South-Central Section - 39th Annual Meeting (April 1–2, 2005)

Session No. 6
Friday, 1 April 2005: 1:20 PM-3:10 PM

General Session 2: Geoscience Education; Igneous Petrology

 

Eric Swanson, Chair
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:20 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:30 PM
VOLCANO STUDIES IN HAWAII: AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPOSE GEOLOGY STUDENTS FROM THE SOUTH TO A NEW GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENT
RINARD, Bethany D., Dept of Chemistry, Geosciences, and Environmental Science, Tarleton State Univ, Box T-0540, Stephenville, TX 76402, rinard@tarleton.edu, rinard@tarleton.edu
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1:50 PM
METEORITE OR METEOR-WRONG: A COMPARISON OF METEORITES WITH TERRESTRIAL ROCKS
ROHS, C. Renee, Geology/Geography, Northwest Missouri State Univ, 800 University Dr, Maryville, MO 64468, rrohs@mail.nwmissouri.edu, rrohs@mail.nwmissouri.edu
3
2:10 PM
INTEGRATING ROCK IDENTIFICATION WITH DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT TO ENHANCE LEARNING IN INTRODUCTORY EARTH SCIENCE CLASSES
GEORGE, Christian O., Environmental Science Institute, Univ of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, C-1140, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0254 and LYON, Andrew, Burnet Middle School, 8401 Hathaway Dr, Austin, TX 78757, cgeorge@mail.utexas.edu, cgeorge@mail.utexas.edu
4
2:30 PM
NEW GEOCHEMICAL AND GEOCHRONOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE BALCONES IGNEOUS PROVINCE, TEXAS
GRIFFIN, William R., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, MS: FO21, Richardson, TX 75083, FOLAND, Kenneth A., Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State Univ, 275 Mendenhall Lab, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, BERGMAN, Steven C., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75083 and LEYBOURNE, Matthew I., Department of Geology, Univ of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, griffin@utdallas.edu, griffin@utdallas.edu
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2:50 PM
MAJOR IGNIMBRITES AND VOLCANIC CENTERS OF THE COPPER CANYON AREA: A VIEW INTO THE CORE OF MEXICO’S SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL
SWANSON, Eric R., Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663 and KEMPTER, Kirt A., Santa Fe, NM 87505, eswanson@utsa.edu, eswanson@utsa.edu