28 Evolution of the Taconian Foreland Basin: Timing of Late Ordovician Sedimentological and Tectonic Events as Seen From Outcrop and Subsurface Sources II

Friday, 28 March 2008
1:00 PM - 4:10 PM

Presentations

• 1:10 PM
  LOWER TO MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE APPALACHIANS: IS THERE ANY NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS?
  Jorg Maletz, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY
  135376 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  APATITE TEPHROCHRONOLOGY OF LATE ORDOVICIAN K-BENTONITES: CONTENTION, CLUSTERS, AND CORRELATIONS
  Bryan K. Sell, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY and Scott Samson, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY and Charles Mitchell, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
  134460 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:50 PM
  INTRODUCING THE BALSAMIAN, NEW SUBSTAGE OF THE EARLY CHATFIELDIAN (MOHAWKIAN, LATE ORDOVICIAN): CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE GUTTENBERG δ 13C EXCURSION (GICE) IN NEW YORK STATE AND ONTARIO
  Nathanael C. Barta, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH and Stig M. Bergstrom, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH and Matthew Saltzman, Columbus, OH and Schmitz Birger, Lund University, Lund, N/A
  135342 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 2:10 PM
  THE MOHAWK VALLEY DRILL CORE BONANZA:NEW INSIGHTS RELATING TO THE POST-SAUK SUCCESSION AS SEEN THROUGH CORE AND OUTCROP PERSPECTIVES
  G.C. Baird, S.U.N.Y. Fredonia, Fredonia, NY and Carlton Brett, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
  135338 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 2:50 PM
  FURTHER CONSTRAINTS ON THE AGE OF THE TACONIC FORELAND BASE FILL IN EASTERN NY: GRAPTOLITE BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND TEPHROCHRONOLOGY FROM CORE 75NY2, BALSTON SPA, NY
  Melissa Roloson, Univ at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY and Charles E. Mitchell, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY and Bryan Sell, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY and Scott D. Samson, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY and Gordon Baird, SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, NY
  135587 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 3:10 PM
  DELINEATING THE UTICA FORMATION: FROM OUTCROP TO SUBSURFACE
  Richard E. Nyahay, Reservoir Characterization Group, New York State Museum, Albany, NY and John P. Martin, NYSERDA, Albany, NY
  135310 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 3:30 PM
  WHAT THE CRATON CAN TELL US ABOUT APPALACHIAN TECTONICS FROM IAPETAN OPENING THROUGH THE TACONIC OROGENY
  Robert D. Jacobi, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY and Paul Agle, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY and Stuart Loewenstein, Norse Energy Corp. USA, Buffalo, NY and Charles Mitchell, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY and Gerald Smith, Norse Energy Corp. USA, Buffalo, NY and Jon Kim, Vermont Geological Survey, Waterbury, VT and Marjorie Gale, Vermont Geological Survey, Waterbury, VT and Larry Becker, Vermont Geological Survey, Waterbury, VT
  134660 (THEME SESSIONS)