Geological Society of America

8:00 AM

STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURE OF THE UPPER PERMIAN BETTS CREEK BEDS IN THE NORTHEASTERN GALILEE BASIN, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

Jonathan P. Allen, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE and Christopher R. Fielding, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

73610 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

CORRELATIONS BETWEEN VOLCANIC LITHIC FRAGMENTS AND COMPOSITION OF SOURCE VOLCANIC ROCK

Matthew D. Affolter, Univ of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Marc S. Hendrix, Univ of Montana, Missoula, MT

73862 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

ORIGIN AND PERSISTENCE OF TOURMALINE OVERGROWTHS IN PALEOZOIC CLASTICS RANGING IN AGE FROM UPPER CAMBRIAN TO MIDDLE DEVONIAN IN THE APPALACHIAN BASIN

Roland Scal, Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY and Gerald M. Friedman, Brooklyn College of the City Univ of New York (CUNY), Brooklyn, NY, Troy, NY

74117 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

MOUNTAINS, MONSOONS, AND FLUVIAL MEGAFANS

Andrew Leier, The Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and Peter G. DeCelles, The Unversity of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and Jon D. Pelletier, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

74210 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

AN EMPIRICAL PALEOSOL-LANDSCAPE MODEL OF A DISSECTED COASTAL PLAIN, CENOMANIAN DUNVEGAN FORMATION, ALBERTA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Paul J. McCarthy, Univ of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK

75193 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

PYROCLASTIC FLOW ANALOGY FOR DEPOSITION IN THE 1992 NICARAGUA TSUNAMI

Bretwood M. Higman, Univ of Washington, Seattle, WA

75226 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

DETAILED STUDY OF THE VASHON TILL FROM THE PUGET LOWLAND, WASHINGTON, THROUGH MICROTEXTURAL ANALYSIS OF QUARTZ SAND GRAINS

Alison Graettinger, Univ of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA and Aaron P. Wisher, Univ of Washington, Seattle, WA and Stewart Lowther, Univ of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

75501 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

STRATIGRAPHY AND PROVENANCE IMPLICATIONS FROM DETRITAL ZIRCON ANALYSIS OF THE UPPER JURASSIC-LOWER CRETACEOUS PORTION OF THE GREAT VALLEY FOREARC BASIN, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Jacob A. Covault, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA and Kathleen Surpless, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX and Stephan A. Graham, Stanford University, Stanford, CA and Joseph L. Wooden, Rm. 89, Ion Probe Lab, Stanford, CA

75953 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

STRATIGRAPHIC FACIES DEVELOPMENT IN A LOWER JURASSIC FOREARC BASIN, TALKEETNA FORMATION, SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA

Amy E. Draut, US Geol Survey / UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA and Peter D. Clift, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA

76585 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

ANALYSIS OF THE CHIFENG BASINS, INNER MONGOLIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR BASIN MODELING AND CRETACEOUS EXTENSION IN NORTHEAST CHINA AND SOUTHERN MONGOLIA

Scott J. Friedman, Utah State Univ, Logan, UT and Wang Xinshe, Beijing, N/A and Ben Kessel, Utah State Univ, Logan, UT and Bradley Ritts, Utah State Univ, Logan, UT

76968 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

SEDIMENTOLOGY OF THE REVISED SONSELA MEMBER OF THE CHINLE FORMATION, PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK, ARIZONA

Daniel T. Woody, Univ of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO

77376 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

DOWNSTREAM VARIABILITY IN DEEP-WATER CHANNEL DEPOSIT CHARACTER AND ASSOCIATED SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES, CRETACEOUS CERRO TORO FORMATION OUTCROP BELT, MAGALLANES BASIN, CHILE

Stephen M. Hubbard, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA and Brian W. Romans, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA and Stephan A. Graham, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA and Donald R. Lowe, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA

77576 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

MINERALOGY OF DUNE SANDS ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN

Keiko Kito, Hope College, Holland, MI and Edward Hansen, Hope College, Holland, MI and Graham Peaslee, Holland, MI

77579 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION AND SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGY OF THE WHAKATAKI FORMATION, NEW ZEALAND

Will D. Monn, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT and Thomas H. Morris, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

77728 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

FLUVIO-ESTUARINE TRANSITION IN A MIDDLE CARBONIFEROUS SANDSTONE UNIT, MORROWAN OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Doy Zachry, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

77933 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

RECONSTRUCTING THE ACADIAN HINTERLAND FROM UPPER DEVONIAN SEDIMENTS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BASIN

Jonathan K. Filer, Towson Univ, Towson, MD and Steven Lev, Towson Univ, Towson, MD and Laura Cohen, Towson Univ, Towson, MD and Jason Dinh, Towson Univ, Towson, MD

78003 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

ON THE ORIGIN AND SIGNIFICANCE OF PYRITE BEDS IN DEVONIAN BLACK SHALES FROM THE EASTERN US

Juergen Schieber, Indiana Univ, Bloomington, IN

78004 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

USING SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF PYRITE FRAMBOIDS TO EVALUATE PALEO-ANOXIA DURING DEPOSITION OF THE DEVONIAN NEW ALBANY SHALE IN THE ILLINOIS BASIN

