2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)
Session No. 235 Wednesday, 31 October 2007
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Colorado Convention Center: Exhibit Hall E/F

Sediments, Clastic (Posters)

Authors will be present from 2:30 to 4:30 PM
 Paper #Booth #
235-132A VISUAL BASIC PROGRAM TO PLOT SEDIMENT GRAIN-SIZE DATA ON TERNARY DIAGRAMS: POPPE, L.J., USGS, Woods Hole, MA 02543, lpoppe@usgs.gov and ELIASON, A.H., Eliason Data Services, Mashpee, MA 02649
235-233PETROGRAPHY OF VOLCANICLASTIC SEDIMENTS FROM THE QIJIAGOU FORMATION (LATE CARBONIFEROUS), XINJIANG- UYGAR AUTONOMOUS REGION, CHINA: GERARD, Teri, LOVE, Anthony, and WATERS, Johnny, Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, 572 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608, terigerard@yahoo.com
235-334PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF SANDSTONE CONCRETIONS IN THE UPPER CRETACEOUS HORNBROOK FORMATION, SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: BYWATER, Sharon V., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, bywaters@students.sou.edu and ELLIOTT, William S. Jr, Geology, Southern Oregon Univ, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland, OR 97520
235-435DETRITAL RECORD OF THE LOWER PENNSYLVANIAN POTTSVILLE FORMATION, CAHABA SYNCLINORIUM, ALABAMA: PEAVY, Tara1, UDDIN, Ashraf1, and PASHIN, Jack C.2, (1) Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, peavyta@auburn.edu, (2) Geological Survey of Alabama, PO Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999
235-536CYCLIC SEDIMENTATION IN THE PRIDE SHALE: IMPLICATIONS FOR APPALACHIAN BASIN GEOMETRY AND ITCZ MIGRATION IN THE LATE PALEOZOIC: LARKINS, Kristin H., BARTEK, Louis R., and MEYERS, Stephen, Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Mitchell Hall, 104 South Road, CB 3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, lkristin@email.unc.edu
235-637TECTONIC CONTROL ON SEDIMENT DELIVERY TO THE CORDILLERAN MARINE FOREDEEP, EARLY CRETACEOUS ALBIAN-CENOMANIAN, SOUTHWEST MONTANA: WILLIAMS, Eric M. and SCHMITT, James G., Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Traphagen Hall, MSU, Bozeman, MT 59717, eric.williams@myportal.montana.edu
235-738ALLUVIAL FACIES AND FACIES ASSOCIATIONS WITHIN THE LATE CRETACEOUS PRINCE CREEK FORMATION, NORTH SLOPE, ALASKA: FLAIG, Peter P.1, MCCARTHY, Paul2, FIORILLO, Anthony R.3, and BRANDLEN, Erik1, (1) Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, and Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 755780, Fairbanks, AK 99775-5780, fsppf1@uaf.edu, (2) Geology and Geophysics, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 755780, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (3) Museum of Nature and Science, P.O. Box 151469, Dallas, TX 75315
235-839SUBSURFACE EXPRESSION OF A BRAIDED FLUVIAL TO MARINE TRANSITION IN MIDDLE MORROWAN PENNSYLVANIAN STRATA, ARKOMA BASIN OF NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS: PONTIFF, Jessica, Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, jpontif@uark.edu and ZACHRY, Doy L., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
235-940A NEW VIEW OF FLUVIAL FACIES MODELS – AGGRADATIONAL DISTRIBUTARY NETWORKS: WEISSMANN, Gary S., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, weissman@unm.edu, HARTLEY, Adrian J., Geology & Petroleum Geology, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom, and NICHOLS, Gary, Department of Geology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Department of Geology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Surrey, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
235-1041TECTONIC CONTROL ON TURBIDITE DEPOSITION – BALTICA'S WESTERN MARGIN DURING THE MIDDLE TO UPPER ORDOVICIAN: EGENHOFF, Sven O., Geosciences Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482, sven@warnercnr.colostate.edu and MALETZ, Jörg, Department of Geology, University at Buffalo SUNY, 772 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260-3050
235-1142CRETACEOUS SLOPE DEPOSITS OF THE TRES PASOS FORMATION, SIERRA DOROTEA, CHILE: INSIGHT INTO THE SEDIMENTARY FILL OF DEEPWATER FORELAND BASINS: HUBBARD, Stephen M., Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, steve.hubbard@ucalgary.ca, FILDANI, Andrea, ChevronTexaco ETC, San Ramon, CA 94583, and ROMANS, Brian W., Department of Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Bldg 320, Stanford, CA 94305
