Southeastern Section - 60th Annual Meeting (23–25 March 2011)

Session No. 5
Thursday, 24 March 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Salon C (Wilmington Convention Center)

T9. From the Mason-Dixon to the Caribbean: The Historic Development of Geology in the American South

GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; History of Earth Sciences Society

 

Michael S. Smith and Anne Witt, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
GEOARCHAEOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS IN THE SANDHILLS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
SERAMUR, Keith C., Boone, NC 28608 and COWAN, Ellen A., Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, seramurkc@appstate.edu, seramurkc@appstate.edu
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8:25 AM
THE USE OF SILICEOUS MICROFOSSILS IN TRACING POTTERY MANUFACTURING ORIGINS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
WALLIS, Neill J. and CORDELL, Ann S., Department of Natural History, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL 32611, nwallis@flmnh.ufl.edu, nwallis@flmnh.ufl.edu
3
8:45 AM
GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF DUNE FORMATION AND ARTIFACT DEPOSITION AT BARBER CREEK (31PT259)
MCFADDEN, Paulette S., Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, 6026 NW 29th Street, Gainesville, FL 32653, pmcfadden@ufl.edu, pmcfadden@ufl.edu
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9:05 AM
PROPERTIES OF MUSCOVITE FROM PEGMATITES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
BONOMO, Michael F. and SWANSON, Samuel E., Dept. of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, mbonomo@uga.edu, mbonomo@uga.edu
 
9:25 AM
Break
5
9:45 AM
G.W. FEATHERSTONHAUGH: AN EARLY CONTRIBUTOR TO GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
DIEMER, John, Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, jadiemer@uncc.edu, jadiemer@uncc.edu
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10:05 AM
THE MINERALOGY, PETROLOGY, AND PROVENANCE OF BALLAST STONES FROM THE CAPE FEAR, NORTH CAROLINA: 1726 – 1825
BURDETTE, Kemp M. and SMITH, Michael S., Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, kemp@cfrw.us, kemp@cfrw.us
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10:25 AM
A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD STORM: THE LANDSLIDES ASSOCIATED WITH THE JULY 15-16, 1916 STORM IN NORTH CAROLINA
WITT, Anne C.1, SMITH, Michael S.2, GILLON, Kenneth A.1, BAUER, Jennifer B.1, DOUGLAS, Thomas J.1, FUEMMELER, Stephen J.1 and WOOTEN, Richard M.1, (1)North Carolina Geological Survey, 2090 U.S. Highway 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778, (2)Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, anne.witt@ncdenr.gov, anne.witt@ncdenr.gov
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10:45 AM
BARRIER ISLAND GEOLOGY AND UNION STRATEGY FOR THE ASSAULT AND SIEGE OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 1862 - 1863
HIPPENSTEEL, Scott, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001, shippens@uncc.edu, shippens@uncc.edu
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11:05 AM
EBENEZER EMMONS AND THE SECOND NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AMIDST A TIME OF WAR
SMITH, Michael S., Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, smithms@uncw.edu, smithms@uncw.edu
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