Union College, Schenectady, NY, April 2011

Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Keck Research Symposium in Geology

Dedication

Table of Contents

BIGHORN MOUNTAINS, WYOMING

FORMATION OF BASEMENT-INVOLVED FORELAND ARCHES: INTEGRATED STRUCTURAL AND SEISMOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS, WYOMING p. 1-8
CHRISTINE SIDDOWAY, Colorado College
MEGAN ANDERSON, Colorado College
ERIC ERSLEV, University of Wyoming

CARBONATE DEFORMATION IN THE BIGHORN BASIN OF WYOMING p. 9-14
MOLLY CHAMBERLIN, Texas A&M University
Research Advisor: Dr. Julie Newman

FAULT ANALYSIS OF BASEMENT ROCKS IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS p. 15-20
ELIZABETH DALLEY, Oberlin College
Research Advisors: Steve Wojtal

SEISMIC ANISOTROPY BENEATH THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS P. 21-25
JOHN SPENCE HORNBUCKLE III, Washington and Lee University
Research Advisor: Jeff Rahl

FRACTURE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE FRONTIER FORMATION NEAR SHEEP MOUNTAIN, WY WITH SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO FIVE NEPTUNIAN CLASTIC DIKES P. 26-31
BRYAN MCATEE, Lafayette College
Research Advisor: Lawrence Malinconico

BRITTLE DEFORMATION IN THE EDELMAN LINEAMENT, BIGHORN MOUNTAINS, WYOMING p. 32-36
DAVID OAKLEY, Williams College
Research Advisor: Paul Karabinos

CONSTRAINTS ON DEPTH AND LATERAL DISTRIBUTION OF ANISOTROPY IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS: ANALYSIS OF FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE IN SHEAR-WAVE SPLITTING p. 37-40
DREW C. THAYER, Colorado College
Research Advisor: Megan Anderson

TOPOGRAPHIC LINEAMENTS AND EXPRESSION OF FRACTURE ARRAYS IN THE EDELMAN AND NORTH PAINT ROCK CREEK LINEAMENTS, BIGHORN MOUNTAINS, WYOMING p.  41-46
CHAD TREXLER, Whitman College
Research Advisor: Kevin Pogue

PETROLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON SHEAR WAVE ANISOTROPY IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS: INSIGHTS FROM GARNET PERIDOTITE MANTLE XENOLITHS ON REGIONAL PETROFABRICS p. 47-53
TRIANA N. UFRET, University of Puerto Rico
Research Advisor: Aaron Cavosie

KINEMATIC STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE CLOVERLY AND FORT UNION FORMATIONS ON THE SHELL SHELF AND AT SHEEP MOUNTAIN IN THE EASTERN BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING  p. 54-58
BRENNAN YOUNG, Utah State University
Research Advisors: John Shervais and James Evans
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BIG SKY OROGEN, MONTANA PROJECT

EXPLORING THE PROTEROZOIC BIG SKY OROGENY IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA  p. 59-64
TEKLA A. HARMS, Amherst College
JOHN BRADY, Smith College
JOHN T. CHENEY, Amherst College

PROTOLITH DETERMINATION OF PRECAMBRIAN MYLONITIC ROCKS ADJACENT TO THE MADISON MYLONITE ZONE, HENRYS LAKE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWEST MONTANA AND IDAHO  p. 65-68
JESSE DAVENPORT, College of Wooster
Research Advisor: Shelley Judge

PETROGRAPHIC AND GEOTHERMOBAROMETRIC ANALYSES OF METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN THE HENRYS LAKE MOUNTAINS, IDAHO AND MONTANA  p. 69-73
KRISTINA DOYLE, Amherst College
Research Advisor: Tekla Harms

GEOCHRONOLOGY OF PRECAMBRIAN META-GABBRO IN THE HENRYS LAKE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWEST MONTANA AND IDAHO p. 74-76
B. PARKER HAYNES, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Research Advisor: Drew S. Coleman

PETROGENESIS AND DEFORMATION OF PRECAMBRIAN QTZ-DOL MARBLE UNITS IN THE GRAVELLY RANGE AND REYNOLDS PASS, HENRYS LAKE MTNS, SW MT AND ID p. 77-81
DANIELLE LERNER, Mount Holyoke College
Research Advisor: Steve Dunn and Michelle Markley

PETROGENESIS OF PRECAMBRIAN IGNEOUS AND META-IGNEOUS ROCKS SOUTH OF THE MADISON MYLONITE ZONE, HENRYS LAKE MOUNTAINS, SW MONTANA AND IDAHO p. 82-86
CALEB O. LUCY, Williams College
Research Advisor: Reinhard A. Wobus

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF PRECAMBRIAN MYLONITE ZONES, HENRYS LAKE MOUNTAIN, SOUTHWEST MONTANA AND IDAHO P. 87-92
ALIANORA WALKER, Smith College
Research Advisor: H. Robert Burger

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FRONT RANGE, COLORADO PROJECT

