Rocky Mountain Section - 61st Annual Meeting (11-13 May 2009)

Session No. 6
Monday, 11 May 2009: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

T5. Getting a Better Handle on the “Dirt” Covering the Bedrock—Mapping and Dating of Surficial Deposits

 

Grant C. Willis, Joel L. Pederson and Tammy Rittenour, Advocates
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Start Time
1
1:00 PM
ARROYO CUT AND FILL RECORD FROM KANAB CREEK IN SOUTHERN UTAH
SUMMA, Michelle C. and RITTENOUR, Tammy, Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, summa.michelle@gmail.com, summa.michelle@gmail.com
2
1:20 PM
CLOGGING THE GRAND WASH AND LOWER COLORADO RIVER WITH SEDIMENT: TRIBUTARY AND MAINSTEM RIVER RESPONSE TO MIS 5-4 CLIMATE CHANGE
RITTENOUR, Tammy M., Dept. of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, PEDERSON, Joel, Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322 and HOUSE, Kyle, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, MS 178, Reno, NV 89557-0088, tammy.rittenour@usu.edu, tammy.rittenour@usu.edu
3
1:40 PM
COMPARISON OF IMAGE-DERIVED SOIL LICHEN MAPS WITH FIELD DATA AND MAPPED GEOLOGIC UNIT
ROBINSON, Sarah E., Dept. of Economics and Geosciences, U.S. Air Force Academy, 2354 Fairchild Drive, Suite 6K110, Usafa, CO 80840, PHILLIPS, Susan L., BRD-SBSC, U.S. Geological Survey, 2290 S. Resource Blvd, Moab, UT 84532 and MILLER, David M., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, sarah.robinson@usafa.edu, sarah.robinson@usafa.edu
4
2:00 PM
OSL AGE ESTIMATES FOR ALLUVIAL FAN DEPOSITION IN THE LOST RIVER RANGE, ID: UNDERSTANDING LINKS BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND HILLSLOPE PROCESSES
KENWORTHY, Megan K., Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83712, RITTENOUR, Tammy, Department of Geology and Luminescence Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322 and PIERCE, Jennifer L., Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1535, megankenworthy@u.boisestate.edu, megankenworthy@u.boisestate.edu
5
2:20 PM
OSL CHRONOLOGY OF LATE PLEISTOCENE GLACIAL OUTWASH AND LOESS DEPOSITS NEAR IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO
PHILLIPS, William M., Idaho Geological Survey, University of Idaho, PO Box 443014, Moscow, ID 83844-3014, RITTENOUR, Tammy M., Department of Geology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4505 and HOFFMANN, Glenn, Idaho Falls Soils Office, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Idaho Falls, ID 83401-2122, phillips@uidaho.edu, phillips@uidaho.edu
 
2:40 PM
Break
6
3:00 PM
LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY: A NEW PARADIGM IN GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
MCMILLAN, Nancy1, ARAGON, Emerlene1, DAWKINS, Matthew2, HANSON, Austin1, HERNANDEZ, Mary2, LIKES, Tristan1, MONTOYA Jr, Carlos1, MONTOYA, Patrick2, SADLER, T.J.2 and MCNAMEE, Brittani3, (1)Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Box 30001, MSC 3AB, Las Cruces, NM 88003, (2)Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Box 30001, MSC 3AB, Las Crcuces, NM 88003, (3)Environmental Studies, University of North Carolina - Asheville, CPO 2330, One University Heights, Asheville, NC 28804, nmcmilla@nmsu.edu, nmcmilla@nmsu.edu
7
3:20 PM
VEGETATION AND SUBSTRATE CHARACTERISTICS OF ABANDONED OIL AND GAS WELL PADS IN NORTHEASTERN UTAH
ALLMENDINGER, Nicholas E., Watershed Sciences, Utah State University - UBRC, 1680 West US Highway 40 # 115, Vernal, UT 84078 and ETCHBERGER, Richard, Wildland Resources, Utah State University - UBRC, 1680 West US Highway 40, Vernal, UT 84078, nick.allmendinger@usu.edu, nick.allmendinger@usu.edu
8
3:40 PM
GLACIAL SEDIMENTS OF THE LITTLE BLACKFOOT RIVER VALLEY, MONTANA: REVISITING THE PLEISTOCENE BOULDER MOUNTAINS ICE CAP
WITTKOP, Chad, Chemistry and Geology, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN 56001, chad.wittkop@mnsu.edu, chad.wittkop@mnsu.edu
9
4:00 PM
PLEISTOCENE GLACIATIONS ON THE FISH LAKE PLATEAU, UTAH
MARCHETTI, David W., Geology Program, Western State College of Colorado, 600 N. Adams St, Gunnison, CO 81231, HARRIS, M.Scott, Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, BAILEY, Christopher, Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795 and BERGMAN, Sarah C., Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington, Johnson Hall-Rm 070, Box 351310, 4000 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, dmarchetti@western.edu, dmarchetti@western.edu
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4:20 PM
RECONSTRUCTING REGIONAL GLACIAL AND CLIMATE HISTORIES OF THE SEVIER AND WASATCH PLATEAUS OF CENTRAL UTAH
JONES, Nathan1, QUICK, Annika1, RUPPER, Summer1, TODD, Claire2, KOPPES, Michele3 and TINGEY, David1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, (2)Department of Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447, (3)Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, bear8u@paulinebjones.com, bear8u@paulinebjones.com
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