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

Session No. 56
Sunday, 18 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
B114/115 (Oregon Convention Center)

T7. Paleoseismology, Arid-Region Soils, and Quaternary Geology: A Tribute to Michael Machette's 35 Years of Quaternary Research

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Jeffrey R. Knott, Janet L. Slate and C.A. Ruleman, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
NORMAL FAULTING GEOMETRY IN THE GREAT BASIN: HOW WELL DO WE UNDERSTAND IT AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR TECTONICS AND SEISMIC HAZARD?
PHILLIPS, Fred M., Earth & Environmental Science Dept, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 and MAJKOWSKI, Lisa, Academic Affairs (SES Title V Project), New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, phillips@nmt.edu, phillips@nmt.edu
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1:55 PM
PRECARIOUSLY BALANCED ROCK (PBR) EXHUMATION AND EXPOSURE AGE CONSTRAINTS FOR SEISMIC HAZARD IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: PROPOSING A CLIMATE CHANGE MODEL
GRANT LUDWIG, Lisa1, ROOD, Dylan H.2, KENDRICK, Katherine J.3, BRUNE, James N.4 and PURVANCE, Matt D.4, (1)Program in Public Health and California Institute for Hazards Research, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-3957, (2)Institute for Crustal Studies, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 83106, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 525 S. Wilson Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106, (4)Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, lgrant@uci.edu, lgrant@uci.edu
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2:10 PM
LATE QUATERNARY FAULTING AND DISTRIBUTED DEFORMATION IN THE CENTRAL MOJAVE DESERT, CALIFORNIA
MILLER, David M., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, LESLIE, Shannon R., US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, REHEIS, Marith, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, SCHMIDT, Kevin M., U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, AMOROSO, Lee, U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, MS 7420, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, DUDASH, Stephanie L., Mountain GIS and Geological Services, 2849 Foxtail Drive, Montrose, CO 81401 and MAHAN, Shannon A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, dmiller@usgs.gov, dmiller@usgs.gov
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2:25 PM
PLIOCENE AND PLEISTOCENE TEPHROCHRONOLOGY AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS OF THE KIT FOX HILLS, DEATH VALLEY, CA
KNOTT, Jeffrey R., Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Fullerton, Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834, WAN, Elmira, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS-975, Menlo Park, CA 94025, WAHL, David, USGS, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS-975, Menlo Park, CA 94025, SARNA-WOJCICKI, Andrei M., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, LIDDICOAT, Joseph, Department of Environmental Science, Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 and DEINO, Alan, Berkely Geochronology Lab, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709, jknott@fullerton.edu, jknott@fullerton.edu
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2:40 PM
PALEOMAGNETISM OF THE FURNACE CREEK FORMATION IN ZABRISKIE WASH, DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
LIDDICOAT, Joseph C., Department of Environmental Science, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, KNOTT, Jeffrey R., Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Fullerton, Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834 and MACHETTE, Michael N., Earth Surface Processes Team, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 980, P.O. Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046, jliddico@barnard.edu, jliddico@barnard.edu
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3:00 PM
CORRELATION AND RELATIVE DATING OF FAN SURFACES IN DEATH VALLEY USING SOIL PROPERTIES
HARRISON, Bruce1, BUCK, Brenda2, MERKLER, Doug3 and LATO, Leon3, (1)Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (3)USDA, NRCS, Las Vegas, 89120, bruce@nmt.edu, bruce@nmt.edu
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3:15 PM
GEOMORPHIC AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATIONS OF THE STAGE VI PETROCALCIC HORIZONS OF MORMON MESA, NEVADA, USA
BROCK-HON, Amy L., Geology, Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Dept 2352, 615 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37403 and BUCK, Brenda, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, alynbro@gmail.com, alynbro@gmail.com
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3:30 PM
THE ADVANCE LATERAL SPREAD, A MASSIVE AND POTENTIALLY SEISMICALLY INDUCED FEATURE IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
WATKINS, Conor, Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center, United States Geological Survey, 1400 Independence Rd, Rolla, MO 65401 and ROGERS, J. David, Geological Sciences & Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, 1400 N. Bishop Ave, Rolla, MO 65409, cwatkins@usgs.gov, cwatkins@usgs.gov
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3:45 PM
SHAKING “STABLE” CONTINENTS—PALEOSEISMOLOGY IN INTERIOR AUSTRALIA AND THE U.S
CRONE, Anthony J., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, MACHETTE, Michael N., Paleo Seis Surveys LLC, 120 Fairbreeze Drive, Port Townsend, WA 98368 and CLARK, Dan, Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra ACT, 2601, Australia, crone@usgs.gov, crone@usgs.gov
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4:05 PM
PALEOSEISMOLOGY AND GEOMORPHIC IMPLICATIONS OF QUATERNARY EARTHQUAKES IN ARID AUSTRALIA
QUIGLEY, Mark, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Australia, mark.quigley@canterbury.ac.nz, mark.quigley@canterbury.ac.nz
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4:20 PM
ASSESSING THE ROLE OF SEISMIC PUMPING IN THE FORMATION OF CO-SEISMIC SOIL CRACKS, ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE
RECH, Jason A., Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, OWEN, Lewis A., Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, ALLMENDINGER, Richard W., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-1504 and BAKER, Amanda, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, rechja@miamioh.edu, rechja@miamioh.edu
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4:35 PM
FAROUK EL-BAZ AWARD FOR DESERT RESEARCH: HOW OLD IS THE NEGEV LOESS AND CAUSES FOR ITS SUDDEN APPEARANCE IN THE LATE MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE
AMIT, Rivka, Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel St, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, ENZEL, Yehouda, The Fredy and Nadine Harrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, CROUVI, Onn, Geol Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Yisrael Street, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, SHIMHAI, Ori, Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram campus, Jerusalem, 94901, Israel, MATMON, Ari, The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, PORAT, Naomi, Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, MCDONALD, Eric, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy, Reno, NV 89512 and GILLESPIE, Alan R., Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, rivka@gsi.gov.il, rivka@gsi.gov.il
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