235-1243MASS TRANSPORT ON THE GULF OF PAPUA CONTINENTAL SLOPE: PHYSIOGRAPHIC CONTROLS ON DEPOSITION: FRANCIS, Jason M., Chevron Energy Technology Company, 1500 Louisiana, Houston, TX 77002, jason.francis@chevron.com, DANIELL, James, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, DROXLER, Andre W., Rice Univ, PO Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892, DICKENS, Gerald R., Earth Science, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, and BENTLEY, Samuel, Earth Sciences Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NF A1B 3X5, Canada
235-1344LATE MIOCENE-PLIOCENE DIATOMITES OF THE PETALUMA FORMATION, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: VAN LANDINGHAM, Samuel, Consultant, 1205 West Washington, Midland, TX 79701, sambrero@earthlink.net and ALLEN, James R., Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University East Bay, 25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94542, james.allen@csueastbay.edu
235-1445USE OF GLAUCONITE TO DELINEATE SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC PACKAGES AND SURFACES IN A PASSIVE-MARGIN SHELF SUCCESSION, PALEOCENE CLAYTON FORMATION, CENTRAL ALABAMA: UDGATA, Devi B.P. and SAVRDA, Charles E., Dept. of Geology and Geography, Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-5305, udgatdb@auburn.edu
235-1546K-AR AGES OF ILLITE CLAYS OF THE MEADE PEAK MEMBER OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION, WESTERN PHOSPHATE FIELD, SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: ELLLIOTT, W. Crawford, Geosciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, wcelliott@gsu.edu, RITTER, Kristen, Environmental Protection Divsion, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 1462, Atlanta, GA 30334, WAMPLER, J. Marion, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, GRAUCH, Richard I., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 973, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, and BAULUZ, Blanca, Departmento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 5009 Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
235-1647STRATIGRAPHIC AND DEPOSITIONAL FRAMEWORK OF THE LOWER TRIASSIC VEGA AND PHROSO MEMBERS OF THE SULPHUR MOUNTAIN FORMATION IN THE WAPITI-BELCOURT AREA, NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA: ZONNEVELD, John-Paul, Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada, jzonneve@nrcan.gc.ca and ORCHARD, Michael J., Geological Survey of Canada, 605 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5J3, Canada
235-1748ON THE ROLE OF SECONDARY FLOW ON FACIES ASSOCIATIONS AND STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURE IN SINUOUS SLOPE CHANNELS: CONCEPTS LEARNED FROM A 3D EXPOSURE OF A SINUOUS SLOPE CHANNEL, BRUSHY CANYON FORMATION, WEST TEXAS: PYLES, David R., Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, dpyles@mines.edu
235-1849MODELLING TIDAL CURRENT INDUCED BED SHEAR STRESSES AND PALEOCIRCULATION IN THE BOHEMIAN CRETACEOUS BASIN, CZECH REPUBLIC: AN EXAMPLE OF A MARINE CURRENT-MODIFIED COARSE-GRAINED DELTAIC SYSTEM: MITCHELL, Andrew J.1, HAMPSON, Gary J.1, ULICNÝ, David2, ALLISON, Peter A.1, PIGGOTT, Matthew D.1, WELLS, Martin R.1, PAIN, Christopher C.1, and GORMAN, Gerard J.1, (1) Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, andrew.mitchell@imperial.ac.uk, (2) Geophysical Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Bocni II/1401, Prague, 14131Praha 4, Czech Republic
235-1950FLUME EXPERIMENTS IN MUDSTONE SEDIMENTOLOGY: FLOCCULE FORMATION IN THE DEPOSITION AND EROSION OF MUDS: SCHIEBER, Juergen, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 E 10th Str, Bloomington, IN 47405, jschiebe@indiana.edu and SOUTHARD, John, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
235-2051PROXIMAL SEISMITES IN THE UPPER CRETACEOUS UPPER AND CAPPING SANDSTONE MEMBERS OF THE WAHWEAP FORMATION IN GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, UTAH: WOLF, Hannah L.1, TINDALL, Sarah E.2, SIMPSON, Edward L.3, SIMPSON, Wendy S.4, BERNARD, Jonathan2, and JENESKY, Timothy2, (1) Parkland High School, 2700 Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18104, hw911@aol.com, (2) Department of Physical Sciences, Kutztown University, P.O. Box 730, Kutztown, PA 19530, (3) Physical Sciences, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 424 Boehm, Kutztown, PA 19530, (4) Parkland High School, 2700 North Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18104, simpsonw@parklandsd.org
