GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 210
Tuesday, 27 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 402 (Colorado Convention Center)

Stratigraphy

Lauren P. Birgenheier, Chair
1:30 PM
THE ROLE OF BATHYMETRY IN UPWELLING INDUCED PRODUCTIVITY IN ICEHOUSE AND GREENHOUSE WORLDS
BENTLEY, Olivia L., ALLISON, Peter A., AVDIS, Alexandros and PIGGOTT, Matthew D., Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, olb09@ic.ac.uk
1:45 PM
EXAMINING THE IMPORTANCE OF PROCESS-BASED FIELD STUDIES ON INTERPRETING MUDROCK LITHOFACIES ON CONTINENTAL SHELVES
JAEGER, John M. and VILLASENOR, Tania, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, jmjaeger@ufl.edu
2:00 PM
MULTIVARIATE MODELING OF GLACIMARINE LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY USING SCANNING XRF AND MULTISENSORY CORE PROPERTIES VALIDATED WITH CT IMAGERY
PENKROT, Michelle L.1, JAEGER, John M.1, LEVAY, Leah J.2 and ST-ONGE, Guillaume3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)International Ocean Discovery Program, Texas A&M University, 1000 Discovery Dr, College Station, TX 77845, (3)Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER), Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, Canada, mpenkrot@ufl.edu
2:15 PM
ICHNOLOGY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY OF THE JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS VACA MUERTA FORMATION BLACK SHALES OF ARGENTINA: DELINEATING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS CONTROLLING BENTHIC COLONIZATION
PAZ, Maximiliano1, BUATOIS, Luis A.1, PONCE, Juan Jose2 and MANGANO, Maria Gabriela1, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7K 5E2, Canada, (2)Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Av. Roca 1242, General Roca, Argentina, maximanupaz@yahoo.com.ar
2:30 PM
A CONSISTENT CARBON ISOTOPE TREND AS A POTENTIAL TOOL TO REDUCE BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC UNCERTAINTIES AT THE BARREMIAN – APTIAN BOUNDARY
MAURRASSE, Florentin J-M.R., Earth and Environment, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th street, Miami, FL 33199 and SANCHEZ-HERNANDEZ, Yosmel, Earth and Environment, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St # PC 346B, Miami, FL 33199; Earth and Environment, Florida International University, 11200 S.W. 8th street, Miami, FL 33199, maurrass@fiu.edu
2:45 PM
ASTROCHRONOLOGY OF THE ANISIAN STAGE (MIDDLE TRIASSIC) IN SOUTH CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOTIC RECOVERY FOLLOWING THE END-PERMIAN MASS EXTINCTION
LI, Mingsong1, HUANG, Chunju1, HINNOV, Linda A.2, CHEN, Weizhe1 and TIAN, Wei1, (1)School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China, (2)Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, mli69@jhu.edu
3:00 PM
DETRITAL ZIRCON PROVENANCE TRENDS IN THE LARSEN BASIN, ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
OLIVER, Benjamin P., Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of South Carolina, 701 N Sumter St, Columbia, SC 29205 and BARBEAU Jr., David L., Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, boliver@geol.sc.edu
3:15 PM
DUST IN THE WIND:  INFLUENCES ON THE PRESERVATION OF VOLCANICLASTICS WITHIN THE EOCENE-OLIGOCENE WHITE RIVER SEQUENCE OF THE GREAT PLAINS AND MIDDLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
TERRY Jr., Dennis O., Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122 and EVANOFF, Emmett, Earth Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 100, Greeley, CO 80639, doterry@temple.edu
3:30 PM
CHARACTERISTICS AND ORIGINS OF ANALCIMES OF THE PERMIAN PINGDIQUAN FORMATION IN THE NORTHEAST OF JUNGGAR BASIN, CHINA
BAI, Yang, Department of Geology, Northwest University, No.229, North Taibai Street, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China and LIU, Yiqun, Geology Department, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China, 645523576@qq.com
3:45 PM
STRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY OF THE ZEBRA NAPPE, NAUKLUFT NAPPE COMPLEX, NAMIBIA
QUINN, Daven P., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Mail Code 170-23, Pasadena, CA 91125 and GROTZINGER, J.P., Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, davenquinn@caltech.edu
4:00 PM
PALEOGENE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE SOUTHEAST SHILLONG PLATEAU AND NORTHERN SYLHET TROUGH AREA OF THE EASTERN HIMALAYAS
UDDIN, Ashraf1, JAHAN, Shakura1, MANDAL, Subhadip2, SARMA, J.N.3, AKHTER, Syed H.4, ISLAM, Md Ashraful4 and BISWAS, Md Baharul Alam4, (1)Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, (2)Integrated Reservoir Solutions, Core Laboratories, 6316 Windfern Road, Houston, TX 77040, (3)Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India, (4)Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, uddinas@auburn.edu
4:15 PM
STRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY OF THE LIMEROCK CANYON FORMATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE RUBY'S INN THRUST, SEVIER FAULT, AND MARKAGUNT GRAVITY SLIDE, SOUTHWEST UTAH
RAFFERTY, Kevin C., Geoscience Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, raffek2@unlv.nevada.edu
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