South-Central Section–40th Annual Meeting (6–7 March 2006)

Session No. 8
Tuesday, 7 March 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Sedimentology/Stratigraphy/Paleontology/Paleomagnetics

 

Karl L. Sharrah and Devin P. Dennie, Chairs
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
FACIES ANATOMY OF LATE CAMBRIAN (STEPTOEAN-SUNWAPTAN) SANDSTONES, TUNNEL CITY GROUP, UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
EOFF, Jennifer D., U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, MS 939, Denver, CO 80225 and WESTROP, Stephen R., Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and School of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072, jeoff@usgs.gov, jeoff@usgs.gov
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8:20 AM
VOLCANIC ASH BEDS DISCOVERED IN THE UPPER BROMIDE FORMATION AND WOMBLE SHALE (ORDOVICIAN) IN OKLAHOMA: THE WESTERNMOST OCCURRENCES OF THE MILLBRIG AND DEICKE K-BENTONITES?
LESLIE, Stephen A., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR 72204, BERGSTRÖM, Stig M., Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University, Orton Hall, 155 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210 and HUFF, Warren D., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, saleslie@ualr.edu, saleslie@ualr.edu
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8:40 AM
SHALE GAS POTENTIAL OF THE FLOYD SHALE IN THE BLACK WARRIOR BASIN
OKO, Albert S. and TOTTEN Sr, Matthew W., Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, aoko@ksu.edu, aoko@ksu.edu
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9:00 AM
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE SEDIMENTOLOGY AND PROVENANCE OF THE ATOKA FORMATION IN THE OUACHITA FRONTAL THRUST BELT OF OKLAHOMA
SHARRAH, Karl L.1, KERR, Dennis R.1 and VERVOORT, Jeff2, (1)Department of Geosciences, The University of Tulsa, 600 South College Ave, Tulsa, OK 74104, (2)School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, P.O. Box 642812, Pullman, WA 99164, karl-sharrah@utulsa.edu, karl-sharrah@utulsa.edu
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9:20 AM
CRYPTIC MICROBIAL BUILDUPS AND HARDGROUNDS IN A LOWER ORDOVICIAN SHALLOW SUBTIDAL CARBONATE SUCCESSION, SOUTHERN HOUSE RANGE, UTAH
WESTROP, Stephen R., Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and School of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072 and ADRAIN, Jonathan M., Department of Geoscience, The University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, swestrop@ou.edu, swestrop@ou.edu
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9:40 AM
MORPHOLOGY OF THE MONROE GAS ROCK: A SMALL CARBONATE PLATFORM SITTING ATOP A FOUNDERED LATE CRETACEOUS SHELF SURFACE
WASHINGTON, Paul A., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA 71209, pwashington@ulm.edu, pwashington@ulm.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
ECHINOID FAUNA FROM THE ANAHUAC (LATE OLIGOCENE) REEF AT DAMON MOUND, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
ZACHOS, Louis G., Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 118G Carrier Hall, Oxford, MS 38677 and MOLINEUX, Ann, Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas at Austin, 2400 Trinity, Austin, TX 78712, lgzachos@olemiss.edu, lgzachos@olemiss.edu
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10:40 AM
MIGRATION OF MASTODONS INTO SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA UTILIZING A SPECIALIZED ENVIRONMENT
GOTCHER, Christopher James, Geosciences, Midwestern State University, 3410 Taft Blvd, Wichita Falls, TX 76308, christopher.gotcher.1031@wichita.mwsu.edu, christopher.gotcher.1031@wichita.mwsu.edu
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11:00 AM
PRELIMINARY PALEOMAGNETIC RESULTS FROM THE DEFORMED AND DOLOMITIZED LATE DEVONIAN ALAMO BRECCIA, DELAMAR RANGE, CENTRAL NEVADA
DENNIE, Devin P., ELMORE, R. Douglas and DULIN, Shannon, School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd. St, Norman, OK 73019, ddennie@ou.edu, ddennie@ou.edu
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11:20 AM
PALEOMAGNETIC ANALYSIS OF THE APACHE CANYON FORMATION, ARIZONA: IMPLICATIONS FOR TECTONICS OF THE BISBEE BASIN
MCCARTHY, Michelle Renee, School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street Suite 810, Norman, OK 73019, mmccarthy@ou.edu, mmccarthy@ou.edu
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11:40 AM
ORIGIN OF THE MAGNETIZATION IN CRETACEOUS SEDIMENTS, DISTURBED BELT, MONTANA
TOTTEN Jr, Matthew W., School of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Oklahoma, 1117 W. Symmes St, Norman, OK 73069, O'BRIEN, Vanessa J., School of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd St. SEC Suite 810, Norman, OK 73019 and ELMORE, R. Douglas, School of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Oklahoma, 100 E Boyd St, SEC 810, Norman, OK 73019-1009, mtotten@ou.edu, mtotten@ou.edu