Session: Sedimentary Geology (Posters) (Northeastern Section - 50th Annual Meeting (23

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LITHO-TECTONIC FEATURES OF THE EARLY MESOZOIC GRAND MANAN BASIN, NEW BRUNSWICK AND MAINE

MCHONE, J. Gregory, 9 Dexters Lane, Grand Manan, NB E5G3A6, Canada, greg@earth2geologists.net, greg@earth2geologists.net

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A PRELIMINARY STUDY COMPARING THE ORGANIC MATTER PRESERVED IN THE LOCKATON FORMATION IN THE DEEP AND BORDER PARTS OF THE NEWARK BASIN

TINOCO, Diana, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental BLVD, Brooklyn, NY 11235 and RDDAD, Larbi, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11235, diana.tinoco20@students.kbcc.cuny.edu, diana.tinoco20@students.kbcc.cuny.edu

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SPATIAL EVOLUTION OF A PALEO-LANDSCAPE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPIAN-PENNSYLVANIAN BOUNDARY: FACIES ANALYSIS OF THE MAUCH CHUNK AND POTTSVILLE FORMATIONS, EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

WELKEY, Jessica M.¹, PHILLIPS, Brooke P.¹, OEST, Christopher¹ and THORNBURG, Jesse D.², (1)Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, jwelkey@temple.edu, jwelkey@temple.edu

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PALUSTRINE ORIGIN FOR WESTERN OPACHE FORMATION (MIOCENE-PLIOCENE), CALAMA BASIN, ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE

XU, Chi¹, GIGLIOTTI, Sophia², DEWET, Carol², DEWET, Andrew² and GODFREY, Linda³, (1)Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604, (2)Earth and Environment, Franklin & Marshall College, 415 Harrisburg Ave, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003, (3)Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences and SIL WL-233 Wright Geological Laboratory, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066, chi.xu@fandm.edu, chi.xu@fandm.edu

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CIMARRONA FORMATION, UPPER MESOZOIC IN CUNDINAMARCA, COLOMBIA

MARTÍNEZ-SACRISTÁN, Hernando, HMS- Latin American Products & Services, New York, NY 10019 and VARGAS-CARMONA, Hector Mario, SerGeoAAA S.A.S., AK 15 No. 135 - 45, Bogota, Colombia, hmvargas@sergeoaaa.com, hmvargas@sergeoaaa.com

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PALEO-STREAM COMPETENCY AS A TEST OF THE DISTRIBUTARY FLUVIAL SYSTEM MODEL: UPPER DEVONIAN CATSKILL FORMATION, CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

OEST, Christopher¹, RODACK, Haley E.¹, DAVATZES, Alexandra K.¹, BUYNEVICH, Ilya V.² and TERRY Jr., Dennis O.², (1)Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, christopher.oest@temple.edu, christopher.oest@temple.edu

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PALEOENVIRONMENTAL AND PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF LATE NEOGENE CARBONATES FROM WEST END, GRAND BAHAMAS ISLAND, BAHAMAS

CAHALAN, Susan M., Sustainability and Environmental Management Program, Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA 02138, BAILEY, Richard H., Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 and CHEONG, Lloyd S., EnviroLogic International.Ltd., Freeport, Bahamas, scahalan@g.harvard.edu, scahalan@g.harvard.edu

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PALEONTOLOGIC AND STRATIGRAPHIC REXAMINATION OF THE UPPERMOST SILURIAN STRATIGRAPHY OF EASTERN NEW YORK STATE: SOME NEW ANSWERS AND MANY MORE QUESTIONS

BARTHOLOMEW, Alex J., Department of Geology, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561, barthola@newpaltz.edu, barthola@newpaltz.edu

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LATE MISSISSIPPIAN (CHESTERIAN) PALEOCLIMATE INFERRED FROM PALEOSOL NIOBIUM CONCENTRATIONS, MAUCH CHUNK FORMATION, EAST-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

THORNBURG, Jesse D.¹, OEST, Christopher², CONWELL, Christopher T.³, KHAISMAN, Philip² and RICHARDSON, Christopher², (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (2)Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (3)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, jthorn@eden.rutgers.edu, jthorn@eden.rutgers.edu

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BASIN HISTORY, DEPOSITIONAL MECHANICS, AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS OF MASS FLOW DEPOSITS IN THE EDIACARAN BOSTON BAY GROUP, MASSACHUSETTS

BAILEY, Richard H., Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 and GALLI, Kenneth G., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, 213 Devlin Hall, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, r.bailey@neu.edu, r.bailey@neu.edu

Northeastern Section - 50th Annual Meeting (23–25 March 2015)

Sedimentary Geology (Posters)