Rocky Mountain (66th Annual) and Cordilleran (110th Annual) Joint Meeting (19–21 May 2014)

Session No. 10
Monday, 19 May 2014: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
SUB 233/235 (Montana State University)

T9. Paleogene Topography, Basin Evolution, and Sediment Dispersal in the Northern Rocky Mountain Region

 

Robert K. Schwartz, Amy L. Weislogel, Marc S. Hendrix and Theresa M. Schwartz, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
1
1:05 PM
AMAZON-SCALE, MID-CENOZOIC “BELL RIVER” DRAINAGE BASIN OF NORTH AMERICA: IMPLICATIONS FOR TECTONICS OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR
SEARS, James W., Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, LINK, Paul Karl, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State Univ, ISU Campus Box 8072, Pocatello, ID 83209 and KARLSTROM, Karl E., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, james.sears@umontana.edu, james.sears@umontana.edu
2
1:25 PM
PALEOGENE POST-COMPRESSIONAL INTERMONTANE BASIN EVOLUTION ALONG THE FRONTAL CORDILLERAN FOLD-AND-THRUST BELT OF SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA
SCHWARTZ, Theresa M., Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305-2115 and SCHWARTZ, Robert K., Department of Geology, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA 16335, tschwartz@stanford.edu, tschwartz@stanford.edu
3
1:45 PM
INTEGRATED DETRITAL ZIRCON U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE PALEOGENE MISSOURI RIVER HEADWATER SYSTEM IN SW MONTANA
BARBER, Douglas Edward, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 23rd, Austin, TX 78759, douglasbarber@utexas.edu, douglasbarber@utexas.edu
 
2:05 PM
Break
4
2:25 PM
PALEOGENE UNROOFING OF THE ANACONDA METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX AND SEDIMENT DISPERSAL INTO ADJACENT SOUTHERN AND EASTERN INTERMONTANE BASINS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA: IMPLICATIONS FOR EVOLUTION OF THE DEER LODGE BASIN
SCHWARTZ, Bob, Department of Geology, Allegheny College, 520 N Main St, Meadville, PA 16335, SCHRICKER, Lauren, Department of Geology, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA 16335 and WEISLOGEL, Amy L., Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 98 Beechurst Ave, 241 Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506, bschwart@allegheny.edu, bschwart@allegheny.edu
6
3:05 PM
INITIAL DESCRIPTION OF A NEW ROCK CORE FROM THE PALEOGENE RENOVA FORMATION, NINEMILE VALLEY, WESTERN MONTANA: A WELL-PRESERVED ARCHIVE OF PALEOCLIMATE AND TECTONICS
HENDRIX, Marc S.1, KRUEGER, Lisa2 and ROSCHLAUB, Miriam2, (1)Department of Geosciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, (2)Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Potsdam, Karl-Leibknect-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam - Golm, Germany, marc.hendrix@mso.umt.edu, marc.hendrix@mso.umt.edu
See more of: Technical Sessions