11th Keck Symposium Volume

Amherst College




Advanced Projects

The Keck Geology Consortium
Cathryn A. Manduca, Carleton College



Workshops


Digital Mapping And Geographic Information Systems In Undergraduate Geology Curricula

Glenn C. Kroeger, Trinity University


Workshop On Estuarine And Coastal Science

Carol Mankiewicz, Beloit College; H. Allen Curran, Smith College


Archaen Rocks Of The Tobacco Root Mtns, Montana

Tekla A. Harms, Amherst College


Workshop For The Virginia Keck Project: Cenozoic Landscape Evolution In The Southern Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

David J. Harbor, Washington And Lee University



New York Project


Ferric Iron In Rock Forming Minerals

Peter Crowley, Amherst College; M. Darby Dyar, West Chester University; Richard J. Nevle, Menlo Park, California


Geothermometry And Fe3+ Partitioning Within An Olivine Metagabbro And A Fayalite Granite In The Adirondack Mountains, NY

Mary Beth Cheversia, The College Of Wooster; Rebecca Stamski, Amherst College


Interrelationships Between Molar Volume And Composition In Garnet

Halle Morrison, The College of Wooster; Zoe Brown, Buffalo State College


Fe3+ Partitioning And Geothermometry Among Mafic Silicates In The Carthage-Colton Mylonite Zone, Adirondack Mountains, New York

Sue Youg Jin, Whitman College; Rachel A. Graham, Union College


Fe3+ Partitioning And Geothermometry Of Coexisting Garnet And Clinopyroxene Pairs In Adirondack Metanorthosite, Northern New York

Daniel Harrington, Amherst College; Anna Monders, Whitman College


Fe3+ Partitioning and Geothermometry in the Popple Hill Gneiss Formation, Adirondack Mountains, New York

Heidi Guetschow, Carleton College; Ethan Gutmann, Williams College



Mars Project


Volcanism and Tectonics on Earth, Venus and Mars: a Planetological Approach

Eric B. Grosfils, Pomona College; Linda A. Reinen, Pomona College; Martha S. Gilmore, Washington and Lee University; Samuel J. Kozak, Washington and Lee University


Large Volcanoes on Venus: Volume, Geometry and Depth of Magma Chambers

Nicholas W. Chambers, Beloit College; David L. Cook, University of Idaho


Structural Deformation of Northern Ovda Regio, Venus: Implications for Venusian Tectonics

Javier Cruz, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Robert L. King, The College of Wooster


Morphology and Possible Volcanic Origin if Sub-Kilometer Domes in Arrhenius Region, Mars

Reina L. Foxx, California State University, Fullerton; Carrie R. Brugger, The Colorado College


Viscosity of Venusian Lava Flows: Constraints From Fractal Dimension and Chemical Composition

Holli Frey, Franklin and Marshall College; Alexandra E. Krull, Pomona College; William A. Pike, Carleton College


Distribution and Morphology of the Intermediate Volcanoes on Venus as a Function of Altitude

James Sammons, Washington and Lee University; Shannon Ristau, Smith College


The Origin and Modification of a Trough in the Nili Fossae, Mars

Martin Wong, Williams College; Erin R. Kraal, Washington and Lee University


A Possible Third Festoon Flow in Atalanta Planitia, Venus

Heather M. Wright, Whitman College; Lena S. Fletcher, Smith College



Oregon Project


The Geology of the Klamath River Canyon Region

Stanley A. Mertzman, Franklin and Marshall College; Richard W. Hazlett, Pomona College


Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of a Portion of the High Cascades Along the Klamath River on the California-Oregon Border

Brian Klawiter, Carleton College


Petrology and Geochemistry of Miocene to Quaternary Volcanics in the High Cascades of Southern Oregon

Amber McIntosh, The Colorado College


Geology, Petrology, and Geochemistry of a Portion of the High Cascades in Southern Oregon-Northern
California, South of the Klamath River Gorge
Jennifer C. McIntosh, Whitman College


Structure and Petrology of Secret Spring Mountain's Western Slope

Anders Nilsson, Carleton College


Tectonic Controls on Magma Gneiss in Southern Oregon

Jacob O. Sewall, Washington and Lee University


Volcanology and Stratigraphy of the Hessig Ranch Area of Secret Springs Volcano, Oregon

