Session: Undergraduate Research in Geoscience (Posters) (Cordilleran Section - 106th Annual Meeting, and Pacific Section, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (27-29 May 2010))

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"STASIS IN RANCHO LA BREA SABERTOOTHED CATS AND ICE AGE LIONS DURING THE LAST GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE"

MADAN, Meena A.¹, PROTHERO, Donald R.² and SUTYAGINA, Anastasiya², (1)Earth and Environmental Science, University of California, Irvine, 204 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, (2)Geology, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, mmadan@uci.edu, mmadan@uci.edu

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TAXONOMIC RE-EXAMINATION OF PERMO-CARBONIFEROUS BRACHIOPODS FROM BOLIVIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR FAUNAL CHANGE DURING THE LATE PALEOZOIC ICE AGE

UNANGST, Nathan A.¹, CLAPHAM, Matthew E.¹ and LOPEZ, Shirley², (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, (2)Sergeotecmin, La Paz, 14976, Bolivia, nunangst@ucsc.edu, nunangst@ucsc.edu

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USING ANALOG FLOW EXPERIMENTS TO MODEL MORPHOLOGIES DEVELOPED DURING EPISODIC DOME GROWTH: A CASE STUDY OF MOUNT ST HELENS, 1980-1986

ALTMAN, Kathryn, Geological & Environmental Sciences, CSU, Chico, Chico, CA 95929-0205 and TEASDALE, Rachel, Geological & Environmental Sciences, CSU Chico, Chico, CA 95929-0205, kaltman6@gmail.com, kaltman6@gmail.com

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TURNOVER RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MID-CARBONIFEROUS BOUNDARY, BIRD SPRING FORMATION, ARROW CANYON, NEVADA

CONE, Allison J., Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831, KATHE, Kelly K., Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834 and BONUSO, Nicole, Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univeristy, Fullerton, 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, acone85@csu.fullerton.edu, acone85@csu.fullerton.edu

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IMPACTS OF THE FLOODS OF 1938, 1969 AND 2005 ON THE OLD MT.BALDY ROAD, SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS CALIFORNIA

KIETA, Andrew C.¹, NOURSE, Jonathan A.², HEATON, Daniel E.³, AVANT, Travis B.⁴, KALIGHI, Azad¹ and WICKS, Logan Edward⁵, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, 3801 W. Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768, (2)Geological Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University, 3801 West Temple Ave, Pomona, CA 91768, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001, (5)Geological Sciences, Cal Poly Pomona, 3801 West Temple Ave, Pomona, CA 91768, kietasavvy@yahoo.com, kietasavvy@yahoo.com

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GEOLOGICAL AND PETROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE LONG CANYON DOME RHYOLITE, SIERRA NEVADA

LEWIS, Benjamin¹, BROWNE, Brandon L.¹, VAN SICKLE, David¹ and VAZQUEZ, Jorge A.², (1)Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS 910, Menlo Park, CA 94025, hungryben@gmail.com, hungryben@gmail.com

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MONITORING THE HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM AT THE LASSEN VOLCANIC CENTER, CALIFORNIA

FASSETT, Laurry, KELLY, Boyle, SHANNON, Holt, TEASDALE, Rachel and BROWN, David, Geological and Environmental Sciences, CSU, Chico, Chico, CA 95929-0205, laurrywithjay@yahoo.com, laurrywithjay@yahoo.com

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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF FOLDED PALEOPROTEROZOIC GNEISS NEAR WEST FORK- NORTH FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER CONFLUENCE, CALIFORNIA

BONNAR, Melissa S., Geological Sciences Department, Cal Poly University, Pomona, Pomona, CA 91768 and NOURSE, Jonathan A., Geological Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University, 3801 West Temple Ave, Pomona, CA 91768, msbonnar@csupomona.edu, msbonnar@csupomona.edu

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TERTIARY VOLCANISM IN THE SOUTHERN BUFFALO HILLS, SMOKE CREEK, NEVADA

HASTEN, Zachary E.L., Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92118 and CAMP, Victor E., Geological Sciences, San Diego State Univ, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, zhasten1205@gmail.com, zhasten1205@gmail.com

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MINOR AND TRACE ELEMENT GLASS COMPOSITION OF LATEST PLEISTOCENE TEPHRA LAYERS FROM THE WILSON CREEK FORMATION, MONO LAKE, CALIFORNIA, USING INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION

LEE, Daniel J.¹, SARNA-WOJCICKI, Andrei M.², WAN, Elmira³, WAHL, David B.³ and KNOTT, Jeffrey R.¹, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS-975, Menlo Park, CA 94025, danjaylee@csu.fullerton.edu, danjaylee@csu.fullerton.edu

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THE SMOKE CREEK DIKE SWARM, NORTHWESTERN NEVADA

CRONQUIST, Danny A., Geology, SDSU, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92181 and CAMP, Victor, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, rcronquist@cox.net, rcronquist@cox.net

