society of America; Deep Carbon
Disciplines: Marine/Coastal Science, Paleoclimatology/ Observatory; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA
Paleoceanography Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division;
Geochemical Society
Advocates: Benjamin J. Ross; Caitlin M. Hanley
Disciplines: Mineralogy/Crystallography, Planetary Geology,
From geochemical approaches to novel imaging techniques, Geomicrobiology
molecular genetics to laboratory experiments, and in situ observa-
tions, micropaleontologists utilize many technologies and tech- Advocates: Edward S. Grew; John M. Hughes; Nancy L. Ross;
niques. We encourage papers demonstrating such methods, Daniel Hummer
especially in understanding recent species.
In honor of Robert M. Hazen, 2016 Roebling Medalist of the
T126. Geological Effects of Extreme Storm Events on Small Mineralogical Society of America, this session emphasizes Earth’s
Tropical Island Nations rich mineralogical record through deep time as key to under-
standing the co-evolution of the geosphere and biosphere.
Cosponsors: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; STEPPE; SEPM
(Society for Sedimentary Geology); Marine/Coastal Science Discipline PALEOCLIMATOLOGY / PALEOCEANOGRAPHY
Disciplines: Marine/Coastal Science, Sediments, Carbonates, T130. Influence of Volcanism on the Evolution of Cretaceous
Geomorphology and Paleogene Marine Ecosystems and Climate
Advocates: Lisa E. Park Boush; Michael Savarese; Bosiljka Cosponsors: Cushman Foundation; Paleontological Society;
Glumac; Ilya V. Buynevich; H. Allen Curran Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry,
Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Paleontological Research
This session focuses on the sedimentological, geomorpholog- Institution
ical, and ecological effects of extreme storm events such as
Hurricane Joaquin in the Bahamas and Bermuda (fall 2015) and Disciplines: Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography, Paleontology,
similar examples from other tropical island nations. Diversity, Extinction, Origination, Volcanology
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