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

Session No. 235
Wednesday, 31 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Sediments, Clastic (Posters)

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

 

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A VISUAL BASIC PROGRAM TO PLOT SEDIMENT GRAIN-SIZE DATA ON TERNARY DIAGRAMS
POPPE, L.J., USGS, Woods Hole, MA 02543 and ELIASON, A.H., Eliason Data Services, Mashpee, MA 02649, lpoppe@usgs.gov, lpoppe@usgs.gov
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PETROGRAPHY OF VOLCANICLASTIC SEDIMENTS FROM THE QIJIAGOU FORMATION (LATE CARBONIFEROUS), XINJIANG- UYGAR AUTONOMOUS REGION, CHINA
GERARD, Teri, LOVE, Anthony and WATERS, Johnny, Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, 572 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608, terigerard@yahoo.com, terigerard@yahoo.com
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PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF SANDSTONE CONCRETIONS IN THE UPPER CRETACEOUS HORNBROOK FORMATION, SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
BYWATER-REYES, Sharon V., Geosciences Department, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive #1296, Missoula, MT 59812-1296 and ELLIOTT Jr, William S., Geology, Southern Oregon Univ, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland, OR 97520, sharon.bywater-reyes@umontana.edu, sharon.bywater-reyes@umontana.edu
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DETRITAL RECORD OF THE LOWER PENNSYLVANIAN POTTSVILLE FORMATION, CAHABA SYNCLINORIUM, ALABAMA
PEAVY, Tara1, UDDIN, Ashraf1 and PASHIN, Jack2, (1)Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, (2)Geological Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, peavyta@auburn.edu, peavyta@auburn.edu
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CYCLIC SEDIMENTATION IN THE PRIDE SHALE: IMPLICATIONS FOR APPALACHIAN BASIN GEOMETRY AND ITCZ MIGRATION IN THE LATE PALEOZOIC
LARKINS, Kristin H., BARTEK, Louis R. and MEYERS, Stephen, Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Mitchell Hall, 104 South Road, CB 3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, lkristin@email.unc.edu, lkristin@email.unc.edu
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TECTONIC CONTROL ON SEDIMENT DELIVERY TO THE CORDILLERAN MARINE FOREDEEP, EARLY CRETACEOUS ALBIAN-CENOMANIAN, SOUTHWEST MONTANA
WILLIAMS, Eric M., Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Traphagen Hall, MSU, Bozeman, MT 59717 and SCHMITT, James G., Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, eric.williams@myportal.montana.edu, eric.williams@myportal.montana.edu
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ALLUVIAL FACIES AND FACIES ASSOCIATIONS WITHIN THE LATE CRETACEOUS PRINCE CREEK FORMATION, NORTH SLOPE, ALASKA
FLAIG, Peter P.1, MCCARTHY, Paul2, FIORILLO, Anthony R.3 and BRANDLEN, Erik1, (1)Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, and Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 755780, Fairbanks, AK 99775-5780, (2)Geology and Geophysics, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, P.O. Box 755780, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (3)Museum of Nature and Science, P.O. Box 151469, Dallas, TX 75315, fsppf1@uaf.edu, fsppf1@uaf.edu
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SUBSURFACE EXPRESSION OF A BRAIDED FLUVIAL TO MARINE TRANSITION IN MIDDLE MORROWAN PENNSYLVANIAN STRATA, ARKOMA BASIN OF NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS
PONTIFF, Jessica, Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701 and ZACHRY, Doy L., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, jpontif@uark.edu, jpontif@uark.edu
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A NEW VIEW OF FLUVIAL FACIES MODELS – AGGRADATIONAL DISTRIBUTARY NETWORKS
WEISSMANN, Gary S., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, HARTLEY, Adrian J., Geology & Petroleum Geology, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom and NICHOLS, Gary, Department of Geology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Surrey, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom, weissman@unm.edu, weissman@unm.edu
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TECTONIC CONTROL ON TURBIDITE DEPOSITION – BALTICA'S WESTERN MARGIN DURING THE MIDDLE TO UPPER ORDOVICIAN
EGENHOFF, Sven O., Geosciences Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482 and MALETZ, Jörg, Department of Geology, University at Buffalo SUNY, 772 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260-3050, sven@warnercnr.colostate.edu, sven@warnercnr.colostate.edu
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CRETACEOUS SLOPE DEPOSITS OF THE TRES PASOS FORMATION, SIERRA DOROTEA, CHILE: INSIGHT INTO THE SEDIMENTARY FILL OF DEEPWATER FORELAND BASINS
HUBBARD, Stephen M., Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, FILDANI, Andrea, ChevronTexaco ETC, San Ramon, CA 94583 and ROMANS, Brian W., Department of Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Bldg 320, Stanford, CA 94305, shubbard@ucalgary.ca, shubbard@ucalgary.ca
