GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 198
Tuesday, 27 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 405 (Colorado Convention Center)

T179. Quaternary Geochronometers: Applications of Multi- Technique Approaches in Geomorphology and Archeology

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Archaeological Geology Division
Harrison Gray, Kerry Riley and Michelle Summa Nelson, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
BORATE SOIL CONCENTRATIONS AS AN EXPOSURE AGE CHRONOMETER IN ANTARCTIC BLUE ICE MORAINES
GRALY, Joseph1, LICHT, Kathy1 and KAPLAN, Michael R.2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 723 West Michigan Street, SL 118, Indianapolis, IN 46202, (2)LDEO, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, jgraly@iupui.edu
8:20 AM
OSL INVESTIGATIONS OF A COASTAL SWIFT CREEK OCCUPATION AT HARRISON RING, BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA
RODRIGUES, Kathleen, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada and RINK, W. Jack, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, rodrikds@mcmaster.ca
8:35 AM
OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE DATING OF YOUNG SEDIMENTS AND DUSTS
SPENCER, Joel Q.G.1, HUOT, Sebastien2, ALGHAMDI, Abdulaziz3 and PRESLEY, DeAnn3, (1)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (2)Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, (3)Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, joelspen@ksu.edu
8:50 AM
COMBINED USE OF COSMOGENIC NUCLIDE, U-SERIES DISEQUILIBRIUM, PALEOMAGNETISM, AND OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE WITHIN FITTON CAVE TO EVALUATE THE LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION OF THE BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER, ARKANSAS (Invited Presentation)
KEEN-ZEBERT, Amanda, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, GRANGER, Darryl E., Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907, PACES, James B., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, HUDSON, Mark R., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, DFC, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225 and BITTING, Chuck, Buffalo National River, National Park Service, Harrison, AR 72601, akz@dri.edu
9:10 AM
THE MAMMOTH SITE AT HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA: USE OF OSL DATING TO CALIBRATE THE SINKHOLE TIME MACHINE
MAHAN, Shannon A.1, HANSON, P.R.2, MEAD, Jim3, HOLEN, Steven4 and WILKINS, Justin3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)CSD, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, 612 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0517, (3)The Mammoth Site and Museum, 1800 US 18 Bypass, PO Box 692, Hot Springs, SD 57747, (4)Center for American Paleolithic Research, 1120 S. Summit View Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80524, smahan@usgs.gov
9:25 AM
GEOLOGICAL DATING OF INDIGENOUS RESERVOIRS AND ADJUDICATION OF WATER RIGHTS, LAGUNA, NEW MEXICO
HUCKLEBERRY, Gary, 3577 E. Nugget Canyon Place, Tucson, AZ 85718, RITTENOUR, Tammy, Department of Geology and Luminescence Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322 and MAHAN, Shannon, US Geol Survey, Box 25046 Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, ghuck10@comcast.net
 
9:40 AM
Break
10:10 AM
A 40 KYR LACUSTRINE RECORD FROM THE TERRETON BASIN, IDAHO: FLOODS, CLIMATE CHANGE, OR BOTH? (Invited Presentation)
AMIDON, William H.1, STEELE, Jack1, HOLLYDAY, Andrew1 and GILBERT, Hollie2, (1)Geology Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, (2)Idaho National Laboratory, Cultural Resource Management Office, 2525 Fremont Ave, Idaho Falls, ID, ID 83402, wamidon@middlebury.edu
10:30 AM
LAKE LEVEL RECONSTRUCTION OF HUANGQIHAI LAKE IN NORTHERN CHINA SINCE MIS 3 BASED ON PULSED OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE DATING
ZHANG, Jingran1, TSUKAMOTO, Sumiko1, JIA, Yulian2 and FRECHEN, Manfred3, (1)Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG), Stilleweg 2, Hannover, 30655, Germany, (2)School of Geography and Environment, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China, (3)Geochronology and isotope Hydrology, Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG), Stilleweg 2, Hannover, 30655, Germany, jingranzhang@daad-alumni.de
10:45 AM
PALEOCLIMATIC CONTROLS ON PLEISTOCENE ALLUVIAL FAN DEPOSITION IN THE MOJAVE AND COLORADO DESERTS AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN, SOUTHWESTERN USA (Invited Presentation)
CYR, Andrew J., U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy and Geophysics Science Center, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, MILLER, David M., Geology, Minerals, Energy, U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, MENGES, Christopher, U.S. Geological Survey, Tucson, AZ 85719, SCHMIDT, Kevin M., U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, MAHAN, Shannon A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, MAHER, Kate, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 and LIU, Tanzhuo, VML Dating Lab, 560 Riverside 2G, New York, NY 10027, acyr@usgs.gov
11:05 AM
RADIOCARBON AGES OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN WETLAND DEPOSITS SHOW LOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE MIDDLE HOLOCENE
TANNER, Benjamin R.1, HORN, Sally P.2, BOEHM, Mathew S.2, DRIESE, Steven G.3, YOUNG, Robert S.4, BALLARD, Joanne P.2, LI, Zheng-Hua5, LANE, Chad6 and MARTIN, Liz7, (1)Environmental Science and Studies, Stetson University, 421 N. Woodland Bldvd., Deland, FL 32723, (2)Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0925, (3)Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Dept. of Geosciences, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, (4)Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, (5)Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, MS J535, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (6)Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S. College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403, (7)Biology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, btanner@stetson.edu
11:20 AM
TRIPLING YOUR PLEASURE: ESR DATING MOLLUSCS AND TEETH WITH STANDARD AND ISOCHRONS
BLACKWELL, Bonnie A.B.1, SAKHRANI, Neeraj2, GOPALKRISHNA, Kalyani K.2, SINGH, Impreet3, HARVATI, Katerina4, TOURLOUKIS, Vangelis5, PANAGOPOULOU, Eleni6, KARKANAS, Panagiotis7, BLICKSTEIN, Joel I.B.3 and SKINNER, Anne R.8, (1)Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (2)RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866, (3)RFK Science Research Institute, Box 866, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866, (4)Early Prehistory and Quarternary Ecology, Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoecology, Eberhard Karls Universitat, Tubingen, 72070, Germany, (5)Ephoreia of Palaeoanthropology-Speleology, Ardittou 34b, Athens, 11636, Greece, (6)Ephoria of Paleoanthropology and Speleology of Southern Greece, Athens, 11636, Greece, (7)The Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Athens, 11636, Greece, (8)Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267-2692, sakhrann@bxscience.edu
11:35 AM
40AR/39AR SANIDINE DATING AND PALEOMAGNETIC ANALYSIS OF THE BLUE CREEK FLOW (YELLOWSTONE VOLCANIC FIELD)
DARATA, Rachel C.1, RIVERA, Tiffany A.1, LIPPERT, Peter C.2, JICHA, Brian R.3 and SCHMITZ, Mark D.4, (1)Westminster College, 1840 S 1300 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84105, (2)Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, Frederick A. Sutton Building, 115 S 1460 E, Room 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0102, (3)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (4)Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1535, rcd1107@westminstercollege.edu
 
11:50 AM
Concluding Remarks
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