The Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS) La Société Géoscientifique de l’Atlantique 43rd Colloquium and Annual Meeting Symposium: The Northern Appalachian Orogen: Correlations and Conundrums Special Sessions: Museum and University Geology/Paleontology Collections" – in memory of Don Reid, ONS (1922-2016) Magmas and Metals Environmental Geoscience in the Atlantic Provinces and Beyond Advances in Carboniferous Geology in the Atlantic Provinces – in memory of Dr. Wouter van de Poll (1932-2017) Where on Earth?: Education, Integration and Development of Earth Science for Social Benefit in Atlantic Canada General Sessions: Current Research in the Northern Appalachians and North Atlantic Margin 10-11 February, 2017 Fredericton Inn, Fredericton, New Brunswick PROGRAM WITH ABSTRACTS We gratefully acknowledge sponsorship from the following companies and organizations: CIM New Brunswick Department of Energy and Resource Development Department of Environment Welcome to the 43rd Colloquium and Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Geoscience Society in Fredericton. This is a familiar place for AGS, having been a host several times over the years. We have a record 109 abstracts this year and for the first time ever there are 4 simultaneous sessions on Saturday. We hope you will find something to interest you and generate discussion with old friends and new. AGS members are clearly pushing the boundaries of geoscience in all its branches! Be sure to take in the science on the posters and the displays from sponsors, and don’t miss the after-banquet jam and open mike on Saturday night. For social media types, please consider sharing updates on Facebook and Twitter (details in the program). We hope you will be able to use the weekend to renew old acquaintances, make new ones, and further the aims of your Atlantic Geoscience Society. Full details about the conference and registration are at http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/science/depts/earth-sciences/facilities/ags_colloquium.html. The organizers: David Lentz, Dave Keighley, Chris McFarlane, Anne Timmermans, Robin Adair, Jim Walker, Susan Johnson, and Mike Parkhill 2 ATLANTIC GEOSCIENCE SOCIETY 43rd COLLOQUIUM AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 10-11 February, 2017, Fredericton Inn, Fredericton, New Brunswick PROGRAM SUMMARY FRIDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY, 2017 Noon – 4.00 p.m. NB CIM Workshop: David Lentz, pXRF applications in Geologic Research and Exploration – UNB Earth Sciences, Room F9 3.00 – 5.00 p.m. AGS Council meeting, Prince Edward Room 2.00 – 6.00 p.m. Poster set-up, Salon A 2.00 – 11.00 p.m. Registration, Emerald Room 5.00 – 6.30 p.m. Atlantic Geology editors meeting, Prince Edward Room 6.00 – 6.30 p.m. Poster Session and cash bar - Salon A 6.30 – 8:30 p.m. Earth Science Café: "Sparking Curiosity with a Billion Years of Stories: Stonehammer Geopark” – UNB Earth Sciences, Quartermain Centre. 6.30 – 7.00 p.m. GAC Howard Street Robinson Lecture - How do large hot orogens work? Lessons from the middle crust. Rebecca A. Jamieson – Bicentennial Room 7.05 – 9.35 p.m. The Northern Appalachian Orogen: Correlations and Conundrums I - Bicentennial 7.05 – 9.35 p.m. Environmental Geoscience in the Atlantic Provinces and Beyond I – Salon C 7.05 – 9.35 p.m. Museum and University Geology/Paleontology Collections – in memory of Don Reid, ONS (1922-2016) I – Salon F 9.35 – 11.00 p.m. Poster session and cash bar – Salon A SATURDAY, 11TH FEBRUARY, 2017 8.15 – 9.55 a.m. The Northern Appalachian Orogen: Correlations and Conundrums II - Bicentennial 8.15 – 9.55 a.m. Environmental Geoscience in the Atlantic Provinces and Beyond II – Salon C 8.15 – 9.55 a.m. Museum and University Geology/Paleontology Collections – in memory of Don Reid, ONS (1922-2016) II / Advances in Carboniferous Geology in the Atlantic Provinces in memory of Dr. Wouter van de Poll (1932-2017) I – Salon B 9.55 – 10.20 a.m. Coffee Break and Poster Session – Salon A 10.20 – 12 noon Magmas and Metals I – Bicentennial Room 10.20 – 12 noon Advances in Carboniferous Geology in the Atlantic Provinces in memory of Dr. Wouter van de Poll (1932-2017) II – Salon B 10.20 – 12 noon General Session I - Current Research in the Northern Appalachians and North Atlantic Margin – Salon C 10.20 – 12 noon Where on Earth?: Education, Integration, and Development of Earth Science for Social Benefit in Atlantic Canada I – Salon F Noon – 2.00 p.m. Luncheon and Annual General Meeting – Royal Stewart Room 2.00 – 4.30 p.m. Magmas and Metals II – Bicentennial Room 2.00 – 4.30 p.m. Advances in Carboniferous Geology in the Atlantic Provinces in memory of Dr. Wouter van de Poll (1932-2017) II – Salon B / General Session III Current Research in the Northern Appalachians and North Atlantic Margin – Salon B 2.00 – 4.30 p.m. General Session II - Current Research in the Northern Appalachians and North Atlantic Margin – Salon C 2.00 – 3.30 p.m. Where on Earth?: Education, Integration, and Development of Earth Science for Social Benefit in Atlantic Canada I – Salon F 3.20 p.m. Poster sessions close: posters must be removed. 