Southeastern Section - 63rd Annual Meeting (10–11 April 2014)

Session No. 6
Thursday, 10 April 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Cascades (Inn and Conference Center at Virginia Tech)

T21. Karst and Caves

 

Madeline Schreiber, John T. Haynes and Dorothy J. Vesper, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:10 AM
TEMPERATURE, CONDUCTIVITY, TURBIDITY AND LEVEL RESPONSES TO PRECIPITATION OF PHREATIC WATERS EXPOSED IN CAVE FISSURES: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEEP GROUNDWATER FLOW IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY KARST
ORNDORFF, William D., Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Natural Heritage Program, 8 Radford St, Suite 102A, Christiansburg, VA 24073, wil.orndorff@dcr.virginia.gov, wil.orndorff@dcr.virginia.gov
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8:30 AM
USING GEOCHEMICAL DATA FROM SPELEOTHEM DRIPS TO INFER HYDROLOGIC CONTROLS ON RECHARGE IN JAMES CAVE, VIRGINIA
SCHREIBER, Madeline E., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 1405 Perry St, Blacksburg, VA 24061, EAGLE, Sarah D., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, ORNDORFF, William D., Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Natural Heritage Program, 8 Radford St, Suite 102A, Christiansburg, VA 24073 and SCHWARTZ, Benjamin F., Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666, mschreib@vt.edu, mschreib@vt.edu
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8:50 AM
COMPLEX HYDROGEOLOGIC PATHWAYS IN CHERTY AND SANDY LIMESTONES OF THE DEVONIAN LICKING CREEK LIMESTONE AS INDICATED BY DYE-TRACING OF SINKING STREAMS ALONG CEDAR CREEK, BATH COUNTY, VIRGINIA
HAYNES, John T., Dept of Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University, 395 South High St, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, LUCAS, Philip C., Virginia Speleological Survey, 587 Limestone Lane, Burnsville, VA 24487 and CHARLTON, Timothy C., Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2225 Speedway, Stop C1160, Austin, TX 78712-1692, haynesjx@jmu.edu, haynesjx@jmu.edu
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9:10 AM
GEOLOGIC FACTORS INFLUENCING SHALLOW AND DEEP KARST FORMATION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, VIRGINIA
DOCTOR, Daniel H., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192, ORNDORFF, William D., Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Natural Heritage Program, 8 Radford St, Suite 102A, Christiansburg, VA 24073, MAYNARD, Joel, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 3000, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, HELLER, Matthew J., Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903 and CASILE, Gerolamo C., Water Resources Discipline, US Geological Survey, Mail Stop 432, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, dhdoctor@usgs.gov, dhdoctor@usgs.gov
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9:30 AM
RATES OF INORGANIC CARBON FLUX IN THE KARST AQUIFERS OF THE APPALACHIAN LOWLAND PLATEAUS
FLOREA, Lee J., Department of Geological Sciences, Ball State University, 2000 W. University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306, lflorea@bsu.edu, lflorea@bsu.edu
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
ORIGIN AND SIGNIFICANCE OF CLASTIC SEDIMENTS WITHIN WEYBRIDGE CAVE, VERMONT
PERZAN, Zach, Geology Department, Middlebury College, 276 Bicentennial Way, Middlebury, VT 05753, AMIDON, William H., Geology Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753 and MUNROE, Jeff, Geology, Middlebury College, 276 Bicentennial Way, Middlebury, VT 05753, zperzan@middlebury.edu, zperzan@middlebury.edu
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10:25 AM
MATOS CAVE STEM PROJECT: A COMPETE CHARACTERIZATION
ACOSTA COLÓN, Angel A., Physics & Chemistry Department, University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, PO Box 4010, Arecibo, PR 00614-4010, angel.acosta2@upr.edu, angel.acosta2@upr.edu
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10:45 AM
THE FORMATION OF CONDUIT CAVES IN THE BAHAMAS
LARSON, Erik B. and MYLROIE, John E., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5448, ebl47@msstate.edu, ebl47@msstate.edu
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11:05 AM
POWER-LAW RELATIONSHIP OF SINKHOLES AND DEPRESSIONS WITHIN KARST GEOLOGY
WALL, John, Raleigh, NC 27695 and BOHNENSTIEHL, DelWayne R., Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, jwall@ncsu.edu, jwall@ncsu.edu
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11:25 AM
CAVEGEOMAP: AN OPEN SOURCE CAVE MAPPING CODE
CANDELARIA SOBERAL, Jose F., Department of Mathematics, Univeristy of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, PO Box 4010, Arecibo, PR 00614-4010 and ACOSTA COLÓN, Angel A., Physics & Chemistry Department, University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, PO Box 4010, Arecibo, PR 00614-4010, jose.candelaria@upr.edu, jose.candelaria@upr.edu
 
11:45 AM
Concluding Remarks
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