GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 106
Monday, 26 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom 3C (Colorado Convention Center)

T145. Volcanism, Mass Extinctions, and Environmental Change

GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution
Thierry Adatte, Stephen E. Grasby, Gerta Keller, Blair Schoene and David P.G. Bond, Advocates
8:00 AM
ASSESSING THE VOLCANIC STYLES AND TYPES OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC IGNEOUS PROVINCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PETM
JERRAM, Dougal A.1, REYNOLDS, Peter2, PLANKE, Sverre1, SVENSEN, Henrik H.1, JONES, Morgan T.1, MILLETT, John3, HOWELL, John4, SCHOFIELD, Nick4 and GALLAND, Olivier5, (1)Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED), University of Oslo, Postbox 1028 Blindern, Oslo, 0315, Norway, (2)Australian School of Petroleum, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia, (3)VBPR ASA, Olso Research Park, Oslo, 3133, Norway, (4)School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom, (5)Physics of Geological Processes (PGP), University of Oslo, Oslo, NO-0316, Norway, dougal@dougalearth.com
8:15 AM
PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM TRIGGERED BY VOLCANISM? EVIDENCE FROM MERCURY ANOMALIES
KHOZYEM, Hassan1, ADATTE, Thierry2, MBABI BITCHONG, André2, CHEVALIER, Yoann2 and KELLER, Gerta3, (1)Department of Geology, University of Aswan, Aswan, 81528, Egypt, (2)Institute of Earth Sciences (ISTE), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, (3)Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, hkhozyem@gmail.com
8:30 AM
PINNING DOWN THE REAL CULPRIT: INTEGRATING DATASETS TO DETERMINE THE DEADLIEST ATTRIBUTE(S) OF LIP MAGMATISM (Invited Presentation)
BURGESS, Seth D., United States Geological Survey, Volcano Science Center, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, BOWRING, Samuel A., Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 and MUIRHEAD, James D., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, sburgess@usgs.gov
8:45 AM
THE CAUSES OF MASS EXTINCTIONS: HOW CAN WE BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW, WHY AND WHEN ECOSYSTEMS COLLAPSE?
BOND, David P.G., School of Environmental Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom, d.bond@hull.ac.uk
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9:00 AM
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9:15 AM
TIMING AND TEMPO OF DECCAN VOLCANISM REVEALED BY MERCURY ANOMALIES
ADATTE, Thierry1, FONT, Eric2, MBABI BITCHONG, André1, KELLER, Gerta3, SCHOENE, Blair3, SAMPERTON, Kyle M.3 and KHADRI, Syed F.R.4, (1)Institute of Earth Sciences (ISTE), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, (2)Faculdade de Ciencias, University of Lisbon, Campo Grande, Edificio C8, Piso 3, Lisbon, 1749-016, Portugal, (3)Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, (4)Department of Geology, Amravati University, Amravati, 444602, India, Thierry.Adatte@unil.ch
9:30 AM
ACCELERATING DECCAN ERUPTIONS AND RUNAWAY CLIMATE CHANGE
KELLER, Gerta1, ADATTE, Thierry2, PUNEKAR, Jahnavi3, MATEO, Paula1, SPANGENBERG, Jorge4, SCHOENE, Blair1, SAMPERTON, Kyle1 and KHADRI, Syed F.R.5, (1)Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)Institute of Geology and Paleontology, University of Lausanne, Anthropole, Lausanne, CH-2000, Switzerland, (3)Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Pune, 411008, India, (4)Idyst, University of Lausanne, UNIL-Mouline, Bâtiment Géopolis, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, (5)Department of Geology, Amravati University, Amravati, 444602, India, gkeller@princeton.edu
9:45 AM
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE END-MAASTRICHTIAN OCEAN ACIDIFICATION RELATED TO DECCAN VOLCANISM (Invited Presentation)
PUNEKAR, Jahnavi, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Pune, 411008, India, KELLER, Gerta, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, ADATTE, Thierry, Institute of Earth Sciences (ISTE), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland and FONT, Eric, Faculdade de Ciencias, University of Lisbon, Campo Grande, Edificio C8, Piso 3, Lisbon, 1749-016, Portugal, jahnavi@iiserpune.ac.in
10:00 AM
AGE, BIOSTRATIGRAPHY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY OF CHICXULUB IMPACT SPHERULES ON GORGONILLA ISLAND, COLOMBIA
