Mellisa A. Lamb
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Activity
2023
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BALANCING LITHIUM EXPLORATION AND EXTRACTION WITH VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES ON PUBLIC LAND: MICROBIALITES OF THE WHITE BASIN, LAKE MEAD REGION, NEVADA
38 At the Crossroads—Addressing Geological Questions and Complexities Near the Boundary of the Basin & Range, Cascadia, and/or Sierra Nevada ProvincesFriday, 19 May 20231:30 PM - 4:00 PMWhitney Peak Ballroom 2
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GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH AND FIELD METHODS INSTRUCTION IN THE PAHRANAGAT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
4 D2. Environmental, Hydrological, and Engineering Geology (Posters)Wednesday, 17 May 20238:00 AM - 6:00 PMCargo Room
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MARL GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE LOVELL WASH MEMBER OF THE HORSE SPRING FORMATION: INSIGHTS INTO A LITHIUM PROSPECTIVE BASIN
9 Undergraduate Research (Posters)Wednesday, 17 May 20238:00 AM - 6:00 PMCargo Room
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MAPPING MIOCENE EXTENSION IN THE WESTERN BITTER SPRING VALLEY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE FAULT HISTORY OF THE LAKE MEAD REGION, SOUTHERN NEVADA
9 Undergraduate Research (Posters)Wednesday, 17 May 20238:00 AM - 6:00 PMCargo Room
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MAPPING AND GEOCHEMICALLY ANALYZING HORSE SPRING FORMATION THUMB MEMBER MIOCENE TUFFS TO RECONSTRUCT EXTENSIONAL DEFORMATION IN THE BITTER SPRING VALLEY, LAKE MEAD REGION, NEVADA
9 Undergraduate Research (Posters)Wednesday, 17 May 20238:00 AM - 6:00 PMCargo Room
2022
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FROM EXTENSIONAL TO TRANSTENSIONAL FAULTING IN THE LAKE MEAD REGION: AN EXAMPLE OF PAUL UMHOEFER’S PASSION FOR BASIN ANALYSIS, FIELDWORK, TECTONIC PUZZLES AND COLLABORATION
T216 Basin Analysis, Strike-Slip Faults, and Tectonics III: Honoring the Contributions of Paul UmhoeferWednesday, 12 October 20228:00 AM - 12:00 PM607
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THE LAKE MEAD FAULT SYSTEM AND OLIGO-MIOCENE BASINS IN THE VIRGIN MOUNTAINS: COLLABORATION BETWEEN DR. PAUL UMHOEFER, HIS STUDENTS, AND COLLEAGUES
T137 Basin Analysis, Strike-Slip Faults, and Tectonics (Posters): Honoring the Contributions of Paul UmhoeferMonday, 10 October 20222:00 PM - 6:00 PMExhibit Hall F
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UNRAVELING THE DETAILED STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF BASIN AND RANGE EXTENSION NORTH OF LAKE MEAD: AN EXAMPLE OF BUILDING ON THE LEGACY OF ERNIE ANDERSON
16 The Tectono-Magmatic Evolution of the Basin and Range Province I: A Session in Honor of Ernie AndersonWednesday, 16 March 20228:00 AM - 12:00 PMCBC-A 106
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MIOCENE LACUSTRINE MICROBIALITES OF THE LOVELL WASH MEMBER, HORSE SPRING FORMATION: EXCELLENT MARTIAN MICROBIALITE ANALOGS RIGHT HERE IN THE LAS VEGAS AREA
22 D4. Recent Advances in Paleontology, Paleoecology, and Paleoclimatology (Posters)Wednesday, 16 March 20228:30 AM - 6:00 PMStudent Union Ballroom A/B
2021
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INTRACONTINENTAL RIFT BASIN STRATIGRAPHY RECORDS MIDDLE MIOCENE EXTENSION, FAULTING EVOLUTION AND CLIMATIC INFLUENCES ON DEPOSITION, UPPER HORSE SPRING FORMATION AND RED SANDSTONE UNIT, LAKE MEAD REGION, NEVADA
T96 Cenozoic Tectonism, Magmatism, Sedimentation, and Landscape Evolution in the Intermountain West (Posters)Monday, 11 October 20219:00 AM - 1:00 PMExhibit Hall A
2020
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LACUSTRINE MICROBIALITES IN THEIR STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXT, MIOCENE HORSE SPRING FORMATION, LAKE MEAD REGION, NEVADA
Session 6: It's a Small (Microbial) WorldMonday, 18 May 20208:00 AM - 10:00 AM
2019
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TIMING AND STYLE OF DEPOSITION AND DEFORMATION OF THE MIOCENE RED SANDSTONE UNIT OF THE WHITE BASIN, SOUTHERN NEVADA, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR TECTONIC MODELS OF CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE EXTENSION
