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

Session No. 61
Sunday, 4 November 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
203A (Charlotte Convention Center)

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

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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Start Time
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1:30 PM
DEPTH AND TEMPORAL TRENDS IN MICROBIAL BORINGS ON MOLLUSK SHELL
PARSONS-HUBBARD, Karla, Geology Dept, Oberlin College, 52 W. Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, karla.hubbard@oberlin.edu, karla.hubbard@oberlin.edu
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1:45 PM
MICROBIAL MAT CONTROLS ON INFAUNAL ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY IN MODERN MARINE MICROBIALITES
TARHAN, Lidya G.1, PLANAVSKY, Noah J.2, REID, R. Pamela3 and DROSER, Mary L.2, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, (3)Marine Geology and Geophysics, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, lidya.tarhan@yale.edu, lidya.tarhan@yale.edu
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2:00 PM
MICROBIALITES IN THE COCKBURN TOWN MEMBER FOSSIL REEFS, SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS: A NEW LOOK AT A CLASSIC SANGAMONIAN DEPOSIT
GRIFFING, David H., Dept. of Geology and Environmental Sciences, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY 13820 and FOWLER, Alexandré, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, griffingd@hartwick.edu, griffingd@hartwick.edu
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2:15 PM
WERE FORAMINIFERA THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR STROMATOLITES?
BERNHARD, Joan M.1, EDGCOMB, Virginia P.1, SUMMONS, Roger E.2, VISSCHER, Pieter3 and MCINTYRE-WRESSNIG, Anna4, (1)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (2)Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, E25-633, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, (3)Dept. Marine Sciences, Univ of Connecticut, 1080 Shennecossett Road, Groton, CT 06340, (4)Geology & Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Mailstop 52, Woods Hole, MA 02543, jbernhard@whoi.edu, jbernhard@whoi.edu
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2:30 PM
ZONATION, GROWTH RATES, AND CALCIUM-CARBONATE PRODUCTION OF ATTACHED (ENCRUSTING) FORAMINIFERA AT SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS
LEWIS, Ronald D., Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5305, MARTIN, Leslie Drew, Geology and Geography, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5305 and TICHENOR Jr, Hal R., Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858, lewisrd@auburn.edu, lewisrd@auburn.edu
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2:45 PM
THE RAINFALL CLIMATOLOGY OF THE BAHAMAS REVISITED: IMPLICATION FOR THE GEOSCIENCES
GAMBLE, Douglas W., Geography and Geology, Univ of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 S. College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28401, gambled@uncw.edu, gambled@uncw.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
THE ROLE OF KARST IN BAHAMIAN GEOLOGY
MYLROIE, John E. and MYLROIE, Joan R., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5448, mylroie@geosci.msstate.edu, mylroie@geosci.msstate.edu
Handouts
  • MylroieBahamasOne1Nov12.ppt (19.5 MB)
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    3:30 PM
    LAKE FORMATION ON CARBONATE PLATFORMS---A PROCESS DRIVEN MODEL
    PARK, Lisa E., Geology and Environmental Science, University of Akron, University of Akron, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, MICHELSON, Andrew V., Program in Integrated Bioscience, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325 and HOEFLEIN IV, Fritz J., Marine & Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Ft. Myers, FL 33965, lepark@uakron.edu, lepark@uakron.edu
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    3:45 PM
    DISSOLUTION IN BAHAMIAN BLUE HOLES
    MARTIN, Jonathan B.1, EZELL, John2, BROWN, Amy L.2, GULLEY, Jason3, SPELLMAN, Patricia4 and DAVIS, R. Laurence5, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, (3)University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, Austin, TX 78751, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, (5)Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Rd, West Haven, CT 06516, jbmartin@ufl.edu, jbmartin@ufl.edu
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    4:00 PM
    MODELING BLUE HOLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE BAHAMAS
    LARSON, Erik B. and MYLROIE, John E., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5448, ebl47@msstate.edu, ebl47@msstate.edu
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    4:15 PM
    ISLA DE MONA, PUERTO RICO AND CURACAO, NETHERLAND ANTILLES AS A MODEL FOR BAHAMIAN DOLOMITIZATION
    SUMRALL, Jonathan, Department of Geography and Geology, Sam Houston State University, Lee Drain Building Suite 332, Huntsville, TX 77341 and MYLROIE, John E., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5448, jbs105@gmail.com, jbs105@gmail.com
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    4:30 PM
    CORALS, CONCH, TURTLES, AND FISH: RECONSTRUCTING PAST DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE, SAN SALVADOR, THE BAHAMAS (Invited Presentation)
    ROTHFUS, Thomas A., Gerace Research Centre, San Salvador, Bahamas, tarothfu@gmail.com, tarothfu@gmail.com
     
    4:50 PM
    Discussion
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