2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 149
Tuesday, 18 October 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T67. Reading the Record of the Rocks: Resolving the Tectonic and Eustatic Signals in Stratigraphic Successions I: In Honor of Don Swift on his 70th Birthday

Society for Sedimentary Geology [SEPM]

 

Nora Noffke and Donald J. P. Swift, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
PARASEQUENCE STACKING PATTERNS IN THE MESOPROTEROZOIC HELENA/WALLACE FORMATIONS, BELT SUPERGROUP: DECIPHERING EUSTATIC AND TECTONIC SIGNALS
WELCH, Stephen A. and KAH, Linda C., Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, swelch1@utk.edu, swelch1@utk.edu
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8:20 AM
CORRELATION AND CAUSES OF FIFTH ORDER CYCLES WITHIN THE UPPER CRETACEOUS EAGLE FORMATION, BIGHORN BASIN OF WYOMING
JOHNSON, Kimberly A., Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, SWIFT, Donald J.P., Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, 4600 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529 and GROSCH, Chester, Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominon University, 4600 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529, kimberly.johnson@ccmail.nevada.edu, kimberly.johnson@ccmail.nevada.edu
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8:35 AM
CONTROLS ON STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURE OF CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN STRATA, WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN
LAURIN, Jirí, Institute of Geophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Bocni II/1401, Prague, 141 31, Czech Republic, MEYERS, Stephen R., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511 and SAGEMAN, Bradley B., Northwestern Univ, Locy Hall 1850 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208-2150, brad@earth.northwestern.edu, brad@earth.northwestern.edu
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8:50 AM
A THICK LATE MIOCENE TO EARLY PLIOCENE PROGRADATIONAL CONTINENTAL MARGIN SUCCESSION CONTAINING 41 KA SHELFAL SEQUENCES IN NEW ZEALAND (TARANAKI BASIN)
VONK, Adam J., Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Waikato, Gate 8, Hillcrest Road, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, 2001, New Zealand, KAMP, Peter J.J., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, 2001 and HENDY, Austin J.W., Department of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, Box 0013, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, a.vonk@waikato.ac.nz, a.vonk@waikato.ac.nz
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9:05 AM
CORRELATING LATE PLEISTOCENE DEPOSITS ON THE COASTAL PLAIN OF VIRGINIA WITH THE GLACIAL-EUSTATIC SEA-LEVEL CURVE
SCOTT, Timothy W., Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, 717 General Booth Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, SWIFT, Donald J.P., Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, 4600 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529 and WHITTECAR, G. Richard, Ocean Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion Univ, 4600 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529-0496, twscott@virginiaaquarium.com, twscott@virginiaaquarium.com
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9:20 AM
THE IMPORTANCE OF GLACIO-HYDRO-ISOSTASY WITHIN THE LATE QUATERNARY/HOLOCENE SEA-LEVEL HISTORY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO: LESSONS FOR STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION
SIMMS, Alexander R.1, LAMBECK, Kurt2, PURCELL, Tony2, ANDERSON, John B.3 and RODRIGUEZ, Antonio4, (1)School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, (2)Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National Univ, Mills Road, Canberra, ACT0200, Australia, (3)Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 S. Main, MS-126, Houston, TX 77005, (4)Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 202 Bevill Building, 7th Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 870338, arsimms@gmail.com, arsimms@gmail.com
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9:35 AM
GENETIC STRATIGRAPHY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SHORELINES: IMPLICATIONS FOR MIS 5A SEA LEVEL
BLUM, Mike and WILLIS, Rus, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, mike@geol.lsu.edu, mike@geol.lsu.edu
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN EROSIONAL AND DEPOSITIONAL SHELF SURFACES UNDERLYING FORELAND BASIN DEPOSITS: THE KEY TO DETERMINING OROGENIC TIMING IN THE TACONIC OROGEN
WASHINGTON, Paul A., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA 71209 and CHISICK, Steven A., 9549 Prairie Ave, Ste. 2, Highland, IN 46322, pwashington@ulm.edu, pwashington@ulm.edu
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10:20 AM
COMPOSITE MECHANISMS FOR TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO ALLUVIAL SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY: THE K/T SUCCESSION IN WEST TEXAS, USA, AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ALBERTA, CANADA
ATCHLEY, Stacy C., NORDT, Lee C. and DWORKIN, Steve I., Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, stacy_atchley@baylor.edu, stacy_atchley@baylor.edu
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10:35 AM
RESOLVING THE TECTONIC AND EUSTATIC SIGNALS IN THE CRETACEOUS WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN
SWIFT, Donald J.P., Department of Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, 4600, Elkhorn Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23529, dswift@odu.edu, dswift@odu.edu
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10:50 AM
HIGH-RESOLUTION SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY OF MARINE MUDSTONES REVEALS FOREBULGE RESPONSE TO LOADING, AND SHIFTING THRUST LOADS, WESTERN CANADA FORELAND BASIN
TYAGI, Aditya1, VARBAN, Bogdan L.1, PLINT, Alexander Guy1 and MCNEIL, Dave2, (1)Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, B&G building, London, ON N6A5B7, Canada, (2)Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 3303 - 33 Street North West, Room. 237, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada, atyagi@uwo.ca, atyagi@uwo.ca
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11:05 AM
LATE CRETACEOUS TECTONICS AND UNCONFORMITY GENERATION IN EAST-CENTRAL UTAH: A PRODUCT OF LARAMIDE OR SEVIER DEFORMATION?
MCLAURIN, Brett T., Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, brett.mclaurin@ccmail.nevada.edu, brett.mclaurin@ccmail.nevada.edu
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11:20 AM
HOLOCENE TECTONIC COASTAL UPLIFT AND TILTING CONSTRAINED THROUGH SURFACE DEFORMATION ON SANTA MARÍA ISLAND, SOUTH-CENTRAL CHILE ACTIVE MARGIN
BOOKHAGEN, Bodo1, ECHTLER, Helmut2, MELNICK, Daniel2 and STRECKER, Manfred R.3, (1)Institute for Crustal Studies, UC Santa Barbara, 1140 Girvetz Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (2)GFZ Potsdam, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, 14473, Germany, (3)Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, 14415, Germany, bodo@crustal.ucsb.edu, bodo@crustal.ucsb.edu
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