2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 89
Monday, 28 October 2002: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Sediments, Clastic: Processes, Petrology, and Provenance

 

Wayne C. Isphording and Jo Ann Teas, Chairs
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1:30 PM
THE NATURE OF TRANSGRESSION: CAPE SABLE, FLORIDA
WANLESS, Harold R., Geological Sciences, Univ Miami - Coral Gables, PO Box 249176, Coral Gables, FL 33124-9176, hwanless@miami.edu, hwanless@miami.edu
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1:45 PM
SORTING AND TRANSPORT OF SAND BY THE 1992 NICARAGUA TSUNAMI
HIGMAN, Bretwood M., Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of Washington, PO Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310 and BOURGEOIS, Joanne, Univ Washington, PO Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, hig314@u.washington.edu, hig314@u.washington.edu
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2:00 PM
A CLASSIFICATION OF FLOW-ORIENTED CLASTS, INCLUDING IMBRICATED CLASTS
GALVIN, Cyril, Coastal Engineer, Box 623, Springfield, VA 22150, galvincoastal@juno.com, galvincoastal@juno.com
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2:15 PM
INFLUENCE OF PARTICLE DENSITY AND OTHER STOKE'S LAW ASSUMPTIONS ON THE PRECISION AND ACCURACY OF PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSES
ISPHORDING, Wayne C.1, ALLISON, D.T.1, BARKETT, R.J.1, REED, E.R.1, DAVIS, W.P.1 and BUNDY, M.E.2, (1)Earth Sciences, Univ of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, (2)STL Laboratories, 900 Lakeside Drive, Mobile, AL 36609, wisphord@jaguar1.usouthal.edu, wisphord@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
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2:30 PM
METHODOLOGY FOR SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS BY LASER DIFFRACTION: A HIGH RESOLUTION APPLICATION
SPERAZZA, Michael1, MOORE, Johnnie N.2 and HENDRIX, Marc S.2, (1)Department of Geology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, (2)Department of Geology, Univ of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, sperazza@selway.umt.edu, sperazza@selway.umt.edu
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2:45 PM
GROWTH PROCESS OF FRAMBOIDAL PYRITE IN DEEP-SEA SEDIMENTS
KAWAMURA, Kiichiro, Fukada Geol Institute, 2-13-12, Honkomagome Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0021, Japan, OGAWA, Yujiro, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8571, Japan, IKEHARA, Ken, AIST, 1-1-1 Azuma, Tsukuba, 305-8564, Japan and TANIGUCHI, Hidetsugu, Komazawa University Highschool, 1-17-12 Kamiyoga Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 158-8577, Japan, kichiro@fgi.or.jp, kichiro@fgi.or.jp
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3:00 PM
ORIGIN OF SEDIMENTARY IRONSTONES IN THE LIGHT OF SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY OF (SILURIAN), BIRMINGHAM IRON ORES, ALABAMA, USA
CHOWNS, Timothy M., Geosciences, State Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118-3100, tchowns@westga.edu, tchowns@westga.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
LIFETIME AND AGE SPECTRA OF DETRITAL GRAINS
RIMSTIDT, J. Donald, Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420 and KOWALEWSKI, M., Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jdr02@vt.edu, jdr02@vt.edu
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3:45 PM
SIGNATURE OF A MAFIC VOLCANIC SOURCE IN BARREMIAN TO ALBIAN SANDSTONES ON SPITSBERGEN, NORWAY
MAHER Jr, Harmon D., Jr, HAYS, Troy, SHUSTER, Robert and MUTRUX, Jeremy, Department of Geography and Geology, Univ Nebraska - Omaha, Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182-0199, harmon_maher@mail.unomaha.edu, harmon_maher@mail.unomaha.edu
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4:00 PM
THE GAITHER MOUNTAIN SANDSTONE: EARLY PENNSYLVANIAN EXOTIC COMPOSITION IN A CRATONIC SETTING, ARKOMA SHELF, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
TEAS, Jo Ann and ZACHRY, Doy, Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Ozark Hall 113, Fayetteville, AR 72701, jteas@uark.edu, jteas@uark.edu
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4:15 PM
PROVENANCE RECONSTRUCTION OF ORDOVICIAN TURBIDITES IN THE SOUTHERN UPLANDS OF SCOTLAND
MANGE, Maria A., Geology, Univ of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, FLOYD, James D., British Geol Survey, Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3LA, United Kingdom and DEWEY, John F., Geology, UC Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, mange@geology.ucdavis.edu, mange@geology.ucdavis.edu
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4:30 PM
SANDSTONE PETROGRAPHY AND DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF NEOPROTEROZOIC- THROUGH PENNSYLVANIAN-AGE SANDSTONES FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR MULTIPLE RECYCLING
ERIKSSON, Kenneth A.1, CAMPBELL, Ian H.2, ALLEN, Charlotte M.2 and PALIN, J. Michael3, (1)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National Univ, Canberra, 0200, Australia, (3)Department of Geology, Univ of Otago, Dunedin, 9001, New Zealand, kaeson@vt.edu, kaeson@vt.edu
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4:45 PM
PROVENANCE OF COLORADO PLATEAU PERMIAN AND JURASSIC EOLIANITES AS INFERRED FROM U-PB DETRITAL ZIRCON AGES
DICKINSON, William R. and GEHRELS, George E., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Box 210077, Tucson, AZ 85721, wrdickin@geo.arizona.edu, wrdickin@geo.arizona.edu
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5:00 PM
NEOPROTEROZOIC (?) DIAMICTITES IN CENTRAL IDAHO: EVIDENCE OF FELSIC VULCANISM FROM EMBAYED QUARTZ GRAINS
OLIVER, Douglas H. and BLACKWELL, David D., Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist Univ, Dallas, TX 75275, oliver@mail.smu.edu, oliver@mail.smu.edu