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Induced-Polarization Measurements On Unconsolidated Sediments From A Site Of Active Hydrocarbon Biodegradation, Gamal Z. Abdel Aal, Lee D. Slater, Estella A. Atekwana Mar 2006

Induced-Polarization Measurements On Unconsolidated Sediments From A Site Of Active Hydrocarbon Biodegradation, Gamal Z. Abdel Aal, Lee D. Slater, Estella A. Atekwana

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

To investigate the potential role that indigenous microorganisms and microbial processes may play in altering low frequency electrical properties, induced-polarization (IP) measurements in the frequency range of 0.1 to 1000 Hz were acquired from sediment samples retrieved from a site contaminated by hydrocarbon undergoing intrinsic biodegradation. Increased imaginary conductivity and phase were observed for samples from the smear zone (contaminated with residual-phase hydrocarbon), exceeding values obtained for samples contaminated with dissolved-phase hydrocarbons, and in turn, exceeding values obtained for uncontaminated samples. Real conductivity, although generally elevated for samples from the smear zone, did not show a strong correlation with contamination. …


Thermochronology And Provenance Of The Yakutat Terrane, Southern Alaska Based On Fission-Track And U/Pb Analysis Of Detrital Zircon, Stephanie Ellen Perry Jan 2006

Thermochronology And Provenance Of The Yakutat Terrane, Southern Alaska Based On Fission-Track And U/Pb Analysis Of Detrital Zircon, Stephanie Ellen Perry

Geology Theses and Dissertations

Northward transport of the Yakutat terrane along the Transition and Queen Charlotte-Fairweather transform faults led to Neogene collision of the Yakutat terrane with the southern continental Alaska margin. Northward translation resulted in a stratigraphy that records the erosion of thermotectonic terranes along its path. The strata of the Yakutat terrane includes the Lower Oligocene to Lower Eocene Kulthieth Formation, the Upper Eocene to Lower Miocene Poul Creek Formation and the Miocene-Pleistocene Yakataga Formation. Detrital zircon fission-track (DZFT) ages from stratigraphically coordinated samples collected in the Northern Robinson Mountains yield provenance information of the units that can shed light on their …


Petrography And Geochemistry Of Paragneisses In The Çine Submassif Of The Menderes Massif, Western Anatolia, Firat Şengün, Osman Candan, O. Özcan Dora, O. Ersi̇n Koralay Jan 2006

Petrography And Geochemistry Of Paragneisses In The Çine Submassif Of The Menderes Massif, Western Anatolia, Firat Şengün, Osman Candan, O. Özcan Dora, O. Ersi̇n Koralay

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

The Menderes Massif, which covers a large area in western Turkey, is made up of Pan-African basement rocks and a Palaeozoic to Early Tertiary cover sequence. The study area is located in the Dalama and Hallaçlar (Aydın) area, in the northern and central parts of the Çine submassif of the Menderes Massif. The oldest units of the Pan-African basement are metaclastics, consisting of paragneisses and mica schists that gradually and conformably overlay paragneisses. Macroscopic appearances and mineralogical and textural data indicate that paragneisses can be subdivided into four subgroups. These are: (1) black spotted, (2) white spotted, (3) massive, grey-coloured …


Geochemical Constraints On The Provenance, Mineral Sorting And Subaerial Weathering Of Lower Jurassic And Upper Cretaceous Clastic Rocks Of The Eastern Pontides, Yusufeli (Artvin), Ne Turkey, Abdurrahman Dokuz, Erkan Tanyolu Jan 2006

Geochemical Constraints On The Provenance, Mineral Sorting And Subaerial Weathering Of Lower Jurassic And Upper Cretaceous Clastic Rocks Of The Eastern Pontides, Yusufeli (Artvin), Ne Turkey, Abdurrahman Dokuz, Erkan Tanyolu

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

An integrated petrographic and geochemical study of the shales and sandstones of Early Jurassic and Late Cretaceous age in the Yusufeli area (Turkey) was carried out to obtain more information on their provenance, sedimentological history and tectonic setting, as well as to evaluate the influence of weathering, hydraulic sorting and recycling processes upon source-rock signature. Depending on their matrix and mineralogical content, the Lower Jurassic sandstones are identified as arkosic arenite and wacke, while the Upper Cretaceous sandstones are defined as lithic arenite and wacke. Elemental ratios such as La/Sc, Cr/Ni, Co/Th, Th/Sc and Cr/Th indicate a mafic source for …


Assessing The Potential Impact Of Microbes In The Edwards And Trinity Aquifers Of Central Texas, Kelli Willson Randall Jan 2006

Assessing The Potential Impact Of Microbes In The Edwards And Trinity Aquifers Of Central Texas, Kelli Willson Randall

LSU Master's Theses

The Edwards Aquifer in central Texas is one of the largest carbonate aquifers in the United States, supplying nearly two million people with water. The role of microorganisms in the development of deep carbonate aquifers has not been thoroughly investigated. The Edwards Aquifer is composed of a freshwater zone and a sulfidic, saline water zone. Down-well video surveys show an abundance of white filamentous and planktonic biomass floating in the water column, indicating that the saline water may serve as a habitat for microbes and provide a unique opportunity to investigate microbially enhanced deep subsurface karstification. A combination of geochemical …


Origin Of Gabbroic Xenoliths Within The Lone Mountain Dacite Intrusion, Big Sky, Montana: A Field And Petrographic Analysis, Emily Clement Jan 2006

Origin Of Gabbroic Xenoliths Within The Lone Mountain Dacite Intrusion, Big Sky, Montana: A Field And Petrographic Analysis, Emily Clement

Undergraduate Review

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