Session: Carbonate Stratigraphy-Geochemistry-Diagenesis (Posters) (2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002))

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THE GEOLOGY OF ELEUTHERA ISLAND, BAHAMAS: REINTERPRETATION OF MEGABOULDER AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE SUBSTAGE 5A DEPOSITS

BOARDMAN, Mark R.¹, CAREW, James L.², MYLROIE, John E.³, PANUSKA, Bruce C.³, SEALEY, Neil E.⁴ and VOEGELI, Vincent J.⁵, (1)Geology, Miami Univ, Oxford, OH 45056, (2)Geology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, (3)Geosciences, Missisippi State Univ, Missisippi State, MS 39762, (4)Bahamas Journal of Sci, PO Box N-9240, Nassau, Bahamas, (5)Gerace Research Center, San Salvador Island, Bahamas, c/o Twin Air, 1100 Lee Wegener Blvd., Suite 113, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33315, boardman@muohio.edu, boardman@muohio.edu

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LATERAL AND VERTICAL VARIATIONS IN SEDIMENTATION RATES OF HOLOCENE SUBTIDAL PLATFORM CARBONATE SEDIMENTS, BELIZE

YANG, Wan, MAZZULLO, S.J. and TEAL, Chellie S., Geology, Wichita State Univ, Wichita, KS 67260, wan.yang@wichita.edu, wan.yang@wichita.edu

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CARBONATE STORM DEPOSITS AND VARVE-LIKE SEDIMENTS WITHIN THE GREAT BLUE HOLE ON LIGHTHOUSE REEF ATOLL, BELIZE, CENTRAL AMERICA

BUSTER, Noreen A., REICH, Christopher D., HOLMES, Charles W., SHINN, Eugene A. and HICKEY, T. Donald, U.S. Geological Survey, Ctr for Coastal Geology, 600 4th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, nbuster@usgs.gov, nbuster@usgs.gov

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ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE RECORDED BY STROMATOLITE MORPHOLOGY – QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES

MCINNISH, M. Bryn¹, BARTLEY, Julie K.¹ and KAH, Linda C.², (1)Department of Geosciences, State Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, RockPup@worldnet.att.net, RockPup@worldnet.att.net

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DETERMINATION OF SEDIMENTATION RATES IN GULF OF MEXICO GAS HYDRATE-BEARING SEDIMENTS USING RADIOCARBON AND STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES

HACKWORTH, Matthew, Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 and AHARON, Paul, Geological Sciences, Univ of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, mhackwo@lsu.edu, mhackwo@lsu.edu

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CHANGES ACROSS THE TRENTON-MAQUOKETA (SUB-SULPHUR WELL) UNCONFORMITY: STRATIGRAPHIC RESPONSES TO STRUCTURAL INVERSION AND INITIATION OF THE TANGLEWOOD BUILDUP, MIDDLE/UPPER ORDOVICIAN LEXINGTON LIMESTONE, CENTRAL KENTUCKY

ETTENSOHN, Frank R. and KASL, Julie M., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Kentucky, 101 Slone Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, fettens@uky.edu, fettens@uky.edu

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INSIGHTS FROM CARBON ISOTOPE STRATIGRAPHY INTO LATE CAMBRIAN (STEPTOEAN) SEDIMENTATION AND RESPONSES TO SEA LEVEL CHANGE ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN LAURENTIAN MARGIN

MUTTI, Laurel E. and GLUMAC, Bosiljka, Department of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, lmutti@alumnae.smith.net, lmutti@alumnae.smith.net

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FACIES AND MICROFOSSIL STUDY OF THE MECHANISMS AND TIMING OF TERMINATION OF THE HESHAN CARBONATE PLATFORM, NANPANJIANG BASIN, SOUTH CHINA

KESSEL, Benjamin J., GROSS, Jordayna J. and LEHRMANN, Dan, Univ of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI 54901, kleggskin@yahoo.com, kleggskin@yahoo.com

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TIMING OF MIDDLE AND UPPER DEVONIAN SEA LEVEL EVENTS AND CARBONATE PLATFORM (MIETTE AND ANCIENT WALL) DEVELOPMENT IN WESTERN ALBERTA

DAY, Jed, Geography-Geology, Illinois State Univ, Normal, IL 61790-4400 and WHALEN, Michael, Geology & Geophysics, Univ. Alaska-Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99708, jeday@ilstu.edu, jeday@ilstu.edu

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HIGH RESOLUTION SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION OF TRIASSIC UPWELLING ZONE DEPOSITS, NORTHERN, ALASKA

WHALEN, Michael T. and KELLY, Landon, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, mtwhalen@gi.alaska.edu, mtwhalen@gi.alaska.edu

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EUSTASY AND TECTONICS OF A MISSISSIPPIAN CARBONATE RAMP, WEST VIRGINIA, USA

WYNN, Thomas C., Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and READ, J. Fred, Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, twynn@vt.edu, twynn@vt.edu

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RELATION BETWEEN PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC CIRCULATION INTO THE WESTERN PALEO-MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND FACIES OF AN UPPER MIOCENE CARBONATE RAMP AND PLATFORM, MELILLA BASIN, NE MOROCCO

CUNNINGHAM, Kevin J., U.S. Geological Survey, 9100 NW 36th St, Suite 107, Miami, FL 33178 and COLLINS, Laurel S., Geology, Florida Int'l Univ, Miami, FL 33199, kcunning@usgs.gov, kcunning@usgs.gov

