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Tasks	Title
Task 1	Coordination of Mancos Shale project activities with local, State, and Federal entities
Task 2	Landscape Classification, Erosion Processes, and Threshold Determination
Task 3	Topographic and Ecological Modeling - Landscape Visualization (LVIS)
Task 4	Biological Studies
Task 5	Framework Geochemical Analysis, Lithogeochemical Characterization, and Geoenvironmental Considerations Affecting Land Use Decisions of the Mancos Shale Landscape
Task 6	Soil Development, Trace Element Mobility, and Salinity in the Mancos Shale
Task 7	Metal Balance in the Cretaceous Seaway
Task 8	Regional Distribution of the Mancos Shale (Remote Sensing and Stratigraphic Mapping)
Task 9	Detailed Mapping and Stratigraphic Studies of the Mancos Shale
Task 10	Paragentic/Mineralogic Framework

Task 1 - Coordination of Mancos Shale project activities with local, State, and Federal entities

Presentations

Belnap, J., 2005, The Role of Grazing in Sediment and Water Production from Mancos Landscapes: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project meeting.
Belnap, J. and Jackson, L., 2005, Wind Erodibility of Mancos Shale Soil Map Units, Grand County, Utah: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project meeting.
Grauch, R.I., 2008, Project overview for M cubed (Mancos March Madness): Resultsfest - annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., 2006, Overview of Mancos Shale Landscapes: Science and Management of Black Shale Terrains - a Multi-Agency Project: briefing for the new USGS Director (Mark Myers) and central region executives.
Grauch, R.I., 2006, Creating Effective Partnerships: Lessons Learned/Being Learned from the Mancos Shale Landscapes Project: briefing for the USGS team forming the Southwest Wyoming Initiative.
Grauch, R.I., 2005, Mineral Resources: Making a Difference – Lessons Learned from the Mancos Shale Landscapes Project: USGS Mineral Resources Program Scientific Information Exchange Meeting.
Grauch, R.I., 2005, Selenium, Salinity, and Sediment Issues in the Upper Colorado River Basin (a multi-disciplinary, multi-scale approach to multi-faceted problems): Colorado River Salinity Control Forum working group meeting.
Grauch, R.I., 2005, Mancos Shale Integrated DOI Science Project: a briefing for Mark A. Limbaugh, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, U.S. Department of Interior.
Grauch, R.I., 2004, Mancos Shale Landscapes: Science and Management of Black Shale Terrains - a Multi-Agency Project: annual meeting of the Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP).
Grauch, R.I., 2004, Project overview and orientation for field excursion: BLM-USGS-BOR managers Mancos Field Workshop.
Grauch, R.I., 2004, Overview of the Mancos Shale Landscapes: Science and Management of Black Shale Terrains - a Multi-Agency Project: BLM workshop on Salinity in Utah.
Grauch, R.I., 2004, Overview of project activities: annual USGS project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., 2004, Overview of project activities: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., 2003, Project Structure and Financing, annual USGS project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., 2003, Overview of Mancos Shale Landscapes Project with emphasis on selenium issues: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Workshop on Selenium in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
Grauch, R.I., Elliott, J.G., Chong, G.W., Kosovich, J.J., von Guerard, P.B., Tucker, K., Murphy, D., Clements, A., and Ferguson, J., 2005, Mancos Shale Landscapes: Science and Management of Black Shale Terrains - a Multi-Agency Project: USGS Public Colloquium Series.
Grauch, R.I., Elliott, J.G., Chong, G.W., Kosovich, J.J., von Guerard, P.B., Tucker, K., Murphy, D., Clements, A., and Ferguson, J., 2005, Mancos Shale Landscapes: Science and Management of Black Shale Terrains - a Multi-Agency Project: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs vol. 37, no. 6, p. 39. View Grauch GSA 2005 abstract.
Grauch, R.I. and Herring, J.R., 2002, Natural sources of contaminants in Mancos Landscapes: USGS public workshop on selenium in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
Grauch, R.I., Tuttle, M.L., Ball, B.A., Elliott, J.G., Kosovich, J.J., Chong, G.W., Fahy, J., Tucker, K., Murphy, D., and Belnap, J., 2007, Mancos Shale Landscapes: Science and Management of Black Shale Terrains — a Multi-Agency Project: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 39, no. 6, p. 195. View Grauch 2007 GSA abstract.
Grauch, R.I. and von Guerard, P., 2005, Salinity Issues in Western Colorado: Colorado River Salinity Control Forum meeting.
Grauch, R.I. and von Guerard, P., 2004, Mancos Shale Landscapes: Science and Management of Black Shale Terrains - a Multi-Agency Project: briefing for the executive leaders of the USGS and BLM.
Reddy, M.M., 2004, Island Mesa and Mancos Weathering?: annual USGS project workshop.
Reddy, M.M., 2003, Island Mesa Studies (a wet analog to the GGNCA?): annual USGS project workshop.
Tucker, K., 2006, Land Management Plan and addendum to the petition for rulemaking by Center for Native Ecosystems and other: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Tucker, K., 2005, Land Management Plan and Appeal by COHVCO (Colorado Off Highway Vehicle Coalition): annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Tucker, K., 2004, Overview of BLM Science Needs: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Tucker, K., 2004, Overview of BLM Science Needs and the Big File Cabinet: USGS-BLM-BOR managers Mancos Field Workshop.
Tucker, K., 2003, Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area and Wilderness Science Needs: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
von Guerard, P., 2004, Mancos Shale Landscapes: Science and Management of Black Shale Terrains (a Regional Partnership Project): National Conference for USGS Managers.
von Guerard, P., 2003, BLM Science Needs for Planning and Perceptions: annual USGS project workshop.
von Guerard, P and. Grauch, R.I., 2004, Mancos Shale Landscapes: Science and Management of Black Shale Terrains - a Multi-Agency Project: briefing for the executive leaders of the USGS and BLM.
von Guerard, P. and Grauch, R.I., Formal and informal talks on the Mancos Shale Landscapes project were presented to various audiences during the period 2003-2007.