235-2152ICE SCOURS AND STORMS IN THE MARINOAN (NEOPROTEROZOIC) ELATINA FORMATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: EYLES, Nick, Geology, University of Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, eyles@utsc.utoronto.ca and GAMMON, Paul, Earth Sciences, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
235-2253THE NEOPROTEROZOIC SQUANTUM MEMBER, BOSTON BASIN; GLACIAL OR NON-GLACIAL?: CARTO, Shannon Leigh, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, scarto@utsc.utoronto.ca and EYLES, Nick, Geology, Univ of Toronto, 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4, Canada
235-2354ORIGINS OF PINSTRIPES AND GRAINFLOW STRATA IN EOLIAN SANDSTONES: LESSONS FROM THE NAVAJO SANDSTONE AT COYOTE BUTTES, ARIZONA-UTAH: LOOPE, David B., Geosciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, dloope1@unl.edu and ELDER, James F., 101 Smirle Ave, Ottawa, ON KlY0S4, Canada
235-2455MICROBIAL MAT INDUCED SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES: A COMPARISON BETWEEN SILICICLASTIC AND CARBONATE DEPOSITIONAL SETTINGS: BOSE, Sushanta and CHAFETZ, Henry S., Deptartment of Geosciences, Univ of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5007, sbose@mail.uh.edu
235-2556WOODY DEBRIS LENSES AS PALEOENIVORNMENTAL ARCHIVES: MURPHY, Jennifer, GeoCorps America, U.S. Forest Service, Great Falls, MT 59403, murphyj84@gmail.com, WILLIAMS, Christopher, Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604, and SUNDERLIN, David, Geology & Environmental Geosciences, Lafayette College, Van Wickle Hall, Easton, PA 18042
235-2657THE ACCUMULATION OF ORGANIC DEPOSITS DURING AVULSION: EXAMPLES FROM THE CUMBERLAND MARSHES OF SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA: DAVIES-VOLLUM, K. Sian, IAS Program in Environmental Sciences, University of Washington-Tacoma, Tacoma, WA 98402, ksdavies@washington.edu and SMITH, Norman D., Department of Geosciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588
235-2758BURIAL AND DECOMPOSITION OF PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER IN A TEMPERATE, SILICICLASTIC, FRESHWATER WETLAND: WELSH, Lisa W.1, RAYMOND, Anne2, MCGUIRE, Jennifer2, CAZULL, Susan Baez2, and SMITH, Erik2, (1) Environment and Society, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84321, lisa03@gmail.com, (2) Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115
235-2859SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURAL SETTING OF PALEOGENE RIFT BASINS, EAST CHINA: THE FORMATION OF LACUSTRINE STRATIGRAPHIC TRAPS: JIANG, Shu1, WEIMER, Paul1, WANG, Hua2, CAI, Dongsheng3, LU, Yongchao2, and REN, Jianye2, (1) Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, shu.jiang@colorado.edu, (2) Faculty of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China, (3) CNOOC China.Ltd, Zhanjiang, 524057, China
235-2960SPECTRAL GAMMA-RAY CHARACTER OF THE CHATTANOOGA SHALE, TENNESEE AND OKLAHOMA: HURST, Daniel D. and PUCKETTE, James O., School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 NRC, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, ddhurst@okstate.edu
235-3061FRACTAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF BACTERIAL MUCILAGE ON POROSITY AND PERMEABILITY IN SANDSTONE: FUNDERBURK, William K.1, KIRKLAND, Brenda L.1, LYNCH, F. Leo1, SCHMITZ, Darrel W.1, and BROWN, Lewis R.2, (1) Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, wfunderburk@gmail.com, (2) Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762
235-3162DIAGENESIS AND POROSITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDDLE TO LATE EOCENE POINT OF ROCKS SANDSTONE , MCKITTRICK OIL FIELD, CALIFORNIA: TAYLOR, Brian L. and HORTON, Robert A. Jr, Geology, California State University, Bakersfield, CA 93311, rhorton@csub.edu
235-3263RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MID-CRETACEOUS CEDAR MOUNTAIN AND DAKOTA FORMATIONS, EASTERN UTAH: DARK, Joshua P.1, CURRIE, Brian S.1, and MCPHERSON, Mary L.2, (1) Department of Geology, Miami University, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, darkjp@muohio.edu, (2) McPherson Geologic Consulting, 86 South 3500 West, Vernal, UT 84078
235-3364THE ROLE OF OIL MIGRATION IN THE DIAGENESIS OF UPPER CRETACEOUS EUTAW FORMATION SANDSTONES FROM THE SUBSURFACE OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI: COLLINS, Krystal Marie, CORLEY, Margaret Elizabeth, LYNCH, F. Leo, SCHMITZ, Darrel W., RUSSELL, Ernest E., and KIRKLAND, Brenda L., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, kmc212@msstate.edu

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