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Task 1	Research and Development of new Analytical Methods
Task 2	Standard Reference Materials
Task 3	Laser ablation ICP-MS
Task 4	Multi-collector ICP-MS
Task 5	Research Mineralogy, Eastern Region
Task 6	Rare earth geochemistry of waste water systems

Task 1 - Research and Development of new Analytical Methods

Presentations

Chapin, T.P. and Crock, J.G., 2006, The Field SIA: An in-situ analyzer for real-time chemical monitoring: Geo-analysis 2006 – the Sixth International Conference on the Analysis of Geological and Environmental Materials, Beijing, China, September 19 – 21, 2006
Chapin, T.P., Patton, C.J., and Wanty, R.B., 2004, Development and Application of a Near Real-Time In-Situ Analyzer to Determine Na, Mg, and Ca in Streams affected by Coal Bed Methane Discharge Waters: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 5, p. 536.
Church, S.E., Choate, L.M., Marot, M.E., Fey, D.L., Adams, M., and Briggs, P.H., 2005, Geochemical Assessment of Metals in Sediment from the San Carlos Reservoir and the Gila, San Carlos, and San Francisco Rivers, Arizona: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 7, p. 178.
Crock, J.G., Smith, D.B., and Baldwin-Yager, T.J., 2006, Application of municipal biosolids to dry-land wheat fields – A monitoring program at Deer Trail, CO (USA): International Conference on the Future of Agriculture: Science, Stewardship, and Sustainability, August 7 – 9, 2006, Sacramento, CA.
Eppinger, R.G., Briggs, P.H., Dusel-Bacon, C., Giles, S., and Hubbard, B., 2005, Environmental geochemistry at Red Mountain, an undisturbed volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit in the Bonnifield District, Alaska Range, east-central Alaska: Proceedings, 22nd International Geochemical Exploration Symposium, Perth, Australia.
Eppinger, R.G., Briggs, P.H., Rieffenberger, B., and Van Dorn, C., 2004, Comparing pre-and post wildfire stream sediment and water geochemistry from drainages impacted by large wildfires of 2000, central Idaho, USA [abs], in Livingston, R.K., 3rd U.S. Geological Survey Wildland Fire Science Workshop, Denver, Colo., November 12-15, 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigation Report 2004-5005.
Goldhaber,M.B., Morrison, J.M., Plumlee, G.S., Wanty, R.B., Helsel, D.R., Wolf, R.E., Smith, D.B., Hageman, P., Morman, S.A., and Holloway, J.M., Regional-Scale Soil Geochemistry in Northern California: Natural and Anthropogenic Sources of Soil Consitituents, 18th World Congress of Soil Science, Philadelphia, PA, July 9-15, 2006.
Gough, L.P., Day, W.D., Crock, J.G., and Sanzolone, R.F., 2006, Geochemical processes affecting element mobility and bioavailability in boreal forest and tundra ecosystems, Alaska: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 5, p. 74.
Gough, L.P., Lamothe, P.J., Sanzolone, R.F., Crock, J.G., and Foster, A.L., 2006, Cadmium mobility and bioaccumulation by willow in Denali National park and Preserve and from throughout Alaska: 2006 Alaska Park Science Symposium: park Science in central Alaska: Crossing Boundaries in a Changing Environment, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, September 12 – 14, 2006.
Gough, L.P., Sanzolone, R.F., Lamothe, P.J., Foster, A.L., Ager, C.M., and Crock, J.G., 2004, Bioaccumulation and mobility of Cd from mineralized and non-mineralized areas, Alaska [abs]: Seattle, Proceedings Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, Oct., 2004, SSSA, Madison, WI.
Gough, L.G., Sanzolone, R.F., Lamothe, P.J., Foster, A.L., and Ager, C.M., 2005, Biogeochemical and Biochemical Pathway Investigations of Cd in Subarctic Ecosystems using a Bioaccumulator Species (Willow): 8th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Adelaide, Australia, April 3-7, 2005.
Gough, L.P., Wang, B., Crock, J.G. R.R. Seal, R.R., and Weber-Scannell, P., 2005, Mineralization, Watershed Geochemistry, and Metals in Fish from a Subarctic River, Alaska: World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2005, May 2005, Anchorage, AK, paper 8020, extended abstract, 13 pp.
Gray, J.E., Crock, J.G., and Fey, D.L., 2004, Mercury and methyl-mercury in mine wastes and downstream sediments from abandoned mercury mines in and around Big Bend National Park, Texas: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 5, p. 125.
Koski, R., Zierenberg, R., Rosenbauer, R., Hostettler, F., Lamothe, P., and Clague, D., 2004, Geochemistry of hydrothermal asphalt deposits on the Gorda Ridge, northeast Pacific Ocean: Abstracts, Scientific Sessions (part 2), 32nd International Geological Congress, Florence, Italy, p. 1253.
Koski, R.A., Stakes, D.S., Hostettler, F.D., and Lamothe, P.J., 2004, Metal enrichments in hydrothermal petroleum from sediment-covered spreading centers, northeast Pacific Ocean: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, N. 5, p. 200.
