33 Mineralogy/Crystallography, Petrology, and Geochemistry

Added due to amount of discipline submissions.

Tuesday, 10 March 2026
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
RCC, 104

Participants

• Chair Jennifer Gifford

Presentations

• 4:00 PM
  GEOMORPHOLOGICAL AND PETROGENETIC ASSESSMENT OF SURFACE FEATURES ON MARS USING REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES
  Emma Mroz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX and Veronica Sanchez, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX
  411518 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  Mapping from the Blindspot: A Framework for Evaluating Lithologic Systems with Perception-limited Components
  Chase Salazar Baldwin, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY
  411904 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:30 PM
  Why is the Ketona Dolomite an Extraordinary Geobotanical Habitat: Insights from Petrology, Pedology, and Geochemistry
  Marilyn Vogel, Auburn University, Auburn, AL and James Mayes, Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL and Noah Yawn, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pittsburgh, PA and José Lellis, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, MG
  411858 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:45 PM
  Optimizing Iridium Concentration Analyses in Geological Samples From the Acraman Impact
  Brittney Del Valle, University of Rochester and Eva Mendoza, Vanderbilt University and Billyjack Jory, UCLA, Long Beach, CA and Brandon Rodriguez, Caltech, Glendale, CA
  411504 (Technical Sessions)
• 5:00 PM
  Asbestos, trace minerals, and geochemistry of selected samples of talc materials: Progress in understanding contamination, potential for geochemical fingerprinting, and forensic implications
  Mark Krekeler, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio and William Longo, Materials Analytical Services, LLC, Suwanee, Georgia and Maura Hart, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio and Morgan Gray, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio and Jack Gugino, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
  411628 (Technical Sessions)