CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

Session No. 77
Monday, 10 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 211CD (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T38. Provenance Analysis in Modern and Ancient Sedimentary Systems

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division

 

Christopher M. Fedo and Michael C. Pope, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
1
8:05 AM
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: ASSESSING THE UTILITY OF DETRITAL MINERALS IN PROVENANCE ANALYSIS
SAMSON, Scott D., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, HIETPAS, Jack, Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244 and MOECHER, David, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, sdsamson@syr.edu, sdsamson@syr.edu
2
8:20 AM
FITFUL RIFTING, GLACIATION, AND THE BIRTH OF THE CORDILLERAN MIOGEOCLINE: A NEOPROTEROZOIC-CAMBRIAN DETRITAL ZIRCON RECORD FROM NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHERN IDAHO
BALGORD, Elizabeth, Geology, University of Arizona, 242 E 5th St, Tucson, AZ 85705, DEHLER, Carol M., Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505, YONKEE, Adolph, Department of Geosciences, Weber State University, 2507 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408, LINK, Paul Karl, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State Univ, ISU Campus Box 8072, Pocatello, ID 83209, HAYES, Dawn S., Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84321, KEELEY, Joshua A., Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 619 N. Arthur, Pocatello, ID 83204, OSTERHOUT, Shannon L., Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83204 and RICHEY, Dave, Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505, balgord@email.arizona.edu, balgord@email.arizona.edu
3
8:35 AM
THE GREAT PALEOZOIC UNCONFORMITY: PROVENANCE OF NEOPROTEROZOIC-CAMBRIAN ROCKS OF THE APPALACHIANS USING DETRITAL ZIRCONS
SOUTHWORTH, Scott1, SATKOSKI, Aaron M.2, SAMSON, Scott D.2 and ALEINIKOFF, John N.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225, ssouthwo@usgs.gov, ssouthwo@usgs.gov
4
8:50 AM
NEW INSIGHTS INTO ARCTIC TECTONICS: U/PB, (U-TH)/HE, AND HF ISOTOPIC DATA FROM THE FRANKLINIAN BASIN, CANADIAN ARCTIC ISLANDS
ANFINSON, Owen, Jackson School of Geoscience, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station Stop C1160, Austin, TX 78712 and LEIER, Andrew, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, anfinson@jsg.utexas.edu, anfinson@jsg.utexas.edu
5
9:05 AM
2nd- AND 3rd-ORDER SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY, DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS, AND PROVENANCE OF MIDDLE-LATE ORDOVICIAN SUPERMATURE QUARTZ ARENITES, NORTH AMERICA
POPE, Michael C.1, BAAR, Eric E.2, HUTTO, Andrew1, WORKMAN, Benjamin1, WULF, Tracy3 and PICKELL, Michael J.1, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, (2)Barrick Gold Mining Ltd, Elko, NV 89801, (3)Hess Corporation, 1501 McKinney, Houston, TX 77010, mcpope@geos.tamu.edu, mcpope@geos.tamu.edu
6
9:20 AM
DETRITAL ZIRCONS DEFINE NORTH AMERICAN PROVENANCE OF MISSISSIPPIAN ANTLER BASIN AND BALTIC-CALEDONIAN PROVENANCE OF MILLIGEN FORMATION AND YOUNGER STRATA OF THE PIONEER THRUST PLATE, CENTRAL IDAHO
LINK, Paul K., Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, BERANEK, Luke P., Geological Survey of Canada, 625 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5J3, Canada and FANNING, C. Mark, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia, linkpaul@isu.edu, linkpaul@isu.edu
7
9:35 AM
USING U-PB AGES OF DETRITAL ZIRCONS TO SOURCE TEMPER SANDS IN ANCIENT CERAMICS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
TOCHILIN, Clare1, DICKINSON, William R.1, FELGATE, Matthew W.2, PECHA, Mark1, SHEPPARD, Peter2, DAMON, Frederick H.3, BICKLER, Simon4 and GEHRELS, G.E.1, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Department of Anthropology, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand, (3)Department of Anthropology, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 400120, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4120, (4)Bickler Consultants, 2/623 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland 1023, New Zealand, tochilin@email.arizona.edu, tochilin@email.arizona.edu
 
9:50 AM
Break
8
10:05 AM
CAVEATS IN THE USE OF HF MODEL AGES IN PROVENANCE (AND OTHER) STUDIES
VERVOORT, Jeffrey D., School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, vervoort@wsu.edu, vervoort@wsu.edu
9
10:20 AM
MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL COMPARISON BETWEEN FIRST-CYCLE SEDIMENTS FORMED IN AN ARID SETTING AND THEIR GRANODIORITIC SOURCE ROCKS
MODI, Aubrey L., Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, FEDO, Christopher M., Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996 and YOUNG, Grant M., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada, cfedo@utk.edu, cfedo@utk.edu
10
10:35 AM
DELINEATION OF THE J-1 UNCONFORMITY IN SOUTH-CENTRAL UTAH USING A PORTABLE XRF
PHILLIPS, Stephen, Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S-375 ESC, Provo, UT 84602 and MORRIS, Thomas H., Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, step.henphillipssen@gmail.com, step.henphillipssen@gmail.com
11
10:50 AM
THE SECRET LIFE OF QUARTZ; SEM-CATHODOLUMINESCENCE ON QUARTZ FROM ANDRILL SMS CORE INDICATES RECYCLING OF GRAINS
BASSETT, Kari N., Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand, WILLIAMS, Tessa J., Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Prvt Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8053, New Zealand and STOREY, Bryan, Gateway Antarctica, University of Canterbury, Prvt Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8053, New Zealand, kari.bassett@canterbury.ac.nz, kari.bassett@canterbury.ac.nz
12
11:05 AM
A MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DETRITAL GARNET MAJOR ELEMENT CHEMISTRY AS A TOOL FOR QUANTITATIVE SEDIMENT PROVENANCE
HIETPAS, Jack, Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, SAMSON, Scott D., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244 and MOECHER, David P., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Bldg, 121 Washington St, Lexington, KY 40506, jhietpas@syr.edu, jhietpas@syr.edu
13
11:20 AM
AEROMAGNETIC DATA PROVIDE MAP-VIEW CONSTRAINTS ON SEDIMENT PROVENANCE: APPLICATION TO COOK INLET AND CIRCLE, ALASKA
SHAH, Anjana K., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, POB 25046, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, STANLEY, Richard G., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 969, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and HOFSTRA, Albert H., USGS, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, POB 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, ashah@usgs.gov, ashah@usgs.gov
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