Lamothe, P.J., Koenig, A., Wilson, S., 2006, Novel methods for the chemical analysis of solid phase pipe scale samples: American Water Works Inorganic Workshop, Austin, TX.
Sanzolone, R.F., Lamothe, P.J., Gough, L.P., Ager, C.M., and Crock, J.G., 2005, the Biogeochemistry of Cd in Subarctic and Tundra Soils, Alaska: 8th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Adelaide, Australia, April 3-7, 2005.
Schmidt, T.S., Church, S.E., Wanty, R.B., Fey, D.L., McEachron, L., Crock, J.G., Adams, M., and Anthony, M.W., 2005, The influence of catchment geology on water quality and benthic macroinvertebrate communities in streams from the Colorado Mineral Belt: Eos Transactions American Geophysical Union, vol. 86, no. 18, Abstract NBSIC-02.
Schmidt, T.S., Church, S.E., Wanty, R.B., Fey, D., McEachron, L., Crock, J.G., Adams, M., and Anthony, M.W., 2005, The influence of catchment geology on geochemistry and benthic macroinvertibrate communities in streams from Colorado Rocky Mountain Mineral Belt streams [abs]: AGU Spring 2005 Meeting, May 23-27, 2005, New Orleans, LA.
Schmidt, T.S., Clements, W.H., Church, S.E., Wanty, R.B., Fey, D.L., McEachron, L., Verplank, P.L., Crock, J.G., Adams, M., and Anthony, M.W., 2006, Utilizing path analysis to model watershed structure and historical land use affects on local stream geochemistry and ecological responses: Special Session 9, The 54th annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, Anchorage, Alaska, June 4 -9, 2006.
Smith, K.S., Ranville, J.F., Church, S.E., Fey, D.L., Wanty, R.B., and Crock, J.G., 2006, Predicting toxic effects of metals on aquatic biota in mineralized areas using the Biotic Ligand Model: The Seventh International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD), March 27 - 30, 2006, St. Louis, MO.
Stetson, S.J., Ridley, W.I., Wolf, R.E., Wanty, R.B., Macalady, D.L., 2006, Determination of the Isotopic Composition of Mercury in Geologic Materials by Multicollector ICP-MS: 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006.
Wang, B., Crock, J.G., Seal, R., Taggart, S., Mondragon, J., Andrews, A., and Nielsen, J., 2004, Evaluation of using signatures in Tanner crabs as natural fingerprints to aid in determining Tanner crab movement in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska: Glacier Bay Science Symposium, Oct. 6 – 28, 2004, Juneau, Alaska.
Wanty, R.B., Ridley, W.I., Wolf, R.E., Lamothe, P., and Adams, M., 2005, Separation of Copper, Iron, and Zinc from Complex Aqueous Solutions for Isotopic measurement: Metal Sources and Processes of Acid-Rock Drainage: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 50.
Wilson, S., 2006, Development of USGS Microanalytical Reference Materials: Eos Transactions AGU, 87(36), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract MB51A-01.
Wilson, S., and Koenig, A., 2006, Development of USGS Microanalytical reference materials for LA-ICPMS: 8th European LA-ICPMS conference, July 20, 2006.
Wolf, R.E., 2005, Back to basics: An evaluation of sample introduction systems for geochemical analysis using ICP-MS: 2005 Asian Plasma Conference, ChiangMai, Thailand.
Wolf, R.E., Morrison, J.M., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2006, Investigation of Extraction Methods for Chromium Speciation in Soils: 2006 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Tucson, AZ, January 8-13, 2006.
Wolf, R.E., 2006, ICP-MS Real World Analysis in a Production Lab: ILAP (Inter-laboratory Analysis Program) 2006 Meeting, Winter Park, Colorado, August 2-4, 2006.
Wolf, R.E., Morrison, J.M., and Goldhaber, M.B., 2006, Extraction methods for Chromium Speciation in Soils by HPLC-HR-ICP-MS: Geoanalysis 2006, Beijing, China, September 19-21, 2006.
Yager, T.J.B., Smith, D.B., and Crock, J.G., 2005, Effects of surface applications of biosolids on soils, crops, ground water, and streambed sediments near Deer Trail, Colorado, 1999-2003: Water Environment Federation/AWWA/KY-TN WEA Residuals and Biosolids Management Conference 2005 – Advancing the state of technology, Nashville, TN, April 17-20, 2005, Technical Program and Abstracts.
Yager, T.J.B., Smith, D.B., and Crock, J.G., 2005, Summary of effects of surface applications of biosolids on soil, crops, ground water, and streambed sediment near Deer Trail, Colorado, 1999-2003: Extended abstract for the 2005 WEF/AWWA/TN-KY WEA Residuals and Biosolids - Session 6 (6d), 18 p.
Yager, T.J.B., Smith, D.B., and Crock, J.G., 2005, Summary of effects of surface applications of biosolids on soil, crops, ground water, and streambed sediment near Deer Trail, Colorado, 1999-2003: Extended abstract for the 2005 WEF/AWWA/TN-KY WEA Residuals and Biosolids - Session 6 (6d), 18 p.