7 Cordilleran Tectonics from the Basin and Range to Alaska and the Arctic: A Celebration of Elizabeth Miller’s Career (2018 GSA Structure and Tectonics Division Career Contribution Award) (Posters)Wednesday, 15 May 20199:00 AM - 6:00 PMExhibit Hall B
2018
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INTRACONTINENTAL RIFT BASIN STRATIGRAPHY RECORDS MIDDLE MIOCENE EXTENSION, UPPER HORSE SPRING FORMATION IN THE WHITE BASIN, LAKE MEAD REGION, NV
40 Cenozoic Extension in Western North America (Posters)Wednesday, 16 May 20188:30 AM - 6:30 PMOutdoor Tents
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EVIDENCE FOR CHANGES IN DRAINAGE PATTERNS AND TECTONIC ACTIVITY AT ~19 MA IN THE OLIGOCENE-MIOCENE RAINBOW GARDENS FORMATION IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE GOLD BUTTE FAULT, SOUTHERN NEVADA
40 Cenozoic Extension in Western North America (Posters)Wednesday, 16 May 20188:30 AM - 6:30 PMOutdoor Tents
2017
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PROVENANCE AND PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE RAINBOW GARDEN FORMATION AND COEVAL DEPOSITS: STRATIGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FOR TECTONIC ACTIVITY AT ~19 MA AND INTERNAL DRAINAGE INSTEAD OF THROUGHGOING PALEORIVERS ON THE SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO PLATEAU
T187 Tectonics and Sedimentation, Avulsion, and Experimental Stratigraphy, and History of Western North America: A Celebration of Paul Heller's Career (Posters)Monday, 23 October 20179:00 AM - 6:30 PMHalls 4EF
2014
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NEW LACUSTRINE MICROBIALITE LOCALITY SURROUNDING UNIQUE SEDIMENTARY SPRING FEATURES, MIOCENE HORSE SPRING FORMATION, SOUTHERN NEVADA
T313 New Developments in Microbialites (Posters)Wednesday, 22 October 20149:00 AM - 6:30 PMExhibition Hall C
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DETERMINING STYLES OF HANGING-WALL DEFORMATION IN CONTINENTAL EXTENSION, THE LOVELL WASH MEMBER OF THE HORSE SPRING FORMATION, LAKE MEAD AREA, NEVADA
37 Cenozoic Evolution of the Southwest: From the Relatively Undeformed Colorado Plateau to Central Basin and Range ComplexitiesWednesday, 21 May 20141:00 PM - 5:00 PMReid Hall 108
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PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE HORSE SPRING FORMATION IN THE LAKE MEAD DOMAIN (NEVADA) FROM 18 TO 12 MA: DID A RIVER FLOW INTO OR THROUGH IT?
37 Cenozoic Evolution of the Southwest: From the Relatively Undeformed Colorado Plateau to Central Basin and Range ComplexitiesWednesday, 21 May 20141:00 PM - 5:00 PMReid Hall 108
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CLIMATIC AND TECTONIC CONTROLS ON LACUSTRINE ISOTOPIC VARIABILITY WITHIN THE MIOCENE HORSE SPRING FORMATION, SOUTHERN NEVADA
37 Cenozoic Evolution of the Southwest: From the Relatively Undeformed Colorado Plateau to Central Basin and Range ComplexitiesWednesday, 21 May 20141:00 PM - 5:00 PMReid Hall 108
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RESEARCHING BASIN AND RANGE EXTENSION: DISCOVERING GROWTH FAULTS IN AN ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE FIELD COURSE IN THE LAKE MEAD AREA, SOUTHERN NEVADA
21 Field-Based Research Experiences for Undergraduates (Posters)Tuesday, 20 May 20148:00 AM - 5:00 PMBallroom B, C, D
2013
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LARGE ISOTOPIC DATABASE ON LACUSTRINE CARBONATES OF THE HORSE SPRING FORMATION CHARACTERIZES THE EXTREME VARIABILITY OF CONTINENTAL RIFT LAKES
T364 Continental Carbonates (Posters)Wednesday, 30 October 20139:00 AM - 6:30 PMHall D
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SANDSTONE PROVENANCE OF THE RAINBOW GARDENS MEMBER, MIOCENE HORSE SPRING FORMATION, SOUTHERN NEVADA, PROVIDES EVIDENCE OF REGIONAL UPLIFT
T238 From Mantle to Mountains: Cenozoic Evolution of the Interior West (Posters)Tuesday, 29 October 20139:00 AM - 6:30 PMHall D
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LOWER PAHRANAGAT LAKE: MODERN ANALOGUE FOR LACUSTRINE CARBONATE MICROBIAL FACIES OF THE HORSE SPRING FORMATION?