Ovidiu Remus Lazar, Indiana Univ, Bloomington, IN and Juergen Schieber, Indiana Univ, Bloomington, IN

78037 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

GEOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS ON BED-LOAD COMPOSITION IN THE RED RIVER DRAINAGE SYSTEM, SOUTH CHINA AND VIETNAM

Joniell B. Borges, Northwestern Univ, Evanston, IL and Youngsook Huh, Northwestern Univ, Evanston, IL

78356 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

WELL PRESERVED ‘ANTIDUNE’ AND BACKSET BEDS ASSOCIATED WITH SLUMPING ON THE FORESETS OF A GRAVELLY GILBERT-STYLE FAN DELTA, NEW ZEALAND

T.S. McConnico, Univ. of Canterbury, Christchurch, N/A and Kari N. Bassett, Univ. of Canterbury, Christchurch, N/A

78455 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

A TRACE FOSSIL USEFUL FOR BEDROCK MAPPING - A UNIQUE CONCEPT?

Ronald R. McDowell, West Virginia Geol and Economic Survey, Morgantown, WV and Katharine L. Avary, West Virginia Geol and Economic Survey, Morgantown, WV and David L. Matchen, Concord Univ, Athens, WV

79031 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

SEDIMENTOLOGY, ICHNOLOGY, AND DIAGENESIS OF STORM BEDS WITHIN SILICEOUS SHELF DEPOSITS, EOCENE TALLAHATTA FORMATION, EASTERN GULF COASTAL PLAIN

Charles Savrda, Auburn Univ, Auburn, AL and John Counts, Auburn Univ, Auburn, AL

79340 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

PARTICLES IN HARVESTER ANT MOUNDS AS AN AID TO MAPPING BEDROCK GEOLOGY IN ARID REGIONS

Stanley T. Paxton, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK and Richard A. Grantham, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK and James O. Puckette, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK and Sarah A. Paxton, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK and Marline R. Collins, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK

79446 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

THE SOUTH SHALL RISE (AND SHRINK) AGAIN: MINERALOGY AND ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF THE EXPANSIVE YAZOO CLAY, CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

Angela T. Pitalo, Mississippi State Univ, Mississippi State, MS and F. Leo Lynch, Mississippi State Univ, Mississippi State, MS and Richard V. Martin, Mississippi Department of Transportation, Jackson, MS and Darrel W. Schmitz, Mississippi State Univ, Mississippi State, MS

79476 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

MODE OF ROOT TRACE PRESERVATION AND PALEOSOL HYDROLOGY: EXAMPLES FROM THE BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING

Mary J. Kraus, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO and Stephen T. Hasiotis, The Univ of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

80090 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

PETROLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE OLIGOCENE-EARLY MIOCENE PANJGUR FORMATION AND PALEOCENE ISPIKAN FORMATION AND WAKAI MÉLANGE IN THE MAKRAN ACCRETIONARY BELT, SOUTHWEST PAKISTAN

Jeffry D. Grigsby, Ball State Univ, Muncie, IN and Akhtar M. Kassi, Univ of Balochistan, Quetta, N/A and Abdul Salam Khan, Univ of Balochistan, Quetta, N/A

80135 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

MORPHOLOGICAL SIGNATURES OF TIDALLY-INFLUENCED POINT BARS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO THE MCMURRAY FORMATION

Barton J. Blakney, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, AB and Murray Gingras, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, AB and Curtis Lettley, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, AB and Mike Ranger, Calgary, AB

80282 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

CONTROLS ON VERTICAL COLOR CHANGES IN ALLUVIAL PALEOSOLS OF THE MORRISON FORMATION, COYOTE BASIN, WYOMING

Melissa J. Fallin, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO and Mary J. Kraus, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO and Brian F. Platt, Univ of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

80429 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

IMPORTANCE OF CLAY IN IRON TRANSPORT AND SEDIMENT REDDENING: EVIDENCE FROM REDUCTION FEATURES OF THE ABO FORMATION, NEW MEXICO

Joel P. Bensing, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM and Peter S. Mozley, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM and Nelia W. Dunbar, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, N/A

80471 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

TIMING AND ORIGIN OF REDDENING IN CARBONATE LENSES OF THE JURASSIC NAVAJO SANDSTONE

Jared M. McHenry, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA and Kevin E. Nick, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA

80616 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

SEDIMENTOLOGY ACROSS THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA FALL LINE

Cyril Galvin, Coastal Engineer, Springfield, VA

80676 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

OVERPRESSURE PHENOMENON ON SANDSTONE COMPOSITION AND TEXTURE: PETROGRAPHIC STUDY OF MIOCENE SEQUENCES FROM SITAKUND STRUCTURE, SE BENGAL BASIN, BANGLADESH

Khandaker M. Zahid, Auburn Univ, Auburn, AL and Ashraf Uddin, Auburn Univ, Auburn, AL

80862 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

CHARACTERIZATION OF ANCIENT CHANNELS USING A FLUME FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF CRITICAL EROSION AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE PLEISTOCENE RIO GRANDE

Roene E. Neu, Univ of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX and Richard Langford, Univ of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, N/A

80978 (Technical Sessions)

155 Sediments, Clastic (Posters)

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