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN THE CRITICAL ZONE, BOULDER CREEK CATCHMENT, FRONT RANGE, COLORADO p. 93-98
DAVID P. DETHIER: Williams College
WILL OUIMET: University of Connecticut

CORING A 12KYR SPHAGNUM PEAT BOG: A SEARCH FOR MERCURY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS p. 99-105
ERIN CAMP, Amherst College
Research Advisor: Anna Martini

EXAMINING KNICKPOINTS IN THE BOULDER CREEK CATCHMENT, COLORADO p. 106-111
EVAN N. DETHIER, Williams College
Research Advisor: David P. Dethier

THE DISTRIBUTION OF PHOSPHORUS IN ALPINE AND UPLAND SOILS OF THE BOULDER CREEK, COLORADO CATCHMENT p. 112-117
HAYLEY CORSON-RIKERT, Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Timothy Ku

RECONSTRUCTING THE PINEDALE GLACIATION, GREEN LAKES VALLEY, COLORADO p, 118-123
KEITH M. KANTACK, Williams College
Research Advisor: David P. Dethier

CHARACTERIZATION OF TRACE METAL CONCENTRATIONS AND MINING LEGACY IN SOILS, BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO p. 124-129
ELLEN M. MALEY, Smith College
Research Advisor: Amy L. Rhodes

ASSESSING EOLIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOILS IN THE BOULDER CREEK CATCHMENT, COLORADO p. 130-135
JAMES A. MCCARTHY, Williams College
Research Advisor: David P. Dethier

USING POLLEN TO UNDERSTAND QUATERNARY PALEOENVIRONMENTS IN BETASSO GULCH, COLORADO p.136-140
COREY SHIRCLIFF, Beloit College
Research Advisor: Carl Mendelson

STREAM TERRACES IN THE CRITICAL ZONE - LOWER GORDON GULCH, COLORADO p. 141-145
KATHLEEN WARRELL, Georgia Tech
Research Advisor: Kurt Frankel

METEORIC 10BE IN GORDON GULCH SOILS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HILLSLOPE PROCESSES AND DEVELOPMENT   p. 146-152
CIANNA E. WYSHNYSZKY, Amherst College
Research Advisor: Will Ouimet and Peter Crowley
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CONNECTICUT RIVER PROJECT

SEDIMENT DYNAMICS & ENVIRONMENTS IN THE LOWER CONNECTICUT RIVER  p. 153-157
SUZANNE OCONNELL, Wesleyan University

INVESTIGATION ON TROUGH CREST RELATIONSHIP OF BEDFORMS IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER p. 158-163
LYNN M. GEIGER, Wellesley College
Research Advisor: Dr. Brittina A. Argow

A CASE STUDY FOR SEDIMENT AND CONTAMINATION IN FLOOD PLAIN TIDAL PONDS: SELDEN COVE, CONNECTICUT RIVER  p. 164-168
KARA JACOBACCI, University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
Research Advisor: Jonathan Woodruff

COMPOSITIONAL AND TEXTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BOTTOM SEDIMENTS FROM THE LOWER CONNECTICUT RIVER  p. 169-174
GABRIEL ROMERO, Pomona College
Research Advisor: Robert Gaines
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GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA PROJECT

GEOMORPHIC AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA, U.S.A. p. 175-180
KELLY MACGREGOR, Macalester College
CATHERINE RIIHIMAKI, Drew University
AMY MYRBO, LacCore Lab, University of Minnesota
KRISTINA BRADY, LacCore Lab, University of Minnesota

LINKAGES BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE, VOLCANISM, AND DIATOM PRODUCTIVITY OVER THE PAST 12,900 YEARS IN SWIFTCURRENT LAKE, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA   p, 181-186
HANNAH BOURNE, Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Tim Ku

A CONTINUOUS LATE HOLOCENE RECORD OF PALEOCLIMATE CHANGE FROM GRINNELL LAKE SEDIMENT CORES, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA   p. 187-193
JONATHAN GRIFFITH, Union College
Research Advisor: Donald Rodbell

HOLOCENE FIRE HISTORY OF THE SOUTHERN SWIFTCURRENT BASIN: A PALEOENVIRONMENTAL STUDY OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK  p. 194-198
JACQUELINE KUTVIRT, Macalester College
Research Advisor: Kelly MacGregor

VEGETATION HISTORY OF THE LATE HOLOCENE IN EAST GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA: A PALEOENVIRONMENTAL STUDY  p. 199-203
EMMA LOCATELLI, Macalester College
Research Advisor: Louisa Bradtmiller

CARBON SIGNAL IN ALPINE LAKE SEDIMENT DURING THE HOLOCENE IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA  p.204-208
SARAH MATTESON, Bryn Mawr College
Research Advisor: Don Barber

GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE OF ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS ON SWIFTCURRENT LAKE, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MT  p, 209-214
PERRY ODDO, Franklin and Marshall College
Research Advisor: Christopher J. Williams