Posters

Grauch, R.I. and all project members, 2007, Mancos Shale Landscapes: Science and Management of Black Shale Terrains (a Regional Partnership Project).
Grauch, R.I. and all project members, 2005, Mancos Shale Landscapes: Science and Management of Black Shale Terrains (a Regional Partnership Project).
Grauch, R.I. and all project members, 2003, Mancos Shale Landscapes: Science and Management of Black Shale Terrains (a Regional Partnership Project).

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Task 2 - Landscape Classification, Erosion Processes, and Threshold Determination

Presentations

Elliot, J.G., 2008, Water Erosion of the Mancos Shale: Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, Colorado: Resultsfest - annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Elliott, J.G., 2007, Progress report on landscape classification, erosion processes, and threshold determination: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Elliott, J.G., 2006, Precipitation and Hillslope Erosion Studies: annual USGS project workshop.
Elliott, J.G., 2006, Hillslope creep measurements, precipitation data and preliminary interpretation of final data: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Elliott, J.G., 2005, Hillslope Measurements: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Elliott, J.G., 2004, Preliminary Findings of Rainfall Simulations: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Elliott, J.G., 2003, Mancos Shale Regions Landscape Classification, Erosion Processes, and Threshold Determination: annual USGS project workshop.
Elliott, J.G. and Herring, J.R., 2005, Runoff and Sediment Yield from Rainfall Simulations on Mancos Shale Hillslopes, Western Colorado: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs vol. 37, no. 6, p. 40. View Elliott GSA 2005 abstract.
Godfrey, A.E., 2005, Fremont River History: annual USGS-BLM-BOR workshop.
Grauch, R.I., 2008, Wind Erosion: Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, Colorado: Resultsfest - annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., 2008, Impact of OHV Single Track traffic on a Mancos Hillslope: Resultsfest - annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., Tuttle, M.L., and Godfrey, A.E., 2007, Geomorphic, Mineralogic, and Chemical Differences Between the Tununk and Blue Gate Members of the Cretaceous Mancos Shale: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 39, no. 6, p. 249. View Grauch 2007 GSA abstract 2.

Posters

Elliott, J.G., 2002, Landforms, geomorphic processes, and potential monitoring methods for the Mancos Shale areas of the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area: Mancos Landscapes - Science and Management Workshop, June 10-13, 2002, Grand Junction, Colorado.

Reports

Elliott, J.G., Herring, J.R., Ingersoll, G.P., Kosovich, J.J., and Fahy, J., 2008, Rainfall-runoff and erosion data from the Mancos Shale Formation in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, southwestern Colorado, 2003-2006: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1002G, 67 p. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1002/G/.
Godfrey, A.E., Grauch, R.I., and Tuttle M.L., 2007, Geomorphic differences between the Tununk and Blue Gate Members of the Mancos Shale near Caineville, Wayne County, Utah: in, Willis, G., Clark, D., Hylland, M., and Chidsey, T. eds., Central Utah – Diverse Geology of a Dynamic Landscape, Utah Geological Association Publication 36, pp. 205-221.

