| Tuesday, 8 November 2005: 8:10 AM | |||
| Symposium--Evaporites and Desertification: I | |||
| Sponsor: | S09 Soil Mineralogy | ||
| Presiding: | Connie Nichol, Agrium Inc. | ||
| Introductory Remarks | |||
| 200-1 | Decorative Landscaping Rock as a Source for Heavy Metal Contamination: the Need for Regulations. Brenda Buck, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Stephanie Mrozek, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Amy Brock, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Patrick Drohan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas | ||
| 200-2 | Isotopic Constraints for the Origin and Transport Paths of Soil Nitrate, Sulfate, and Carbonate in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Jason A. Rech, Miami University | ||
| 200-3 | The Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Atacama Desert Soils: an Analog for Mars Soils. Brad Sutter, SETI Institute, Ronald Amundson, University of California, Berkeley, Justine Owen, University of California, Berkeley, Stephanie Ewing, University of California, Berkeley | ||
| 200-4 | Evaporite-Inhabiting Microbial Communities and Their Influence on Mineral Formation. | ||
| Break | |||
| 200-5 | Soil Geomorphic Change during Desertification. H. Curtis Monger, New Mexico State University, Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range | ||
| 200-6 | Evaporite Minerals in Acid Sulfate Weathering Environments: Occurrence, Properties, Genesis and Environmental Significance. Robert Fitzpatrick, CSIRO Land and Water | ||
| 200-7 | Acid Sulfate Weathering on Mars. Douglas W. Ming, NASA Johnson Space Center, The Athena Science Team, NASA | ||
| 200-8 | Mineralogy of the Lacustrine Sediments Deposited During Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene Age on the Southern High Plains. Dusten Russell, Texas Tech University, Wayne Hudnall, Texas Tech University, B. Allen, Texas Tech University, Necip Guven, Texas Tech University | ||
| 200-9 | Birnessite: an Evaporative Deposit from Lacustrine Sediments on the Southern High Plains of New Mexico and Texas. Wayne Hudnall, Texas Tech University, Dusten Russell, Texas Tech University, B.L. Allen, Texas Tech University, Necip Guven, Texas Tech University | ||
| Discussion | |||
| Adjourn | |||
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