Breakthroughs in Karst Geomicrobiology and Redox Geochemistry
Abstracts and field trip guide for
the symposium held February 16 through 19, 1994
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Edited by Ira D. Sasowsky and Margaret V. Palmer
Softbound, 111 pages (8.5 x 11").
ISBN 0-9640258-0-9

Table of contents

Table of Contents

Letter of Welcome
Proceedings Order Form
Program
Extended Abstracts of Lecture and Poster Presentations (alphabetical by senior author):

• An Example of Carbonate Biosynthesis in Karst
  Jean-Pierre Adolphe, José Paradas and François Soleilhavoup
• Methodology Development and Preliminary Field Assessment of Host-Specific Viruses as Tracers in Shallow Karst Aquifers
  Van Brahana and Dorothy Walters
• Microbial Ecology of Thiothrix Spp. in the Floridan Aquifer
  R.L. Brigmon, H.W. Martin, and S.G. Zam
• Classification of Cave Gypsum Deposits Derived from Oxidation of H2S
  Marcus J. Buck, Derek C. Ford, and Henry P. Schwarcz
• Bacterially Induced Precipitates of Calcium Carbonate: Habit and Mineralogy
  Henry S. Chafetz
• Elemental Sulfur in Caves of the Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico
  K.I. Cunningham, H.R. DuChene, C.S. Spirakis, and J.S. McLean
• Terrestrial Hypogenic Caves: Possible Analogs to Subterranean Martian Autotrophic Ecosystems
  K.I. Cunningham, H.R. DuChene, J.S. McLean, and C.S. Spirakis
• Bacterial and Fungal Habitation in Lechuguilla Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico - Possible Biologic Origin of Condensation-Corrosion Residues
  K.I. Cunningham, D.E. Northup, R.M. Pollastro, W.G. Wright, and E.J. LaRock
• Redox Geomicrobiology - Microbial Systems, Processes, and Products
  Henry L. Ehrlich
• The Search for Carbonates on Mars
  Jack D. Farmer, and David J. Des Marais
• Nannobacteria: Major Participants in the Precipitation of Carbonates and Other Minerals
  Robert L. Folk
• Caves of the Mesa Del Oro Travertine, New Mexico, U.S.A.
  Jeffrey Forbes
• The Role of Sulfate-Sulfide Reactions in Gypsum Speleogenesis
  Paolo Forti
• Thermal Karst Systems
  Paolo Forti
• Viable, but Unculturable Bacteria in Deep Vadose Zone Sediments: Development of Methods for Detecting Microbial Life in Terrestrial Environments at Low Population Density
  W.C. Ghiorse
• Sulfur Redox Reactions: Hydrocarbons, Native Sulfur, Mississippi Valley-Type Deposits, and Sulfuric Acid Karst, Delaware Basin, New Mexico and Texas
  Carol A. Hill
• Microbially Produced Carbon Dioxide and Studies on its Effect on Speleogenesis
  Julia M. James
• Amino Acids - A Fingerprint for Cyanobacteria in Stromatolitic Speleothems
  Julia M. James, E. Patsalides, and G.C. Cox
• Microorganisms in Australian Caves and their Influence on Speleogenesis
  Julia M. James
• The "Mysterious" Calcite-Precipitating Organism of the Nullarbor Caves, Australia
  Julia M. James and Peter Rogers
• Nitrogen Isotope Analyses of High-Nitrate and Other Karst Waters and Leached Sediments at Friar's Hole Cave, West Virginia
  Roy A. Jameson, Douglas G. Boyer, and E. Calvin Alexander, Jr.
• Chemoautotrophy: Methodological Approaches, Geological Implications, and a Case Study from Southern Romania
  Thomas C. Kane, Serban Sarbu, and Brian K. Kinkle
• Speleogenesis in Gypsum and Geomicrobiological Processes in the Miocene Sequence of the Pre-Carpathian Region
  Alexander Klimchouk
• Paleokarst: A Window to Life on Land in the Precambrian
  L. Paul Knauth
• A Model of Speleogenic Processes Connected With Bacterial Redox in Sulfur Cycles in the Caves of Kugitangtou Ridge, Turkmenia
  V. Korshunov and A. Semikolennyh
• Microbiological Activity in Thermoglacial Karst Springs in Spitsbergen
  Stein-Erik Lauritzen
