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

Session No. 54
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Sediments, Carbonates (Posters)

Authors will be present from 2:30 to 4:30 PM.

 

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PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION THROUGH STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF SOIL CARBONATE NODULES FROM THE SOUTHERN WYOMING WASHAKIE BASIN
JOHNSON, Michael R. and CLEMENTZ, Mark T., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, mjohns61@uwyo.edu, mjohns61@uwyo.edu
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CARBON ISOTOPIC CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE UPPER FAMENNIAN, SOUTHWEST U.S. AND WEST-CENTRAL GERMANY
SICARD, Karri1, MYROW, Paul M.1, CREVELING, Jessica1, STRAUSS, Justin1, RIPPERDAN, Rob2 and HARTENFELS, Sven3, (1)Department of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, St. Louis University, 205 O'Neil Hall, 3642 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108, (3)Institute for Geology and Paleontology, Wesfålische Wilhelms-University, Corrensstr. 24, Münster, 48149, Germany, k_sicard@coloradocollege.edu, k_sicard@coloradocollege.edu
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S-ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF THE MID-ORDOVICIAN SAN JUAN AND TABLE HEAD FORMATIONS, ARGENTINA AND NEWFOUNDLAND: EVIDENCE FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION REDOX CYCLING IN THE EARLY PALEOZOIC
THOMPSON, Cara K., Earth Science Department, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA 90405 and KAH, Linda C., Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, cara.k.thompson@gmail.com, cara.k.thompson@gmail.com
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THE FIRST RECORD OF THE ORDOVICIAN GUTTENBERG δ13C EXCURSION (GICE) IN ASIA: CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE PAGODA LIMESTONE AND YANWASHAN FORMATION IN SOUTH-EASTERN CHINA
BERGSTRÖM, Stig M.1, XU, Chen2, YOUNG, Seth A.1, SCHMITZ, Birger3 and SALTZMAN, Matthew R.4, (1)School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China, (3)GeoBiosphere Research Center, Department of Geology, Lund University, SE-223 62, Lund, Sweden, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, stig@geology.ohio-state.edu, stig@geology.ohio-state.edu
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NEOPROTEROZOIC AND EARLY CAMBRIAN STRATIGRAPHY AND δ13C RECORD OF LAKE KHUBSUGUL REGION, NORTHERN MONGOLIA
JONES, David S.1, MACDONALD, Francis A.2, BOLD, Uyanga3, AMGALAN, Bayasgalan3 and SCHRAG, Daniel P.2, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, E&PS Building, Room 110, Saint Louis, MO 63130, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, (3)School of Geology and Petroleum Engineering, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Ulaanbaatar, 210349, Mongolia, dsjones@fas.harvard.edu, dsjones@fas.harvard.edu
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INTERBEDDING OF GLACIGENIC ROCKS AND CAP CARBONATES IN THE NEOPROTEROZOIC KINGSTON PEAK FORMATION, PANAMINT RANGE, DEATH VALLEY, CA
PARTIN, Camille, KENNEDY, Martin and MROFKA, David, Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, camille.partin@email.ucr.edu, camille.partin@email.ucr.edu
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INTEGRATED PETROGRAPHIC AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF A MESOPROTEROZOIC PALEOKARST: DYNAMICS OF SPELEOTHEM FORMATION IN A SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT
KAH, Linda C., Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 and GLOVER, James F., School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, lckah@utk.edu, lckah@utk.edu
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RECONSTRUCTING THE AFTERMATH OF THE LATE DEVONIAN ALAMO METEOR IMPACT IN THE TYPE SECTION REGION OF THE PAHRANAGAT RANGE, SE NEVADA
ANDERSON, Julia R. and TAPANILA, Leif, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Campus Box 8072, Pocatello, ID 83209-8072, andejuli@isu.edu, andejuli@isu.edu
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PETROGRAPHY OF MONA ISLAND DOLOMITES, PUERTO RICO
ADORNO, Yamira and RAMÍREZ, Wilson R., Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, P.O. Box 9017, Mayaguez, PR 00681, wramirez@uprm.edu, wramirez@uprm.edu
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DOLOMITE IN SALINE LAKES OF THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS, WESTERN CANADA
LAST, William M. and GINN, Fawn M., Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba, 125 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada, wm_last@umanitoba.ca, wm_last@umanitoba.ca
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EUSTATIC SEA LEVEL-INFLUENCED HETEROGENEOUS DOLOMITIZATION OF THE HOPE GATE FORMATION, DISCOVERY BAY, JAMAICA
AUSTIN, Sara E. and PIGOTT, John D., Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, sara.austin@dvn.com, sara.austin@dvn.com
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OOIDS AND VADOIDS IN THE LOWER JURASSIC OOLITE FROM THE SOUTHERN ADRIATIC CARBONATE PLATFORM, MONTENEGRO
KILIBARDA, Zoran1, CADJENOVIC, Damjan2 and RADULOVIC, Novo2, (1)Geosciences, Indiana University Northwest, 3400 Broadway, Marram Hall 247, Gary, IN 46408, (2)Geological Survey of Montenegro, Podgorica, 81000, Serbia and Montenegro, zkilibar@iun.edu, zkilibar@iun.edu
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SIGNIFICANCE OF MENISCUS-TYPE OOID-TO-OOID BRIDGES PRECIPITATED IN A HIGHLY SUPERSATURATED LOW-ENERGY SHALLOW SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT
