Southeastern Section - 54th Annual Meeting (March 17–18, 2005)

Session No. 20
Friday, 18 March 2005: 1:00 PM-4:40 PM

A Geological Miscellany

 

Danny W. Harrelson and W. C. Isphording, Chairs
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1:00 PM
INFLUENCE OF GEOLOGY ON STRATEGIES AND TACTICS DEVELOPED BY LEADERS IN CIVIL WAR CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES
LARSON, Robert J.1, MYERS, William M.1 and HARRELSON, Danny W.2, (1)U. S. Army Engineer Rsch and Development Ctr, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, (2)U.S. Army Engineer Rsch and Development Ctr, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, robert.j.larson@erdc.usace.army.mil, robert.j.larson@erdc.usace.army.mil
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1:20 PM
GEOLOGY OF GRANT'S CANAL: THE UNION'S ATTEMPT TO BYPASS VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
HARRELSON, Danny W., U.S. Army Engineer Rsch and Development Ctr, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, danny.w.harrelson@erdc.usace.army.mil, danny.w.harrelson@erdc.usace.army.mil
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1:40 PM
THE IMPACT OF VICKSBURG LOESS ON THE 1863 SIEGE OF VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
MYERS, William M.1, HARRELSON, Danny W.2 and LARSON, Robert J.1, (1)U. S. Army Engineer Rsch and Development Ctr, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, (2)U.S. Army Engineer Rsch and Development Ctr, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, william.m.myers@erdc.usace.army.mil, william.m.myers@erdc.usace.army.mil
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2:00 PM
TRIAL BY SCIENCE OR TRIAL BY JURY? JUSTICE OR MERCY?
ISPHORDING, Wayne C., Earth Sciences, Univ of South Alabama, LSCB 136, Mobile, AL 36688, wisphord@jaguar1.usouthal.edu, wisphord@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
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2:20 PM
HUMAN GEOPHAGY: MODELING INGESTION OF ELEMENTS FROM SOILS AND CLAYS
FOLEY, N., 954 National Center, U.S. Geol Survey, Reston, VA 20192, REICKERT, E.M., St. John Hospital, Detroit, MI 48178 and REICKERT, C.A., Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48178, nfoley@usgs.gov, nfoley@usgs.gov
 
2:40 PM
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3:00 PM
MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY OF PALETTE STONES FROM ETOWAH MOUNDS, GEORGIA
SWANSON, Samuel E., Geology, Univ of Georgia, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30605, STEPONAITIS, Vincas P., Research Laboratories of Archaeology, Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3120, WHEELER, George, Sherman Fairchild Center for Objects Conservation, Metropolitian Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028 and JOHNSON, Jessica S., Conservation, Cultural Rscs Ctr, Smithsonian Institution, 4220 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746-2863, sswanson@uga.edu, sswanson@uga.edu
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3:20 PM
HYDROGEOLOGIC COMPARISON BETWEEN FIRST-MAGNITUDE SPRINGS OF THE TERTIARY LIMESTONE AQUIFERS OF WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE LATE CENOZOIC BASALT AQUIFERS OF THE SNAKE RIVER PLATEAU, IDAHO
FLOREA, Lee J., Department of Geology, Univ of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave. SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620 and VACHER, H.L., Univ South Florida - Tampa, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620-5000, lflorea@chuma1.cas.usf.edu, lflorea@chuma1.cas.usf.edu
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3:40 PM
INSIGHTS INTO GROUNDWATER RECHARGE PROCESSES AND PATHWAYS BASED ON HYDROCHEMICAL AND TRITIUM DATA FROM MUNICIPAL WELL FIELDS IN SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, USA
LARSEN, Daniel1, WALDRON, Brian2, ANDERSON, Jerry2, GENTRY, Randy3, IVEY, Stephanie4, OWEN, Angela1 and MORAT, Jason1, (1)Earth Sciences, Univ. of Memphis, 402 Smith Bldg, Memphis, TN 38152, (2)Ground Water Institute, Univ of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, (3)Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (4)Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, dlarsen@memphis.edu, dlarsen@memphis.edu
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4:00 PM
GROUNDWATER SENSITIVITY MAPPING OF THE BEAVER DAM AND CAMPBELLSVILLE 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLES
CROSKREY, Andrea and GROVES, Chris, Department of Geography and Geology, Hoffman Environmental Rsch Institute, Western Kentucky University, 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101, andrea.croskrey@wku.edu, andrea.croskrey@wku.edu
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4:20 PM
URANIUM CONTAMINATION DETECTION BY WELL WATER, TREE BARK, AND STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLING
PRICE, Van1, TEMPLES, Tom1, MCCARY, Laura1, KELTNER, Susan1, SARGENT, Ken2, ANDERSON, Brannon3, STONE, Peter4, CRAWFORD, Bruce5, WARNER, Richard6 and SOJDA, Scott6, (1)School of the Environment, Univ of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, (2)Geology, Furman Univ, Greenville, SC 29613, (3)Furman Univ, (4)SC DHEC, Columbia, SC 29201, (5)Bureau of Water, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, SC 29201, (6)School of the Environment, Department of Geological Sciences, Clemson Univ, Clemson, SC 29634-0919, laura.mccary@gmail.com, laura.mccary@gmail.com