Cordilleran Section - 117th Annual Meeting - 2021

Session No. 6
Wednesday, 12 May 2021: 11:00 AM-12:45 PM
JohnNLouie.com Room (Online)

T3. Exhumation and Topographic Evolution of the Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains

 

Ann Blythe, Jeffrey Lee and Daniel F. Stockli, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
11:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
6-1
11:05 AM
STRUCTURAL AND TOPOGRAPHIC EVOLUTION OF THE SIERRA NEVADA BASED ON FAR-TRAVELED OLIGOCENE-MIOCENE IGNIMBRITES
HENRY, Christopher D., Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
6-2
11:25 AM
CENOZOIC SLIP ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA RANGE FRONT NORMAL FAULT, CALIFORNIA: A LONG-LIVED STABLE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE BASIN AND RANGE
LEE, Jeffrey, Colorado School of Mines Geophysics. Green Center Rm 283, 924 16th St, Golden, CO 80401-1868, STOCKLI, Daniel, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712, BLYTHE, Ann, Dept. of Geology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, WA 90041 and FOX, Matthew, Department of Earth Science, University College London, London, WC1E 6BS, United Kingdom
Handouts
  • GSA21_Sierras_Beeson.pdf (16.6 MB)
  • 6-4
    12:05 PM
    DETRITAL ZIRCON U-PB AGES FROM PALEOGENE RIVER GRAVELS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN NEVADA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOGENE DRAINAGE EVOLUTION
    TYE, Alex, Physical Sciences, Dixie State University, 225 S University Ave, Saint George, UT 84770-3875 and NIEMI, Nathan, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
    6-6
    12:15 PM
    MID-CENOZOIC PALEOSHORELINES, WESTERN TEHACHAPI-EASTERN SAN EMIGDIO MTNS CA
    MILLER, D.E., MT² Services, Bishop, CA 93515, MONTEJO, Carlos, Dept. of Geological Engineering, Montana Tech, Butte, MT 59701, MORENO, Jesus Eduardo, Horizon Well Logging, Lompoc, CA 93436, TORRES ANDRADE, Eneas, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53703, JAMES, Robert N., Bureau of Land Management, Monticello, UT 84535, WHITE, Michael, Michael White Consulting, Santa Fe, NM 87505, DABULAMANZI, Melissa, The Wildlands Conservancy, Bakersfield, CA 93311 and MAYENCE, C. Ellery, New Zealand Department of Conservation, Christchurch, 8014, New Zealand
    6-7
    12:20 PM
    MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF LANDSLIDE-GENERATING CATCHMENTS IN THE CARSON RANGE, WESTERN NEVADA
    PARSONS, Jake, SHEEHAN, Christopher and STURMER, Daniel M., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology Physics Building, P.O. Box 210013, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013
    6-8
    12:25 PM
    GEOMORPHIC FINGERPRINTS OF LARGE LANDSLIDES AT A WATERSHED-SCALE: A CASE STUDY FROM THE CARSON RANGE, WESTERN NEVADA
    SHEEHAN, Christopher1, PARSONS, Jake R.1 and STURMER, Daniel2, (1)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology Physics Building, P.O. Box 210013, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, (2)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Geo/Phys 500, PO Box 210013, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013
    6-9
    12:30 PM
    USING DEM ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE THE ROLE OF BEDROCK LITHOLOGY ON PERSISTENCE OF GEOMORPHIC FEATURES RELATED TO LARGE-SCALE, MIOCENE TO HOLOCENE LANDSLIDES IN NEVADA
    STURMER, Daniel, PARSONS, Jake R. and SHEEHAN, Christopher, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 210013, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013
     
    12:35 PM
    Discussion
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