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MASS TRANSPORT ON THE GULF OF PAPUA CONTINENTAL SLOPE: PHYSIOGRAPHIC CONTROLS ON DEPOSITION
FRANCIS, Jason M., Chevron Energy Technology Company, 1500 Louisiana, Houston, TX 77002, DANIELL, James, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, DROXLER, Andre W., Rice Univ, PO Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892, DICKENS, Gerald R., Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS 126, Houston, TX 77005 and BENTLEY, Samuel, Earth Sciences Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NF A1B 3X5, Canada, jason.francis@chevron.com, jason.francis@chevron.com
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LATE MIOCENE-PLIOCENE DIATOMITES OF THE PETALUMA FORMATION, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
VAN LANDINGHAM, Samuel, Consultant, 1205 West Washington, Midland, TX 79701 and ALLEN, James R., Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University East Bay, 25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94542, james.allen@csueastbay.edu, james.allen@csueastbay.edu
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USE OF GLAUCONITE TO DELINEATE SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC PACKAGES AND SURFACES IN A PASSIVE-MARGIN SHELF SUCCESSION, PALEOCENE CLAYTON FORMATION, CENTRAL ALABAMA
UDGATA, Devi B.P. and SAVRDA, Charles E., Dept. of Geology and Geography, Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-5305, udgatdb@auburn.edu, udgatdb@auburn.edu
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K-AR AGES OF ILLITE CLAYS OF THE MEADE PEAK MEMBER OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION, WESTERN PHOSPHATE FIELD, SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO
ELLLIOTT, W. Crawford, Geosciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, RITTER, Kristen, Environmental Protection Divsion, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 1462, Atlanta, GA 30334, WAMPLER, J. Marion, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, GRAUCH, Richard I., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 973, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and BAULUZ, Blanca, Departmento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 5009 Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, wcelliott@gsu.edu, wcelliott@gsu.edu
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STRATIGRAPHIC AND DEPOSITIONAL FRAMEWORK OF THE LOWER TRIASSIC VEGA AND PHROSO MEMBERS OF THE SULPHUR MOUNTAIN FORMATION IN THE WAPITI-BELCOURT AREA, NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
ZONNEVELD, John-Paul, Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada and ORCHARD, Michael J., Geological Survey of Canada, 605 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5J3, Canada, jzonneve@nrcan.gc.ca, jzonneve@nrcan.gc.ca
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MODELLING TIDAL CURRENT INDUCED BED SHEAR STRESSES AND PALEOCIRCULATION IN THE BOHEMIAN CRETACEOUS BASIN, CZECH REPUBLIC: AN EXAMPLE OF A MARINE CURRENT-MODIFIED COARSE-GRAINED DELTAIC SYSTEM
MITCHELL, Andrew J.1, HAMPSON, Gary J.1, ULICNÝ, David2, ALLISON, Peter A.1, PIGGOTT, Matthew D.1, WELLS, Martin R.1, PAIN, Christopher C.1 and GORMAN, Gerard J.1, (1)Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, (2)Geophysical Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Bocni II/1401, Prague, 14131Praha 4, Czech Republic, andrew.mitchell@imperial.ac.uk, andrew.mitchell@imperial.ac.uk
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FLUME EXPERIMENTS IN MUDSTONE SEDIMENTOLOGY: FLOCCULE FORMATION IN THE DEPOSITION AND EROSION OF MUDS
SCHIEBER, Juergen, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 E 10th Str, Bloomington, IN 47405 and SOUTHARD, John, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, jschiebe@indiana.edu, jschiebe@indiana.edu
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PROXIMAL SEISMITES IN THE UPPER CRETACEOUS UPPER AND CAPPING SANDSTONE MEMBERS OF THE WAHWEAP FORMATION IN GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, UTAH
WOLF, Hannah L.1, TINDALL, Sarah E.2, SIMPSON, Edward L.3, SIMPSON, Wendy S.4, BERNARD, Jonathan2 and JENESKY, Timothy2, (1)Parkland High School, 2700 Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18104, (2)Department of Physical Sciences, Kutztown University, P.O. Box 730, Kutztown, PA 19530, (3)Physical Sciences, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 424 Boehm, Kutztown, PA 19530, (4)Parkland High School, 2700 North Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18104, simpsonw@parklandsd.org, simpsonw@parklandsd.org
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ICE SCOURS AND STORMS IN THE MARINOAN (NEOPROTEROZOIC) ELATINA FORMATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
EYLES, Nick, Geology, University of Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada and GAMMON, Paul, Earth Sciences, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada, eyles@utsc.utoronto.ca, eyles@utsc.utoronto.ca
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THE NEOPROTEROZOIC SQUANTUM MEMBER, BOSTON BASIN; GLACIAL OR NON-GLACIAL?
