2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)

Session No. 103
Monday, 8 November 2004: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Sediments, Carbonates

 

Gail M. Ashley and Stephanie B Gaswirth, Chairs
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1:30 PM
WHERE ARE THE FAIR-WEATHER SHALES OF THE CINCINNATIAN? TESTING THE STORM-WINNOWING MODEL FOR THE ORIGIN OF INTERBEDDED LIMESTONE AND SHALE
DATTILO, Benjamin F., Department of Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, dattilob@unlv.nevada.edu, dattilob@unlv.nevada.edu
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1:45 PM
PLIOCENE OYSTER BUILDUPS, NORWEST BEND FORMATION, SOUTH AUSTRALIA: BRACKISH WATER END-MEMBER OF THE REEF SPECTRUM
PUFAHL, Peir K. and JAMES, Noel P., Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's Univ, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada, pufahl@geol.queensu.ca, pufahl@geol.queensu.ca
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2:00 PM
COALESCENCE OF ISOLATED CARBONATE PLATFORMS
DOROBEK, Steven L., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, MS 3115, College Station, TX 77843-3115, dorobek@geo.tamu.edu, dorobek@geo.tamu.edu
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2:15 PM
A TUFA “EVENT” IN AN ARID RIFT VALLEY (KENYA); CLIMATE OR TECTONICS?
ASHLEY, Gail M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, ROURE, Cara A., Anthropology, Univ of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, DE WET, Carol B., Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, P.O. Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604 and HOVER, Victoria C., Earth and Environmental Sceinces, Rutgers Univ, Newark, NJ 07102-1814, gmashley@rci.rutgers.edu, gmashley@rci.rutgers.edu
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2:30 PM
CYCLIC FORMATION AND DESTRUCTION OF MICROBIALITES AT KELLY LAKE, INTERIOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
RENAUT, Robin W., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, JONES, Brian, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Bldg, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada and OWEN, R. Bernhart, Dept of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China, robin.renaut@usask.ca, robin.renaut@usask.ca
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2:45 PM
STROMATOLITES AND MICROBIALITES IN SUBTIDAL CARBONATES OF THE NEOARCHEAN CARAWINE FORMATION, HAMERSLEY GROUP, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
MURPHY, Megan, Geology, Univ of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 and SUMNER, Dawn Y., Univ of California - Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616-5270, megmurphy@geology.ucdavis.edu, megmurphy@geology.ucdavis.edu
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3:00 PM
NEUTRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION OF MOLAR TOOTH STRUCTURES IN THE NEOARCHEAN BOOMPLAAS AND MONTEVILLE FORMATIONS, AND THE PALEOPROTEROZOIC HOTAZEL IRON-FORMATION, SOUTH AFRICA
BISHOP, James W., Geology Department, Univ of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, HUERTA, Nicolas J., Geology Department, Univ of California at Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, BEUKES, Nicolas J., Geology, Rand Afrikaans Univ, Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa and SUMNER, Dawn Y., Univ of California - Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616-5270, bishop@geology.ucdavis.edu, bishop@geology.ucdavis.edu
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3:15 PM
INVESTIGATING THE ORIGIN OF PRECAMBRIAN MOLAR-TOOTH CARBONATE MORPHOLOGY
CRAWFORD, J.C., Dept of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 and KAH, L.C., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, curtcrawford@comcast.net, curtcrawford@comcast.net
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3:30 PM
WHERE HAS ALL THE ARAGONITE GONE? MINERALOGY OF HOLOCENE NERITIC COOL-WATER CARBONATES, SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA
JAMES, Noel P.1, KYSER, T. Kurtis1 and BONE, Yvonne2, (1)Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's Univ, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, (2)School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia, james@geol.queensu.ca, james@geol.queensu.ca
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3:45 PM
“LIVE” SAND DISSOLUTION IN RESPONSE TO ELEVATED CARBON DIOXIDE: FLORIDA KEYS
HALLEY, Robert B. and YATES, Kimberly, USGS, 600 4th St. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, rhalley@usgs.gov, rhalley@usgs.gov
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4:00 PM
SIMULATING CARBONATE EARLY DIAGENESIS IN THE LABORATORY
HERHOLD, Amy B., CAMERON, Stephen D. and ERTAS, Deniz, Corporate Strategic Research, ExxonMobil Rsch & Engineering, 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, NJ 08801, Amy.B.Herhold@exxonmobil.com, Amy.B.Herhold@exxonmobil.com
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4:15 PM
INFLUENCE OF PRIMARY OOID MINERALOGY ON POROSITY EVOLUTION, UPPER JURASSIC SMACKOVER FORMATION, EASTERN GULF COAST PLAIN, USA
TEDESCO, William A., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, The Univ of Mississippi, 28523 Rustic Pines Ct, Spring, TX 77386 and MAJOR, R.P., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, The Univ of Mississippi, 118 Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677-1848, bill_tedesco@yahoo.com, bill_tedesco@yahoo.com
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4:30 PM
END-PERMIAN KARST STRATIGRAPHY AND GEOCHEMISTRY AT THE KAIBAB-MOENKOPI CONTACT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA
MCFADDEN, Kathleen A., Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 and KNAUTH, L.P., Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287, Kathleen.McFadden@asu.edu, Kathleen.McFadden@asu.edu
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4:45 PM
EVIDENCE FOR GEOCHEMICAL SELF-ORGANIZATION AT THE DECAMETER SCALE DURING DOLOMITIZATION
PRANTER, Matthew J., Geological Sciences, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0399 and BUDD, David A., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of Colorado, 399 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, Matthew.Pranter@colorado.edu, Matthew.Pranter@colorado.edu
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5:00 PM
DOLOMITE MATURATION BY A REGIONALLY EXTENSIVE MIXING ZONE IN THE PROTO FLORIDAN AQUIFER
GASWIRTH, Stephanie B., ExxonMobil Upstream Rsch Co, P.O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252, BUDD, David A., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of Colorado, 399 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0399 and FARMER, G. Lang, Dept. of Geol. Sci, Univ. of CO, Boulder, CO 80309, stephanie.b.gaswirth@exxonmobil.com, stephanie.b.gaswirth@exxonmobil.com