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Task 3 - Topographic and Ecological Modeling - Landscape Visualization (LVIS)

Presentations

Bristol, S, 2008, Internet Databases and the Big File Cabinet: Resultsfest - annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Bristol, S., 2006, Introduction to and demonstration of the "Big File Cabinet" Prototype II: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Bristol, S., 2005, Transportability, Scalability, Big Picture USGS-DOI: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Bristol, S. and Kosovich, J.J., 2006, Participated in briefing for Tim Petty, DOI Deputy Assistant for Water and Science, on Mancos Big File Cabinet efforts.
Clements, A. and Murphy, D., 2004, The Big File Cabinet Concept: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., Bristol, R.S., Clements, A., Murphy, D., Ferguson, J., and Tucker, K., 2006, The "Big File Cabinet" Concept – penetrating the Science—Land Management Interface, in Frondorf, A., ed., Proceedings of the First All-USGS Modeling Conference, November 14-17, 2005: USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5308, p. 11.
Kosovich, J.J., 2008, Geomorphology of the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, Colorado: Resultsfest - annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Kosovich, J.J., 2006, Presented results of GGNCA LiDAR/imagery collection and GPS survey at 2nd annual USGS Land Remote Sensing Science Fair in Denver (April 6, 2006).
Kosovich, J.J. 2006, Presented update of GGNCA LiDAR/imagery collection Mancos Shale Landscapes project at USGS Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center 2nd-quarter review in Denver (April 13, 2006), USGS.
Kosovich, J.J. 2006, Presented results of GGNCA LiDAR/imagery collection and GPS survey at USGS GIS Workshop in Denver (April 24, 2006).
Kosovich, J.J. 2006, Presented results of GGNCA LiDAR/imagery collection and GPS survey at annual American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Conference in Reno, NV (May 4, 2006), USGS.
Kosovich, J.J., 2006, Presented results of GGNCA LiDAR/imagery collection and GPS survey to USGS National Elevation Team via teleconference and downloaded slideshow in Denver, Rolla, Sioux Falls, and Menlo Park (June 15, 2006).
Kosovich, J.J., 2006, Presented results of GGNCA LiDAR/imagery collection and GPS survey: annual USGS project workshop.
Kosovich, J.J., 2006, Presented results of GGNCA LiDAR/imagery collection and GPS survey at USGS Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center 1st-quarter review in Denver (February 2, 2006).
Kosovich, J.J., 2005, Demonstration of the Big File Cabinet Prototype I: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Kosovich, J.J., 2005, Topography scale issues and LiDAR Survey (planning): annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Kosovich, J.J., 2004, Big File Cabinet Prototype: annual USGS project workshop.
Kosovich, J.J., 2004, Big File Cabinet Prototype: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Kosovich, J.J., 2004, Data Fusion with NED: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Kosovich, J.J., 2004, Landscape Visualization and Databases: USGS-BLM-BOR managers Mancos Field Workshop.
Kosovich, J.J., 2003, Data Fusion and its application to the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area: annual USGS project workshop.
Kosovich, J.J. and Curry, S., 2006, Results of GGNCA LiDAR/imagery collection and GPS survey: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Murphy, D., 2006, Photo Surveying on the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation area: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.

Posters

Kosovich, J.J. and others, 2004, General Reference Map, Mancos Shale within GGNCA, and Candy Lane Geomorphology posters.
Kosovich, J.J., Mancos Shale Landscapes: Quarter-mile² Field Sampling Design on the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.
Kosovich, J.J., LiDAR and Multispectral Imagery Exploitation on the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.
Kosovich, J.J., Mancos Shale Landscapes: 2005 LiDAR Acquisition for the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.
Kosovich, J.J., Mancos Shale Landscapes: GPS Test Points for 2005 LiDAR Acquisition for the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.
Kosovich, J.J., Mancos Shale Landscapes: Slope and Aspect Geomorphology for Field Reconnaissance.
Kosovich, J.J., Spatial Resolution of Slope Categories: A Comparison between 10-, 2-, and 1-meter Terrain models.

