South-Central Section - 46th Annual Meeting (8–9 March 2012)

Session No. 14
Friday, 9 March 2012: 9:00 AM-12:10 PM
Espino A & B (Sul Ross University)

S1. Big Bend National Park and Vicinity: A Decade of Research

 

Donald W. Corrick, Dee Ann Cooper and Roger W. Cooper, Conveners
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9:00 AM
A NEW AND IMPROVED FOSSIL EXHIBIT IN BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
CORRICK, Donald W., Big Bend National Park, P.O. Box 129, Big Bend National Park, TX 79834, don_corrick@nps.gov, don_corrick@nps.gov
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9:20 AM
MYSTERIES OF GIANT PLATYCERAMUS OF THE BOQUILLAS FORMATION SEA FLOOR
MONTGOMERY, Homer, Science Education, Univ of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75083, mont@utdallas.edu, mont@utdallas.edu
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9:40 AM
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10:00 AM
Break
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10:30 AM
MARISCAL CANYON, SOUTHERNMOST BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK: CONTRACTIONAL AND EXTENSIONAL DEFORMATION AND A RECENTLY EXHUMED RHYOLITE IGNIMBRITE
DICKERSON, Patricia Wood, American Geological Institute and University of Texas at Austin, Geological Sciences, C9000, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, patdickerson@earthlink.net, patdickerson@earthlink.net
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10:50 AM
RESULTS OF ONGOING WORK ON EOCENE BASALTIC PHREATOMAGMATIC VENTS IN BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK AND ADJACENT AREAS, TRANS-PECOS IGNEOUS PROVINCE, WEST TEXAS
HANSON, Richard E.1, BEFUS, Kenneth S.2, MIGGINS, Daniel P.3, DEITZ, Jacob E.1 and WINKLER, Clayton E.4, (1)School of Geology, Energy and the Environment, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, (4)Whiting Oil & Gas Corp, Marathon, TX 79701, r.hanson@tcu.edu, r.hanson@tcu.edu
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11:10 AM
LARAMIDE MAGMATISM IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF THE RED HILLS INTRUSIVE CENTER, PRESIDIO COUNTY, TEXAS
KYLE, J. Richard, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, GILMER, Amy K., Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903 and VASCONCELOS, Paulo M., Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia, rkyle@jsg.utexas.edu, rkyle@jsg.utexas.edu
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11:30 AM
GEOLOGY AT THE CROSSROADS: BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK
HALL, Blaine R., Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Big Bend Ranch State Park, PO Box 2319, Presidio, TX 79845, blaine.hall@tpwd.state.tx.us, blaine.hall@tpwd.state.tx.us
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11:50 AM
DETAILED FIELD MAPPING OF THE LOST MINE TRAIL AND CASA GRANDE AREA INCLUDING PETROLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CASA GRANDE LAVA DOME AND LOCALIZED DIKES, CHISOS MOUNTAINS, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS
SONNIER, Seth, Earth and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State University, 400 North Harrison, Box C-139 SRSU, Alpine, TX 79832 and URBANCZYK, Kevin M., Department of Biological, Geological and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State Univ, Box C-139, Alpine, TX 79832, scsonn@gmail.com, scsonn@gmail.com
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