T292 Continental CarbonatesTuesday, 29 October 20131:00 PM - 5:00 PMRoom 301
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PUSHING BACK THE ONSET OF EXTENSION IN THE EAST-CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE: A PREVIOUSLY UNRECOGNIZED UNCONFORMITY IN THE LOWER HORSE SPRING FORMATION, LAKE MEAD AREA, SOUTHERN NEVADA
T14 From Mantle to Mountains: Cenozoic Evolution of the Interior WestSunday, 27 October 20138:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 304
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STRUCTURAL AND BASIN EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER HORSE SPRING FORMATION ALONG THE EASTERN TERMINUS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY SHEAR ZONE, LAKE MEAD DOMAIN, NEVADA
T57 Evolving Understanding of Extensional Provinces: Advancements and Challenges (Posters)Sunday, 27 October 20139:00 AM - 6:30 PMHall D
2012
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FACIES ARCHITECTURE AND MINERALOGY OF MIOCENE MICROBIALLY-DOMINATED CARBONATE LAKES OF THE HORSE SPRING FORMATION, SOUTHERN NEVADA
T179 Lacustrine Microbialites Past and Present: Hydrology, Water Chemistry, Sedimentology, and Stratigraphy (Posters)Tuesday, 6 November 20129:00 AM - 6:00 PMHall B
2011
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LATE MIOCENE FOSSIL LAKES OF THE LAKE MEAD REGION: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOGEOGRAPHY AND TRANSTENSIONAL FAULTING DURING BASIN AND RANGE EXTENSION
103 Tectonics (Posters) II: Tectonics of the Basin and Range from Bottom to TopMonday, 10 October 20119:00 AM - 6:00 PMHall C
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OLIGO-MIOCENE PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE LAKE MEAD REGION: THE RAINBOW GARDENS MEMBER OF THE HORSE SPRING FORMATION RECORDS PRE-EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS OF THE CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE
22 Interactions of Climate, Tectonics, and Sedimentation in Cenozoic Basins of the Basin and RangeThursday, 19 May 20111:30 PM - 5:00 PMCottonwood
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STATUS OF RESEARCH ON CLIMATE, TECTONICS, AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN CENOZOIC BASINS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BASIN AND RANGE
22 Interactions of Climate, Tectonics, and Sedimentation in Cenozoic Basins of the Basin and RangeThursday, 19 May 20111:30 PM - 5:00 PMCottonwood
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CLIMATIC VERSUS TECTONIC CONTROLS ON SEDIMENTARY FACIES IN THE OLIGOCENE - MIOCENE HORSE SPRING FORMATION, LAKE MEAD DOMAIN, NEVADA
22 Interactions of Climate, Tectonics, and Sedimentation in Cenozoic Basins of the Basin and RangeThursday, 19 May 20111:30 PM - 5:00 PMCottonwood
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PALEOSOLS OF THE RAINBOW GARDENS MEMBER OF THE MIOCENE HORSE SPRING FORMATION, LAKE MEAD REGION, NEVADA: PALEOENVIRONMENTS, TECTONICS, AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION
8 From Contraction to Extension: The Mesozoic to Cenozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Northern Great Basin (Posters)Wednesday, 18 May 20118:00 AM - 6:00 PMGrand Ballroom
2010
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USING BASIN ANALYSIS TO TEST MODELS OF TRANSTENSIONAL FAULTING AND THE INCEPTION OF EXTENSION IN THE LAKE MEAD REGION
T147 Stratigraphic, Structural, Geomorphic, and Tectonic Evolution of the Lake Mead Region, Southwestern United States, from the Oligocene to the PresentMonday, 1 November 20101:30 PM - 5:30 PMRoom 607
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A NOVEL APPROACH TO ISOTOPE STRATIGRAPHY: USING LATERAL VARIATION IN STABLE δ13C ISOTOPES TO DETERMINE BASIN POSITION
T115 Of Isotopes and Lakes (Posters): A Tribute to Mike TalbotMonday, 1 November 20108:00 AM - 6:00 PMHall D
2009
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SEDIMENTOLOGY AND DETAILED LITHOFACIES ANALYSIS OF THE BITTER RIDGE LIMESTONE FOSSIL LAKE SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR MID-MIOCENE CLIMATE AND TECTONICS IN THE LAKE MEAD REGION
T252 Cenozoic Lakes (Posters)Wednesday, 21 October 20099:00 AM - 6:00 PMHall A
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EXTENSIONAL TECTONIC AND CLIMATIC SIGNALS IN MIOCENE-AGE FOSSIL LAKES OF THE LAKE MEAD (NEVADA) REGION: NEW ISOTOPIC DATA FROM THE HORSE SPRING FORMATION
T198 Cenozoic LakesTuesday, 20 October 20091:30 PM - 5:30 PMD139/140
2006
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A NEW CURRICULUM AND A NEW VISION: MY HOW WE'VE GROWN…
