GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 295
Wednesday, 25 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Ballroom 6C (Washington State Convention Center)

D22. From Processes to Stratigraphy

Carl Drummond, Jonathan W. Peterson and Gabriel E. Gallegos, Chairs
8:00 AM
LOWER MIOCENE (CA. 20-18 MA) NEW JERSEY SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY: ARCHITECTURE AND ONSHORE-OFFSHORE CORRELATIONS
GALLEGOS, Gabriel E.1, MILLER, Kenneth G.2, BROWNING, James V.2, MONTEVERDE, Donald H.3 and MOUNTAIN, Gregory S.2, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 T, New Brunswick, NJ 08854, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, geg48@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
8:15 AM
THE MODERN KICKING HORSE RIVER, BC; AN INTEGRATION OF GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR, REMOTE SENSING, AND GAUGING RECORD ANALYSIS
CYPLES, Natasha, Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Rd., Sudbury, ON P3E2C6, Canada, IELPI, Alessandro, Laurentian University, Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada and DIRSZOWSKY, Randy, School of the Environment, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, ncyples@laurentian.ca
8:30 AM
ANALYSIS OF WIND AND WAVE DATA FROM THE LIMITED-FETCH EPICONTINENTAL LACUSTRINE SETTING OF THE SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN BASIN AS A POTENTIAL ANALOG FOR ANCIENT EPICONTINENTAL MARINE WAVE-DOMINATED REGIMES
DRUMMOND, Carl, Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 E Colliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499 and WILKINSON, Bruce, Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 220 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, drummond@ipfw.edu
8:45 AM
DEVELOPING AN EMPIRICAL MODEL TO PREDICT THE SIZE OF VERY-FINE PARTICLES IN NATURAL WATER SUSPENSIONS VIA A LABORATORY SETTLING EXPERIMENT
STOCK, McKenzie L. and PETERSON, Jonathan W., Department of Geological & Environmental Sciences, Hope College, P.O. Box 9000, Holland, MI 49422-9000, peterson@hope.edu
9:00 AM
ROUNDING OF K-FELDSPAR AND QUARTZ SAND GRAINS FROM BEACH TO DUNE ENVIRONMENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ANCIENT SANDSTONES
WHITMORE, John H., Department of Science and Mathematics, Cedarville University, 251 N. Main St, Cedarville, OH 45314 and STROM, Raymond, Calgary Rock and Materials Services Inc, #3, 3610-29th St. NE, Calgary, AB T1Y5Z7, Canada, johnwhitmore@cedarville.edu
Handouts
  • GSA 2017 RAPID ROUNDING OF K-FELDSPAR SAND GRAINS FROM BEACH.ppt (27.2 MB)
  • 9:15 AM
    SIDERITE IS AN IDEAL PRECURSOR FOR LARGE ACCUMULATIONS OF IRON OXIDE CEMENT
    KETTLER, Richard M. and LOOPE, David B., Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, rkettler1@unl.edu
    9:30 AM
    SEDIMENTATION AND TECTONICS OF PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE HIMALAYAN CLASTIC WEDGES IN THE BENGAL BASIN
    MUNIM, Mustuque A.1, UDDIN, Ashraf2, HOLLER, Robert3, JAHAN, Shakura4 and HAMES, Willis E.2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, (2)Geosciences, Auburn University, 2050 Beard Eaves Coliseum, Auburn, AL 36849, (3)Central Analytical Facility, The University of Alabama, 1017 Bevill Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, (4)Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Carraway Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4100, mam0170@auburn.edu
    9:45 AM
    SIFTING THROUGH THE ASHES: USING K-BENTONITES TO REFINE THE MINERALOGICAL DATA FOR THE DOB’S LINN REGION
    DEIGHTON, Jacob A.1, BOOTES, Nathaniel R.1, FORMAL, Casey L.1, FORSTER, Dylan M.1, FROMMER, Greg T.1, HANNON, Jeffrey S.2, HUFF, Warren D.1 and ROGASKI, Alexander L.1, (1)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 210013, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, (2)Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology Physics Building, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221; Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 210013, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, deightja@mail.uc.edu
     
    10:00 AM
    Break
    10:15 AM
    SEDIMENTOLOGY AND PROVENANCE ANALYSIS OF THE ALAMOR LANCONES BASIN, SOUTHERN ECUADOR: A LATE CRETACEOUS PRE-ACCRETIONAL FOREARC BASIN
    VALAREZO, Mauricio1, VALLEJO, Cristian1, HORTON, Brian K.2, WINKLER, Wilfried3, SPIKINGS, Richard4, ESTEBAN, José5 and JACKSON, Lily J.6, (1)Departamento de Geología, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ladrón de Guevara E11-253, Quito, 170605, Ecuador, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (3)Institute of Geology, Dpt. of Earth Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Universitätstrasse 16, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland, (4)Section of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, 13 Rue des Maraichers, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland, (5)Departamento de Geodinámica, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, (6)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712 – 1722, mauricio.valarezo@epn.edu.ec
    10:30 AM
    SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY PATTERNS IN DIFFERENT ACCOMMODATION SPACE TECTONIC ZONES-IMPLICATION FOR THE MID-LOWER JURASSIC IN TURPAN DEPRESSION
    DONG, HongKui, Department of Petroleum Exploration, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, PetroChina, 20 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China, 44767078@qq.com
    10:45 AM
    THE EVALUATION AND PREDICTION OF CRETACEOUS SILICICLASTIC RESERVOIR IN WUSHI SAG, TARIM BASIN, WESTERN CHINA
    ZHANG, Jingjing, CHEN, Qinghua, WANG, Guanming and SUN, Ke, Department of Geology, China University of Petroleum (East China), School of Geosciences, No. 66 , Changjiang West Road , Huangdao District , Qingdao , China , 266580, Qingdao, 266580, China, 741423898@qq.com
    11:00 AM
    APPLICATION OF SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY IN RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION: A CASE STUDY OF EMI  FIELD, COASTAL SWAMP DEPOBELT  IN THE NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA
    AZUBUIKE-IJOMAH, Kelechi, Department of Geology, University of Port Harcourt, EAST-WEST ROAD, CHOBA, Port Harcourt, 2301, Nigeria, kelechiazubuike9@gmail.com
    11:15 AM
    LATERAL EXTENT OF BURLINGTON KEOKUK AND WARSAW OF THE MISSISSIPPIAN STRATOTYPE AT GRAY QUARRY, ILLINOIS
    HAINES, Forest, Earth Science, Adrian College, 101 S. Madison St, Adrian, MI 49221, fhaines@adrian.edu
    11:30 AM
    FACIES AND STRATIGRAPHY OF THE LATEST CRETACEOUS TO EARLIEST PALEOGENE PLATFORM CARBONATE SUCCESSION WITH CORAL PATCH REEFS: THE ISLAND OF BRAč, CROATIA
    CVETKO TEŠOVIĆ, Blanka1, MARTINUŠ, Maja1 and VLAHOVIĆ, Igor2, (1)Department of Geology, Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia, (2)Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, Pierottijeva 6, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia, bcvetko@geol.pmf.hr
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