Databases

Catts, D., and Kosovich, J.J., 2004, 2-meter contour-derived DEM for the area where Mancos Shale falls within the GGNCA, USGS.
Kosovich J.J., 2006, Delivered LiDAR DSM (first-return) and DTM (bare-earth) elevation data and GPS Survey results to BLM and USGS project team members at annual USGS-BLM Mancos meeting in Glenwood Springs (March 28, 2006, USGS).
Kosovich J.J., 2005, Field "Blitz" maps, GPS centroids, and miscellaneous assistance provided to team members before field work.
Kosovich J.J., Benson, D., Sellars, J. and Daniels, D., 2006, GPS survey data, descriptions, and photos collected Aug 29 - Sept 1, 2005 and delivered to USGS and BLM project team March 28, 2006, USGS.

Maps

Kosovich J.J., 2006, "Mancos Shale Landscapes - Slope and Aspect Geomorphology for Field Reconnaissance" in ESRI's 2005 Map Book, Volume 21.

Reports

Kosovich, J.J. and others, 2004, Integrated data sets, including landcover, elevation, geology, landforms, water dynamics and plant species indexing for the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, USGS.
Kosovich, J.J., 2007, Contribution to chapter titled DEM User Applications, in Digital Elevation Model Technologies and Applications: The DEM User Manual, 2nd Edition, American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (publisher), pp. 416-7, 611.

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Task 4 - Biological Studies

Presentations

Carpenter, D., 2008, Soil Stability of the Mancos Shale, Resultsfest - annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Carpenter, D., 2006, Image Database for the Mancos Shale Landscapes Project: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Carpenter, D.R., Chong, G.W., Ball, B., Elliott, J.G., Fahy, J, Grauch, R.I., Kosovich, J.J., Tuttle, M.L., and vonGuerard, P.B., 2007, Patterns in the Aggregate Stability of Mancos Shale Soils: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 39, no. 6, p. 182. View Carpenter GSA abstract.
Chong, G.W., 2008, Significant biological components and their application to land management decisions: Resultsfest - annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Chong, G.W., 2006, Mancos Shale Badlands Ecology: So much more than meets the eye!: Invited seminar, Montana State University Ecology Department.
Chong, G.W., 2004, Vegetation Sampling Component: annual USGS project workshop.
Chong, G.W., 2004, Highlights of Vegetation Mapping: USGS-BLM-BOR managers Mancos Field Workshop.
Chong, G.W., 2004, Vegetation Sampling Component: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Chong, G.W., 2003, Vegetation Sampling Component of the Mancos Shale Project: annual USGS project workshop.
Chong, G.W., Brown, K., Tucker, K., Ferguson, J., and Clements, A., 2003, Gunnison Gorge vegetation characterization and invasive plants inventory: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Chong, G.W., and Carpenter, D.R., 2006, Biology Component: Vegetation and Biological Soil Crusts.
Chong, G.W., Carpenter, D.R., and Belnap, J., 2006, Non-visible biological soil crusts: Ecosystem upstarts – at least when it rains: Ecological Society of America.
Chong, G.W., Carpenter, D. and Roblee-Hertzmark, I., 2005, Vegetation and Biological Soil Crust Research Update: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., Fahy, J., Carpenter, D., and Ferguson, J., 2006, Clay-loving Buckwheat study: annual USGS project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., Fahy, J., Carpenter, D., and Ferguson, J., 2006, Progress of Clay-loving Buckwheat Study: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.

Databases

Chong, G.W., Carpenter, D., and Roblee-Hertzmark, I. 2007, DRAFT vegetation, photo, and biological soil data database (2003, 2004, 2005 data), USGS.
Chong, G.W., Carpenter, D., and Roblee-Hertzmark, I., 2005, DRAFT vegetation, photo, and biological soil data database (2003 and 2004 data), USGS.

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Task 5 - Framework Geochemical Analysis, Lithogeochemical Characterization, and Geoenvironmental Considerations Affecting Land Use Decisions of the Mancos Shale Landscape

