GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 134
Monday, 23 October 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Ballroom 6C (Washington State Convention Center)

T85. Clear as Mud: Stratigraphic, Diagenetic, Sedimentologic, Geomechanical Analyses, and Modern Analogs of Ancient Mudrock Systems

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division
Bryan W. Turner and Shannon A. Dulin, Advocates
1:30 PM
QUARTZ-ALBITE CORRELATION AS A SHALE PROVENANCE INDICATOR, UPPER TRIASSIC ZHANGJIATAN SHALE, ORDOS BASIN, CHINA
SUN, Bin1, YANG, Wan2, YU, Qiuwan2, LEI, Yuhong3 and LUO, Xiaorong3, (1)Geology and Geophysics, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65401, (2)Geology and Geophysics Program, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, (3)Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China, bs675@mst.edu
1:45 PM
CLEAR AS MUD: CHANGES IN PALEOSHELF ENVIRONMENTS AND DEPOSITION RATES AT MEDFORD, NEW JERSEY DURING THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM
PODRECCA, Luca G., MILLER, Kenneth G., WRIGHT, James D., BROWNING, James V. and EMGE, Thomas J., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, lgp32@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
2:00 PM
DETERMINING MOLYBDENUM SPECIATION TO UNDERSTAND THE DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY OF BLACK SHALES
HLOHOWSKYJ, Stephan R, Earth and Atmospheric Science, Central Michigan University, Brooks Hall 314, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, CHAPPAZ, Anthony, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48858, HAERI ARDAKANI, Omid, Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada - Calgary Office, 3303, 33rd Street NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada and SANEI, Hamed, Geological Survey of Canada, 3303 33 St NW,, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada, stephan.rh@cmich.edu
2:15 PM
SEDIMENTOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE TUNUNK SHALE: PETROGRAPHIC AND CHEMICAL INTERPRETATION OF DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS FOR CRETACEOUS MUDSTONE PARASEQUENCES
ROSSMAN, Britt, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, LI, Zhiyang, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 and SCHIEBER, Juergen, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington, 1001 E 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, brossman@umail.iu.edu
2:30 PM
SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF LATE CRETACEOUS (TURONIAN) TUNUNK SHALE MEMBER OF THE MANCOS SHALE FORMATION, SOUTH-CENTRAL UTAH: PARASEQUENCE STYLES IN SHELFAL MUDSTONE STRATA
LI, Zhiyang, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 and SCHIEBER, Juergen, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington, 1001 E 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, zl29@iu.edu
2:45 PM
THE INFLUENCE OF CLAY MINERALS ON THE EVOLUTION OF MUDSTONE PORE FLUIDS DURING MICROBIAL IRON REDUCTION
MILLS, N. Tanner, REECE, Julia S. and TICE, Michael M., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, MS 3115, College Station, TX 77843, tannermills@tamu.edu
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3:30 PM
Break
3:45 PM
PETROPHYSICAL AND GEOMECHANICAL RESERVOIR MODELS FOR DEVONIAN SHALE RESERVOIRS IN WESTERN CANADA FROM DETAILED FACIES ANALYSIS (Invited Presentation)
HARRIS, Nicholas1, AYRANCI, Korhan1, KNAPP, Levi J2, DONG, Tian1 and MCMILLAN, Julia M.1, (1)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G2E3, Canada, (2)Geology & Geophysics Division, JOGMEC (Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation), 1-2-2, Hamada, Mihama-ku, Chiba-city, Chiba, 261-0025, Japan, nharris@ualberta.ca
4:05 PM
IMPLICATIONS OF LITHOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND MICROFACIES FOR CAMBRIAN PALEOENVIRONMENTS, PALEOCLIMATE, AND PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA
AUSTERMANN, Gregor, HILDENBRAND, Anne, IFRIM, Christina and BENGTSON, Peter, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 234, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany, Gregor.Austermann@geow.uni-heidelberg.de
4:20 PM
GEOCHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS FOR DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE HYPERSALINE LACUSTRINE QIANJIANG SHALES , JIANGHAN BASIN, CHINA
MA, Xiaoxiao1, LI, Maowen2, MA, Yuanyuan2, CAO, Tingting2, LI, Zhiming2, TAO, Guoliang2, JIANG, Qigui2, WU, Shiqiang3 and PANG, Xiongqi1, (1)China University of Petroleum (Beijing), 18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing China, Beijing, 102249, China, (2)Sinopec Petroleum Exploration & Production Research Institute,China, Beijing, (3)Sinopec Jianghan Oilfield Company, China, Qianjiang, maxiaoxiaocool@163.com
4:35 PM
CHEMOFACIES, CORE-SCALE ELEMENT MAPPING, AND THE LINKAGES BETWEEN MINERALOGY, ROCK FABRIC, AND ESTIMATED ROCK STRENGTH IN TWO MUDSTONE SUCCESSIONS (Invited Presentation)
ROWE, Harry, MORRELL, Austin, NIETO, Michael A., PRATHER, Timothy, HART, Nicole R., NIKIRK, Robert, MAINALI, Pukar and TORREZ, Gerardo, Premier Oilfield Laboratories, 11335 Clay Road, Suite 180, Houston, TX 77041, harry.rowe@premieroilfieldlabs.com
4:55 PM
A NEW OUTCROP OF LATEST-DEVONIAN GLACIOGENIC SEDIMENTS IN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS: THE VIEW THROUGH DIGITAL CHARACTERIZATION AS A SUPPLEMENT TO TRADITIONAL FIELD WORK
RUSHING, Madeleine, Charlottesville, VA 22903, BENTLEY, Callan, Geology program, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA 22652 and ROHRBACK, Robin, Northern Virginia Community College, 8333 Little River Turnpike, MSE Division, Annandale, VA 22003, maddie.rushing@gmail.com
5:10 PM
BOOMERANG-HEADS AND TIGER SHARK MANDERS: EMPOYING TEXAS RED BEDS AMPHIBIA TO DOCUMENT BOTTOM MUD IN THE EARLY PERMIAN (Invited Presentation)
BAKKER, Robert T., Department of Paleontology, Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park, Houston, TX 77030 and FLIS, Chris J., Department of Paleontology, Whiteside Museum of Natural History, 310 N. Washington Sreet, Seymour, TX 76380, oxyaena47@aol.com
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