Session No. 20
Tuesday, 15 May 2018: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM
Coconino Room (DoubleTree by Hilton)
T1. Miocene to Recent Evolution of the Lower Colorado River Corridor and the Northern Gulf of California II
Ryan S. Crow, Kristin McDougall, Scott E.K. Bennett and Michael H. Darin, Advocates
1:35 PM
THE BOUSE FORMATION: PERSISTENT CONTROVERSIES AND PROGRESS TOWARDS POTENTIAL RESOLUTIONS
KARLSTROM, Karl E.1, CROSSEY, Laura J.1, HEIZLER, Matthew T.2, THACKER, Jacob O.1 and FERGUSON, Christina L.1, (1)Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)New Mexico Bureau of Geology, NM Tech, Socorro, NM 87801
1:55 PM
PALEOLANDSCAPES PRESERVED BENEATH THE BOUSE FORMATION PROVIDE INSIGHTS INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER AND LATEST MIOCENE AND YOUNGER DEFORMATION
PEARTHREE, Philip A.1, HOUSE, P. Kyle2, CROW, Ryan3 and GOOTEE, Brian F.1, (1)Arizona Geological Survey, 1955 E 6th St, PO Box 210184, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N Gemini Dr. 86001, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
2:15 PM
TRANSITION OF THE BOUSE FORMATION FROM A MARINE ESTUARY TO SALINE LAKE IN THE LATE MIOCENE TO EARLY PLIOCENE
MCDOUGALL, Kristin, U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 and MIRANDA-MARTINEZ, Adriana Yanet, 2 Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico
2:35 PM
GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BOUSE CARBONATES: TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF DIAGENESIS OF BOUSE CARBONATES
FERGUSON, Christina L., CROSSEY, Laura J., KARLSTROM, Karl and ANDERSON, Jordan C., Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
2:55 PM
SYN- AND POST-6 MA DEFORMATION OF THE BOUSE FORMATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR LOWER COLORADO RIVER TECTONISM AND BOUSE DEPOSITION
THACKER, Jacob O.1, KARLSTROM, Karl E.1, CROSSEY, Laura J.1, CROW, Ryan S.2, CASSIDY, Colleen E.2 and BEARD, L. Sue2, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001