Cordilleran Section - 109th Annual Meeting (20-22 May 2013)

Session No. 28
Tuesday, 21 May 2013: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Salon B/C (Radisson Hotel and Conference Center)

T15. Undergraduate Research (Posters)

Authors will be present from 2:30 to 4:30 PM.

 

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DIVING INTO 540 MILLION YEARS OF CLIMATE WITH CHRONOZOOM
ENGBERG, Christopher1, SHIMABUKURO, David H.1, SAEKOW, Roland1, ALVAREZ, Walter1, ROHDE, Robert2, BEREZIN, Sergey3 and KALYGIN, Michael3, (1)Big History Labs, 315 McCone Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767, (2)Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Project, Berkeley, CA 94705, (3)MsTLab, 705 2nd Education Building, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia, engberg@berkeley.edu, engberg@berkeley.edu
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EFFECT OF CHEMICAL WEATHERING ON SEDIMENT RESISTANCE TO MECHANICAL WEAR IN STREAMS
OLSON, Christopher1, THOMAS, Carrie2, SKLAR, Leonard S.2 and GOODFELLOW, Bradley3, (1)Department of Geosciences, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, (2)Department of Geosciences, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132, (3)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall - Braun Hall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305, worldpeaceanyone@yahoo.com, worldpeaceanyone@yahoo.com
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NATURALLY OCCURRING CONCENTRATIONS OF SEVENTEEN METALS IN THE BAY POINT FORMATION, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
HARRIS, Cornelius1, CATHCART, Eric M.1, CHRISTENSEN, Vanessie1, WEIS, Dan2 and SCHWABE, Stephanie J.3, (1)Marine Science and Environmental Studies Department, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110, (2)Advantage Environmental Consultants, LLC, 145 Vallecitos De Oro, Suite 201, San Marcos, CA 92069, (3)Rob Palmer Blue Holes Foundation, Rob Palmer Blue Holes Foundation, 3121 Boulder Court, Lexington, KY 40509, steffi@blueholes.org, steffi@blueholes.org
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ADDING POLLEN TO THE RECORD: REFINING HOW SEDIMENTARY AQUIFERS FORM USING SEDIMENTOLOGY, PALYNOLOGY, AND OSL AGE DATING IN NEPAL’S TERAI
OLSEN, Erik1, OLAIVAR, Adrienne1, VAN DE WATER, Peter1, SINGHVI, Ashok2, GULLIOT, Stephane3 and WEINMAN, Beth1, (1)Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA 93740, (2)Planetary and Geosciences Division, Physical Research Lab, Ahmedabad, 380 009, India, (3)Institute of Earth Sciences, ISTerre, University of Grenoble, Grenoble, France, olsone@mail.fresnostate.edu, olsone@mail.fresnostate.edu
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DETERMINING WATER QUALITY IN BANGLADESH GROUNDWATER
AL-SAFWANI, Zahra and WEINMAN, Beth, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA 93740, zmsafwani@hotmail.com, zmsafwani@hotmail.com
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CHARACTERIZATION OF FAULT ZONES THROUGH HYDROGEOLOGIC METHODS
KARASAKI, Kenzi and LOPEZ, Robin, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720, rdlopez@lbl.gov, rdlopez@lbl.gov
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CONSTRUCTING A GEOLOGICAL SQUEEZEBOX TO MODEL FAULT ASPERITY KINEMATICS
KUCKER, Kyle and MOOKERJEE, Matty, Geology Department, Sonoma State University, 1801 E. Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, kucker@seawolf.sonoma.edu, kucker@seawolf.sonoma.edu
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EBSD AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRAIN ANALYSIS OF TRANSPRESSIONAL THINNING WITHIN THE ROSY FINCH SHEAR ZONE
CANADA, Andrew and MOOKERJEE, Matty, Department of Geology, Sonoma State University, 1801 E. Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, canadaa@seawolf.sonoma.edu, canadaa@seawolf.sonoma.edu
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EXHUMATION PROCESSES WITHIN THE BITTERROOT LOBE DETACHMENT, NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA, A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRAIN AND KINEMATIC VORTICITY ANALYSIS
MELCON, Alexa, THOMASON, Katie and MOOKERJEE, Matty, Department of Geology, Sonoma State University, 1801 E. Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, akmelcon@gmail.com, akmelcon@gmail.com
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UNMAPPED OCCURRENCE OF CHIASTOLITE SCHIST IN WESTERN MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE RANGE OF METAMORPHISM FOR INCLUSION IN SMALL SCALE GEOLOGIC MAPS OF CALIFORNIA
DAVIES, Robert I. and ALMAND, John, M., Geology, Merced Community College, 3600 M Street, Merced, CA 95340, ko6qk@yahoo.com, ko6qk@yahoo.com
