Session: Undergraduate Research in the Geosciences (Posters) II (North-Central Section

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DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN AND GEOLOGIC MAP OF A MORRISON FORMATION DINOSAUR SITE, BIGHORN BASIN, WY

SCOTT, Justin, Geology Department, Casper College, 930 Bon Ave, Casper, WY 82609, HOLBROOK, Cody W., Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky Univ, 1607 Reed Dr, Brentwood, TN 37027, DEMKO, Timothy M., Geological Sciences, Univ of Minnesota Duluth, 1114 Kirby Drive 230 Heller Hall, Duluth, MN 55812 and BODENBENDER, Brian E., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Hope College, 35 E. 12th St, Holland, MI 49423, scottrod12000@yahoo.com, scottrod12000@yahoo.com

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FLUVIAL SEDIMENTOLOGY AND PLANT TAPHONOMY OF A DINOSAUR SITE AND ASSOCIATED STRATA, UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON AND LOWER CRETACEOUS CLOVERLY FORMATIONS, BIGHORN BASIN, WY

MURPHY, Jennifer C., Geology Department, Lawrence Univ, PO Box 599, Appleton, WI 54912, CLITES, Erica C., Department of Geology, College of Wooster, Scovel Hall 944 College Mall, Wooster, OH 44691, DEMKO, Timothy M., Geological Sciences, Univ of Minnesota Duluth, 1114 Kirby Drive 230 Heller Hall, Duluth, MN 55812 and BODENBENDER, Brian E., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Hope College, 35 E. 12th St, Holland, MI 49423, jennifer.c.murphy@lawrence.edu, jennifer.c.murphy@lawrence.edu

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TAPHONOMY, TAXONOMY, AND ANATOMY OF SAUROPOD AND THEROPOD DINOSAUR REMAINS FROM THE UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION NEAR SHELL, WY

KUBAREK, Sara¹, SWOR, Emily¹, RAMIREZ, Elisa², BODENBENDER, Brian E.³ and DEMKO, Timothy M.¹, (1)Geological Sciences, Univ of Minnesota Duluth, 1114 Kirby Drive 230 Heller Hall, Duluth, MN 55812, (2)Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (3)Geological and Environmental Sciences, Hope College, 35 E. 12th St, Holland, MI 49423, kuba0033@d.umn.edu, kuba0033@d.umn.edu

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DESCRIPTION OF PALEOSOLS IN THE UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON AND LOWER CRETACEOUS CLOVERLY FORMATIONS NEAR A DINOSAUR SITE IN THE BIGHORN BASIN, WY

BAAR, Eric E.¹, YONOVITZ, Maureen², DEMKO, Timothy M.³ and BODENBENDER, Brian E.², (1)Geology Department, Grand Valley State Univ, Allendale, MI 49401, (2)Geological and Environmental Sciences, Hope College, 35 E. 12th St, Holland, MI 49423, (3)Geological Sciences, Univ of Minnesota Duluth, 1114 Kirby Drive 230 Heller Hall, Duluth, MN 55812, BAARER@student.gvsu.edu, BAARER@student.gvsu.edu

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AUTHIGENIC CEMENTS IN FOSSIL BONES FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS TWO MEDICINE AND JUDITH RIVER FORMATIONS, MONTANA

WILLIAMS, Josephine, HARWOOD, Cara, ROGERS, Raymond, WIRTH, Karl and THOLE, Jeffrey, Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, jwilliams@macalester.edu, jwilliams@macalester.edu

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RESPONSE OF PLEISTOCENE EPIBIONT COMMUNITIES TO TERRIGENOUS SEDIMENTATION ON THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN COAST

CLAYTON, Meredith M., Geology, Cornell College, 600 First St. West, Mt. Vernon, IA 52314 and GREENSTEIN, Benjamin J., Geology, Cornell College, Mt Vernon, IA 512314, m-clayton@cornellcollege.edu, m-clayton@cornellcollege.edu

