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GSA 2018 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
SEDIMENTS This session examines the utility of floodplains as repositories
of diverse types of information that can be applied to answering
T167. Mixed Siliciclastic-Carbonate Depositional important questions concerning our environment and society.
Systems
T171. Late Paleozoic Tectonics and Sedimentation along
Cosponsors: SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); GSA the Allegheny-Ouachita-Marathon Orogenic Belt
Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division
Cosponsors: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA
Disciplines: Sediments, Carbonates, Sediments, Clastic Geophysics and Geodynamics Division; GSA Structural Geology
and Tectonics Division
Advocates: John-Paul Zonneveld; Murray K. Gingras
Disciplines: Sediments, Clastic, Tectonics/Tectonophysics,
Sedimentary systems are commonly categorized as either car- Stratigraphy
bonate or siliciclastic. Mixed sedimentary systems are common.
This session is to highlight the causes influencing the occurrence, Advocates: Xiangyang Xie; Majie Fan; Robert J. Stern
architecture, and preservation of mixed siliciclastic-carbonate
depositional systems. This session seeks contributions addressing the late Paleozoic
suturing between Gondwana and Laurentia, and associated
T168. Sedimentary Geology Division/SEPM Student changes in sedimentary processes along the Allegheny-Marathon-
Research Competition: Dynamics of Stratigraphy and Ouachita orogenic belt in the eastern and southern United States.
Sedimentation (Posters) Perspectives from other continents are also welcome.
Cosponsors: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM (Society SOILS
for Sedimentary Geology)
T172. Critical Zone Science—Bio-Geo Interactions across
Disciplines: Sediments, Carbonates, Sediments, Clastic, Environmental Gradients and Time
Stratigraphy
Cosponsors: GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary
Advocate: Amy L. Weislogel Interest Group; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division;
GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and
This poster session is intended for students presenting research Geomorphology Division
on topics related to sedimentary geology, which could range
from studies of carbonates, clastic and chemical sediments, to Disciplines: Soils, Geochemistry, Geomicrobiology
sedimentary processes from ancient and/or modern systems.
Advocates: Bryan G. Moravec; Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad
T169. The Evolution of Continental Weathering through
Geologic Time: Paleoclimate, Biogeochemistry, Diagenesis, Critical Zone Science is a complex and interdisciplinary field.
and Clay Minerals We solicit contributions that address the complex relationships
among biota and minerals/rocks/soils on various spatial and tem-
Cosponsors: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA poral scales, including the heterogeneity of the studied systems.
Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Energy
Geology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division STRATIGRAPHY
Disciplines: Sediments, Clastic, Quaternary Geology, Energy T173. Deep-Water Sedimentation Patterns in Clastics and
Geology Carbonates
Advocates: Gregor Austermann; Anne Hildenbrand; Dario Cosponsor: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division
Harazim; Neil Fishman
Disciplines: Stratigraphy, Sediments, Clastic, Sediments,
This session will integrate breakthroughs in clay mineral Carbonates
production in surface environments and its connection to marine
biogeochemical cycles, paleoclimates, and burial diagenesis. Advocate: Afsoon Kazerouni
Research on mechanical/chemical weathering, clay chemistry,
paleoclimates, and modeling are highly welcome. This session aims to bring together researchers from different
disciplines to share the latest advances in our fields.
T170. Floodplains as Repositories of Information on
Climate, Hydrology, Ecology, and Human Activities T174. Permian-Triassic Biotic Crisis: New Insights
through Integrative Studies of Earth, Ocean, and Atmosphere
Cosponsors: GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary
Interest Group; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Cosponsors: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; International
GSA Limnogeology Division Association of Sedimentologists; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary
Geology); Paleontological Research Institution; GSA
Disciplines: Sediments, Clastic, Soils, Paleoclimatology/ International Interdisciplinary Interest Group; Paleontological
Paleoceanography Society
Advocates: Larry D. McKay; Steven L. Forman; Gary E.
Stinchcomb
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