MATEO, Paula1, KELLER, Gerta1, ADATTE, Thierry2, BITCHONG, André2, SPANGENBERG, Jorge3, VENNEMANN, Torsten4, HEIZLER, Matthew5, HODGES, Kip6, MCDONALD, Christopher7, HOLLIS, Chris8 and STINNESBECK, Wolfgang9, (1)Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)Institute of Geology and Paleontology, University of Lausanne, Anthropole, Lausanne, CH-2000, Switzerland, (3)Idyst, University of Lausanne, UNIL-Mouline, Bâtiment Géopolis, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, (4)Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Geopolis - CH-1015 Lausanne - Suisse, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, (5)New Mexico Geochronology Research Laboratory, New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801-4796, (6)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85282, (7)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (8)GNS Science, Avalon, 5010, New Zealand, (9)Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 234-236, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany, mmateo@princeton.edu
10:15 AM
40AR/39AR DATING OF CHICXULUB IMPACT SPHERULES FROM ISLA GORGONILLA, COLOMBIA
MCDONALD, C.S., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, HEIZLER, Matthew, New Mexico Geochronology Research Laboratory, New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801-4796, HODGES, Kip, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85282, KELLER, Gerta, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544 and ADATTE, Thierry, Geology and Paleontology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland, csmcdon3@asu.edu
10:30 AM
EFFECTS OF VOLCANISM AND ASTRONOMICAL CYCLES ON THE TOARCIAN OCEANIC ANOXIC EVENTS (T-OAES; EARLY JURASSIC)
IKEDA, Masayuki1, HORI, Rie2, IKEHARA, Minoru3, MIYASHITA, Ren1, CHINO, Masashi1, BAUMGARTNER, Peter O.4 and BOLE, Maximilien4, (1)Geosciences, Shizuoka University, 836 Ooya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-0833, Japan, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Ehime University, Ehime, 790-8577, (3)Center for Advanced Marine Core Research, Kochi University, Nankoku, 783-8502, Japan, (4)Institut de Géologie et Paléontologie, Université de Lausanne, Anthopole, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland, m.ikeda0415@gmail.com
10:45 AM
EARLY TRIASSIC PRODUCTIVITY CRISES DELAYED RECOVERY FROM WORLD’S WORST MASS EXTINCTION
GRASBY, Stephen E., Geological Survey of Canada, 3303 33rd St NW, Calgary, AB T2L2A7, Canada, BEAUCHAMP, Benoit, Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada and KNIES, Jochen Manfred, Marine Geology, Geological Survey of Norway, Leiv Eirikssons vei 39, Trondheim, 7040, Norway, steve.grasby@canada.ca
11:00 AM
VOLATILES AND THE ERUPTIBILITY OF FLOOD BASALT MAGMAS
BLACK, Benjamin Alexander, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, CUNY City College and CUNY Graduate Center, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031 and MANGA, Michael, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767, bblack@berkeley.edu
11:15 AM
THE CHOIYOI SILICIC LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE OF ARGENTINA AND CHILE AND ITS POSSIBLE INFLUENCE ON PERMIAN ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND MASS EXTINCTION
KIMBROUGH, David L., Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, MAHONEY, J.B., University of Wisconsin, Eau Clare, Eau Claire, 54701, MESCUA, José F., Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales, CCT Mendoza, CONICET, Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque General San Martín, Mendoza, 5500, Argentina, GIAMBIAGI, Laura B., Instituto Argentino de Niviología Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales, CCT, Parque San Martin s/n, Mendoza, 5500, Argentina and GROVE, Marty, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, dkimbrough@mail.sdsu.edu
11:30 AM
DID VOLCANISM TRIGGER THE LATE ORDOVICIAN MASS EXTINCTION? MERCURY DATA FROM SOUTH CHINA
JONES, David S.1, MARTINI, Anna M.1 and KAIHO, Kunio2, (1)Geology Department, Amherst College, 11 Barrett Hill Road, Amherst, MA 01002, (2)Geology, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan, djones@amherst.edu
11:45 AM
PROTEROZOIC LIP EVENTS, THEIR LINKS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES AND UTILITY AS NATURAL TIME MARKERS
ERNST, Richard E., Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; Faculty of Geology and Geography, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin Ave, Tomsk, 634050, Russian Federation, Richard.Ernst@ErnstGeosciences.com
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