2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 171
Monday, 20 October 2014: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
207 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T242. Mud Deposition

 

Juergen Schieber, S. George Pemberton and Murray Gingras, Advocates
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Start Time
1:00 PM
MUD REDISTRIBUTION IN EPICONTINENTAL BASINS – EXPLORING LIKELY PROCESSES
SCHIEBER, Juergen, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405
1:15 PM
BEDLOAD TRANSPORT OF COARSE, MEDIUM AND FINE MUD – FLUME STUDIES WITH GRADED QUARTZ POWDERS
YAWAR, Zalmai, Geosciences, Indiana University, 1001 E 10th. Street, Bloomington, IN 47405
1:30 PM
CHARACTERIZATION OF RAPIDLY DEPOSITED MUD: EXAMPLES FROM THE TIDALLY INFLUENCED FRASER RIVER, BC, CANADA
LA CROIX, Andrew D., DASHTGARD, Shahin E. and MACEACHERN, James A., Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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1:45 PM
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2:00 PM
UNBIOTURBATED SEDIMENTS ON A MODERN MUD-DOMINATED SHELF: EVIDENCE OF HYPOXIA?
DASHTGARD, Shahin E.1, SNEDDEN, John2 and MACEACHERN, James A.1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, (2)Institute for Geophysics, Univ of Texas at Austin, JJ Pickle Research Campus, Bldg 196 (ROC), 10100 Burnet Rd (R2200), Austin, TX 78758-4445
2:15 PM
ASSESSMENT OF TOTAL ORGANIC MATTER PRESERVATION IN MUDDY TIDAL FLATS
MYERS, Reed A., GINGRAS, Murray, KONHAUSER, Kurt O., ROBBINS, Leslie J., WEBB, Eric R. and ZONNEVELD, John-Paul, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada
 
2:30 PM
Break
2:45 PM
MUDSTONE AGGREGATES OF THE SECOND WHITE SPECKS AND CARLILE FORMATIONS IN EASTERN ALBERTA, AGGREGATE ORIGINS AND PALEO-ENVIRONMENT
PEDERSEN, Per K.1, LAYCOCK, Dallin1, MONTGOMERY, Ben1 and SPENCER, Ronald J.2, (1)Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, (2)Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
3:15 PM
HORODYSKIA MONILIFORMIS OF THE BELT SUPERGROUP: A CASE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PRECAMBRIAN MICROBIALLY INDUCED AND PHYSICAL SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES IN A FLOCCULATING MUDDY ENVIRONMENT
RULE, Roy, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7H5E2, Canada, PRATT, Brian R., Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada and CARTER, Yasmin, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK SKS7N5E5, Canada
3:30 PM
VARIABLE SCALES OF SEDIMENTATION IN THE WOLFCAMP FORMATION, MIDLAND BASIN, TX
HORTON, Brendan, Mid Continent Business Unit, Chevron Corporation, 1500 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002, LOCKLAIR, Robert, Energy Technology Company, Chevron Corporation, 1500 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002 and LUNA GONZALEZ, Joao C., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Room 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
3:45 PM
SEDIMENTARY HETEROGENEITY OF THE MANCOS SHALE
DEREUIL, Aubry A., Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and BIRGENHEIER, Lauren P., Geology and Geophysics Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0102
4:00 PM
SEDIMENTOLOGIC EVALUATION OF THE BAXTER SHALE
LUNA GONZALEZ, Joao C., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Room 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and BIRGENHEIER, Lauren P., Geology and Geophysics Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0102
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