GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session No. 61
Sunday, 15 October 2023: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
329 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

T107. Appalachian Paleozoic Stratigraphy and Tectonics: A Special Session to Honor the Career of Richard (Rick) Diecchio

 

Alan Pitts and Linda Hinnov, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
61-1
1:40 PM
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1:55 PM
INFLUENCE OF DEPOSITIONAL SETTING AND TECTONICS ON PRESERVATION OF 25 MYR MILANKOVITCH RECORD ON CONVERGENT FORELAND DURING LONG-TERM GLOBAL COOLING: MIDDLE AND UPPER ORDOVICIAN, EASTERN USA
READ, James F.1, POPE, Michael C.2, ELRICK, Maya3, HINNOV, Linda4, REPETSKI, John E.5, RYDER, Robert T.5, PATCHEN, Douglas6 and DIECCHIO, Richard7, (1)Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 170 Oakleaf Dr, PINE KNOLL SHORES, NC 28512-6606, (2)Geology and Geophysics, Texas A and M, College Station, TX 28512-6606, (3)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (4)Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, (6)West Virginia University Energy Institute’s National Resource Center for Coal and Energy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV WV 26508, (7)Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences (retired), George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
2:10 PM
THE JACK MOUNTAIN THRUST SYSTEM AND EOCENE MAGMATISM, HIGHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: LINKING STATEMAP MAPPING TO FIELD COURSE EDUCATION (Invited Presentation)
BLAKE, David, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403 and DIECCHIO, Richard, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences (retired), George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
2:25 PM
IDENTIFYING BASE LEVEL CHANGES OF THE UPPER ORDOVICIAN JUNIATA FORMATION THROUGH STACKING PATTERN ANALYSIS
THORNBURG, Jesse1, OEST, Christopher2, PETERSON, Steve3, DAVIS, Tim1, SPARACIO, Christopher A.4, SEMINACK, Christopher T.5 and BOBIK, Theodore R.6, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Beury Hall, 1901 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Geological Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Rd, Middletown, PA 17057, (3)Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances, Remediation Section, Corrective Action Branch, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Dover, DE 19901, (4)Department of Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Rd #207, 354 Mansfield Rd #207, Storrs, CT 06269, (5)University of North Georgia, Institute for Environmental & Spatial Analysis, Gainesville, GA 30566, (6)Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Science, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
2:40 PM
ARE THE REEDSVILLE SHALE AND MARTINSBURG FORMATION EQUIVALENT OR SEPARATE UNITS? SORTING OUT A STRATIGRAPHIC CONUNDRUM ACROSS THE EAST-CENTRAL APPALACHIAN BASIN
DOCTOR, Daniel1, BIERLY, Aaron D.2, GRAY, Alexander1 and PITTS, Alan1, (1)Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Rd, Middletown, PA 17057
 
2:55 PM
Break
3:10 PM
DEVONIAN OF NEW YORK: AN EXTENSIVE OVERVIEW, AND GUIDE TO FUTURE RESEARCH
VER STRAETEN, Charles1, OVER, D. Jeffrey2, WOODROW, Donald L.3, HENDRICKS, Jonathan4, ALLMON, Warren D.4, HERMSEN, Elizabeth J.4, EBERT, James5, BOYER, Diana6 and COLOSIMO, Amanda7, (1)New York State Museum/Geological Survey, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, (2)Geological Sciences, SUNY-Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, (3)41 Idaho Street, Richmond, CA 94801, (4)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumanburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, (5)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, State University of New York College at Oneonta, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820, (6)Department of Chemistry, Physics and Geology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC 29733, (7)Chemistry and Geosciences, Monroe Community College, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd, Rochester, NY 14623
3:25 PM
THE STONY GAP SANDSTONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS: PROBLEMS WITH USING CHANNEL SANDSTONES TO DEFINE FORMATION CONTACTS
EL-ASHKAR, Shadya1, SPURGEON, Derek L.2, PERKINS Jr., J. Wayne3 and DINTERMAN, Philip1, (1)West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508, (2)West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Road, Morgantown, WV 26508, (3)West Virginia Geological Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Road, Morgantown, WV 26508
3:40 PM
A VIRTUAL FIELD EXPERIENCE TO GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA (Invited Presentation)
BENTLEY, Callan, Math, Science & Engineering, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003
3:55 PM
EXPLORING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE APPALACHIAN BASIN, THE SOUTHERN APENNINE FOREDEEP DEPOSITS, AND THE HISTORIC ROOTS OF THE DIECCHIO FAMILY NAME
PITTS, Alan, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192 and DIECCHIO, Richard, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences (retired), George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
 
4:10 PM
Concluding Remarks
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