• Distributional Survey of Actinomycetes in a Limestone Cave and a Lava Tube Cave
  Kathleen H. Lavoie and Diana E. Northrup
• H2 Concentrations in Anoxic Ground Water: A Non-Equilibrium Framework for Elucidating the Distribution of Microbially Catalyzed Redox Reactions
  Derek R. Lovley, Francis H. Chapelle and Joan C. Woodward
• Geochemistry of Fluorite and Other Features in the Kugitangtou Ridge Caves, Turkmenia
  V. Maltsev and V. Korshunov
• Sulfur Geochemistry and Limestone Dissolution in Coastal Yucatan Cenotes
  Lauren Marcella, Ezat Heydari, Ronald K. Stoessell, and Martin Schoonen
• Biogeochemistry of Sulfide Oxidizing Bacteria in Phreatic Karst
  H.W. Martin and R.L. Brigmon
• Microbiology of Lower Kane Cave, Wyoming
  R. Mark Maslyn and James A. Pisarowicz
• When Will We Have an Accepted Explanation for Cave Nitrate Deposits?
  George W. Moore
• Microbial Processes and Cave Development in the Freshwater Lens of a Quaternary Carbonate Island, San Salvador, the Bahamas
  John E. Mylroie, James L. Carew, Simon H. Bottrell, and William J. Balcerzak
• Oxidation/Reduction Environments, Residence Times, and Anthropogenic Compounds in the Prairie Du Chien-Jordan Aquifer
  David A. Nemetz, Scott C. Alexander, and E. Calvin Alexander, Jr.
• Molecular Methods for Microbial Ecosystems Analysis
  Norman R. Pace
• Sulfate-Induced Diagenesis in the Madison Aquifer of South Dakota
  Margaret V. Palmer and Arthur N. Palmer
• Bacteriological Observations as a Tool in Karst Hydrogeology
  Rudolf Pavuza
• Travertine-Forming Cyanobacteria
  A. Pentecost
• Cueva De Villa Luz - An Active Case of H2S Speleogenesis
  James A. Pisarowicz
• Influence of Thermal Atmospheric Convection on the Nature and Distribution of Microbiota in Cave Environments
  J. Michael Queen
• Speleogenesis in the Guadalupes: The Unsettled Question of the Role of Mixing, Phreatic or Vadose Sulfide Oxidation
  J. Michael Queen
• A Conceptual Model for Mixing Zone Diagenesis Based on the Hydrogeology of Bermuda
  J. Michael Queen
• Calcium Carbonate Formation in Pyramid Lake, Nevada
  Michael M. Reddy
• The Effect of Past Changes in Sea Level on Sulfur Redox Reactions and Karst Formation in Coastal Limestone Regions
  Ronald K. Stoessell
• Transformation of Volatile Organosulfur Compounds in Hot Spring Microbial Mats
  D.L. Stoner
• The Role of Unicellular Cyanobacteria in the Origin of Lacustrine Whiting Events and Various Microbialite Structures, Elucidated by Isotopic and Transmission Electron Microscopic Evidence
  Joel B. Thompson
• Characterization of Microorganisms in a Sulfide-Rich Groundwater System Luminita Vlasceanu and Brian K. Kinkle
• Bacterially Mediated Oxidation of Organic Matter: A Major Control on Groundwater Geochemistry and Porosity Generation in Oceanic Carbonate Terrains
  Fiona F. Whitaker and Peter L. Smart
• Thermodynamic Equilibrium, Kinetics, Activation Barriers, and Reaction Mechanisms for Chemical Reactions in Karst Terrains
  William B. White
• Role of Humic and Fulvic Acids in the Transport and Deposition of Calcium Carbonate in the Unsaturated Zone
  William B. White, Steven M. Smailer, and Edward S. Brennan
• Dissolution of Limestone in the Saline-Freshwater Mixing Zone due to Anoxic Conditions - A Case Study: Isla De Mona, Puerto Rico
  Carol M. Wicks and Joseph W. Troester
• Cenote Verde: A Meromictic Karst Pond, Quintana Roo, Mexico
  William L. Wilson and Thomas L. Morris
• The Possible Importance of Sulfur Minerals in Initiating Epigenic Caves
  Stephen R.H. Worthington

Geologic And Field Trip Guides

• A Brief Review of the Geologic Setting of the Pikes Peak Region
  Louise D. Hose
• Speleogenesis of Cave of the Winds, Manitou Springs, Colorado
  Fred G. Luiszer

Author Index
Map of Conference Facility