Southeastern Section - 67th Annual Meeting - 2018

Session No. 32
Friday, 13 April 2018: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 300 D (Knoxville Convention Center)

T3. Geomorphic Anomalies and Underlying Geologic Controls Identified from Surficial and Bedrock Mapping, Southeastern United States

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Kathleen M. Farrell and Christopher S. Swezey, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
1:30 PM
GEOMORPHIC FEATURES AND PROCESSES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
SOUTHWORTH, Scott, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192
1:50 PM
BEDROCK CONTROLS ON QUATERNARY DEBRIS DEPOSIT MORPHOLOGY, COMPOSITION AND PROCESSES: SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS, OTEEN AND BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLES, BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
WOOTEN, Richard M., CATTANACH, Bart L., ISARD, Sierra J. and BOZDOG, G. Nicholas, North Carolina Geological Survey, 2090 US Hwy 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778
2:10 PM
40AR/39AR AGES OF MANGANESE OXIDE ORES IN SURFICIAL AND BEDROCK DEPOSITS OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
DOCTOR, Daniel H., U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192, MCALEER, Ryan J., U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, CARMICHAEL, Sarah K., Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, 287 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608 and KUNK, Michael J., Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405
2:30 PM
MAPPING PREGLACIAL FLUVIAL LANDFORMS AND DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY — PRELIMINARY RESULTS
MARTIN, Steven L., Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Minerals Resources Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0107
2:50 PM
INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PRE-CHATTANOOGA TECTONIC HISTORY ALONG THE SOUTHERN CINCINNATI ARCH USING AUTOMATED GIS TOOLS
BOLING, Kenneth S.1, HATCHER Jr., Robert D.1, BIBLE, Gary G.2, LEMISZKI, Peter J.3 and WUNDERLICH, Andrew L.1, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (2)President, Cougar Dome, LLC, P. O. Box 133, Helenwood, TN 37755, (3)Tennessee Geological Survey, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, 3711 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921
 
3:10 PM
Break
3:30 PM
BEDROCK CONTROL ON MARINE SEDIMENT DEPOSITION AND PRESERVATION IN THE EASTERNMOST PIEDMONT: RESULTS FROM 1:24,000-SCALE GEOLOGIC MAPPING IN THE PETERSBURG, VA AREA
OCCHI, Marcie, Virginia Department of Geology and Mineral Resources, Virginia Division of Mines and Mineral Energy, 900 Natural resources drive, Suite 400, Charlottesville, VA 22903, BLANCHETTE, Jessica S., Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903 and BERQUIST Jr., C.R., Virginia Division of Mines and Mineral Energy, 900 Natural resources drive, Suite 400, Charlottesville, VA 22903
3:50 PM
SUPERSTORM DEPOSITS IN THE BAHAMAS; A RECORD OF CLIMATE INSTABILITY FROM ELEUTHERA ISLAND DURING THE EARLY PEAK LAST INTERGLACIAL (MIS 5E)
TORMEY, Blair R., Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, 108A Old Student Union, Cullowhee, NC 28723, HEARTY, Paul J., Consultant, Wilmington, NC 28412 and DONOVAN, Bailey G., Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858
4:10 PM
GEOMORPHIC EXPRESSION OF SUBSURFACE STRUCTURE AND STRATIGRAPHY ON ST. CATHERINES ISLAND, GEORGIA
VANCE, R. Kelly, Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, REICHARD, James S., Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8149, Statesboro, GA 30460, MEYER, Brian K., Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University, 24 Peachtree Center Ave., Suite 340, Atlanta, GA 30303, KELLY, Jacque L., Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, 68 Georgia Avenue, Building 201, Statesboro, GA 30460 and RICH, Frederick J., Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Box 8149, Statesboro, GA 30460
Handouts
  • SE GSA Mtng 2018.pdf (8.1 MB)
  • 4:30 PM
    USING HIGH-RESOLUTION LIDAR TO IDENTIFY ANOMALOUS GEOMORPHIC FEATURES THAT SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE GEOMORPHIC MODELS FOR DYNAMIC COASTAL PLAIN EVOLUTION, NORTH CAROLINA
    FARRELL, Kathleen M., North Carolina Geological Survey, Coastal Plain Office and Core Repository, 1620 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1620
    4:50 PM
    AND YET THEY PERSIST; LIDAR BARE-EARTH DEMS ELUCIDATE CAROLINA BAY RIMS AS PALIMPSEST FEATURES CONTROLLING THEIR TOPOGRAPHIC EXPRESSION THROUGH DIFFERENTIAL WEATHERING AND EROSION
    DAVIAS, Michael, Cintos Research, 1381 Hope Street, Stamford, CT 06907 and HARRIS, Thomas H.S., Orbit Analyst, Lockheed-Martin, retired, Valley Forge, PA 19406
    Handouts
  • GSA SE 2018 32-10 Davias-Harris text.pdf (453.9 kB)
  • GSA SE 2018 32-10 Davias-Harris Handouts.pdf (19.6 MB)
  • 5:10 PM
    CAROLINA BAYS OF THE U.S. ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN ARE RELICT THERMOKARST LAKES THAT FORMED EPISODICALLY DURING THE LAST GLACIATION
    SWEZEY, Christopher S., U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192
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