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GSA 2017 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
T87. Fluvio-Deltaic Processes and Their Stratigraphic Record T91. Chemostratigraphy: Environments, Correlation, and
Time (Posters)
Cosponsors: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA
Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; SEPM Cosponsors: North American Commission on Stratigraphic
(Society for Sedimentary Geology) Nomenclature; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology);
International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification;
Disciplines: Sediments, Clastic, Geomorphology, Stratigraphy GSA Sedimentary Geology Division
Advocates: Brandon McElroy; Jeffrey A. Nittrouer Disciplines: Stratigraphy, Geochemistry, Paleontology,
Biogeography/Biostratigraphy
Advances in modern river and delta processes and their inter-
pretation from the ancient rock record via observational, experi- Advocates: Richard Fluegeman; Carlton E. Brett; Brian R. Pratt;
mental, modeling, and theoretical studies. Lucy Edwards
T88. Mudstone Facts: Deposition, Diagenesis, and Source of This session will focus on the use of chemical records preserved
Basin Fluids in sedimentary deposits for correlation. The conveners are
interested in applications of chemostratigraphy from a variety of
Cosponsors: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Energy chronostratigraphic, environmental, and geographic settings.
Geology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division
T92. Tectonics and Sedimentation, Avulsion, and
Disciplines: Sediments, Clastic, Energy Geology, Limnogeology Experimental Stratigraphy, and History of Western North
America: A Celebration of Paul Heller’s Career
Advocates: Neil Fishman; Sven Egenhoff; Dario Harazim
Cosponsors: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA
This session features the sedimentology and petrology of mud- Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Quaternary
stones, and their role as sources of fluids in basins. Although Geology and Geomorphology Division; SEPM (Society for
organic-rich mudstones (marine or lacustrine) are a focal point, Sedimentary Geology)
studies on other mudrocks are welcome.
Disciplines: Stratigraphy, Tectonics/Tectonophysics,
T89. The Dynamics of Tectono-Sedimentary Systems During Geomorphology
Basin Formation and Fill
Advocates: Brady Z. Foreman; Majie Fan; Elizabeth Hajek
Cosponsors: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural
Geology and Tectonics Division In recognition of the late Dr. Paul Heller’s influence on
studies of tectonics and sedimentation, fluvial stratigraphy, and
Disciplines: Sediments, Clastic, Tectonics/Tectonophysics, evolution of western North America, we seek submissions
Stratigraphy spanning these fields.
Advocates: Eugene Szymanski; Jacob A. Covault; Daniel F. Stockli .LIMNOGEOLOGY
This session will investigate the nature of sediment delivery T93. Lacustrine Systems across Space and Time
systems that connect orogenic terranes to their associated deposi-
tional basins—over various spatiotemporal scales and tectonic Cosponsors: GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary
settings—by exploring fundamental driving processes and mul- Geology Division; Paleontological Society; SEPM (Society for
tiple scaling factors. Sedimentary Geology)
.STRATIGRAPHY Disciplines: Limnogeology, Stratigraphy, Paleoclimatology/
Paleoceanography
T90. Advancing Seismic and Sequence Stratigraphy: Insights
from Testing the Fundamentals Advocates: Scott W. Starratt; Michelle F. Goman
Cosponsors: GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology This session celebrates lacustrine research across the globe.
Division; GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Lakes are important fresh water reservoirs and their sediments are
Geology Division archives of global change, pollution, and ecological succession.
Disciplines: Stratigraphy, Sediments, Clastic, Paleoclimatology/
Paleoceanography
Advocates: Andrew Madof; Ashley D. Harris; Fabien J. Laugier
We encourage presenters to show their interdisciplinary and
solution-driven work, which should focus on rigorously testing
fundamental assumptions of sequence stratigraphy. Presentations
should be aimed at evolving ideas, with the intention of advancing
the science.
22–25 October
Seattle, Washington, USA
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