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LA-ICP-MS AS A HIGH PRECISION IDENTIFICATION METHOD FOR THE TEPHRA LAYERS OF THE WILSON CREEK FORMATION, MONO BASIN, CALIFORNIA

DIAZ, Nathan, Geology, Geography, and Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S National, Springfield, MO 65807, r0ckh4mm3r@hotmail.com, r0ckh4mm3r@hotmail.com

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NEOGENE BASALTIC VOLCANISM IN THE SOUTHERN OWENS VALLEY, CA: IMPLICATIONS TO TECTONICS OF THE ECSZ

BRUNS, Jessica J. and JESSEY, David R., Geological Sciences, California Polytechnic University-Pomona, Pomona, CA 91768, jjbruns@csupomona.edu, jjbruns@csupomona.edu

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VARIABILITY IN BIOLOGICAL PROXIES FOR UNDERSTANDING PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AT PTARMIGAN LAKE, ALASKA

CARSON, Mary L., SCHIFF, Caleb and KAUFMAN, Darrell S., School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, mlc239@nau.edu, mlc239@nau.edu

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PALEOMAGNETISM AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF TERTIARY INTRUSIONS AND FLOWS ASSOCIATED WITH THE KOOTZNAHOO FORMATION NEAR KAKE, SOUTHEAST ALASKA, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ALEXANDER TERRANE

EPSTEIN, Jordan David, Department of Geology, Carleton College, One North College St, Northfield, MN 55057, DAVIDSON, Cameron, Department of Geology, Carleton College, 1 N College St, Northfield, MN 55057 and WIRTH, Karl R., Geology Department, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN 55105, epsteinj@carleton.edu, epsteinj@carleton.edu

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GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE HAWKS VALLEY-LONE MOUNTAIN VOLCANIC COMPLEX, SOUTHEASTERN OREGON

MCHUGH, Kelly, Geology, Miami University, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, WYPYCH, Alicja, State of Alaska, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709, HART, William K., Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056 and SCARBERRY, Kaleb, Geosciences, Colorado State University, 322 Natural Resources Bldg, Fort Collins, CO 80523, mchughkc@muohio.edu, mchughkc@muohio.edu

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PETROLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF PILLOW BASALTS, EASTERN ELK OUTLIER OF THE WESTERN KLAMATH TERRANE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON

ROGERS, Tamera L., 2076 E Yosemite Ave, Merced, CA 95340 and GIARAMITA, Mario, Department of Physics and Geology, California State University Stanislaus, One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382, trogers@csustan.edu, trogers@csustan.edu

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DOCUMENTING REGIONAL BRACHIOPOD ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPIAN-PENNSYLVANIAN BOUNDARY: BIRD SPRING FORMATION, ARROW CANYON, NEVADA

KATHE, Kelly K.¹, CONE, Allison J.¹ and BONUSO, Nicole², (1)Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univeristy, Fullerton, 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, kellykathe@csu.fullerton.edu, kellykathe@csu.fullerton.edu

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WIDESPREAD VOLCANIC ASH COMPONENT IN SOILS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST

KEEFER, Emily, POLETTI, Juliana, HOWARD, Katlin, CHAWLA, Devika, FLEISHMAN, Suzanne, JEPSON, Ryan, MAZZA, Sarah, RODENBOUGH, Elizabeth and GLAZNER, Allen, Geological Sciences, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315, ekeefer@email.unc.edu, ekeefer@email.unc.edu

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STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF THE WEST DEREN AND DEREN FAULTS, SOUTH-CENTRAL MONGOLIA

DAUBENMIRE, Emily¹, CHINN, Logan¹, KELTY, T.K.¹, GENDEN, Ariunbold², SAUERMANN, Robert¹ and DASH, Batulzii², (1)Geological Sciences, CSULB, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840, (2)School of Geology, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, PO Box 46/520, Ulaanbaatar, 210646, Mongolia, emdaubenmire@gmail.com, emdaubenmire@gmail.com

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EARLY TRIASSIC (DIENERIAN-SMITHIAN) PALEOPRODUCTIVITY AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE NORTHERN WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASIN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

KEFFER, Sean¹, LIODAS, Nate¹, WOODS, Adam D.², BEATTY, Tyler W.³ and ZONNEVELD, J.-P.⁴, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 North State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, (3)Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, (4)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, ilikedirt@csu.fullerton.edu, ilikedirt@csu.fullerton.edu

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STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF THE DEREN SEISMIC ZONE AND Bïrgèd FAULT, SOUTH-CENTRAL MONGOLIA

CHINN, Logan¹, DAUBENMIRE, Emily¹, KELTY, T.K.¹, GENDEN, Ariunbold², SAUERMANN, Robert¹ and DASH, Batulzii², (1)Geological Sciences, CSULB, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840, (2)School of Geology, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, PO Box 46/520, Ulaanbaatar, 210646, Mongolia, lchinn@csulb.edu, lchinn@csulb.edu