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SEDIMENTARY AND MINERALOGICAL INDICATORS OF LATE HOLOCENE PALEOCLIMATE IN SOUTHERN PATAGONIA FROM LAGUNA AMARGA

HILL, Craig S., KENDALL, Margaret R. and THEISSEN, Kevin M., Geology, Univ of St. Thomas, Mail # OWS 153, 2115 Summit Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105, cshill@stthomas.edu, cshill@stthomas.edu

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GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CAP-CARBONATES AND CAP-LIKE CARBONATES OF THE DEATH VALLEY REGION

HOLTER, Sara A.¹, THEISSEN, Kevin², HICKSON, Thomas² and BOSTICK, Benjamin³, (1)St. Paul, MN 55105, (2)Geology, Univ of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105, (3)Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, saholter@stthomas.edu, saholter@stthomas.edu

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WIDTH AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE COMPOSITION OF TREE RINGS AS A PROXY FOR RECENT SOUTHERN INDIANA CLIMATE

SCHIFF, Caleb J., Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, Bloomington, 207 East 12th. St, Bloomington, IN 47408 and SAUER, Peter, Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, Bloomington, 1001 East 10th Street, GY323, Bloomington, IN 47405, cschiff@indiana.edu, cschiff@indiana.edu

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VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF LIVING (STAINED) BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA FROM THE ALEUTIAN MARGIN

KLUESNER, Jared W.¹, RATHBURN, Anthony E.¹, PÉREZ, M. Elena¹, ADAMIC, Jessica F.¹, BASAK, Chandranath¹, ABRIANI, Michelle A.¹, SHEPHERD, Amanda S.¹, WRIGHTSMAN, Brian K.¹, ZIEBIS, Wiebke² and GIESKES, Joris M.³, (1)Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State Univ, Science Building 159, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Biological Sciences Department, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (3)Marine Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0218, jared.kluesner@gmail.com, jared.kluesner@gmail.com

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MORPHOMETRIC AND SURVIVABILITY EXPERIMENTS ON RANUNCULUS (BUTTERCUP) ACHENES RELATED TO THEIR OCCURRENCE AS FOSSILS IN THE MEYER DESERT FORMATION, SIRIUS GROUP, ANTARCTICA

MINK, Rebecca M.S., Biological Sciences, North Dakota State Univ, P.O. Box 5517, Fargo, ND 58105 and ASHWORTH, Allan C., Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State Univ, Stevens Hall, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105-5517, rebecca.mink@ndsu.edu, rebecca.mink@ndsu.edu

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COMPARISON OF VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF LIVING (STAINED) BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL ASSEMBLAGES FROM AN ALASKAN MARGIN COLD METHANE SEEP AND THE SURROUNDING SEAFLOOR

ADAMIC, Jessica F.¹, PÉREZ, Elena M.¹, RATHBURN, Anthony E.¹, KLUESNER, Jared W.¹, BASAK, Chandranath¹, ABRIANI, Michelle A.¹, SHEPHERD, Amanda S.¹, WRIGHTSMAN, Brian K.¹, ZIEBIS, Wiebke² and MARTIN, Jon³, (1)Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State Univ, Science Building 159, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Biological Sciences Department, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (3)Geological Science, Univ of Florida, Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, jadamic@mymail.indstate.edu, jadamic@mymail.indstate.edu

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SOURCES OF THE SALT IN THE BIG BONE LICK SPRINGS, NORTHERN KENTUCKY

MCCARTNEY, Deidre M., Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, 101 W Daniels St Apt 752, Cincinnati, OH 45219, FINNEY, Megan A., Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, 360 ELLIOTT AVENUE #6, Cincinnati, OH 45215 and MAYNARD, J. Barry, Department of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210013, Cincinnati, OH 45221, finneymn@email.uc.edu, finneymn@email.uc.edu