Presentations

Grauch, R.I., 2006, The effects of recreational activities on Mancos Shale landscapes: Mesa State College public lecture.
Grauch, R.I., Ball, B.A., and Livo, K.E., 2006, March 2006, Core Drilling on Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area: annual USGS project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., Ball, B.A., and Livo, K.E., 2006, March 2006, Core Drilling on Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Herring, J.R., presented by Grauch, R.I., 2006, Chemistry of soil leachates from Clay-loving Buckwheat study: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Herring, J.R., 2006, Chemistry of soil leachates from Clay-loving Buckwheat study: annual USGS project workshop.
Herring, J.R., 2005, Dust sampling and rainfall simulation chemistry: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Herring, J.R., 2005, Geochemical Studies in Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area: annual USGS project workshop.
Herring, J.R., 2004, Regional Surface Samples: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Herring, J.R., 2004, Geochemical Studies in Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area: annual USGS project workshop.
Herring, J.R., 2003, Framework Geochemical Analysis, annual USGS project workshop.
Herring, J.R., Elliott, J.G., and Lamothe, P.J., presented by Grauch, R.I., 2006, Geochemical Analysis of runoff water associated with artificial rain fall simulations conducted on the Mancos Shale, Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, southwestern Colorado: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Herring, J.R., Lamothe, P.J., and Elliott, J.G., 2005, Rainfall simulation studies on the Mancos Shale, southwestern Colorado: runoff salinity and selenium: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 40-41. View Herring GSA 2005 abstract.

Posters

Ball, B.A., Cobban, W.A., Grauch, R.I., McKenney, K.C., Livo, K.E., Sawyer, D.A., and Merewether, E.A., 2006, New Mancos Shale Drill Core (USGSCL-1).

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Task 6 - Soil Development, Trace Element Mobility, and Salinity in the Mancos Shale

Presentations

Ball, B.A., 2004, Trench Mapping Program: annual USGS project workshop.
Fahy, J., 2006, Grain size data (soil texture) for the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation "Blitz" soil samples: USGS-BLM-BOR annual workshop.
Fahy, J. 2006, Field conductivity data for the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation "Blitz" soil sample sites: annual USGS-BLM-BOR workshop.
Fahy, J., 2005, Mancos soils; irrigated versus unirrigated: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Fahy, J., 2004, Selenium Sources in the Uncompahgre Valley of Western Colorado: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., Tuttle, M.L.W., and Stillings, L.L., 2006, Results of the Sweitzer Lake Study: annual USGS project workshop.
Stillings, L.L., 2003, Soil Development/Trace Element Mobility in the Elephant Skin Soils: annual USGS project workshop.
Stillings, L.L., Tuttle, M.L.W., Grauch, R.I., Fahy, J.W., Ball, B., and Livo, K.E., 2005, Physical and chemical indicators of weathering in soils of the Mancos shale, Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, CO, USA: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 37, no. 6, p. 45. View Stillings GSA 2005 abstract.
Tuttle, M.L.W., 2008, Geochemical Support for Land-management Decisions, Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area: Resultsfest - annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Tuttle, M.L.W., 2007, Weathering flux of toxic elements from black shale: local to global impacts: Presentation delivered to the Department of Geosciences as an Association of Women Geologists Distinguished Lecture, University of Mississippi, April 2007.
Tuttle, M.L.W., 2006, Blitz Sampling on the GGNCA: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Tuttle, M.L.W., 2004, Trenching on the NCA: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Tuttle, M.L.W., 2003, Integration of Research: annual USGS project workshop.
Tuttle, M.L.W., 2003, Soil and Sweitzer Lake Studies: annual USGS project workshop.
Tuttle, M.L.W., Fahy, J.W., Grauch, R.I., and Stillings, L.L., 2005, Salt and Selenium in Mancos shale Terrane in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, Colorado, USA: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs vol. 37, no. 6, p. 45. View Tuttle GSA 2005 abstract.
Tuttle, M.L.W., and Grauch, R.I., 2006, Salinization of the Upper Colorado River: Fingerprinting Geologic Salt Source: meeting of the Colorado River Salinity Control Forum.
Tuttle, M.L.W., Grauch R.I., Fahy, J.W., Ball, B.A., and Livo, K.E., 2006, Blitz sampling of the GGNCA – preliminary results: annual USGS project workshop.
Tuttle, M.L.W., Grauch, R.I., Fahy, J., and Stillings, L., 2005, Pedogenesis on the GGNCA: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.

Reports

Tuttle, M.L.W., Fahy, J., Grauch, R.I.., Livo, K.E., Ball, B.A., and Stillings, L.L, 2007, Results of chemical analyses of soil, shale, and soil/shale extract from the Mancos Shale Formation in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, southwestern Colorado, and at Hanksville, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1002D, 24 p. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1002/D/.
Tuttle M.L.W., Fahy, J.W., Grauch, R.I., and Stillings, L.L., 2005, Salt and selenium from Mancos Shale, Uncompahgre River Basin, Southwestern Colorado, U.S.A., in, International Salinity Forum—Managing Saline Soils and Water: Science, Technology, and Social Issues, April, 2005, Riverside, California, pp. 457-460.

