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T159. Surf’s Up: New Insights on the Geology, Karst, and Paleontology of Carbonate Systems of the Bahama Archipelago I

Session No. 20
Sunday, 4 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
203A (Charlotte Convention Center)

T159. Surf’s Up: New Insights on the Geology, Karst, and Paleontology of Carbonate Systems of the Bahama Archipelago I

GSA Hydrogeology Division; Eastern Section SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); Karst Waters Institute; Paleontological Society

 

H. Allen Curran and John E. Mylroie, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE BAHAMIAN ISLANDS (Invited Presentation)
CAREW, James L., Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, carewj@cofc.edu, carewj@cofc.edu
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8:35 AM
HOW (AND WHY) THE CARBONATE SEDIMENTS AND SEASCAPES OF THE BAHAMIAN ARCHIPELAGO ARE ANOMALOUS: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
RANKEY, Eugene C., Kansas Interdisciplinary Carbonates Consortium, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 120 Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, grankey@ku.edu, grankey@ku.edu
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8:50 AM
THE UPPER CENOZOIC STRATIGRAPHIC RECORD FROM MAYAGUANA ISLAND, SE BAHAMAS : A PRODUCT OF TECTONIC ACTION, EPISODIC FLOODING, AND ANTECEDENT TOPOGRAPHY
GODEFROID, Fabienne and KINDLER, Pascal F., Section of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, 13 rue des Maraichers, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland, Fabienne.Godefroid@unige.ch, Fabienne.Godefroid@unige.ch
4
9:05 AM
WHERE DID ALL THE HALIMEDA GO?; THE ABSENCE OF THICK HALIMEDA PACKSTONES IN THE BAHAMIAN FOSSIL RECORD
FREILE, Deborah, Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Jersey City University, 2039 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07305 and DEVORE, Melanie L., Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Georgia College & State Univ, 135 Herty Hall, Milledgeville, GA 31061, dfreile@njcu.edu, dfreile@njcu.edu
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9:20 AM
COMPLEX CARBONATE SEDIMENT DEPOSITION AND ACCRETION CONTROLLED BY HIGH-FREQUENCY SEA-LEVEL OSCILLATIONS: EXUMA CAYS, BAHAMAS
JACKSON, Kelly L.1, EBERLI, Gregor P.1, MCNEILL, Donald F.1, HARRIS, Paul M.2 and KLAUS, James S.3, (1)CSL-Center for Carbonate Research, University of Miami-RSMAS, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, (2)Chevron Energy Technology Company, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583-2324, (3)Geological Sciences, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33124, kjackson@rsmas.miami.edu, kjackson@rsmas.miami.edu
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9:35 AM
QUATERNARY SEALEVEL CHANGE ON SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS: ESR DATING WITH CORALS AND MOLLUSCS
BLACKWELL, Bonnie A.B.1, LEE, Alex2, SASS, Sarah R.3, MYLROIE, John E.4, CAREW, James L.5, BLICKSTEIN, Joel I.B.3, DEELY, Aislinn E.6 and SKINNER, Anne R.7, (1)Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (2)Box 866, RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866, (3)RFK Science Research Institute, Box 866, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866, (4)Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5448, (5)Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, (6)School of Earth and Environmental Science, Queens College of CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, (7)Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267-2692, leefamilyalex@gmail.com, leefamilyalex@gmail.com
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
ROLE OF STORMS, OCEANIC SWELLS, PREVAILING ENERGY, AND SEA LEVEL IN DEFINING SEDIMENT BODY GEOMETRY, COMPOSITION, AND TEXTURE ON CAICOS PLATFORM, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS (Invited Presentation)
WANLESS, Harold R., Geological Sciences, Univ of Miami, P.O. Box 249176, Coral Gables, FL 33124, hwanless@miami.edu, hwanless@miami.edu
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10:25 AM
STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF HOLOCENE CARBONATE EOLIANITES WITH MULTIPLE PENETRATIVE CALICHE HORIZONS AND A COMPARISON WITH PLEISTOCENE EXAMPLES, SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS
GLUMAC, Bosiljka and BRISSON, Sarah, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, bglumac@smith.edu, bglumac@smith.edu
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10:40 AM
GEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR A HIGHER THAN PRESENT SEA LEVEL DURING THE MIDDLE HOLOCENE FROM NW POINT, MAYAGUANA, SE BAHAMAS
KINDLER, Pascal F. and GODEFROID, Fabienne, Section of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, 13 rue des Maraichers, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland, Pascal.Kindler@unige.ch, Pascal.Kindler@unige.ch
10
10:55 AM
LATE HOLOCENE SEA-LEVEL FLUCTUATION AND COASTAL PROGRADATION IN THE BAHAMAS AS RECORDED IN THE HANNA BAY MEMBER LIMESTONES OF THE SOUTHERN EXUMA ISLANDS
SAVARESE, Michael, Marine & Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565 and CURRAN, H. Allen, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, msavares@fgcu.edu, msavares@fgcu.edu
11
11:10 AM
AN ICHNOLOGIC MODEL FOR QUATERNARY CARBONATE ROCKS OF THE BAHAMA ARCHIPELAGO: IMPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
CURRAN, H. Allen, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, acurran@smith.edu, acurran@smith.edu
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11:25 AM
ICHNOLOGY OF HOLOCENE AVIAN TRACKS, CAICOS AND SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS ARCHIPELAGO
WHITE, Brian, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063 and SOJA, Constance M., Geology, Colgate Univ, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, bwhite@smith.edu, bwhite@smith.edu
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