Judy Wilson, University of New Orleans


Geochemistry and Petrology of Neogene Volcanics of the Southern High Cascades Near Keno, Oregon

Jeffrey A. Winick, Franklin and Marshall College



Colorado Project


Precambrian Geology of Central Colorado

Jeffrey B. Noblett, The Colorado College; Christine S. Siddoway, The Colorado College; Reinhard A. Wobus, Williams College


Structural and Geochemical Analysis of Proterozoic Metamorphic Rocks Near Texas Creek, Colorado

Chris Bodle, The College of Wooster


Magma Mingling in the Proterozoic of Colorado

Erik Ekdahl, Carleton College


Kinematic Indicators and Structural Characteristics of the Road Gulch Area, Colorado

David Gentry, Washington and Lee University


Proterozoic Deformation And Metamorphism Of Five Points Gulch, Colorado

Rima Givot, The Colorado College


Geochemistry And Tectonic Setting Of Proterozoic Amphibolites From The Road Gulch Area Near Texas Creek, Fremont County, Colorado

Elijah M. Levitt, Carleton College


Structural Analysis And Metamorphic History Of A Cordierite Schist Unit, Fremont County, South-Central Colorado

Sarah Stevens, The Colorado College
Martha Wilson, Whitman College


Petrology And Geochemistry Of The Proterozoic Rocks From The Howard And Jack Hall Quadrangles, Fremont County, Colorado: Implication For Tectonic Setting

Kathryn Szramek, Carleton College


Geochemistry And Tectonic Setting Of The Early Proterozoic Metavolcanics Of The Arkansas River Canyon, Howard To Royal Gorge, Central Colorado

Katherine M. Wearn, Williams College



Montana Project


Archaen And Proterozoic History Of Metamorphic Rocks, Tobacco Root Mountains, Southwestern Montana
H. Robert Burger, Smith College

John B. Brady, Smith College; John T. Cheney, Amherst College; Tekla A. Harms, Amherst College


A Geochemical And Petrographic Analysis Of Quartzofeldspathic Gneisses In The Pony Middle Mountain Metamorphic Suite And Indian Creek Metamorphic Suite, Tobacco Root Mountains, Southwestern Montana

Reyna Abeyta, The Colorado College


Ductile Deformation In The Tobacco Root Mountains Of Southwest Montana

Daniel Blednick, Amherst College


Geothermobarometry Of Metamorphosed Mafic Dikes And Sills, Tobacco Root Mountains, Southwestern Montana

Sarah Carmichael, Smith College


Geothermobarometry Of Garnet Amphibolites From The Indian Creek And Pony-Middle Mountain Metamorphic Suites, Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana

Jessica D. Frisch, Amherst College


Geochemistry Of Metamorphosed Mafic Dikes, Tobacco Root Mountains, Southwestern Montana

Caroline Harris, Pomona College


Sapphire Symplectites In Orthoamphibolites Of The Archaen Indian Creek Metamorphic Suite (ICMS), Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana

Christine E. Hatch, Amherst College


The Petrology And Geothermobarometry Of The Indian Creek Metamorphic Suite, Tobacco Root Mountains, Southwestern Montana

Brian Monteleone, The College Of Wooster


The Petrology And Geothermobarometry Of The Indian Creek Metamorphic Suite And The Spuhler Peak Metamorphic Suite, Tobacco Root Mountains, Southwestern Montana

Carlos M. Picornell, University Of New Orleans


Geothermobarometry Of Archaen Garnet Amphibolites: Pony-Middle Mountain And Spuhler Peak Metamorphic Suites, Tobacco Root Mountains, Southwest Montana

Kurt J. Steffen, Carleton College



Utah Project


Jurassic Paleontolgy And Sedimentology In Southwestern Utah

Mark A. Wilson, The College Of Wooster; H. Allen Curran, Smith College


Sedimentation, Stratigraphy, And Paleoenvironments Of The Lower Members Of The Carmel Formation (Middle Jurassic, Southwestern Utah)

Kristin M. Bannister, Whitman College


Taphonomy And Paleoecolgy Of A Middle Jurassic Fossil Assemblage, Carmel Formation, Southwest Utah

Emily K. Charette, The George Washington University


An Analysis Of Ostreoliths ("Oyster Balls") From The Carmel Formation (Jurassic), Southwestern Utah

