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2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 21
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T145. Challenges in Geoscience Publishing: The Use of Nomenclature

Association of Earth Science Editors

 

Lowell Lindsay and Robert Michael Easton, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
AN OVERVIEW OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION ON STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE
EASTON, Robert Michael, Precambrian Geoscience Section, Ontario Geological Survey, 933 Ramsey Lake Road, 7th Floor, Sudbury, ON P3E 6B5, Canada, mike.easton@ontario.ca, mike.easton@ontario.ca
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8:30 AM
CONSISTENT STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE IN GEOSCIENCE PUBLICATIONS—THE ROLE OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC NAMES COMMITTEE
ORNDORFF, Randall C., U.S. Geol. Survey, MS 908, Reston, VA 20192, rorndorf@usgs.gov, rorndorf@usgs.gov
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8:45 AM
CLARITY AND CONSISTENCY OF SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY: A ROLE FOR THE NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAP DATABASE
SOLLER, David R., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, THORLEIFSON, L.H., Minnesota Geological Survey, Univ of Minnesota, 2642 University Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55114 and STAMM, Nancy, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, drsoller@usgs.gov, drsoller@usgs.gov
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9:00 AM
THE U.S. GEOLOGIC NAMES LEXICON GEOLEX IN THE AGE OF GEOLOGIC MAP DATABASES
STAMM, Nancy, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, SOLLER, David R., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001 and THORLEIFSON, L.H., Minnesota Geological Survey, Univ of Minnesota, 2642 University Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55114, nstamm@usgs.gov, nstamm@usgs.gov
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9:15 AM
A STANDARD BEDROCK NOMENCLATURE FOR THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA
FYFFE, Leslie R., Natural Resources, New Brunswick Geol Surveys, PO Box 6000, Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1, Canada, les.fyffe@gnb.ca, les.fyffe@gnb.ca
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9:30 AM
A STRATIGRAPHIC LEXICON FOR ONTARIO
EASTON, Monica Gaiswinkler, Ontario Geological Survey, 933 Ramsey Lake Road, Level A3, Sudbury, ON P3E 6B5, Canada, monica.easton@ontario.ca, monica.easton@ontario.ca
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
BIOSTRATIGRAPHY: AN ART THAT NATURE MAKES
PRATT, Brian R., Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, brian.pratt@usask.ca, brian.pratt@usask.ca
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10:15 AM
WHAT'S IN A DATE? INTEGRATING GEOCHRONOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHIC STUDIES (THE EARTHTIME INITIATIVE)
BOWRING, Samuel A.1, CONDON, Daniel2, CROWLEY, James3, ERWIN, Douglas H.4, HEIZLER, Matthew T.5, JOHNSON, Kirk6, RAMEZANI, Jahandar1 and SCHOENE, Blair7, (1)Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, (4)Dept. of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C, DC 20013-7012, (5)New Mexico Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, (6)Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO 80205, (7)Département de Minéralogie, Université de Genève, Genève, Ch-1205, Switzerland, sbowring@MIT.EDU, sbowring@MIT.EDU
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10:30 AM
HOW DO YOU MAP A CONTINENT?
REED Jr, John C., U. S. Geol Survey, MS 980 Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, jreed@usgs.gov, jreed@usgs.gov
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10:45 AM
WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN A ROCK NAME: INSIGHTS FROM DEVELOPING A COMMON MAP LEGEND
EASTON, Robert Michael, Precambrian Geoscience Section, Ontario Geological Survey, 933 Ramsey Lake Road, 7th Floor, Sudbury, ON P3E 6B5, Canada, mike.easton@ontario.ca, mike.easton@ontario.ca
 
11:00 AM
Discussion
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