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

Session No. 143
Monday, 19 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
E146 (Oregon Convention Center)

T156. New Advances in the Theory and Application of Luminescence and ESR Dating: Flood and Fluvial Overbank Deposits, Paleosols, Dunes, Geoarchaeological and Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Analysis

GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division, GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division, Paleontological Society, GSA Structure Geology and Tectonics Division

 

Bonnie A.B. Blackwell, Shannon A. Mahan and Ken Lepper, Advocates
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1:30 PM
GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF ESR DATING: DETERMINING SITE AGE
BLACKWELL, Bonnie A.B., Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, SKINNER, Anne R., Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267-2692, MONTOYA, Andrés C., RFK Science Research Institute, Box 866, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866 and BLICKSTEIN, Joel, Box 866, RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, 11547-0866, lorcaborgeas@aol.com, lorcaborgeas@aol.com
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1:45 PM
ESR ISOCHRON DATING: AN INDEPENDENT CONFIRMATION FOR SAMPLE AGE
FRANKLIN, Sarah W.1, SKINNER, Anne R.2, BLACKWELL, Bonnie A.B.1, HARVATI, Katerina3 and PANAGOPOULOU, Eleni4, (1)Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (2)Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (3)Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, 04103, Germany, (4)Ephoria of Paleoanthropology and Speleology of Southern Greece, Athens, 11636, Greece, sarah.w.franklin@williams.edu, sarah.w.franklin@williams.edu
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2:00 PM
ESR DATING QUATERNARY LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS AT DAKHLEH OASIS, EGYPT
BLACKWELL, Bonnie A.B., Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, DEELY, Aislinn E., RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866, TRUONGCHAU, Thomas M., RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, 11547-0866, KLEINDIENST, Maxine, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada, CHURCHER, Charles S., Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G5, Canada, SKINNER, Anne R., Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267-2692, SMITH, Jennifer R., Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University, 1 Brookings Dr, Campus Box 1169, St Louis, MO 63130 and BLICKSTEIN, Joel, Box 866, RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, 11547-0866, aislinndeely@yahoo.com, aislinndeely@yahoo.com
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2:15 PM
ESR DATING BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA FROM THE CEARá RISE, CENTRAL ATLANTIC
DASGUPTA, Shabitri B., RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866, BLACKWELL, Bonnie A.B., Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, SKINNER, Anne R., Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267-2692, BLICKSTEIN, Joel, Box 866, RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, 11547-0866 and OSTERMANN, Dorinda, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1050, ,
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2:30 PM
OPTICAL DATING OF LATE QUATERNARY EOLIAN DEPOSITIONAL RECORDS FROM WESTERN ARGENTINA
FORMAN, Steven L.1, TRIPALDI, Alfonsina2, GOMEZ, Jeaneth3 and PIERSON, James1, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607, (2)Geology, University of Buenos Aries, Ciudad Unversitaria, Buenos Aries, C1428EHA, Argentina, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607, slf@uic.edu, slf@uic.edu
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2:45 PM
OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE DATING OF YOUNG SPIT AND BAR DEPOSITS FROM THE RIO TAPAJóS, BRAZIL
SPENCER, Joel Q.G., Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-3201, ARCHER, Allen W., Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 and CALDAS, Marcellus M., Geography, Kansas State University, 118 Seaton Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-2904, joelspen@ksu.edu, joelspen@ksu.edu
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3:00 PM
IRSL FELDSPAR DATES FOR PALEOLAKE SEDIMENTS FROM DARHAD BASIN, MONGOLIA
BATBAATAR, J.1, FEATHERS, James K.2 and GILLESPIE, Alan R.1, (1)Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)TL Dating Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, bataa@u.washington.edu, bataa@u.washington.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
SINGLE AND MULTIGRAIN QUARTZ-LUMINESCENCE DATING OF IRRIGATION-CHANNEL FEATURES IN NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA
BERGER, Glenn W.1, POST, Stephen2, PHILLIPS, Bruce3 and WENKER, Chris2, (1)Dees, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512-1095, (2)Office of Archaeological Studies, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM 87504, (3)EcoPlan Associates, Inc, 701 West Southern Avenue, Mesa, AZ 85210, glenn.berger@dri.edu, glenn.berger@dri.edu
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3:45 PM
LATE HOLOCENE DUNE ACTIVATION AFTER THE MEDIEVAL CLIMATIC ANOMALY IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY, SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS
JOHNSON, William C.1, HANSON, Paul R.2, HALFEN, Alan F.3, WOODBURN, Terri L.1 and YOUNG, Aaron R.4, (1)Dept. of Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Rm. 213, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, (3)Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Rm. 213, Lawrence, KS 66045, (4)School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 608 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, wcj@ku.edu, wcj@ku.edu
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4:00 PM
LUMINESCENCE AGES FOR DUNE ACTIVATION ON A PLEISTOCENE TERRACE OF THE KANSAS RIVER VALLEY
HALFEN, Alan F., Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Rm. 213, Lawrence, KS 66045, SPENCER, Joel Q.G., Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-3201, JOHNSON, William C., Dept. of Geography, University of Kansas, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, HANSON, Paul R., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583 and YOUNG, Aaron R., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 608 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, afhalfen@ku.edu, afhalfen@ku.edu
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4:15 PM
DATING HOLOCENE NATURAL LEVEE AND CREVASSE SPLAY DEPOSITS IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA WITH OPTICALLY-STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE (OSL) FROM QUARTZ
SHEN, Zhixiong, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, Rm 204 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118, SANDOVAL, Laure, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Limoges, Limoges, Limoges, 87000, France, TORNQVIST, Torbjörn E., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118 and MAUZ, Barbara, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZT, United Kingdom, zshen@tulane.edu, zshen@tulane.edu
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4:30 PM
LUMINESCENCE AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF MIDDLE-LATE HOLOCENE SLACKWATER FLOOD DEPOSITS IN THE DOLORES WATERSHED, CO
CLINE, Michael L., Geography, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210076, Tucson, AZ 85721 and RITTENOUR, Tammy, Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, mcline@email.arizona.edu, mcline@email.arizona.edu
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4:45 PM
OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE DATING OF A HOLOCENE UNCONFORMITY WITHIN DELAWARE RIVER VALLEY ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS
BITTING, Kelsey S., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066 and SPENCER, Joel Q.G., Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-3201, kbitting@eden.rutgers.edu, kbitting@eden.rutgers.edu
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5:00 PM
DATING THE EXTENT AND TIMING OF PALEOFLOOD SEQUENCES FROM THE BLACK HILLS AREA, SOUTH DAKOTA, USING OSL GEOCHRONOLOGY
MAHAN, Shannon A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, O'CONNOR, Jim, U.S. Geological Survey, 2130 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201, HARDEN, Tessa, U.S. Geological Survey, 2130 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, OR 97203 and DRISCOLL, Dan, U.S. Geological Survey, 1608 Mountain View Road, Rapid City, SD 57702, smahan@usgs.gov, smahan@usgs.gov
 
5:15 PM
Discussion
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