HUSINEC, Antun, Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617 and READ, J.F., Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, ahusinec@stlawu.edu, ahusinec@stlawu.edu
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ORIGINS OF CINCINNATIAN CALCAREOUS SILTS IN THE TYPE AREA: CONTRIBUTIONS BY ENDOSKELETAL ORGANISMS BORING AND MINING IN BRYOZOA
JONES, Wade T., Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Dr, CMR 352, Canton, NY 13617 and ERICKSON, J. Mark, Geology Department, St. Lawrence Univ, Canton, NY 13617, wtjone04@stlawu.edu, wtjone04@stlawu.edu
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ISOTOPIC PROVENANCE DETERMINATION OF CALCAREOUS CLASTS IN THE EBRO BASIN, SPAIN
BELL, Elizabeth A.1, BARBEAU Jr, David L.1, TAPPA, Eric1 and BARESCH, Elizabeth2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina, 701 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208, (2)Pioneer Natural Resources, Dallas, TX 75039, bellea2@mailbox.sc.edu, bellea2@mailbox.sc.edu
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THE K/T BOUNDARY AT POTY QUARRY AND PUNTE DO FUNIL, BRAZIL
GERTSCH, Brian, Geosciences Department, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, KELLER, Gerta, Geosciences, Princeton Univ, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, ADATTE, Thierry, Geological Institute, Univ of Neuchatel, Rue Emile Argand, Neuchatel, CH 2007, Switzerland and PARDO, Alfonso, Universidad San Jorge, Avda. Alcalde Sainz de Varanda, 1-3, Zaragoza, E-50009, Spain, bgertsch@princeton.edu, bgertsch@princeton.edu
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CORAL GROWTH RATES, SEDIMENTATION RATES AND SEDIMENT COMPOSITION IN THE CAÑADA HONDA HOLOCENE REEF, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
DIAZ-DIAZ, Viviana, Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 601 S. College Rd, wilmington, NC 28403-3297 and RAMÍREZ, Wilson R., Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, P.O. Box 9017, Mayaguez, PR 00681, wramirez@uprm.edu, wramirez@uprm.edu
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IMMENSE TERTIARY CARBONATE JELAR BRECCIA, DINARIDES, CROATIA: A NEW VIEW
VLAHOVIC, Igor1, TISLJAR, Josip1, VELIC, Ivo2 and MATICEC, Dubravko2, (1)Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia, (2)Department of Geology, Croatian Geological Survey, Sachsova 2, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia, igor.vlahovic@rgn.hr, igor.vlahovic@rgn.hr
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GENESIS OF EARLY MIOCENE COOL-WATER LIMESTONES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RAPID YOYO TECTONICS ON EASTERN TARANAKI BASIN MARGIN, NEW ZEALAND
HOOD, Steven D. and NELSON, Campbell S., Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, 3240, New Zealand, c.nelson@waikato.ac.nz, c.nelson@waikato.ac.nz
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MIOCENE HYDROCARBON SEEP-CARBONATE SYSTEMS IN NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND
NELSON, Campbell S.1, CAMPBELL, Kathleen A.2, NYMAN, Stephanie L.1, FRANCIS, David A.3, HOOD, Steven D.1, COLLINS, Mike2, GREGORY, Murray R.2, GREINERT, Jens4, PECKMANN, Jörn5 and PEARSON, Michael J.1, (1)Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, 3240, New Zealand, (2)School of Geography, Geology and Environmental Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand, (3)Geological Research Ltd, P.O. Box 30819, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, (4)GNS Science, P. O. Box 30368, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, (5)Department for Geodynamics and Sedimentology, Vienna University, Althanstrasse 14, Vienna, 1090, Austria, c.nelson@waikato.ac.nz, c.nelson@waikato.ac.nz
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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DEPOSITIONAL FABRIC AND RESERVOIR QUALITY DISTRIBUTION IN MICROBIAL REEF RESERVOIRS, LITTLE CEDAR CREEK FIELD, CONECUH COUNTY, ALABAMA
KORALEGEDARA, Ganganath1, MOODY, Walter H.2, WARUSAVITHARANA, Chamandika J.2 and PARCELL, William C.3, (1)Department of Geology, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Ave, Campus Box 27, Wichita, KS 67260, (2)Department of Geology, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260, (3)Department of Geology, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Ave., Box 27, Wichita, KS 67260-0027, gxkoralegedara@wichita.edu, gxkoralegedara@wichita.edu
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TEACHING CARBONATE PETROLOGY USING DIGITAL METHODS
MILLIKEN, Kitty, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78713 and CHOH, Suk-Joo, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-713, South Korea, kittym@utexas.edu, kittym@utexas.edu
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EARTH'S PAST CLIMATE: A GEOSYSTEMS APPROACH EMPHASIZING SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY
SOREGHAN, G.S., Geology & Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019 and POSTAWKO, Susan E., Univ Oklahoma, 100 E Boyd St, Norman, OK 73019-1000, lsoreg@ou.edu, lsoreg@ou.edu
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FOCUS ON STUDENT LEARNING: USING GEOLOGY EDUCATION MASTER'S PROGRAMS TO TRANSFORM TEACHING AND LEARNING IN GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENTS
TOMLIN, Teagan L., Geosciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, BICKMORE, Barry, Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, MORRIS, Thomas H., Department of Geology, Brigham Young University, S-375 ESC, Provo, UT 84602 and GRAHAM, Charles, Instructional Psychology & Technology (IP&T), Brigham Young University, 150 MCKB, Provo, UT 84602, Teagan_3@msn.com, Teagan_3@msn.com