Session: Late Cenozoic Evolution of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau (Posters) (Rocky Mountain Section

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LARAMIDE AND QUATERNARY-AGE FAULTING ALONG THE NORTHERN UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU, WESTERN COLORADO

LIVACCARI, Richard, Department of Physical and Environmental Science, Colorado Mesa University, 1100 North Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501 and HODGE, James, Department of Physical and Environmental Science, Mesa State College, 1100 North Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501, jahodge@mesastate.edu, jahodge@mesastate.edu

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THE HISTORY OF THE ANCESTRAL GUNNISON RIVER THROUGH WESTERN UNAWEEP CANYON AND GATEWAY (COLORADO)

KAPLAN, Sara Ann¹, SOREGHAN, Gerilyn S.¹, SWEET, Dustin¹ and BLUM, Mike D.², (1)School of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd, Norman, OK 73019, (2)Dept of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, saraann@sbcglobal.net, saraann@sbcglobal.net

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PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF DEEP DRILLING IN WESTERN UNAWEEP CANYON (COLORADO): A PALEOZOIC TO CENOZOIC HISTORY REVEALED

SOREGHAN, Gerilyn S.¹, MARRA, Kristen R.², SWEET, Dustin³, EBLE, Cortland F.⁴ and SOREGHAN, Michael J.¹, (1)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, (2)School of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd St, Norman, OK 73019, (3)School of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, (4)Kentucky Geological Survey, Univ of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, kmarra@ou.edu, kmarra@ou.edu

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A GRAVITY SURVEY IN WESTERN UNAWEEP CANYON: LOOKING FOR THE BEDROCK BOUNDARY AND ITS SHAPE

DAVOGUSTTO, Oswaldo E.¹, YOUNG, Roger A.¹, JOHNSON, Roy A.² and SOREGHAN, Gerilyn S.¹, (1)Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd Suite 810, Norman, OK 73019, (2)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, 1040 E 4th street, Tucson, AZ 85721, dellpi@ou.edu, dellpi@ou.edu

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PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM SEISMIC IMAGING OF THE BASEMENT PROFILE IN WESTERN UNAWEEP CANYON,COLORADO

SUAREZ, Yoscel, School of Geology and Geophysics, The Univ of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd Suite 810, Norman, OK 73019, YOUNG, Roger A., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, Room 810, Sarkey's Energy Center, 100 E. Boyd, Norman, OK 73069, SOREGHAN, Gerilyn S., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019 and JOHNSON, Roy A., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, yoscel@ou.edu, yoscel@ou.edu

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INTEGRATING GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF UNAWEEP CANYON AND LATE CENEZOIC FLUVIAL INCISION IN THE COLORADO PLATEAU-ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

BAKER, Gregory S., Dept. of Geology, University at Buffalo, 876 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260 and ASLAN, Andres, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Mesa State College, 1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501, gbaker@buffalo.edu, gbaker@buffalo.edu

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GEOLOGICAL MAPPING OF QUATERNARY COLORADO AND GUNNISON RIVER TERRACES IN THE GRAND VALLEY, WESTERN COLORADO

ASLAN, Andres, QUIGLEY, John, COLE, Travis, GRUBBS, Darren, KELLERBY, Darren, MEUNIER, Yvette, POLSON, Joe, RODRIGUEZ, Ted and STOVER, James, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Mesa State College, 1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501, aaslan@mesastate.edu, aaslan@mesastate.edu

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LATE CENOZOIC EROSIONAL HISTORY AND MAJOR DRAINAGE CHANGES OF THE COLORADO-GUNNISON RIVER SYSTEMS, WESTERN COLORADO

BETTON, Charles, 217 Country Club Park, Grand Junction, CO 81503, ASLAN, Andres, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Mesa State College, 1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501 and COLE, Rex D., Physical and Environmental Sciences, Mesa State College, P.O. Box 2647, Grand Junction, CO 81502-2647, chasb217@aol.com, chasb217@aol.com

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INFERENCE AND EVIDENCE IN COMPUTER MODELING: THREE STREAMS AND PLEISTOCENE EVOLUTION OF THEIR LONGITUDINAL PROFILES ALONG THE EASTERN MARGIN OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU IN WESTERN COLORADO

PERRY, Thomas W., Water Resources Services Division (D-8520), Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007 and GILLAM, Mary L., CR 224, 115 Meadow Rd E, Durango, CO 81301-7093, tperry@do.usbr.gov, tperry@do.usbr.gov

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SEARCH FOR THE ANCESTRAL COLORADO RIVER

HILL, Carol A., Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, 221 Yale Blvd., Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, RANNEY, W.D., Geology Dept, Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Ft. Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, SCARBOROUGH, R.B., 15505 N. Sunflower Ave, Tucson, AZ 85739 and POWELL, J.D., Bureau of Land Management, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 190 E. Center St, Kanab, UT 84741, John_Powell@blm.gov, John_Powell@blm.gov

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QUATERNARY SALT DISSOLUTION IN THE MOAB–SPANISH VALLEY, UT PLEISTOCENE AND HOLOCENE EVIDENCE

SMITH, Gregory M., 216 Alcove Dr, Grand Junction, CO 81503 and GOODKNIGHT, Craig S., 2330 Elderberry Ct, Grand Junction, CO 81506, geo-smith@bresnan.net, geo-smith@bresnan.net

Rocky Mountain Section - 57th Annual Meeting (May 23–25, 2005)

T4. Late Cenozoic Evolution of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau (Posters)