Reports

Benson, L., Barber, D., Andrews, J.T., Taylor, H., and Lamothe, P., 2003, Rare-earth elements and Nd and Pb isotopes as source indicators for Labrador Sea clay-size sediments during Heinrich event 2: Quaternary Science Reviews, 22, pp. 881-889.
Box, S.E., Wallis, J.C., Briggs, P.H. and Brown, Z.A., 2004, Stream-sediment geochemistry in mining impacted streams: Prichard, Eagle, and Beaver Creeks, North Coeur d’Alene mining district, Northern Idaho: U.S.Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5284, 68 pp.
Chapin, T.P., and Wanty, R.B., 2005, Development of a solenoid pumped in situ zinc analyzer for environmental monitoring: Analytica Chimica Acta, 543, p. 199–208.
Chapin, T.P., Caffrey, J.M., Jannasch, H.W., Coletti, L.J., Haskins, J.C., and Johnson, K.S., 2005, Nitrate Sources and Sinks in Elkhorn Slough, California: Results from Long-term Continuous in situ Nitrate Analyzers: Estuaries, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 882-894.
Church, S.E., Choate, L.M., Marot, M.E., Fey, D.L., Adams, Monique, Briggs, P.H., and Brown, Z.A., 2005, Geochemical Assessment of Metals and Dioxins in Sediment from the San Carlos Reservoir and the Gila, San Carlos, and San Francisco Rivers, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5086, 61 p.
Crock, J.G., 2005, Determination of total mercury in biological and geological samples: U.S. Geological Suvey Open-File Report 2005-1030, 59 p.
Felicetti, L.A., Schwartz, C.C., Rye, R.O., Gunther, K.A., Crock, J.G., Haroldson, M.A., Waits, L., and Robbins, C.T., 2004, Use of naturally occurring mercury to determine the importance of cutthroat trout to Yellowstone grizzly bears: Canadian Journal of Zoology, 82, 3, pp. 493 – 501.
Goldstein, H., Reynolds, R., Reheis, M., Yount, J., Lamothe, P., Roberts, H., and McGeehin, J., 2005, Particle-size, CaCO³, chemical, magnetic, and age data from surficial deposits in and around Canyonlands National Park, Utah: U.S. Geological Open-File Report 2005-1186, 201 p.
Gough, L.P., Crock, J.G., Seal, R.R., II, Wang, B., and Weber-Scannell, P., 2004, Biogeochemistry, stable isotopic composition, and feeding habits of Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) in the lower Fortymile River, eastern Alaska, in Gough, L.P., ed., Selected geochemical and biogeochemical studies of the Fortymile River watershed, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1685, pp. 21 -43.
Gough, L.P., Wang, B., Crock, J.G., Seal, R.R., and Weber-Scannell, P., 2005, Mineralization, watershed geochemistry, and metals in fish from a subarctic river, Alaska: Reston, VA, Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, 11 pp.
Lamothe, P.J. and Herring, J.R., 2004, Gaseous Selenium and other elements in near-surface atmospheric samples, southeast Idaho, in, Hein, J.R., ed., Handbook of Exploration and Environmental Geochemistry 8 - Life Cycle of the Phosphoria Formation, Chapter 15.
Leach, D.L., Marsh, E., Emsbo, P., Romach, C.S., Kelley, K.D., and Anthony, M., 2004, Nature of hydrothermal fluids at the shale-hosted Red Dog Zn-Pb-Ag deposits, Brooks Range, Alaska: Economic Geology, 99, pp. 1449-1480.
Manies, K.L., Harden, J.W., Silva, S.R., Briggs, P.H. and Schmid, B.M., 2004, Soil data from mariana Stands near Delta Junction, Alaska of different ages and soil drainage type: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1271, 19 p.
Murray, J.W., Paul, B., Dunne, J.P., and Chapin, T., 2005, 234Th, 210Pb, 210Po and stable Pb in the central equatorial Pacific - Tracers for particle cyling: Deep-Sea Research I, 52, pp. 2109-2139.
Neff, J.C., Reynolds, R.L., Belnap, J., and Lamothe, P., 2005, Multi-decadal impacts of grazing on soil physical and biogeochemical properties in southeast Utah: Ecological Applications, 15, pp. 87-95.
Plumlee, G.S., Hageman, P., Lamothe, P.J., Ziegler, T.L., Meeker, G.P., Theodorakos, P., Brownfield, I.K., Adams, M., Swayze, G.A., Hoefen, T.M., Taggart, J., Clark, R.N., Wilson, S.A., and Sutley, S.J., 2006, Inorganic chemical composition and chemical reactivity of settled dust generated by the World Trade Center building collapse, in, Gaffney, J.S. and Marley, N.A. (eds.), Urban aerosols and their impacts – lessons learned from the World Trace Center tragedy: Washington D.C., American Chemical Society, pp. 238-276.
Reynolds, R., Neff, J., Reheis, M., and Lamothe, P., 2006, Atmospheric dust in modern soil on aeolian sandstone, Colorado Plateau (USA): Variation with landscape position and contribution to potential plant nutrients: Geoderma, 130, pp. 108-123.
Reynolds, R.L., Reheis, M., Yount, J., and Lamothe, P., 2006, Composition of aeolian dust in natural traps on isolated surfaces of the central Mojave Desert - Insights to mixing, sources, and nutrient inputs: Journal of Arid Environments, 66, pp. 42-61.