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MODELING P-T PATHS FOR A GT-KY GNEISS FROM THE N. QAIDAM HP/UHP BELT WESTERN CHINA
WALTERS, Jesse, Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926 and MATTINSON, Christopher G., Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E University Way, MS 7418, Ellensburg, WA 98926, waltersj@geology.cwu.edu, waltersj@geology.cwu.edu
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MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF QUARTZ MYLONITES AND NEW U-PB ZIRCON AGES OF CRETACEOUS INTRUSIONS IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE NORTHERN SNAKE RANGE METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX, NEVADA
KENNEY, Michael J.S., Department of Earth Science, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, GANS, Phillip B., Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630, WONG, Martin S., Department of Geology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346 and WILCH, Joe, Geology Department, College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691, kenney01@umail.ucsb.edu, kenney01@umail.ucsb.edu
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GEOCHRONOLOGY AND STRAIN ANALYSIS OF THE JURASSIC PLUTONIC COMPLEX ON THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE NORTHERN SNAKE RANGE, NEVADA
MONROE, Evan, University of California Santa Barbara, 6716 Del Playa Dr, Goleta, CA 93117, GANS, Phillip B., Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630, WONG, Martin S., Department of Geology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346 and BENDER, Will, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362, evan01@umail.ucsb.edu, evan01@umail.ucsb.edu
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STRATIGRAPHIC, PETROGRAPHIC, GEOCHEMICAL, AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF PILLOW LAVAS AND OVERLYING METASEDIMENTS: COLEBROOKE SCHIST, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
SCHEFTNER, Tonya Renee and GIARAMITA, Mario, Department of Physics and Geology, California State University, Stanislaus, One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382, tscheftner@aol.com, tscheftner@aol.com
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NEW CHEMICAL RELATIONSHIPS FROM DRILL CORE IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN, IDAHO
JEAN, Marlon M.1, ALONZO, Benigno1, SCHWARTZ, Joshua1, CHRISTIANSEN, Eric H.2, PHILLIPS, William M.3, VETTER, Scott K.4 and SHERVAIS, John W.5, (1)Geology and Environmental Sciences, Northern Illinois University, Davis Hall 312, Normal Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, (3)Idaho Geological Survey, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Dr MS 3014, Moscow, ID 83844-3014, (4)Geology, Centenary College, Shreveport, LA 71134, (5)Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505, ben.alonzo@gmail.com, ben.alonzo@gmail.com
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A NEWLY DISCOVERED SHEETED DIKE COMPLEX ON THE WESTERN MARGIN OF THE IRON MOUNTAIN PERIDOTITE, WITHIN EASTERN ELK OUTLIER OF THE WESTERN KLAMATH TERRANE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON
SHADDOX, Heather Rose, BARRERA, Angelica Yuridia and GIARAMITA, Mario Joseph, Department of Physics and Geology, California State University, Stanislaus, One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382, heather.shaddox@gmail.com, heather.shaddox@gmail.com
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HYDROVOLCANISM IN THE HIGH ROCK CALDERA, NORTHWESTERN NEVADA
RAISIS, Alyssa, Geology, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6043 and HAUSBACK, Brian P., Geology, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 958l9-6043, alyssa.raisis@gmail.com, alyssa.raisis@gmail.com
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A PALEOMAGNETIC RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THE POWDER RIVER VOLCANIC FIELD, UNION COUNTY, OREGON
RODD, Rebecca L., Geology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, VEROSUB, Kenneth L., Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 and NICOLAYSEN, Kirsten P., Department of Geology, Whitman College, 345 Boyer AVE, Walla Walla, WA 99362, rlrodd@ucdavis.edu, rlrodd@ucdavis.edu
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THE ORIGIN OF UNUSUAL PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS ON THE VENEZUELAN ISLAND OF GRAN ROQUE, LEEWARD ANTILLES
CHOI, Na Hyung and WRIGHT, James E., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, schoi@uga.edu, schoi@uga.edu
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