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GEOCHEMISTRY OF FLUID INCLUSIONS FROM THE TRI-STATE ZN-PB DISTRICT

MCCLEAN, Nicholas A.¹, APPOLD, Martin S.², STOFFELL, Barry³ and WILKINSON, Jamie J.³, (1)Department of Geoscience, Univ of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Missouri--Columbia, 101 Geological Sciences Bldg, Columbia, MO 65211, (3)Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, nicholas-mcclean@uiowa.edu, nicholas-mcclean@uiowa.edu

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THE MINERALOGY OF PB SCALES IN DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AS REVEALED BY COMBINED XRD AND MICRO-RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

REUTER, Christy¹, CONWAY, Jill¹, MAST, David B.², GERKE, Tammie L.³ and MAYNARD, J. Barry¹, (1)Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45219, (2)Physics, Univ of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45219, (3)WSWRD, USEPA, Cincinnati, OH 45219, reutercj@email.uc.edu, reutercj@email.uc.edu

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NATIONAL TRENDS IN RAINWATER CHEMISTRY

ROOT, Ellen¹, GIBBONS, Jack¹, JONES, Whit¹, SCHWARZ, Bessie¹, HYNEK, Scott¹ and HAILEAB, Bereket, (1)Carleton College, 300 N.College St, Northfield, MN 55057, roote@carleton.edu, roote@carleton.edu

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PHOSPHORUS GEOCHEMISTRY IN GROUNDWATER IN THE CLEAR LAKE WATERSHED, NORTH-CENTRAL IOWA

CARTER, Jonathon T.¹, SIMPKINS, William W.¹, THOMPSON, Michael L.² and PARKIN, Timothy B.³, (1)Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA 50011, (2)Agronomy Department, Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA 50011, (3)USDA-ARS National Soil Tilth Lab, 2150 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011, jcarter3@iastate.edu, jcarter3@iastate.edu

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A COMPARISON OF VELOCITY EQUATIONS IN NATURAL STREAM CHANNELS IN NORTHWEST OHIO

JOHNSON, Natalie J. and BERGER, Amy C., Water Resources, Heidelberg College, Box 174, 44 Greenfield St, Tiffin, OH 44883, njohnson@heidelberg.edu, njohnson@heidelberg.edu

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CHARACTERIZATION OF GROUNDWATER FROM RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA, USING CFC DATING, HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE ANALYSIS, AND ION CONCENTRATIONS

STALKER, Kathryn, KNUDSON, Karla, RUTHENBURG, Travis, SCHMITT, Alexandra, JAMES, Kristen, MURPHY, Brandon and HAILEAB, Bereket, Geology, Carleton College, One North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, stalkerk@carleton.edu, stalkerk@carleton.edu

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FRACTURE ORIENTATIONS AND CLOSED DEPRESSIONS IN ST. CROIX COUNTY, WISCONSIN: EFFECTS OF KARST LANDSCAPES IN HYDROLOGY

PACE-GRACZYK, Kali J., Geology, Univ of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004, LEPAIN, David, Wisconsin Geol and Nat History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madision, WI 53717 and MAHONEY, J. Brian, Geology, Univ of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701, pacegrkj@uwec.edu, pacegrkj@uwec.edu

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SANDSTONE PETROGRAPHY: A PROVENANCE INVESTIGATION OF BUILDING STONE FROM MONTE POLIZZO, WESTERN SICILY

URBANOVA, Katka and HEINZEL, Chad, Geosciences, Minot State Univ, 500 University Ave. W, Minot, ND 58707, katka_urbanova@yahoo.com, katka_urbanova@yahoo.com

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PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION DURING EARLY TO MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE USING STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE STUDIES, GRAIN SIZE ANALYSES, AND MORPHOLOGIC FEATURES OF PALEOSOLS AT A HOMO ERECTUS LOCALITY IN THE SOLO BASIN, CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA

MILIUS, Adrianne K., BETTIS III, E. Arthur and CARPENTER, Scott J., Geoscience, Univ of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242-1379, adrianne-milius@uiowa.edu, adrianne-milius@uiowa.edu

North-Central Section - 39th Annual Meeting (May 19–20, 2005)

T17. Undergraduate Research in the Geosciences (Posters) II