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CARBONATE EOLIANITES IN THE MISSISSIPPIAN MAXVILLE LIMESTONE OF SOUTHEAST OHIO

CARNEY, Cindy K., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Wright State Univ, Dayton, OH 45435, cindy.carney@wright.edu, cindy.carney@wright.edu

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MICROBIAL (CYANOBACTERIA?) INDUCED SEDIMENTS FROM THE CRETACEOUS OF NORTHEASTERN MEXICO

DUQUE-BOTERO, Fabian and MAURRASSE, Florentin J., Department of Earth Sciences, Florida Int'l Univ, University Park Campus, Miami, FL 33199, fduqu002@fiu.edu, fduqu002@fiu.edu

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GEOCHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS FOR COEXISTING CO₂ GAS HYDRATE AND CALCITE: IMPLICATIONS FOR SHEET CRACKS, STROMATACTIS, ZEBRA AND TEPEE-LIKE STRUCTURES

DIFILIPPO, Erica L., HAMMOND, Douglas E. and CORSETTI, Frank A., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, edifilip@earth.usc.edu, edifilip@earth.usc.edu

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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION AND PETROGRAPHIC INDICATORS FOR MARINE, BRACKISH AND FRESHWATER CARBONATE DEPOSITION: PALEOGENE OF ISTRIA, CROATIA

GLUMAC, Bosiljka¹, CLIFTHORNE, Sarah J.¹, BABIC, Ljubomir² and ZUPANIC, Jozica³, (1)Department of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Ulica Kralja Zvonimira 8, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia, (3)Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac bb, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia, sjc@smith.alumnae.net, sjc@smith.alumnae.net

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SEDIMENTARY EXHALATIVE DOLOMITE, WESTERN CANADA

SPENCER, Ron and JEARY, Victoria, Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, spencer@geo.ucalgary.ca, spencer@geo.ucalgary.ca

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DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND DIAGENESIS OF CRETACEOUS (ALBIAN TO MAASTRICHTIAN) STRATA OF THE ABADAN PLAIN OF THE PERSIAN PLATFORM IN SOUTHWESTERN IRAN

KAYVANI, Forooz, National Iranian Oil Co, Markazi 8, Kooyeh Yaghma, Jomhuri Street, Tehran, Iran and HEYDARI, Ezat, Department of Physics, Atmospheric, and General Science, Jackson State Univ, P.O. Box 17660, 1400 Lynch St, Jackson, MS 39217, Forooz_Kayvani@hotmail.com, Forooz_Kayvani@hotmail.com

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A STABLE ISOTOPE TEST FOR DIAGENESIS COMPARING BRACHIOPODS, BRYOZOANS, AND CEMENTS IN THE ORDOVICIAN DUNCANNON GROUP, SOUTHEASTERN IRELAND

KEY Jr, Marcus M., Jr¹, MOORE, M. Dustin¹, PATTERSON, William P.² and WYSE JACKSON, Patrick N.³, (1)Dept. of Geology, Dickinson College, P.O. Box 1773, Carlisle, PA 17013-2896, (2)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ. of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, (3)Dept. of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland, key@dickinson.edu, key@dickinson.edu

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EARLY SILICIFICATION OF UPPER ORDOVICIAN DEEP-WATER CHERT-LIMESTONE RHYTHMITES, CENTRAL NEVADA

HABIB, Leandro Helal, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and ELRICK, Maya B., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, leandrohelal@yahoo.com.br, leandrohelal@yahoo.com.br

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INORGANIC SILICA SOURCES CONTRIBUTING TO THE FORMATION OF NODULAR CHERTS WITHIN THE KITTATINNY SUPERGROUP CARBONATES, NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY

LAPORTA Jr, Philip C., LaPorta and Associates, L.L.C., Geological Consultants, 5 First Street #73, Warwick, NY 10990, plaporta@laportageol.com, plaporta@laportageol.com

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PETROGRAPHY AND DIAGENESIS OF PALUSTRINE CARBONATE BEDS IN THE EARLY CRETACEOUS CEDAR MOUNTAIN FORMATION, EASTERN UTAH

SORENSEN, Andrew C., Geology, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA 52314, LUDVIGSON, Greg A., Iowa Geological Survey, Iowa Dept. Nat Rscs, 109 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242-1319, GONZALEZ, Luis A., Geoscience, Univ of Iowa, 121 TH, Iowa City, IA 52242-1379, CARPENTER, Scott J., Geoscience, Univ of Iowa, JOECKEL, Robert M., Cons. & Survey Division, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588 and KIRKLAND, Jim I., Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT 84114, a-sorensen@cornellcollege.edu, a-sorensen@cornellcollege.edu

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PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF WATERFALL TRAVERTINE AND CALCITE OVERGROWTHS ON PLANTS AND TERRESTRIAL AQUATIC SNAILS FROM STREAMS NEAR CHECHEM HA CAVE, BELIZE, CENTRAL AMERICA

SKILES, Patrick D., Dept. of Geology, Geography, & Physics, Univ of Tennessee at Martin, 215 Joseph E. Johnson EPS Bldg, Martin, TN 38238 and GIBSON, Michael A., Geology, Geography, & Physics, Univ of Tennessee at Martin, 215 Joseph E. Johnson EPS Bldg, Martin, TN 38238-5039, brokedown1966@yahoo.com, brokedown1966@yahoo.com