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South-Central Section - 51st Annual Meeting - 2017

Session No. 12
Monday, 13 March 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Grand Ballroom G (Omni Colonnade San Antonio)

Recent Advances in Geoscience Research

 

Richard L. Silver, Mollie Patzke and Sarah Thorne, Chairs
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
12-1
1:35 PM
CAN COAL HELP U.S. TECHNOLOGY?
O'CONNELL, Ryan L. and FINKELMAN, Robert B., Dept. of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, rxo160030@utdallas.edu, rxo160030@utdallas.edu
12-2
1:55 PM
Withdrawn
12-3
2:15 PM
A SURVEY OF SALT PLAYAS ON THE LLANO ESTACADO
STOUT, John E., USDA-Agricultural Research Service, 3810 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79415, johnedwardstout@gmail.com, johnedwardstout@gmail.com
12-4
2:35 PM
Withdrawn
12-5
2:55 PM
DETERMINING THE DEPOSITIONAL SETTING OF A LIMESTONE UNIT IN BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK, TEXAS
ELMORE, Stephanie Nicole, Department of Biology, Geology, and Physical Science, Sul Ross State University, 400 N. Harrison, Alpine, TX 79832, sxe14cq@sulross.edu, sxe14cq@sulross.edu
12-6
3:15 PM
SCIENTIFIC DRILLING IN CENOZOIC STRATA OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER: A DEVELOPING U-PB ZIRCON CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY IN WESTERN KANSAS
SMITH, Jon Jay1, LUDVIGSON, Greg A.1, LAYZELL, Anthony L.1, MÖLLER, Andreas2 and TURNER, Elijah3, (1)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, (2)Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (3)Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd. Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, jjsmith@ku.edu, jjsmith@ku.edu
 
3:35 PM
Break
12-7
3:50 PM
BLOCKY RIMMED PITS: A CRATER-LIKE LANDFORM PRODUCED BY COLLAPSE OF BASALT INFLATION PLATEAUS
DE HON, René A. and EARL, Richard A., Department of Geography, Texas State University, 601 University Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666, dehon@txstate.edu, dehon@txstate.edu
12-8
4:10 PM
THE FIRST U-PB ZIRCON AGES FOR THE ASHFALL FOSSIL BEDS AND GROVE LAKE VOLCANIC DEPOSITS IN NEBRASKA: TWO DIFFERENT YELLOWSTONE HOTSPOT TRACK SOURCES
TURNER, Elijah, Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd. Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, SMITH, Jon J., Kansas Geological Survey, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, MÖLLER, Andreas, Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, OTTO, Rick E., University of Nebraska State Museum, Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park, 86930 517th Avenue, Royal, NE 68773, JOECKEL, R.M., Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996 and TUCKER, S.T., University of Nebraska State Museum and Nebraska Highway Paleontology Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, W436 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0514, eli_turner@ymail.com, eli_turner@ymail.com
12-9
4:30 PM
REMOVAL AND TRANSPORT OF SANDSTONE CAPROCK MATERIAL AS A RATE-LIMITING STEP IN LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION, BUFFALO RIVER BASIN, AR
BREEDING, Alex1, COVINGTON, Matthew D.2 and THALER, Evan2, (1)Geoscienses, University of Arkansas, 662 West Taylor Apartment 1, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 216 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, abreedin@uark.edu, abreedin@uark.edu
12-10
4:50 PM
USING BORON ISOTOPES TO TRACE URBAN SALINITY INPUTS TO THE RIO GRANDE RIVER IN SOUTHWEST USA
GARCIA, Sandra1, MA, Lin2, LOUVAT, Pascale3 and GAILLARDET, Jerome3, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968, (3)Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Paris, 75238, France, sgarcia43@miners.utep.edu, sgarcia43@miners.utep.edu
12-11
5:10 PM
CHALLENGES OF IMPROVING SURFACE WATER QUALITY IN BAYOU CHENE, LOUISIANA
POUDEL, Durga D., School of Geosciences, University of Louisana at Lafayette, Box 44650, Lafayette, LA 70504, ddpoudel@louisiana.edu, ddpoudel@louisiana.edu
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