GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018

Session No. 285
Wednesday, 7 November 2018: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 136-137 (Indiana Convention Center)

T161. Examining Big Questions or Paradigms with Geochronology

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

B. Brandon Curry, Kenneth Lepper, Shannon Mahan and Michelle Summa Nelson, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
1:30 PM
TIMING AND NATURE OF ALLUVIAL/ DEBRIS FLOW FAN FORMATION IN THE NW HIMALAYA OF NORTHERN INDIA
ORR, Elizabeth, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology-Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45220, OWEN, Lewis, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology-Physics Building, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45220, SAHA, Sourav, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221 and CAFFEE, Marc W., Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
1:45 PM
DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON INTRA- AND EXTRABASINAL SEDIMENT SOURCES, PALEOGENE PEARL RIVER MOUTH BASIN, NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA
BIDGOLI, Tandis S.1, WANG, Wei2, YANG, Xianghua3 and YE, Jiaren3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, 101 Geological Sciences Bldg., Columbia, MO 95211; Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, 101 Geological Sciences Bldg., Columbia, MO 95211; Faculty of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences - Wuhan, Wuhan, 430074, China, (3)Faculty of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences - Wuhan, Wuhan, 430074, China
2:00 PM
A BLIND COMPARISON OF RADIOCARBON LABS
WARD, Brent C., Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, CLAGUE, John, Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A1S6, Canada and MCNEELY, Roger, Canadian Museum of Civilization, 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, QC K1A 0M8, Canada
2:15 PM
HOLOCENE LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION AND BIOCLIMATIC CHANGE IN THE REPUBLICAN RIVER VALLEY, SOUTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA: IMPLICATIONS FOR GEOARCHAEOLOGY IN THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS
LAYZELL, Anthony L., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047 and MANDEL, Rolfe D., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726
2:30 PM
MATCHING THE DATING RESOLUTION OF GLACIER BEHAVIOR TO DATING RESOLUTION OF POTENTIAL FORCING (Invited Presentation)
LOWELL, Thomas V., Department of Geology, Univerisity of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, BRECKENRIDGE, Andy J., Department of Natural Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Superior, Belknap and Catlin, P.O. Box 2000, Superior, WI 54880 and KELLY, Meredith A., Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755
2:50 PM
REVISITING THE DUST BOWL: EVALUATING NATURAL VERSUS ANTHROPOGENIC DUST SOURCES (Invited Presentation)
SWEENEY, Mark R., Sustainability & Environment, University of South Dakota, 414 E. Clark Street, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, BOLLES, Kasey, Department of Geology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76706 and FORMAN, Steven L., Department of Geosciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798
3:10 PM
LIFE IN THE SINK: USING OSL TO ASSESS PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE HUMAN HABITATION IN THE DOWNSTREAM PORTION OF A MAJOR CONTINENTAL RIVER (Invited Presentation)
CHAMBERLAIN, Elizabeth1, MEHTA, Jayur1, REIMANN, Tony2, TORNQVIST, Torbjörn E.3 and WALLINGA, Jakob2, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, 5726 Stevenson Center, Nashville, TN 37240, (2)Netherlands Centre for Luminescence dating & Soil Geography and Landscape Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118
 
3:30 PM
Break
3:45 PM
REFINING THE PROCEDURES FOR PORTABLE LUMINESCENCE READER MEASUREMENTS BY CALIBRATION WITH KNOWN AGE SAMPLES: PROTOCOLS AND NEXT STEPS
MAHAN, Shannon A.1, GRAY, Harrison2, SPRINGER, Kathleen B.3 and PIGATI, Jeffrey S.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, MS 974, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS 974, Denver, CO 80225, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225
4:00 PM
USING OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE DATING OF BEACH RIDGES TO MEASURE BARRIER PROGRADATION OF GRAND ISLE, LA
TORRES, Julie A., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, KULP, Mark A., Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences and Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, GEORGIOU, Ioannis, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Studies, Univ. of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, FITZGERALD, Duncan M., Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 and LEPPER, Kenneth, Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, P.O. Box 6050, Dept. 2745, Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Handouts
  • Torres_GSA_Presentation2.pptx (29.3 MB)
  • Torres_GSA_Presentation_Text.docx (16.7 kB)
  • 4:15 PM
    LUMINESCENCE DATING OF COASTAL DUNES IN GEORGIA ASSOCIATED WITH ARCHAIC ARTIFACTS: SHOULD BE EXCITING. RIGHT?
    HUOT, Sebastien, Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 615 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 and SIPE, Ryan, Edwards-Pitman, 1250 Winchester Parkway, Suite 200, Smyrna, GA 30080
    4:30 PM
    OSL CONSTRAINTS ON GLACIAL AND POST GLACIAL LANDFORMS OF TERRAIN PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY THE SAGINAW LOBE IN NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN
    VALACHOVICS, Thomas R.1, FISHER, Timothy1, ANTINAO, José Luis2, LOOPE, Henry M.2 and MONAGHAN, G. William3, (1)Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 W Bancroft St, Toledo, OH 43606, (2)Indiana Geological and Water Survey, Indiana University, 611 North Walnut Grove Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)Department of Anthropology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 425 University Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46202
    4:45 PM
    DATING SEISMIC-RELATED FANGLOMERATES IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    ATAEE, Nina1, SPENCER, Joel Q.G.1, LACROIX, Brice1 and OWEN, Lewis A.2, (1)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (2)Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics, Cincinnati, OH 45221
    5:00 PM
    OSL CONFIRMATION OF WIGGLE-MATCHED U-SERIES-TUNED δ13C SPELEOTHEM RECORD WITH POLLEN ASSEMBLAGES OF THE LAST INTERGLACIAL TO GLACIAL TRANSITION, CENTRAL ILLINOIS, USA
    CURRY, B. Brandon, Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 615 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, KIM, Jin Cheul, Geo-Environment Hazards & Quaternary Geology Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, 124, Gwahak-ro Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34132, Korea, Republic of (South) and DORALE, Jeffrey A., Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, 115 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242-1379
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