Session: Geologic Studies of the U.S. Atlantic Coastal Plain Province (Southeastern Section - 66th Annual Meeting

Session No. 18

Friday, 31 March 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Shenandoah H (Omni Richmond Hotel)

T17. Geologic Studies of the U.S. Atlantic Coastal Plain Province

Christopher S. Swezey and C. Richard Berquist, Advocates

Paper #

Start Time

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

19-1

8:20 AM

THE MECHANISM OF FORMATION OF ALTERATION RINDS ON CLASTS IN THE CRETACEOUS POTOMAC FORMATION, PRINCE GEORGE, VIRGINIA

SIKDER, Arif M., Center for Environmental Studies (CES), Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), 1000 West Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23284 and HORTON Jr., J. Wright, U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, amsikder@vcu.edu, amsikder@vcu.edu

19-2

8:40 AM

PRELIMINARY CHARACTERIZATION AND MAPPING OF LATE CENEZOIC MARINE-ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS IN THE UPPER TAR RIVER WATERSHED IN THE FALL ZONE OF NORTH CAROLINA

STADELMAN, Steve A., Youngsville, NC 27596, sastadelman@gmail.com, sastadelman@gmail.com

19-3

9:00 AM

POLLEN EVIDENCE FOR THE AGE OF THE LILESVILLE GRAVELS: A NEOGENE STRATH TERRACE DEPOSIT FROM THE FALL ZONE OF NORTH CAROLINA, USA

DIEMER, John A.¹, RICH, Frederick J.², YANKECH, Matthew¹, MCLEAN, Rufus C.¹, BOBYARCHICK, Andy R.¹ and EPPES, Martha C.¹, (1)Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, (2)Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Box 8149, Statesboro, GA 30460, jadiemer@uncc.edu, jadiemer@uncc.edu

19-4

9:20 AM

PETROGRAPHY OF LIMESTONE OF THE EOCENE PINEY POINT FORMATION FROM THE BANBURY CROSS COREHOLE (USGS WELL 57G128), YORK COUNTY, VIRGINIA

HAYNES, John T., Dept of Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University, 395 South High St, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, haynesjx@jmu.edu, haynesjx@jmu.edu

19-5

9:40 AM

PAIRED RACEMIZATION AND RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF PLEISTOCENE AND HOLOCENE SHELLS, US ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN: IMPLICATIONS FOR SHELL GEOCHRONOLOGY, PLEISTOCENE SEA LEVEL HISTORY, AND PALEOCLIMATE

WEHMILLER, J.F., Department of Geological Sciences, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of Delaware, 103 Penny Hall, Newark, DE 19716, RAMSEY, Kelvin W., Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 and THIELER, E. Robert, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, jwehm@udel.edu, jwehm@udel.edu

10:00 AM

Break

19-6

10:20 AM

RESOLVING THE AGE CONTROVERSY OF PLEISTOCENE COASTAL DEPOSITS IN THE LOWER COASTAL PLAIN IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA

SHEN, Zhixiong¹, WRIGHT, Eric¹, LOH, Benjamin¹ and MAUZ, Barbara², (1)Department of Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528, (2)School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZT, United Kingdom, zshen@coastal.edu, zshen@coastal.edu

Handouts

2017 GSA SE Shen.pdf (5.7 MB)

19-7

10:40 AM

EOLIAN SEDIMENTS AND PALEOWIND BEHAVIOR IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES DURING THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM

SWEZEY, Christopher S.¹, FITZWATER, Bradley A.² and WHITTECAR, G. Richard², (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Ocean Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, cswezey@usgs.gov, cswezey@usgs.gov

19-8

11:00 AM

SEA LEVEL AND CLIMATE HISTORY OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA OVER THE PAST 40,000 YEARS: A RADIOCARBON DATE PERSPECTIVE

RAMSEY, Kelvin W. and TOMLINSON, Jaime L., Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, kwramsey@udel.edu, kwramsey@udel.edu

19-9

11:20 AM

COARSE FRAGMENT RE-DISTRIBUTION IN THE GENESIS OF SOME FALL ZONE CAROLINA BAYS

BLILEY, Daniel, Self Employed, 614 South Second Street, Smithfield, NC 27577, dbliley1@nc.rr.com, dbliley1@nc.rr.com

19-10

11:40 AM

THE CAROLINA BAYS OF RIDGE SPRING, SC

DAVIAS, Michael, Cintos Research, 1381 Hope Street, Stamford, CT 06907, michael@cintos.org, michael@cintos.org

Handouts

19-10_Davias_web.pdf (35.2 MB)

JohnstonBays.pdf (46.5 MB)

MathisBayMeasurment.pdf (9.2 MB)