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

Session No. 136
Tuesday, 18 October 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Sediments: Clastic Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

 

K. Siân Davis-Vollum and Simon Pattison, Chairs
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8:00 AM
THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A LOW COST SETTLING COLUMN FOR TAPHONOMIC RESEARCH
EVANS, Thomas, Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, PO Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717, cavertevans@gmail.com, cavertevans@gmail.com
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8:15 AM
MICROFOSSIL & GRAIN SIZE ANALYSES OF SEDIMENT DEPOSITED BY THE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE MALAY-THAI PENINSULA
HAWKES, Andrea D.1, BIRD, Micheal2, COWIE, Susan3, GRUNDY-WARR, Carl4, HORTON, Benjamin P.5, TAN SHAU HWAI, Aileen6, LAW, Lisa3, MACGREGOR, Colin3, NOTT, Jonathan7 and ONG, Jin Eong6, (1)Earth & Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, 451 Hayden Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316, (2)School of Geography & Geoscience, University of St Andrews, Scotland, St Andrews, KY169AL, United Kingdom, (3)School of Geography & Geosciences, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, AL KY16 9AL, United Kingdom, (4)Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Singapore, Singapore, 117570, (5)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (6)Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 11800, Malaysia, (7)School of Tropical Environmental Studies and Geography, James Cook Univ, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Qld 4870, Australia, hawkesa@sas.upenn.edu, hawkesa@sas.upenn.edu
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8:30 AM
PARAMETERS OF INUNDATION, RUN-UP AND DEPOSITION OF THE SOUTH ASIAN TSUNAMI OF 26 DECEMBER 2004 IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIA AND KENYA
BAHLBURG, Heinrich1, WEISZ, Robert2 and BISACCIA, Alessandro2, (1)Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstrasse 24, Münster, 48149, (2)Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstrasse 24, Münster, 49149, bahlbur@uni-muenster.de, bahlbur@uni-muenster.de
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8:45 AM
RE-INTERPRETATION OF THE EARLY DEVONIAN DARTMOUTH GROUP: A TIDALLY-INFLUENCED MUDDY SHELF SEQUENCE, SOUTHWEST ENGLAND, U.K
EVANS, James E., Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, evansje@bgsu.edu, evansje@bgsu.edu
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9:00 AM
DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTER OF SOFT-SEDIMENT STRUCTURES WITHIN A PALEO-SUBMARINE MASS TRANSPORT COMPLEX AND RELATIONSHIPS TO OVERLYING AND UNDERLYING PALEO-BATHYMETRY, PERMIAN CUTOFF FORMATION, WEST TEXAS
AMERMAN, Robert, Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, NELSON, Eric P., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401 and GARDNER, Michael H., Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Ave, Golden, CO 80401, ramerman@mines.edu, ramerman@mines.edu
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9:15 AM
SIGNIFICANCE OF INNER SHELF TURBIDITIC-RICH CHANNEL-FILL DEPOSITS, GUNNISON BUTTE TO TUSHER CANYON REGION, BOOK CLIFFS, EASTERN UTAH
PATTISON, Simon A.J., Department of Geology, Brandon Univ, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9, Canada, pattison@brandonu.ca, pattison@brandonu.ca
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9:30 AM
THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF ORGANIC DEPOSITS ON A MODERN AVULSIVE FLOODPLAIN: EXAMPLES FROM THE CUMBERLAND MARSHES, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
DAVIES VOLLUM, K. Siân and HOWELL, Erin P., Environmental Science Program, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington, Tacoma, Box 358436, 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402, ksdavies@washington.edu, ksdavies@washington.edu
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9:45 AM
MINERALOGICAL CONTROL ON MINERAL SURFACE MEASUREMENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO ORGANIC CARBON CONCENTRATIONS IN SEDIMENTS
BORGES, Joniell B., Geological Sciences, Northwestern Univ, Locy Hall, 1850 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 and SAGEMAN, Bradley, Dept of Geological Sciences, Northwestern Univ, 1850 Campus Dr, Locy Hall, Evanston, IL 60208, joniell@earth.northwestern.edu, joniell@earth.northwestern.edu
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10:00 AM
VOLCANIC TUFF BED STRATINOMY IN LACUSTRINE SETTINGS, EOCENE GREEN RIVER FORMATION
VER STRAETEN, Charles A., New York State Museum, The State Education Dept, Albany, NY 12230, SMITH, Michael E., Dept. Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, WI 53706 and CARROLL, Alan R., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin - Madison, 1215 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706, cverstra@mail.nysed.gov, cverstra@mail.nysed.gov
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10:15 AM
TWO-STAGE PRESERVATION OF EOLIAN STRATA THROUGH DUNE MIGRATION FOLLOWED BY INFILLING OF INTERDUNES PERMIAN CEDAR MESA SANDSTONE, SE UTAH
LANGFORD, Richard, PEARSON, Krystal and DUNCAN, K.A., Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, 79968, langford@geo.utep.edu, langford@geo.utep.edu
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10:30 AM
DEPOSITIONAL ORIGIN OF LAMINATED LAYERS IN FAIR OAKS DUNES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA
KILIBARDA, Zoran, ARGYILAN, Erin, HUYSKEN, Kris, KITE, Stephanie and BLOCKLAND, Joseph, Geosciences, Indiana University Northwest, 3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408, zkilibar@iun.edu, zkilibar@iun.edu
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10:45 AM
PROVENANCE OF JURASSIC ACCRETIONARY COMPLEX MINO TERRANE, INNERZONE OF SW JAPAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF EASTERN ASIA
JOO, Young Ji, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Sillim 9-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151 747, South Korea, LEE, Yong Il, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National Univ, San 56-1, Sillim 9-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151 747, South Korea and HISADA, Ken-ichiro, Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba-Shi, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan, jyj0318@snu.ac.kr, jyj0318@snu.ac.kr
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11:00 AM
SEDIMENTARY RECORD OF MIOCENE RIFTING ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SAN JOSE DEL CABO BASIN, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO: CRITICAL EARLY EVIDENCE OF THE PROTO GULF OF CALIFORNIA
MCTEAGUE, Mike S.1, UMHOEFER, Paul J.1, SCHWENNICKE, Tobias2 and INGLE, James C.3, (1)Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, PO Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, (2)Department of Geology, UABCS, UABCS Carretera al Sur km 5.5, La Paz, 23080, Mexico, (3)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, msm57@dana.ucc.nau.edu, msm57@dana.ucc.nau.edu
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11:15 AM
STRATIGRAPHY OF THE KOOBI FORA FORMATION (PLIOCENE AND PLEISTOCENE) IN THE ILERET AREA OF NORTHERN KENYA
GATHOGO, Patrick Nduru and BROWN, Francis H., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 135 South 1460 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, pgathogo@mines.utah.edu, pgathogo@mines.utah.edu
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11:30 AM
MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY AND FACIES VARIATION IN THE UPPER TRIASSIC SALITRAL FORMATION (CHINLE GROUP) IN THE CHAMA BASIN, NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
ZEIGLER, Kate E., Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, GEISSMAN, John W., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mesico, 203 Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, KELLEY, Shari, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801 and LUCAS, Spencer G., New Mexico Museum of Nat History & Sci, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375, kaerowyn@unm.edu, kaerowyn@unm.edu
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11:45 AM
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