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HOW QUICKLY DID PRIMARY PRODUCERS RECOVER FROM THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC MASS EXTINCTION? EARLIEST TRIASSIC (GRIESBACHIAN) PRODUCTIVITY ESTIMATES FROM THE PEDIGREE-RING BORDER-KAHNTAH RIVER AREA (WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASIN) NORTHWESTERN ALBERTA AND NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

WAKEFIELD, Ryan, Department of Geological Sciences, CSU, Fullerton, 800 N. State College, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, WOODS, Adam D., Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, BEATTY, Tyler W., Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 and ZONNEVELD, J.-P., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, geowakefield@gmail.com, geowakefield@gmail.com

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CONSTRAINING THE EXHUMATION HISTORY ALONG INFERRED FAULTS IN THE WESTERN CHUGACH MOUNTAINS, ALASKA

PRIOR, Michael G.¹, ARKLE, Jeanette C.², HAEUSSLER, Peter J.³ and ARMSTRONG, Phillip A.¹, (1)Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834, (2)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 4210 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508, mikeprior@csu.fullerton.edu, mikeprior@csu.fullerton.edu

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TECTONIC GEOMORPHOLOGY AND EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS OF THE NICOYA PENINSULA SEISMIC GAP, COSTA RICA, CENTRAL AMERICA

MORRISH, Shawn C.¹, BUTCHER, Amber J.², RITZINGER, Brent T.¹, WELLINGTON, Kacie L.¹ and MARSHALL, Jeffrey S.¹, (1)Geological Sciences Department, Cal Poly Pomona University, Pomona, CA 91768, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, smorrish@csupomona.edu, smorrish@csupomona.edu

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INTERPRETING PLEISTOCENE MARINE TERRACE DEPOSITS OVERLYING THE 82 KA WAVE-CUT PLATFORM, POINT REYES PENINSULA, MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

WOODLEY, Steven R., San Francisco, CA 94127 and GROVE, Karen, Department of Geosciences, San Francisco State Univ, 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132, doomlad@gmail.com, doomlad@gmail.com

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HEAVY METAL STEW: AN ANALYSIS OF THE WATER QUALITY OF BARBARA'S LAKE, ORANGE COUNTY, CA

BOYD, Kimberly Ann¹, DILLON, David Byron¹, KENYON, Scott B.¹, CASEM, Jacelyn², NYE, Jonathan¹, STEVENS, Lora R.³ and WECHSLER, Suzanne⁴, (1)Geologic Science, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840, (2)Millikan High School, Long Beach, CA 90808, (3)Geological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840, (4)Geography, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 90840, aquapisces972@aol.com, aquapisces972@aol.com

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SALINITY VARIATIONS IN MONO LAKE, EASTERN CALIFORNIA, AND FORMATION OF TUFA TOWERS IN MIXING ZONES BETWEEN LAKE WATER AND GROUNDWATER

CATES, Samantha, FARTHING, Heather, BURNETT, Preston, PIANOWSKI, Laura and GLAZNER, Allen, Geological Sciences, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315, sncates@email.unc.edu, sncates@email.unc.edu

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EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND RECURRENCE FROM SCARP MORPHOLOGY, EUREKA VALLEY FAULT ZONE, EASTERN CALIFORNIA

SCHLOM, Tyanna M., Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, McCarthy Hall 254, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850 and KNOTT, Jeffrey R., Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Fullerton, Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834, tschlom@gmail.com, tschlom@gmail.com

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THE PUERTA DEL SOL PLUTONIC SUITE, A RECORD OF EOCENE TO MIOCENE PLUTONISM IN CENTRAL SONORA

GONZALEZ-BECUAR, Elizard, PEREZ-SEGURA, Efrén and OLGUIN-VILLA, Angel E., Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, elizardhc@me.com, elizardhc@me.com

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GRAVITY CONSTRAINTS ON BASIN GEOMETRY AND FAULT LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN CADIZ VALLEY, EASTERN CALIFORNIA SHEAR ZONE

CARPENTER, David M., Geological Sciences, California State University Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834 and ARMSTRONG, Phillip A., Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834, dcarpenter4@csu.fullerton.edu, dcarpenter4@csu.fullerton.edu

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A PALEOENVIRONMENTAL STUDY OF FAUNAL RESPONSE WITHIN THE LATE CRETACEOUS HOLZ SHALE, SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA

GEVEDON, Michelle L., BONUSO, Nicole, PRIOR, Michael G., KATHE, Kelly K., MONARREZ, Pedro M., CONE, Allison J. and BUCHEN, Chris, Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834, michellegevedon@csu.fullerton.edu, michellegevedon@csu.fullerton.edu

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USING REPEAT PHOTOGRAPHY TO DOCUMENT LANDSCAPE CHANGE IN DEATH VALLEY OVER THE LAST 100 YEARS

LA BLANC, Kathryn Elaine, 18351 Linden St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 and KNOTT, Jeffrey R., Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Fullerton, Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834, klablanc18@hotmail.com, klablanc18@hotmail.com

Cordilleran Section - 106th Annual Meeting, and Pacific Section, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (27-29 May 2010)

T19. Undergraduate Research in Geoscience (Posters)