T190 Successful Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Undergraduate Geoscience MajorsWednesday, 25 October 20068:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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MIOCENE EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS AS RECORDED BY THE HORSE SPRING FORMATION, LONGWELL RIDGES, LAKE MEAD, NEVADA: POTENTIAL FOR 100-KY TIME-SCALE BASIN ANALYSIS USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
T140 Understanding Mountain Belts from Basin-fill: Multi-disciplinary Approaches to the Detrital Record of Orogenic EvolutionTuesday, 24 October 20068:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2005
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CONSTRAINTS ON THE COMPLEX MIOCENE DEFORMATIONAL HISTORY OF THE LAKE MEAD AREA USING DETAILED BASIN ANALYSIS: NEW DATA FROM THE EAST AND WEST LONGWELL RIDGE AREA, BITTER SPRING QUAD, NV
T55 Controversies, Conundrums, and Innovative Approaches in Extensional Tectonics: A Tribute to Ernie AndersonSunday, 16 October 20051:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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UNRAVELING THE COMPLEX RECORD OF GROWTH AND DEFORMATION IN ASIA: DETAILS FROM THE EASTERN GOBI ALTAI, SOUTHWESTERN MONGOLIA
T23 Out of the Tethys: The Making of AsiaSunday, 16 October 20058:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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RE-EVALUATION OF MIOCENE STRATIGRAPHY IN LIGHT OF NEW STRATIGRAPHIC, PETROGRAPHIC, AND AR39/AR40 DATA, NORTH OF LAKE MEAD, NEVADA
12 Undergraduate Research in the Geosciences (Posters) IThursday, 19 May 20058:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2004
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INTEGRATING FIELD-BASED COURSES AND RESEARCH ACROSS THE GEOSCIENCE CURRICULUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS
T62 Using Field Observations and Field Experiences to Teach Geoscience: An Illustrated Community Discussion (Posters)Sunday, 7 November 20046:30 PM - 8:30 PM
2003
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THREE EXAMPLES OF THE USE OF INQUIRY-BASED, DATA-CENTERED EXERCISES IN GEOSCIENCE COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS
T56 Using Data to Teach Earth Processes: An Illustrated Community Discussion (Posters). Special Session in Support of the NAGT/DLESE "On the Cutting Edge" ProgramSunday, 2 November 20031:00 PM - 3:45 PM
2002
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THE UST-MONGOLIA PROJECT: AN INTERNATIONAL FIELD-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
T134 Undergraduate Research in the Geosciences: Faculty and Student Perspectives (Posters)Tuesday, 29 October 20028:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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FUNDAMENTALS OF THE LITHOSPHERE: AN UPPER-DIVISION MAJOR'S COURSE THAT COMBINES STRUCTURE, PETROLOGY AND TECTONICS WITH BEST PRACTICES IN GEOSCIENCE PEDAGOGY
T234 We Can Continue to Do Better: More Alternatives to the Same Old Lab Lecture Format in the College Classroom (Posters)
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STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND REGIONAL TECTONICS OF PALEOZOIC STRATA, SHIN JINST, SOUTHERN MONGOLIA
191 Tectonics (Posters) II
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MIOCENE EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS AS RECORDED BY THE HORSE SPRING FORMATION, LAKE MEAD AREA, NEVADA: GEOCHEMICAL ASH CORRELATION WITHIN THE THUMB MEMBER
T148 Understanding Mountain Belts from Basin-fill: Multi-disciplinary Approaches to the Detrital Record of Orogenic Evolution (Posters)
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MIOCENE EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS AS RECORDED BY THE HORSE SPRING FORMATION, LAKE MEAD AREA, NEVADA: SEDIMENTOLOGY AND ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE BITTER RIDGE LIMESTONE MEMBER
T148 Understanding Mountain Belts from Basin-fill: Multi-disciplinary Approaches to the Detrital Record of Orogenic Evolution (Posters)
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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS IN THE BITTER SPRING QUADRANGLE, LAKE MEAD, NEVADA: UNRAVELING A COMPLEX RECORD OF EXTENSION
25 Long Distance Transport of Las Vegas: Recent Research Along a Transect with Major Neogene Extension (Posters)
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CONSTRAINTS ON THE COMPLEX MIOCENE DEFORMATIONAL HISTORY OF THE LAKE MEAD AREA USING DETAILED BASIN ANALYSIS: TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS OF NEW DATA FROM THE EAST AND WEST LONGWELL RIDGE AREA, BITTER SPRING QUAD, NV
T98 Controversies, Conundrums, and Innovative Approaches in Extensional Tectonics: A Tribute to Ernie Anderson (Posters)