ARPHA Conference Abstracts :
Conference Abstract
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Corresponding author: John R. Spear (jspear@mines.edu)
Received: 21 Jun 2023 | Published: 16 Oct 2023
© 2023 John Spear, Sasha Robinson, Paul Slayback, Patrick Thieringer, Carmen Villarruel
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Citation:
Spear JR, Robinson ST, Slayback P, Thieringer PH, Villarruel C (2023) The Shoshone Canyon Conduit Cave: A Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Sulfur Cave. ARPHA Conference Abstracts 6: e108455. https://doi.org/10.3897/aca.6.e108455
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Fve miles west of Cody, Wyoming and ~25 miles east of Yellowstone National Park lies the Shoshone Canyon Conduit Cave (Fig.
To date, we have conducted a preliminary geobiological survey of the geochemistry, microbiology and mineralogy of this sulfur cave on its speleothems, mineral deposits and waters. Sampled waters, of which there is little, were all highly acidic (pH < 2). Microbiologically, an analysis of microbial communities present in approximately 25 sample locations (Fig.
Sulfur Cave; Shoshone Canyon Conduit Cave; Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
John R. Spear
ISEB-ISSM 2023
The Shoshone Canyon Conduit Cave: A Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Sulfur Cave
Colorado School of Mines
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John R. Spear conceptualized the work, wrote a grant to the National Cave and Karst Research Insitute, supervised the work, conducted field work and investigated the work.
All other authors investigated the work.