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

Session No. 186
Wednesday, 31 October 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Sediments, Clastic

 

James E. Evans and Andrew D. Czaja, Chairs
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
TIME FOR PARADIGM SHIFT IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF QUATERNARY GLACIAL DEPOSITS
RÄSÄNEN, Matti Erik, Department of Geology, University of Turku, Vesilinnantie 5, Turku, 20014, Finland, mrasanen@utu.fi, mrasanen@utu.fi
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8:15 AM
DETERMINING GAS CONTENT FROM MUD GAS LOGS - EXAMPLES FROM NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
WALSH, Warren, PO Box 9323 Stn Prov Gov, Victoria, BC V8W 9N3, Canada and DONOVAN, Bill, 780 E. Philips Dr S, Littleton, CO 80122, warren.walsh@gov.bc.ca, warren.walsh@gov.bc.ca
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8:30 AM
A FIELD-BASED CLASSIFICATION FOR COALS AND THEIR UNDERLYING DEPOSITS
FAW, Mary E., Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403 and EVANS, James E., Department Of Geology, Bowling Green State Univerity, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, mfaw@bgsu.edu, mfaw@bgsu.edu
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8:45 AM
COMPARISON OF FOSSIL FERN KEROGEN FROM TWO EOCENE CHERTS
CZAJA, Andrew D., Earth & Space Sciences and IGPP Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, Univ of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles E. Young Drive, East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, KUDRYAVTSEV, Anatoliy B., Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, Univ of California, Los Angeles, CSEOL - Geology Building, 595 Charles Young Circle Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, CODY, George D., Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Rd, NW, Washington, DC 20015 and SCHOPF, J. William, Earth & Space Sciences, Molecular Biology Institute, and IGPP Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life, Univ of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles E. Young Drive, East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, aczaja@ess.ucla.edu, aczaja@ess.ucla.edu
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9:00 AM
U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY OF DETRITAL ZIRCONS FROM THE RUKWA RIFT BASIN, TANZANIA: NEW DATA ON THE PRE-NEOGENE TECONTIC AND SEDIMENTARY EVOLUTION OF THE WESTERN BRANCH OF THE EAST AFRICAN RIFT SYSTEM
ROBERTS, Eric M.1, O'CONNOR, Patrick M.2, ARMSTRONG, Richard A.3, STEVENS, Nancy J.2 and GOTTFRIED, Michael D.4, (1)School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa, (2)Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, (3)Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National Univ, Canberra, (4)Geological Sciences and Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1045, eric.roberts@wits.ac.za, eric.roberts@wits.ac.za
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9:15 AM
SCALE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF TRANSPORT OF SEDIMENT IN EAST GONDWANALAND DURING THE CAMBRIAN
MYROW, Paul M., Department of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, HUGHES, Nigel, Earth Sciences, Univ of California, Riverside, 1432 Geology Building, Riverside, CA 92507, GOODGE, John, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Minnesota, Duluth, MN 55812, FANNING, C. Mark, PRISE, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National Univ, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia and WILLIAMS, Ian, Australian National Univ, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pmyrow@coloradocollege.edu, pmyrow@coloradocollege.edu
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9:30 AM
GLOBAL EPISODIC GROWTH OF CONTINENTAL CRUST RECORDED BY DETRITAL ZIRCONS
VOICE, Peter J., ERIKSSON, Ken and KOWALESKI, Michal, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall (0420), Blacksburg, VA 24061, voicep@vt.edu, voicep@vt.edu
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9:45 AM
PRECAMBRIAN HIGH-ENERGY, MARINE SILICICLASTIC SHORELINE DEPOSITS IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SW COLORADO (USA)
EVANS, James E., Department Of Geology, Bowling Green State Univerity, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, evansje@bgnet.bgsu.edu, evansje@bgnet.bgsu.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
THE ROLE OF PORE PRESSURE GENERATION IN SEDIMENT TRANSPORT WITHIN ALLUVIAL BASINS
YOU, Yao and PERSON, Mark, Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, yaoyou@indiana.edu, yaoyou@indiana.edu
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10:30 AM
AN EVALUATION OF RECOGNITION CRITERIA FOR ANCIENT BRAIDED VS. MEANDERING STREAMS
HELLER, Paul L., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, MOHRIG, David, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712-0254, VIETTI, Laura A., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive, Pillsbury Hall, Room 108, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, PAOLA, Chris, Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Mississippi River at 3rd Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 and LYNDS, Ranie, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, heller@uwyo.edu, heller@uwyo.edu
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10:45 AM
LATE CRETACEOUS HIGH LATITUDE PALEOENVIRONMENTS AT THE KIKAK-TEGOSEAK DINOSAUR SITE, PRINCE CREEK FORMATION, NORTH SLOPE, ALASKA
MCCARTHY, Paul J.1, BRANDLEN, Erik1, FLAIG, Peter P.1 and FIORILLO, Anthony R.2, (1)Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, and Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 755780, Fairbanks, AK 99775-5780, (2)Museum of Nature and Science, P.O. Box 151469, Dallas, TX 75315, mccarthy@gi.alaska.edu, mccarthy@gi.alaska.edu
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11:00 AM
CAN CHEMICAL WEATHERING OF VOLCANIC ASH RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF CHERT?
WADIA, Adil Minoo, Department of Geosciences, The University of Akron Wayne College, 1901 Smucker Road, Orrville, OH 44667, amwadia@uakron.edu, amwadia@uakron.edu
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11:15 AM
DIFFERENTIATING PEDOGENESIS FROM DIAGENESIS IN EARLY TERRESTRIAL PALEOWEATHERING SURFACES FORMED ON GRANITIC COMPOSITION PARENT MATERIALS
DRIESE, Steven G., Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, MEDARIS Jr, Gordon, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, REN, Minghua, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, RUNKEL, Anthony, Minnesota Geological Survey, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2642 University Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 55114-1057 and LANGFORD, Richard, Department of Geology, Univ of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave, El Paso, 79968, Steven_Driese@baylor.edu, Steven_Driese@baylor.edu
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11:30 AM
EXTENDING FELDSPAR DIAGENETIC TRENDS WITH DATA FROM DEEP TO ULTRADEEP EOCENE WILCOX SANDSTONES OF THE NORTHERN TEXAS GULF OF MEXICO COAST
DUTTON, Shirley P., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713, LOUCKS, Robert G., Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Box X, University Station, Austin, TX 78713 and MILLIKEN, Kitty L., Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, Austin, TX 78712, shirley.dutton@beg.utexas.edu, shirley.dutton@beg.utexas.edu
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11:45 AM
MUSCOVITE, ILLITE AND ORGANIC MATERIAL DRIVE QUARTZ PRESSURE SOLUTION AND STYLOLITE DEVELOPMENT IN PLIO-PLEISTOCENE, JURASSIC AND ORDOVICIAN SANDSTONES
PATAKI, Margaret E.H., Deepwater Stratigraphy, Chevron Energy Technology Company, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road D1246, San Ramon, CA 94583 and BOLES, James R., Department of Earth Science, University of California, Webb Hall, BLDG 526, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, mplj@chevron.com, mplj@chevron.com