Deborah L. Cussen, Carleton College


"Autocementation": The Process Which Lithified The Carbonate Hardgrounds In The Carmel Formation (Middle Jurassic) Of Southwest Utah

A. Mark Harper, The College Of Wooster


Ichnocoenoses And Paleoenvironments Of The Middle Jurassic Camrel-Twin Creek Seaway, From The Carmel Formation Near Gunlock, Utah

Kelly Kilbourne, Smith College



Virginia Project


Cenozoic Landscape Evolution In The Southern Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

David J. Harbor, Washington And Lee University
Thomas W. Gardner, Trinity University
Dorothy Merritts, Franklin And Marshall College


Knickpoint Migration And Tufa Accretion In Five South River Tributaries, Central Virginia

Martha Carlson, Carleton College


Mechanism Of Clast Weathering: A Study Of Quartzite Cobbles

Benson Chow, Mississippi State University


Terrace Correlation From Soil Study Along The Maury River, Virginia

Bala Dodoye-Alali, Whitman College


Quaternary Fluvial Terrace And Cavern Correlation In The Valley And Ridge Province, Virginia

Dylan J. Easthouse, Whitman College


A Tale Of Two Chronosequences: Soil Development On Two Flights Of Terrace On Shale And Limestone Bedrock, James River, VA

Carrie Elliott, Carleton College


Bringing Down The Mountains: Rapid Incision, Escarpment Retreat, And Flexurial Uplift In The Appalachian Valley And Ridge Province

Peter A. Erickson, Carleton College


The Deposition And Weathering Of Heavy Minerals Relative To South River Terrace Elevations

Dennis Linney, Elizabeth City State University


Modes And Rates Of Fluvial Bedrock Incision In The Valley And Ridge Province, Southwestern Virginia

Justin B. Ries, Franklin And Marshall College


Stratigraphic And Paleomagnetic Evidence For Fluvial Incision Rates Of The Upper James River, Virginia

Daniel B. Rittenhouse, The College Of Wooster



Wyoming and Montana Project


Geologic Excursion Into The Absaroka, Beartooth, And Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming And Montana

Robert J. Carson, Whitman College; Edward C. Buetner, Franklin and Marshall College; Joseph C. Cepeda, West Texas A&M University; Paul M. Myrow, The Colorado College


Paleoenvironmental Interpretation Of The Middle Cambrian Flathead Sandstone And Wolsey Shale, Clarks Fork Region, Wyoming

Dawn Morgan, Beloit College


Conodont Biostratigraphy And Chemostratigraphy Of The Grove Creek Member Of The Snowy Range Formation, Northwestern Wyoming And Southwestern Montana

Meghan C. Mclaughlin, The College Of Wooster


The Crandall Conglomerate: A Fluvial Deposit, Clarks Fork Of The Yellowstone River Valley, Wyoming

Megan Anderson, Carleton College


The What, How, Why, And When Of The Blacktail Fold-Thrust, Clarks Fork River Region, Northwest Wyoming: An Investigation Of The Origins Of The Blacktail Fold-Thrust And Its Relation To Heart Mountain Faulting

Steve Dibenedetto, Franklin And Marshall College


Deformation And Possible Thermal Signatures In The Footwall Of The Heart Mountain Detachment: Wyoming-Montana

Rachel Howse, Beloit College


Textural Characteristics Of The Microbreccia Layer Of The Heart Mountain Fault, Wyoming-Montana

Kristin A. Ulstad, Carleton College


Heart Mountain Faulting And The Emplacement Of Intrusive Rocks At Painter Gulch, Near White Mountain, Northwest Wyoming

Joseph P. Colgan, Carleton College


Petrology Of Dioritic Intrusives, Trail Creek Pluton, Wyoming

Marie Knotwell, The Colorado College


Deglaciation Of Clarks Fork Valley, Wyoming And Montana

Beth Ann Bartel, Whitman College


Pinedale Glaciation Of The Clarks Fork And Crandall Creek Valleys, Park County, Wyoming

Michael Heublein, The Colorado College


Postglacial Mass Wasting: Large-Scale Slump Blocks And Earthflows, Clay Butte, Absaroka Wilderness, Wyoming

Dawn Chapel, Smith College