2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 198
Tuesday, 20 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
D139/140 (Oregon Convention Center)

T35. Cenozoic Lakes

GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division, GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch, Broxton W. Bird and Nathan D. Stansell, Advocates
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1:30 PM
PRELIMINARY ANALYSES OF NEW ACID SALINE LAKE CORES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA: SEDIMENTOLOGICAL, PALYNOLOGICAL, MINERALOGICAL, AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
BOWEN, Brenda Beitler, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, BENISON, Kathleen, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Central Michigan University, 314 Brooks Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca E., Geological science and engineering, Missouri university of science and technology, 129 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, SANCHEZ BOTERO, Carlos, Geological Sciences and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409 and STORY, Stacy, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907, bbowen@purdue.edu, bbowen@purdue.edu
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1:45 PM
LATE HOLOCENE CLIMATE VARIABILITY RECORDED IN LAKE SEDIMENTS FROM NICARAGUA
STANSELL, Nathan D., Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, 4107 O'Hara Street, Rm 200 SRCC, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, ROSENMEIER, Michael F., Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, 200 SRCC, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 and ABBOTT, Mark B., Geology and Planetary Science, Univ of Pittsburgh, 4107 O'Hara Street, RM 200 SRCC BLDG, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, nas12@pitt.edu, nas12@pitt.edu
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2:00 PM
HOLOCENE CLIMATE IN THE GREAT BASIN: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM FAVRE LAKE, NORTHERN RUBY MOUNTAINS, NEVADA
STARRATT, Scott W.1, WAHL, David B.2, WAN, Elmira2, WANKET, James A.3, LLOYD-DAVIES, Thomas4, OLSON, Holly4 and KUSLER, Jennifer5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS-910, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS-975, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)Department of Geography, California State University, Sacramento, CA 95819, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, sstarrat@usgs.gov, sstarrat@usgs.gov
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2:15 PM
RADIOCARBON AGE INVERSIONS: SOURCE AND CAUSES. EXAMPLE LAKE CHAPALA, WESTERN MEXICO, LATE HOLOCENE SEDIMENTS
ZARATE-DEL VALLE, Pedro F., Department of Chemistry, Universidad de Guadalajara, Blvd. M. Garcia Barragan 1421, Col. Olimpica, Guadalajara, Jal, 44430, Mexico, RAMIREZ-SANCHEZ, Hermes U., Department of Physics, Universidad de Guadalajara, Av. Vallarta 2606, Guadalajara, Jal, 44130, Mexico, FERNEX, François, Géochimie Isotopique, Université de Nice, Valrose, F-06108, France, SIMONEIT, Bernd R.T., Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 and ISRADE-ALCANTARA, Isabel, Depto. Geologia y Mineralogia-IIM, Universidad Michoacana SNH, Edif. U Ciudad Universitaria, Morelia, Mich, 58060, Mexico, zavp.pvaz@gmail.com, zavp.pvaz@gmail.com
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2:30 PM
LACUSTRINE RECORDS OF HOLOCENE CLIMATE CHANGE FROM LOP NOR SALT PLAIN, TARIM BASIN, WESTERN CHINA
MA, Lichun1, LI, Baoguo2, LOWENSTEIN, Tim K.3, JIANG, Pingan4, ZHONG, Junpin4, SHENG, Jiandong4 and WU, Hongqi4, (1)College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University,Beijing 100193, China, College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China, Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, (2)College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China, (3)Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, (4)College of Pratacultural and Environment Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, 830052, China, lma@binghamton.edu, lma@binghamton.edu
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2:45 PM
THE PALEOCLIMATIC IMPLICATIONS OF PALEOLAKE FLUCTUATIONS DURING THE PLEISTOCENE AND HOLOCENE EPOCHS IN THE SOUTHERN BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE, USA
KOWLER, Andrew, Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, kowler@email.arizona.edu, kowler@email.arizona.edu