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Task 2 - Standard Reference Materials

Wolf, R.E., and Wilson, S.A., 2007, USGS Reference Materials Program: Serving the needs of the Global Analytical Community: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3056, 4 p.

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Task 3 - Laser ablation ICP-MS

Posters

Andrews, W.J., Nairn, R.W., Koenig, A.E., and Conlon, R.P., 2006, Preliminary investigation of time trends in bioavailable metals in the Tri-State mining District through analyses of metals concentrations in tree rings: 7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD), March 26-30, St. Louis, MO, CD-ROM.
Diehl, S.F., Goldhaber, Koenig, A.E., Tuttle, M.L.W., Ruppert, L.F., Lowers, H.A., and Morrison, J.M., 2006, Distribution of Arsenic, Selenium, and Other Trace Elements in Pyrite in Appalachian Coal Basins in Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia: 7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD), March 26-30, St. Louis, MO, CD-ROM, p. 2638.
Koenig, A.E. and Emsbo, P., 2005, Discovery and significance of gold rich bitumen in the Rodeo Deposit, northern Carlin Trend, Nevada: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 69, Issue 10, Supplement 1, 15 May 2005, p. 122.
Koenig, A.E. and Magloughlin, J.F., 2005, Systematics and controls on REE zoning in metamorphic garnet: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 69, Issue 10, Supplement 1, 15 May 2005, p. 29.
Magloughlin, J.F., Merkel, I.S., and Koenig, A.E., 2005, Chemistry and textures of magmatic epidote and muscovite in a tonalite pegmatite, North Cascades, USA: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 69, Issue 10, Supplement 1, 15 May 2005, p. 4.