CARTO, Shannon Leigh, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4 and EYLES, Nick, Geology, Univ of Toronto, 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4, Canada, scarto@utsc.utoronto.ca, scarto@utsc.utoronto.ca
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ORIGINS OF PINSTRIPES AND GRAINFLOW STRATA IN EOLIAN SANDSTONES: LESSONS FROM THE NAVAJO SANDSTONE AT COYOTE BUTTES, ARIZONA-UTAH
LOOPE, David B., Geosciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588 and ELDER, James F., 101 Smirle Ave, Ottawa, ON KlY0S4, Canada, dloope1@unl.edu, dloope1@unl.edu
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MICROBIAL MAT INDUCED SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES: A COMPARISON BETWEEN SILICICLASTIC AND CARBONATE DEPOSITIONAL SETTINGS
BOSE, Sushanta and CHAFETZ, Henry S., Deptartment of Geosciences, Univ of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5007, sbose@mail.uh.edu, sbose@mail.uh.edu
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WOODY DEBRIS LENSES AS PALEOENIVORNMENTAL ARCHIVES
MURPHY, Jennifer, GeoCorps America, U.S. Forest Service, Great Falls, MT 59403, WILLIAMS, Christopher, Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604 and SUNDERLIN, David, Geology & Environmental Geosciences, Lafayette College, Van Wickle Hall, Easton, PA 18042, murphyj84@gmail.com, murphyj84@gmail.com
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THE ACCUMULATION OF ORGANIC DEPOSITS DURING AVULSION: EXAMPLES FROM THE CUMBERLAND MARSHES OF SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
DAVIES-VOLLUM, K. Sian, IAS Program in Environmental Sciences, University of Washington-Tacoma, Tacoma, WA 98402 and SMITH, Norman D., Department of Geosciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, ksdavies@washington.edu, ksdavies@washington.edu
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BURIAL AND DECOMPOSITION OF PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER IN A TEMPERATE, SILICICLASTIC, FRESHWATER WETLAND
WELSH, Lisa W.1, RAYMOND, Anne2, MCGUIRE, Jennifer3, CAZULL, Susan Baez2 and SMITH, Erik4, (1)Environment and Society, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84321, (2)Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115, (3)Geology, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105-1080, (4)Department of Geology, 2115 Summit Ave, ST. Paul, MN 55105, lisa03@gmail.com, lisa03@gmail.com
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SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURAL SETTING OF PALEOGENE RIFT BASINS, EAST CHINA: THE FORMATION OF LACUSTRINE STRATIGRAPHIC TRAPS
JIANG, Shu1, WEIMER, Paul1, WANG, Hua2, CAI, Dongsheng3, LU, Yongchao2 and REN, Jianye2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, (2)Faculty of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China, (3)CNOOC China.Ltd, Zhanjiang, 524057, China, shu.jiang@colorado.edu, shu.jiang@colorado.edu
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SPECTRAL GAMMA-RAY CHARACTER OF THE CHATTANOOGA SHALE, TENNESEE AND OKLAHOMA
HURST, Daniel D., School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 NRC, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078 and PUCKETTE, James O., Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, ddhurst@okstate.edu, ddhurst@okstate.edu
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FRACTAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF BACTERIAL MUCILAGE ON POROSITY AND PERMEABILITY IN SANDSTONE
FUNDERBURK, William K.1, KIRKLAND, Brenda L.2, LYNCH, F. Leo1, SCHMITZ, Darrel W.1 and BROWN, Lewis R.3, (1)Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (2)Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (3)Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, wfunderburk@gmail.com, wfunderburk@gmail.com
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DIAGENESIS AND POROSITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDDLE TO LATE EOCENE POINT OF ROCKS SANDSTONE , MCKITTRICK OIL FIELD, CALIFORNIA
TAYLOR, Brian L. and HORTON Jr, Robert A., Geology, California State University, Bakersfield, CA 93311, rhorton@csub.edu, rhorton@csub.edu
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RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MID-CRETACEOUS CEDAR MOUNTAIN AND DAKOTA FORMATIONS, EASTERN UTAH
DARK, Joshua P., Apache Corporation, Houston, TX 77056, CURRIE, Brian S., Department of Geology, Miami University, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056 and MCPHERSON, Mary L., McPherson Geologic Consulting, Casper, WY 82604, Joshdark@ymail.com, Joshdark@ymail.com
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THE ROLE OF OIL MIGRATION IN THE DIAGENESIS OF UPPER CRETACEOUS EUTAW FORMATION SANDSTONES FROM THE SUBSURFACE OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
COLLINS, Krystal Marie1, CORLEY, Margaret Elizabeth1, LYNCH, F. Leo1, SCHMITZ, Darrel W.1, RUSSELL, Ernest E.1 and KIRKLAND, Brenda L.2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (2)Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, kmc212@msstate.edu, kmc212@msstate.edu