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3:00 PM
SUCCESSFUL DEEP DRILLING 2009 AT LAKE EL'GYGYTGYN, NE RUSSIA: TOWARDS A CONTINUOUS 3.6 MYR ARCTIC PALEOCLIMATE RECORD
BRIGHAM-GRETTE, Julie, Dept Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, MELLES, Martin, Geology, University of Cologne, Cologne, 50674, Germany, MINYUK, Pavel, Northeast Interdisciplinary Scientific Research Institute, RAS, Magadan, 00, Russia and KOEBERL, Christian, Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, also of the Natural History Museum, Burgring 7, Vienna, A-1090, Austria, juliebg@geo.umass.edu, juliebg@geo.umass.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
PALEOMAGNETIC SECULAR VARIATION AND RELATIVE FIELD INTENSITY IN PLEISTOCENE LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS IN THE U.S. GREAT BASIN AS CHRONOLOGIC TOOLS FOR DATING CLIMATE IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
LIDDICOAT, Joseph C., Department of Environmental Science, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, jliddico@barnard.edu, jliddico@barnard.edu
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3:45 PM
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS CONTROLLING MICROBIALITE BIOHERM DEPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION
BUCHHEIM, H. Paul1, AWRAMIK, Stanley M.2 and LEGGITT, V. Leroy1, (1)Department of Earth and Biological Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, (2)Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, Preston Cloud Research Laboratory, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, pbuchheim@llu.edu, pbuchheim@llu.edu
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4:00 PM
DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS OF CLASTIC-DOMINATED INTERVALS OF THE WILKINS PEAK MEMBER (EOCENE), GREEN RIVER FORMATION, SOUTHWEST WYOMING
WILLIAMS, Eric M., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706 and CARROLL, Alan R., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 West Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, williams@geology.wisc.edu, williams@geology.wisc.edu
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4:15 PM
WEATHERING, SPRINGS, AND THE ORIGIN OF NA-EVAPORITES IN THE EARLY EOCENE GREEN RIVER FORMATION, WYOMING
SMITH, M. Elliot, Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, SCOTT, Jenni J., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada and CARROLL, Alan R., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 West Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, msmith205@gmail.com, msmith205@gmail.com
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4:30 PM
FLUID INCLUSION MICROTHERMOMETRY FROM HALITE IN THE EOCENE GREEN RIVER FORMATION, PICEANCE CREEK BASIN, COLORADO, USA: EVIDENCE FOR A PERENNIAL STRATIFIED SALINE LAKE
LACLAIR, Deidre and LOWENSTEIN, Tim K., Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, dlaclai1@binghamton.edu, dlaclai1@binghamton.edu
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4:45 PM
TUFA MOUNDS, TRACKS AND THE TECTONIC/CLIMATIC EVOLUTION OF THE LACUSTRINE MIOCENE-PLIOCENE COPPER CANYON “FORMATION,” DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
NYBORG, Torrey and BUCHHEIM, H. Paul, Department of Earth and Biological Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, tnyborg06g@llu.edu, tnyborg06g@llu.edu
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EXTENSIONAL TECTONIC AND CLIMATIC SIGNALS IN MIOCENE-AGE FOSSIL LAKES OF THE LAKE MEAD (NEVADA) REGION: NEW ISOTOPIC DATA FROM THE HORSE SPRING FORMATION
HICKSON, Thomas A.1, SCHLEICHER, Jillian1, LEE, Lindsey1 and LAMB, Melissa A.2, (1)Geology Department, University of St. Thomas, OWS 153, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105, (2)Geology Department, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105, tahickson@stthomas.edu, tahickson@stthomas.edu
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A HIGH-RESOLUTION RECORD FROM OUTCROP- TO MM-SCALE OF LATE MIOCENE LAKE PANNON (AUSTRIA)
PILLER, Werner E., Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 26, Graz, 8010, Austria and GROSS, Martin, Geology & Palaeontology, Landesmuseum Joanneum, Weinzoettlstrasse 16, Graz, A-8045, Austria, werner.piller@uni-graz.at, werner.piller@uni-graz.at
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