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

Session No. 100
Monday, 17 October 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Quaternary Geology I

 

Leslie D. McFadden and John T. Andrews, Chairs
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1:30 PM
40AR/39AR AGE AND GEOMORPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION SCARS IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY, NEW MEXICO
LUETH, Virgil W.1, PETERS, Lisa2, CAMPBELL, Andrew R.3, DONAHUE, Kelly1, MCLEMORE, Virginia T.4 and WALKER, Bruce M.5, (1)New Mexico Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)New Mexico Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (3)Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (4)New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801, (5)Molycorp, Inc, P.O. Box 469, Questa, NM 87556, vwlueth@nmt.edu, vwlueth@nmt.edu
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1:45 PM
THE QUANTITATIVE MINERALOGY OF SURFACE AND HOLOCENE MARINE SEDIMENTS (< 2 MM SIZE FRACTION) ON THE ICELAND MARGIN: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN SEDIMENT TRANSPORT BY DRIFT ICE
ANDREWS, John T.1, EBERL, Dennis D.2, CHESLEY, Tara1 and MOROS, Matthias3, (1)INSTAAR and Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ. of Colorado, Box 450, Boulder, CO 80309-0450, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 3215 Marine St., Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, (3)Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Allégaten 55, Bergen, 5007, Norway, andrewsj@colorado.edu, andrewsj@colorado.edu
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2:00 PM
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2:15 PM
DETERMINATION OF HILLSLOPE EROSION RATES DURING THE LATE HOLOCENE BASED ON COSMOGENIC SURFACE AGE DATING OF HOODOOS, NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA
MCFADDEN, Leslie D.1, GOSSE, John2, MCAULIFFE, Joseph R.3, SCUDERI, Louis1, MEYER, Grant4 and BURNETT, Benjamin N.1, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Earth Sciences, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B3J 3J5, (3)Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N. Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008, (4)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, lmcfadnm@unm.edu, lmcfadnm@unm.edu
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2:30 PM
LAKE BONNEVILLE SPIT ORIENTATION AND PLACEMENT OF THE PLEISTOCENE JET STREAM
JEWELL, Paul W., Univ Utah, 135 S 1460 E Rm 719, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0111, pwjewell@mines.utah.edu, pwjewell@mines.utah.edu
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2:45 PM
HYDROCLIMATIC CONTROLS ON DAMBO GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SOIL FORMATION IN UGANDA
BROWN, David J., Land Resources & Environmental Sciences, Montana State Univ, 334 Leon Johnson, Bozeman, MT 59717 and MAHAN, Shannon A., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 974, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, djbrown@montana.edu, djbrown@montana.edu
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3:00 PM
GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES OF LATE HOLOCENE LACUSTRINE SEDIMENT FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN
SEMBACH, Jennifer A.1, LICHT, Kathy1 and YANSA, Catherine H.2, (1)Geology Department, Indiana Univ Purdue Univ Indianapolis, 723 West Michigan Street, SL 118, Indianapolis, IN 46202, (2)Geography, Michigan State Univ, 125 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1115, jsembach@iupui.edu, jsembach@iupui.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
INTERPRETING FLOODPLAIN SEDIMENTATION RATES: EXAMPLES FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM
KNOX, James C., Geography, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, 234 Science Hall, 550 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706-1491, knox@geography.wisc.edu, knox@geography.wisc.edu
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3:45 PM
INCISION OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY (SOUTHCENTRAL USA) DURING DEGLACIAL SEA-LEVEL RISE
BLUM, Mike and LANCASTER, Robin, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, rlanca1@lsu.edu, rlanca1@lsu.edu
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4:00 PM
SUBMERGED BOULDER RIDGES, TAHOE CITY SHELF, LAKE TAHOE, CA
MOORE, J.G.1, SCHWEICKERT, R.A.2, ROBINSON, J.3, LAHREN, M.M.2 and KITTS, C.4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, (4)Mechanical Engineering, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 94001, jmoore@usgs.gov, jmoore@usgs.gov
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4:15 PM
LAKE TAHOE SUBMARINE GEOLOGY: IMPLICATIONS FOR ANCESTRAL LAKE, LANDSLIDES, AND FAULTS
SCHWEICKERT, R.A.1, MOORE, J.G.2, LAHREN, M.M.1, LOPEZ, C.1, HOWLE, J.F.1, KITTS, C.3 and OTA, J.3, (1)Geol. Sci, Univ of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, (3)Mechanical Engineering, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 94001, richschw@unr.edu, richschw@unr.edu
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4:30 PM
EVIDENCE FOR LATE QUATERNARY FAULTING IN THE RENO RIVER VALLEY, NORTHERN APENNINE MOUNTAINS, ITALY
BIERMA, Ryan M.1, EPPES, M.C.1 and PAZZAGLIA, F.J.2, (1)Dept. of Geography & Earth Sciences, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, (2)Earth and Environmental Science, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, rmbierma@uncc.edu, rmbierma@uncc.edu
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4:45 PM
QUATERNARY GLACIAL AND INTERGLACIAL EVIDENCE FROM GARDEN CREEK DRAINAGE, CASPER MOUNTAIN, WYOMING
ANDERSON, David and SUNDELL, Kent A., Geology, Casper College, 125 College Drive, Casper, WY 82601, climbingfrog@bresnan.net, climbingfrog@bresnan.net
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5:00 PM
LAKE MINONG AND THE HOLOCENE HISTORY OF THE TAHQUAMENON RIVER, NORTHERN MICHIGAN USA
LOOPE, Walter L.1, GOBLE, Ronald J.2, JOL, Harry M.3, FISHER, Timothy G.4, LOOPE, Henry M.4 and WHITNEY, Gregory D.5, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, N8391 Sand Point Road, P.O. Box 40, Munising, MI 49862, (2)Geosciences, Univ of Nebraska - Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588, (3)Geography, Univ of Wisconsin- Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54703-4004, (4)Department of Earth, Ecological & Environmental Sciences, Univ of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Rd. MS#604, Toledo, OH 43606-3390, (5)USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Schoolcraft Co. Soil Survey, County Airport Building, Marquette, MI 49854, wloope@usgs.gov, wloope@usgs.gov
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5:15 PM
RATES OF LAVAKA FORMATION IN CENTRAL MADAGASCAR
COX, Rónadh, Department of Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267 and RAKOTONDRAZAFY, A.F. Michel, Département des Sciences de la Terre, Université d'Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar, rcox@williams.edu, rcox@williams.edu