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25–28 OCTOBER • MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC, CANADA
Disciplines: Petrology, Metamorphic, Tectonics/Tectonophysics, Advocates: Tao Sun; Andrew Madof; Ashley D. Harris
Mineralogy/Crystallography This session addresses the universal properties and spatial struc-
Advocates: Freya R. George; Adrian E. Castro; Joseph tures in depositional systems and how we may be able to predict them.
Browning-Hanson
This session will highlight research that utilizes advances in the T43. Sedimentary Geology Division/SEPM Student
tools and techniques employed in the investigation of microscale Research Poster Competition: Dynamics of Stratig-
features of metamorphic rocks, in order to interrogate geochemi- raphy and Sedimentation (Posters)
cal, microstructural, and geochronological records of tectono- Cosponsors: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM (Society
metamorphic processes. for Sedimentary Geology)
Disciplines: Stratigraphy, Sediments, Clastic, Sediments, Carbonates
T39. Granulite Terranes and Evolution of Continen- Advocate: Brian A. Hampton
tal Lower Crust: Insights from the Canadian Shield Students (at any level) may present posters of original research on
and Beyond any topics within sedimentary geology: carbonates, clastics, chemi-
Cosponsors: GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and cal sediments, ancient and/or modern systems. Posters are judged
Volcanology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics for monetary awards distributed at the “Seds and Suds” reception.
Division; GSA Geochronology Division
Disciplines: Petrology, Metamorphic, Tectonics/Tectonophysics, T44. Broken Paradigms: Shallow-Water Depo-
Precambrian Geology sition of Organic-Rich Facies through Earth History
Advocates: Gregory Dumond; Kevin H. Mahan; Philippe Goncalves Cosponsors: GSA Marine and Coastal Geoscience Division; GSA
Granulite terranes provide some of the best constraints on the Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; Geochemical Society;
origin, characteristics, and evolution of continental lower crust. This GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division
session will highlight new research on the structural, geochemical, Disciplines: Stratigraphy, Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography,
and geochronological evolution of deep continental crust. Marine/Coastal Science
Advocates: Ed Landing; Langhorne B. Smith; Brian R. Pratt
VOLCANOLOGY New work is supplanting traditional deep marine (preserva-
tional, Black Sea) and upwelling (productivity) models for black
T40. The Virtue of Fieldwork in Volcanology, shale/organic-rich facies. More commonly, these facies show shal-
Sedimentology, Structural Geology, and Tectonics: low, restricted marine, low-oxygen epeiric sea deposition through
A Session to Honor Cathy Busby, 2020 MGPV Earth history.
Distinguished Geological Career Award Recipient
Cosponsors: GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and T45. Correlation of Global Stages, Series, and Sys-
Volcanology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; tems into North American Stratigraphic Successions
GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Cosponsors: SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); North
Disciplines: Volcanology, Structural Geology, Tectonics/ American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature (NACSN);
Tectonophysics International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS)
Advocates: Keith Putirka; John Wakabayashi; Nancy R. Riggs Disciplines: Stratigraphy, Paleontology, Biogeography/
This session honors the career of Cathy Busby, whose diverse Biostratigraphy, History and Philosophy of Geology
field studies have impacted volcanology, sedimentology, structural Advocates: Richard Fluegeman; Stanley C. Finney; David A.T.
geology, and tectonics. Studies within or at the boundaries of these Harper; Carlton E. Brett
disciplines are welcome. Eighty-eight percent of GSSPs are in stratigraphic successions
outside of North America. The proposed session will demonstrate
T41. Volcanism and Tectonics along Rifts and the system-by-system correlation of the GSSPs and the units they
Volcanic Arcs: Understanding the Relationships define into the stratigraphic successions of North America.
between Timing, Volumes, and Distributions
Cosponsors: GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and SEDIMENTS, CLASTIC
Volcanology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics
Division T46. An Interdisciplinary View of Paleozoic Glacia-
Disciplines: Volcanology, Structural Geology, Geochronology tions and Icehouse Climates: Sedimentology, Paleo-
Advocates: Erin N. DiMaggio; Sara Mana climate, Paleontology, Geochemistry, Geochronol-
Magmatic activity influences the development of rifting and ogy, and Modeling
volcanic arcs, and their interactions occur at different temporal and Cosponsors: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA
spatial scales. We focus on the behavior of these dynamic systems. Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Geochronology
Division; Geochemical Society; Paleontological Society
STRATIGRAPHY Disciplines: Sediments, Clastic, Sediments, Carbonates,
Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography
T42. The Paradox of Predicting the Stratigraphic Advocates: Libby R.W. Ives; Kathryn N. Pauls; Amy L. Weislogel;
Record Eduardo L.M. da Rosa; John L. Isbell
Cosponsor: GSA Sedimentary Geology Division Exciting advances have been made in our understanding of
Disciplines: Stratigraphy, Geomorphology, Sediments, Clastic Paleozoic glaciations in recent years. This session seeks to bring
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