History & Philosophy of Geology: 1886 Charleston Earthquake, Carolina Gold Rush and Other Topics

Session No. 42
Sunday, 4 November 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
212AB (Charlotte Convention Center)

History & Philosophy of Geology: 1886 Charleston Earthquake, Carolina Gold Rush and Other Topics

 

Kenneth R. Aalto and James C. Dawson, Chairs
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1:30 PM
CLARENCE DUTTON'S GEOLOGIC CAREER (Invited Presentation)
AALTO, K.R., Geology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521, kra1@humboldt.edu, kra1@humboldt.edu
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1:45 PM
THE IMPACT OF THE CHARLESTON EARTHQUAKE OF 1886 ON THE NASCENT SCIENCE OF SEISMOLOGY (Invited Presentation)
TALWANI, Pradeep, Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina-Columbia, 700 Earth Water Science Bldg, Columbia, SC 29208, talwani@geol.sc.edu, talwani@geol.sc.edu
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2:00 PM
NEW INSIGHTS ON THE SEISMOTECTONIC SETTING OF SEISMICITY IN THE CHARLESTON REGION, AND THE ORIGIN OF THE 1886 EARTHQUAKE
KNAPP, James H., DERRICK, Erin, HEFFNER, David M. and TALWANI, Pradeep, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of South Carolina, 701 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208, knapp@geol.sc.edu, knapp@geol.sc.edu
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2:15 PM
QUICKSILVER IN THE SOUTHERN GOLD RUSH (1800-1848): THE QUESTION OF SOURCES AND SUPPLIES
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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2:30 PM
THE REMARKABLE POTENTIAL OF THE HISTORIC HAILE GOLD MINE (Invited Presentation)
MORRIS, Jack H., 4031 South Cove Lane, Belmont, NC 28012, jackhmorris@yahoo.com, jackhmorris@yahoo.com
 
2:45 PM
Break
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3:00 PM
JAN VAN GOYEN'S LANDSCAPES: EVOLUTION OF LANDSCAPE AS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AND PRECURSOR TO THE AWARENESS OF DEEP TIME
ROSENBERG, Gary D., Earth Sciences Department, Indiana University-Purdue University, 723 W. Michigan St., SL 118, Indianapolis, IN 46202, grosenbe@iupui.edu, grosenbe@iupui.edu
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3:15 PM
FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MIKHAIL LOMONOSOV'S 1763 TREATISE "ON THE STRATA OF THE EARTH"
ROWLAND, Stephen, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154 and KOROLEV, Slava, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, steve.rowland@unlv.edu, steve.rowland@unlv.edu
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3:30 PM
CHANGE IN NATURE AND THE NATURE OF CHANGE: EVOLUTIONARY THEORY IN POST-REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE
GOLDSMITH, David W.1, HARTFORD, Samantha L.2 and LONG, Melanie G.2, (1)Department of Geology, Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105, (2)Department of Earth Systems Science, Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105, dgoldsmith@westminstercollege.edu, dgoldsmith@westminstercollege.edu
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3:45 PM
EARLY 20TH-CENTURY PALEONTOLOGY MUSEUM GUIDES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC: THE ROLE OF WILLIAM DILLER MATTHEW
DAVIDSON, Jane P., Univ Nevada, Reno, Art Dept 224, Reno, NV 89557, jdhexen@unr.edu, jdhexen@unr.edu
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4:00 PM
THE CORRESPONDENCE OF HENRYK B. STENZEL: A 20TH CENTURY HISTORY OF GULF COAST CENOZOIC GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY
ZACHOS, Louis G., Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, 120 Carrier Hall, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848, MOLINEUX, Ann, Planetary Station, PO Box 526, New York, NY 10024-0526 and SMITH, Lorene E., Fossil Protists and Invertebrates, Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3216, lgzachos@olemiss.edu, lgzachos@olemiss.edu
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4:15 PM
BLACK BUTTES FOSSIL MOLLUSCAN SECTION, WYOMING: ANOTHER HISTORIC LYNCH-PIN IN INTERPRETING THE LATEST CRETACEOUS CONTINENTAL MOLLUSCAN RECORD OF NORTH AMERICA
HARTMAN, Joseph H., Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell Drive, Stop 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202, BOGAN, Arthur E., Invertebrate Section, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029 and BUTLER, R.D., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell Street, Stop 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202, joseph.hartman@engr.und.edu, joseph.hartman@engr.und.edu
4:30 PM
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