4.30 – 6.00 p.m. Earth Science Atlantic (Geology) committee - Crystal Room 6.45 – 7.30 p.m. Cash Bar – Salon A and B 7.30 – 9.00 p.m. Awards banquet and social. Guest speaker: Dr. Randy Miller, Emeritus NB Museum, UNB Adjunct “Maybe I could try geology” - Salon A and B After dinner – midnight: Open mike, showcasing instrumental and voice, in Salon A and B 3 SOCIAL MEDIA To engage with the conference on Facebook and connect with other attendees, please visit https://www.facebook.com/QuartermainAGS2017/ If you are tweeting about the conference, please use the designated hashtags to enable other attendees to keep up with the Twitter conversation and to allow better archiving of our conference discussions. The hashtag for this meeting is #AGS2017 The hashtag for Earth Science Outreach is #AGSOutreach2017 Other twitter sights to follow during and after the conference: https://twitter.com/QuartermainAGS https://twitter.com/AtlanticGeoSoc OUTREACH On behalf of all persons involved with the 2017 AGS Outreach and Education, we would like to thank our awesome sponsors who have supported the workshop through generous financial donations and/or valued resources. Please join us for coffee and presentation at the Earth Science Café Friday, February 10th. Quartermain Earth Science Center, UNB, 2 Bailey Drive 6:30 pm | Fun Activities! 7:30 pm | Lively Presentation! For more information please visit: www.QuartermainEarthScienceCentre.com 4 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE Bicentennial Salon B Salon C Salon F GAC Howard Street Friday Robinson 6:30-7:00 Lecture – Dr. Rebecca Jamieson The Northern Museum and Friday Environmental Appalachian University 7.05-9.35 Geoscience in Orogen: Geology/Paleontology the Atlantic Correlations Collections – in Break Provinces and and memory of Don Reid, 8.25-8.35 Beyond I Conundrums I ONS (1922-2016) I Museum and University The Northern Geology/Paleontology Appalachian Environmental Collections II / Orogen: Geoscience in Saturday Advances in Correlations the Atlantic 8.15-9.55 Carboniferous Geology and Provinces and in the Atlantic Conundrums Beyond II Provinces in memory of II Dr. Wouter van de Poll (1932-2017) I Saturday Coffee Break and Poster Sessions - Salon A 9.55-10.20 General Session I - Advances in Where on Earth?: Current Carboniferous Geology Education, Integration Saturday Research in Magmas and in the Atlantic and Development of 10.20- the Northern Metals I Provinces in memory of Earth Science for 12.00 Appalachians Dr. Wouter van de Poll Social Benefit in and North (1932-2017) II Atlantic Canada I Atlantic Margin Saturday Luncheon and Annual General Meeting – Royal Stewart Room 12.00-2.00 Advances in Carboniferous Geology General in the Atlantic Session II - Where on Earth?: Saturday Provinces in memory of Current Education, Integration 2.00-4.30 Dr. Wouter van de Poll Research in Magmas and and Development of (1932-2017) III / the Northern Metals II Earth Science for Break General Session III - Appalachians Social Benefit in 3.20-3.30 Current Research in and North Atlantic Canada II the Northern Atlantic Appalachians and Margin North Atlantic Margin 5 WORKSHOP: pXRF applications in Geologic Research and Exploration, David Lentz Sponsored by the New Brunswick Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Friday February 10th Noon to 4 pm, UNB Department of Earth Sciences, 2 Bailey Drive, Room F9. POSTER SESSIONS: SALON A Friday, 10th February, 6.00 – 6.30 p.m., 9.35 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Saturday, 11th February: posters will be up all day and available for viewing until 3.20 p.m. Posters set up between 2.00 and 6.00 p.m. on Friday afternoon and taken down at 3.20 p.m. on Saturday. Student presentations (all student presenters are eligible for a best poster award. The Graham Williams Award for Best Student Poster will be awarded to the best poster by a graduate student, the Rob Raeside Award for the best poster by an undergraduate student.) ** = undergraduate student; * = graduate student The Northern Appalachian Orogen: Correlations and Conundrums ** Taylor M. Chew, Sandra M. Barr, and Chris E. White Geological setting of Au-Cu-Ni-Pb occurrences in the Second Gold Brook area, southwestern Cape Breton Highlands, Nova Scotia **Randy Hopkins, Deanne van Rooyen, Christopher McFarlane, and Brandon Boucher Rutile and zircon LA-ICP-MS U-Pb geochronology of a corundum-bearing skarn deposit, Frenchvale, Cape Breton Island *Jonathan Shute, Sandra M. Barr, Chris E. White, and Deanne van Rooyen Field relations, petrology, and age of mafic rocks in the northwestern Aspy terrane, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia D. van Rooyen, S.M.