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. 5
Sunday, 9 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room L100DE (Minneapolis Convention Center)

Quaternary Geology

 

P. Kyle House and James E. O'Connor, Chairs
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
1
8:15 AM
GEOCHRONOLOGY OF LATE WISCONSIN ICE MARGIN FLUCTUATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET
CARSON, Eric C.1, ATTIG, John W.1, HANSON, Paul R.2 and YOUNG, Aaron R.3, (1)Department of Environmental Sciences, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705, (2)School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 3310 Holdrege Street, Lincoln, NE 68583, (3)School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, eccarson@wisc.edu, eccarson@wisc.edu
2
8:30 AM
CONSTRAINTS ON THE AGE OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN LOBE (LAST GLACIATION) IN ILLINOIS, USA: FROM START TO FINISH
CURRY, Brandon, Quaternary Geology Section, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820-6964, b-curry@illinois.edu, b-curry@illinois.edu
3
8:45 AM
MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT LINES OF EVIDENCE FOR THE SYSTEMATIC ADVANCE AND RETREAT OF THE DES MOINES LOBE, NORTH-CENTRAL USA
ARENDS, Heather E., Division of Lands and Minerals, MN Department of Natural Resources, 500 Lafayette Road, Box 45, St. Paul, MN, MN 55155-4045, MOOERS, Howard D., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, 230 Heller Hall, 1114 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN 55812 and LARSON, Phillip, Duluth Metals Ltd, 306 W Superior Street, Suite 610, Duluth, MN 55802, heather.arends@state.mn.us, heather.arends@state.mn.us
4
9:00 AM
MINNESOTA GLACIATIONS FROM OLDEST TO YOUNGEST
HOBBS, Howard Cory, Minnesota Geological Survey, University of Minnesota, 2642 University Ave, St. Paul, MN 55114, hobbs001@umn.edu, hobbs001@umn.edu
5
9:15 AM
A FORMAL LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY FOR THE QUATERNARY OF MINNESOTA
JOHNSON, Mark D.1, ADAMS, Roberta S.2, GOWAN, Angela S.3, HARRIS, Kenneth L.2, HOBBS, Howard C.2, JENNINGS, Carrie E.2, KNAEBLE, Alan R.2, LUSARDI, Barbara A.2 and MEYER, Gary N.3, (1)Earth Sciences Institute, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, 40530, Sweden, (2)Minnesota Geological Survey, University of Minnesota, 2642 University Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 55114, (3)Minnesota Geological Survey, University of Minnesota, 2609 West Territorial Road, St. Paul, MN 55114-1009, markj@gvc.gu.se, markj@gvc.gu.se
6
9:30 AM
THE NEW NORTH AMERICAN VARVE CHRONOLOGY: A RECORD OF SOUTHEASTERN LAURENTIDE DEGLACIATION AND CLIMATE: 18.2-12.5 KYR BP
RIDGE, John C., Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, BALCO, Greg, Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709, BECK, Catherine C., Geosciences Dept., Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323 and VOYTEK, Emily B., Office of Groundwater, Storrs, CT 06269, jack.ridge@tufts.edu, jack.ridge@tufts.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
7
10:00 AM
MIS4 AND MIS3 IN NW EUROPE: NORTH SEA BASIN AND THE RIVER RHINE BETWEEN SCANDINAVIAN ICE FRONT AND ATLANTIC SHELF EDGE
COHEN, Kim M., Physical Geography, Utrecht University, PO Box 80115, Utrecht, 3508 TC, Netherlands, BUSSCHERS, Freek S., Dept. Geomodelling, TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 80015, Utrecht, 3508 TA, Netherlands and HIJMA, Marc, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118, k.cohen@geo.uu.nl, k.cohen@geo.uu.nl
8
10:15 AM
EVIDENCE FOR LATE OIS3 ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE PRESERVED IN THE DELMARVA PENINSULA STRATIGRAPHIC RECORD
MARKEWICH, H.W., U.S. Geological Survey, 3039 Amwiler Road, Suite 130, Peachtree Business Center, Atlanta, GA 30360-2824, PAVICH, M.J., U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, LITWIN, R.J., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192 and SMOOT, Joseph P., U.S. Geological Survey, M.S. 926A, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, mpavich@usgs.gov, mpavich@usgs.gov
9
10:30 AM
LATE GLACIAL AND HOLOCENE HISTORY OF BAKER RIVER VALLEY, WASHINGTON
RIEDEL, Jon, North Cascades National Park, Marblemount, WA 98267, TUCKER, David S., Mount Baker Volcano Research Center; Geology Department, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225 and SCOTT, Kevin M., Western Washington University, 516 High St, Bellngham, WA 98225, Jon_Riedel@nps.gov, Jon_Riedel@nps.gov
10
10:45 AM
ESR DATING IN THE 21st CENTURY: FROM BURIED VALLEYS AND DESERTS TO THE DEEP OCEAN AND OUTER SPACE
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, RFK Science Research Institute, Box 866, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866 and DEELY, Aislinn E., School of Earth and Environmental Science, Queens College of CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, bonnie.a.b.blackwell@williams.edu, bonnie.a.b.blackwell@williams.edu
11
11:00 AM
Withdrawn
12
11:15 AM
GEOLOGY OF WADI QIDAYD, WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA
MISSIMER, Thomas M., DAGHER, Mohamad H. and TAO, Weichen, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia, thomas.missimer@kaust.edu.sa, thomas.missimer@kaust.edu.sa
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