Presentations

Diehl, S.F., Goldhaber, M.B., Tuttle, M.L.W., Ruppert, L.F., and Koenig. A.E., 2005, A Comparison between Concentrations of Arsenic, Selenium, and Other Trace Elements in Pyrite-Filled Structures in Appalachian Coal Basins in Alabama and Kentucky (abs.): Program and Abstracts Volume, 22nd International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, September 12-15, 2005, Pittsburgh, PA.
Diehl, S.F., Hageman, P.L., Smith, K.S., and Koenig, A.E., 2006, What’s Weathering in Mine Waste? Mineralogic Evidence for Sources of Metals in Leachates: EPA Hard Rock 2006, Sustainable Modern Mining Applications, November 14-16, Tucson, AZ.
Emsbo, P., Breit, G., Koenig, A.E., Lowers, H.A., Premo, W.R., Harris, A.G., 2006, Conodont Apatite: A Geochemical and Isotopic Time Capsule of the Paleocean?: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 7, p. 183.
Graham, G.E., Kelley, K.D., Slack, J.F., and Koenig, A.E., 2005, Thallium: A Pathfinder Element for Shale-hosted SEDEX Zn-Pb-Ag Deposits, Brooks Range, Alaska: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 452.
Harwood, C., Rogers, R., Koenig, A., Fricke, H., and Thole, J., 2005, A Comparative Study of Authigenic Mineralization and Rare Earth Element Geochemistry of Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages in the Campanian Judith River Formation of Montana: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 301.
Koenig, A.E., 2006, Trace Element Analyses of Gemstones and Other Mineral Resources Using Laser Ablation ICP-MS: Pittcon 2006.
Koenig, A.E., 2004, New Directions (and Wavelengths) for Solid-State Laser Ablation Systems: 2004 European Laser Ablation Workshop, Sheffield England. (Invited)
Koenig, A.E. and Bove, D.J., 2005, Trace Elements in Pyrite from Six Areas Affected by Large Scale-Pervasive Hydrothermal Alteration: Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) and Signatures of Mineralization Style: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 510.
Koenig, A.E. and Wilson, S.A., 2006, Development of Methods and Standard Reference Materials for Trace Element Analyses of Geological Materials by Laser Ablation ICP-MS: American Chemical Society Annual Meeting, September 2006.
Lamothe, P.J., Koenig, A., Wilson, S., 2006, Novel methods for the chemical analysis of solid phase pipe scale samples: American Water Works Inorganic Workshop, Austin, TX.
Ridley, W.I. and Koenig, A.E., 2006, The future of laser ablation ICP-MS in Geochemistry: Eos Transactions AGU, 87(36), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract MB51A-02 (Invited).

Reports

Diehl, S.F., Goldhaber, M.B., Koenig, A.E., Tuttle, M.L.W., and Ruppert, L.F., 2005, Concentration of arsenic, selenium, and other trace elements in pyrite in Appalachian coals of Alabama and Kentucky, in Barnhisel, R., ed., 22nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, June 19-23, Breckenridge, Colorado, p. 283-301.
Diehl, S.F., Hofstra, A.H., Koenig, A.E., Emsbo, P., Vikre, P.G., and Lufkin, J., 2005, Distribution of hydrothermal zebra dolomite and its relation to base and precious metal deposits in the great basin, in Proceedings Volume, Geological Society of Nevada 2005 Symposium - Window to the World, May 11-21, Reno, Nevada, 37 p.
Koenig, A.E., 2004, Unique Solid-State Triple Wavelength Laser Ablation Systems for High Performance Analysis of Solids: Spectroscopy Magazine Application Notebook, February 2004.
Plumlee, G., Lowers, H., Ludington, S., Koenig, A., and Briggs, P., 2006, Questa baseline and premining ground-water quality investigation. 13. Mineral microscopy and chemistry of mined and unmined porphyry molybdenum mineralization along the Red River, New Mexico: Implications for ground- and surface-water quality: U.S Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1442, 95 p.

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Task 4 - Multi-collector ICP-MS

Databases

Cotsonike, L., Perfit, M., Stakes, D., and Ridley, W.I., 2005, The occurrence and origin of andesites and dacites from the Juan de Fuca Ridlge: AGU Fall meeting.

Presentations

Hinds, A., Soule, A., Perfit, M., Fornari, D., and Ridley, W.I., 2005, Discriminating Lava Flows From the EPR ISS (9 25'-9 55' N) Using Lava Morphology, Petrography, and Geochemistry: AGU Fall Meeting.
Ridley, W.I., and Koenig, A.E., 2006, The future of laser ablation ICP-MS in Geochemistry: Eos Transactions AGU 87(36), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract MB51A-02 (Invited).
Stetson, S., Ridley, W.I., Wolf, R., Wanty, R., and Macalady, R., 2006, Determination of the isotopic composition of mercury by multi-collector ICP-MS [abs.]: American Chemical Society Annual Meeting.