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Task 7 - Metal Balance in the Cretaceous Seaway

Presentations

Breit, G.N., and Emsbo, P., 2004, Metal accumulations in carbonaceous rocks-do conventional models explain observed enrichments?: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs vol. 36, no. 5, p. 199. View Breit GSA 2004 abstract.
Emsbo, P., 2003, Metal Balance in the Cretaceous Seaway: annual USGS project workshop.
Emsbo, P., 2004, Genetic links among syngenetic metal accumulations in sedimentary basins: Giant sediment-hosted metal deposits to metalliferous black shales: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 36, p. 200.
Emsbo, P., and Breit, G., 2004, Spikes in the Global ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr Record due to oceanic venting of basinal brines during sedex hydrothermal events, in Bradley, D.C, and Dewey, J., Secular Variation in Tectonics and Allied Fields, Penrose Short course Proceedings, pp. 19-21.
Emsbo, P., 2005, Could the exhalation of hydrothermal basin brines be a trigger for global anoxia?: Earth System Processes 2, Calgary, August 8-12. View Emsbo ESP2 abstract.
Johnson, C., and Emsbo, P., 2005, Possible Impact of hydrothermal brine events on sulfur isotopes in marine basins and the global oceans: Earth System Processes 2, Calgary, August 8-12. View Johnson ESP2 abstract.

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Task 8 - Regional Distribution of the Mancos Shale (Remote Sensing and Stratigraphic Mapping)

Presentations

Livo, K.E., 2005, Preliminary interpretation of MASTER data: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Livo, K.E., 2003, Remote Sensing and the Regional Distribution of Mancos Shale: annual USGS project workshop.
Livo, K.E., Sawyer, D., and Watson, K., 2004, Preliminary interpretation of ASTER data and field measurements: annual USGS-BLM workshop.
Livo, K.E., Sawyer, D., and Watson, K., 2003, Regional Distribution of the Mancos Shale: USGS - BLM meeting, October 17, 2003.
Livo, K.E., and Watson, K., 2006, Soil Surface Characterization of the Mancos Shale within the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area: annual USGS project workshop.
Livo, K.E., and Watson, K., 2006, Soil Surface Characterization of the Mancos Shale within the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area — where we stand: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Livo, K.E., and Watson, K., 2005, Soil Surface Characterization of the Mancos Shale within the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area using MASTER Data: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 37, no. 6, p. 39. View Livo GSA abstract.

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Task 9 - Detailed Mapping and Stratigraphic Studies of the Mancos Shale

Presentations

Grauch, R.I., 2008, Geology (the underpinning of all landscapes) of the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area: Resultsfest - annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Sawyer, D., 2005, New mapping of the Geology of the Mancos within the GGNCA: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.

Reports

Merewether, E.A., Sawyer, D.A., and Cobban, W.A., 2006, Molluscan Fossils and Stratigraphic Descriptions from the Upper Cretaceous Mancos Shale, West-Central Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1326, 17 pp. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1326/.

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Task 10 - Paragentic/Mineralogic Framework

Presentations

Ball, B.A., 2003, Literature and GIS Databases: annual USGS project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., 2006, Quantitative mineralogy -- problems and solutions(?): annual USGS project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., 2005, Comparative mineralogy of Mancos Shale and soils in Utah and Colorado (preliminary megascopic data): annual USGS-BLM-BOR workshop.
Grauch, R.I., 2004, Comparative mineralogy of Mancos Shale and soils in Utah and Colorado (preliminary megascopic data): annual USGS project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., 2004, Mineralogy of the Mancos Shale soils with emphasis on gypsum textures and trace minerals: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., 2003, Mineralogy of the Mancos Shale soils with emphasis on gypsum textures and trace minerals: annual USGS project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., and Tuttle, M.L.W., 2006, Mineralogy of salts in the Sulfur Gulch area of the GGNCA: annual USGS project workshop.
Grauch, R.I., and Tuttle, M.L.W., 2006, The Sulfur Gulch study task: annual USGS-BLM-BOR project meeting.

Reports

Grauch, R.I. and Tuttle, M.L.W., 2005, Geologic sources of salts, sodium, and other environmentally sensitive elements: International Salinity Forum---Managing Saline Soils and Water: Science, Technology, and Social Issues, April, 2005, Riverside, California, pp. 209-212.

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