Reports

Chadwick, J., Perfit, M., Ridley, W.I., and others, 2005, Magmatic effects of the Cobb hot spot on the Juan de Fuca Ridge: Jour. Geophys. Res., 110, 16 pp.
Ridley, W.I., 2005, Plumbo-isotopy: the measurement of lead isotopes by multi-collector inductively coupled mass spectrometry: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1393, 16 p.
Ridley, W.I., Perfit, M., Smith, M., and Fornari,D., 2006, Magmatic Processes In Developing Oceanic Crust Revealed In A Cumulate Xenolith Collected At The East Pacific Rise, 9° 50’N: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G3).
Ridley, W.I. and Stetson, S., 2005, A review of isotopic composition as an indicator of the natural and anthropogenic behavior of mercury: Applied Geochemistry.
Soule, A., Fornari, D., Perfit, M., Tivey, M., Ridley, W.I., and Schouten, H., 2006, Channelized lava flows at the East Pacific Rise cresy 9o-10oN: The importance of off-axis lava transport in developing the architecture of young ocenic crust: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, (G3) 6, 28 pp.
Wanty, R.B., Ridley, W.I., Wolf, R.E., Lamothe, P., and Adams, M., 2005, Separation of Copper, Iron, and Zinc from Complex Aqueous Solutions for Isotopic measurement: Metal Sources and Processes of Acid-Rock Drainage: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 7, p. 50.

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Task 5 - Research Mineralogy, Eastern Region

Presentations

Folger, H., Hubbard, B., Duval, J., McCafferty, A., and Page, R., 2006, Synergistic use of airborne gamma-ray survey data and ASTER imagery for mapping cross-border radon potential in the lower Rio Grande Valley, South Texas USA and north Tamaulipas, Mexico: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs Vol. 38, No. 1, p. 7.
Horton, J.W., Vanko, D.A., Naeser, C.W., Naeser, N.D., Larsen, D., Jackson, J.C., and Belkin, H.E., 2006, Postimpact hydrothermal conditions at the Central Uplift, Chesaapeake Bay Impact Structure: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVII, 1842.
Robinson, G.R., Jr., Van Gosen, B.S., and Foley, N.K., 2006, Ultramafic-hosted talc-magnesite deposits, in Reid, J.C., editor, Proceedings of the 42nd Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals: Information Circular 34, North Carolina Geological Survey.

Reports

Desborough, G.A., Smith, K.S., Lowers, H.A., Swayze, G.A., Hammarstrom, J.M., Diehl, S.F., Driscoll, R.L., and Leinz, R.W., 2006, The use of synthetic jarosite as an analog for natural jarosite, in Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD 7), St. Louis, Missouri, March 26-30, 2006, pp. 458-475.
Hammarstrom, J.M., Johnson, A.N., Seal, R.R., II, Meier, A.L., Briggs, P.L., and Piatak, N.M., 2006, Geochemical and mineralogical characterization of the abandoned Valzinco (lead-zinc) and Mitchell (gold) mine sites prior to reclamation, Spotsylvania County, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5085, 27 p.
Jackson, J.C., Horton, J.W., Jr., Chou, ., and Belkin, H.E., 2006, A shock-induced polymorph of anatase and rutile from the Chesapeake Bay impact structure, Virginia, USA: American Mineralogist vol. 91, pp. 604-608.
Peterson, R.C., Hammarstrom, J.M., and Seal, R.R., II, 2006, Alpersite MgO.6CuO₄SO₄● 7H₂O, a new mineral of the melanterite group and cuprian pentahydrite: their occurrence within mine waste: American Mineralogist, vol. 91, pp. 261-269.
Piatak, N.M., Hammarstrom, J.M., and Seal, R.R., II, 2006, Geochemical characterization of mine waste from the Pike Hill Superfund site in Vermont, USA, in Barnhisel, R.I., ed., Proceedings, 7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD), March 26-30, 2006, St. Louis, MO, American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Lexington, KY, pp. 703-720.
Van Gosen, B.S., Hammarstrom, J.M., Eppinger, R.G., Briggs, P.H., Crock, J.G., Meier, A.L., Sutley, S.J., Theodorakos, P.M., and Hageman, P.L., 2006, A Reconnaissance Geochemical and Mineralogical Study of the Stanley Uranium District, Custer County, Central Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5264, 62 p.

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Task 6 - Rare earth geochemistry of waste water systems

Journal Article

Verplanck, P.L., Taylor, H.E., Nordstrom, D.K., Barber, L.B., 2005, Aqueous stability of gadolinium in surface waters receiving sewage treatment plant effluent, Boulder Creek, Colorado: Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 39, no. 18, pp. 6923-6929.

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