SUBSURFACE SEISMIC REFRACTION IMAGING OF GLACIAL TILL/BEDROCK INTERFACE IN GRINNELL VALLEY, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA  p. 215-219
CLARK BRUNSON SIMCOE, Washington and Lee University
Research Advisor: Romain Meyer
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HÖVSGÖL RIFT, MONGOLIA PROJECT

GEOLOGIC, GEOMORPHIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AT THE NORTHERN TERMINATION OF THE LAKE HÖVSGÖL RIFT, MONGOLIA   p. 220-229
KARL W. WEGMANN: North Carolina State University
TSALMAN AMGAA: Mongolian University of Science and Technology
KURT L. FRANKEL: Georgia Institute of Technology
ANDREW P. deWET: Franklin & Marshall College
AMGALAN BAYASAGALN: Mongolian University of Science and Technology

MAPPING AND RELATIVE AGE DATING OF MORAINES IN THE HOROO GOL VALLEY, HÖVSGÖL RIFT, MONGOLIA   p. 230-235
BRIANA BERKOWITZ, Beloit College
Research Advisor: Susan Swanson

PALEOLIMNOLOGY AND PALEOCLIMATE ENVIRONMENT REVEALED THROUGH HOLOCENE LAKE SHORE SEDIMENTS FROM HÖVSGÖL, MONGOLIA  p. 236-241
DAENA CHARLES, Union College
Research Advisor: Donald Rodbell

A MULTI-PROXY STUDY OF HOLOCENE PALEOCLIMATE AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT, HÖVSGÖL, MONGOLIA  p. 242-248
MELLISSA CROSS, Colgate University
Research Advisor: Bruce Selleck

CORRELATION OF TREE RING ANALYSIS AND CLIMATOGICAL RECORDS IN THE LAKE HÖVSGÖL REGION OF MONGOLIA  p. 249-253
JOHN MICHAELS, North Carolina State University
ERDENEBAYAR TSAGAANNARAN, Mongolian University of Science and Technology
BATTOGTOH DAMDINSUREN, Mongolian University of Science and Technology
Research Advisor: Karl Wegmann

LATE PLEISTOCENE GLACIATION AND TECTONICS AT LAKE HÖVSGÖL  p. 254-257
DANIEL ROTHBERG, Colorado College
Mongolian Participants: Esugei Ganbold, Aranzal Erdene
Research Advisor: Eric Leonard

TIMING AND EXTENT OF LATE QUATERNARY GLACIATIONS NEAR LAKE HÖVSGÖL, MONGOLIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IN CENTRAL ASIA  p. 258-261
AFSHAN SHAIKH, Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Advisor: Kurt L. Frankel

THE PALEOSEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT AND PALEOCLIMATIC CONDITIONS REVEALED BY STRATIGRAPHY IN HOLOCENE BOG AND TERRACE SEDIMENTS, NORTHWEST OF LAKE HÖVSGÖL, MONGOLIA  p. 262-268
KRISTIN TADDEI, Franklin and Marshall College
Research Advisor: Dr. Andy deWet

PLEISTOCENE GLACIATION OF THE EASTERN SAYAN RANGE, NORTHERN MONGOLIA p. 269-271
GABRIELLE VANCE, Whitman College
ESUGEI GANBOLD, Mongolia University of Science and Technology
Research Advisors: Bob Carson and Nick Bader

LATE-CENOZOIC VOLCANISM IN THE HÖVSGÖL RIFT BASIN: SOURCE, GENESIS, AND EVOLUTION OF INTRAPLATE VOLCANISM IN MONGOLIA  p. 272-280
ANDREW ZUZA, Cornell University
ARANZAL BAT-ERDENE, Mongolian University of Science and Technology
Research Advisor: Christopher Andronicos
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VOLCÁN BARÚ, PANAMA PROJECT

LATE PLEISTOCENE EDIFICE FAILURE AND SECTOR COLLAPSE OF VOLCÁN BARÚ, PANAMA   p. 281-285
THOMAS GARDNER, Trinity University
KRISTIN MORELL, Penn State University

PETROLOGIC EVIDENCE FOR MAFIC RECHARGE AT VOLCÁN BARÚ, PANAMA  p.286-291
SHANNON BRADY, Union College
Research Advisor: Holli Frey

VOLUME CONSTRAINT AND POTENTIAL SECONDARY VOLUME INPUTS OF LATE PLEISTOCENE AGE SECTOR COLLAPSE, VOLCÁN BARÚ, PANAMA   p . 292-296
LOGAN SCHUMACHER, Pomona College
Research Advisor: Eric Grosfils

VOLCÁN BARÚ DEBRIS AVALANCHE FACIES AND AGES   p. 297-302
HANNAH ZELLNER, Trinity University
Research Advisor: Thomas Gardner
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SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS PROJECT

KECK SIERRA: MAGMA-WALLROCK INTERACTIONS IN THE SEQUOIA REGION  p. 303-308
JADE STAR LACKEY, Pomona College
STACI L. LOEWY, California State University-Bakersfield

ORIGIN OF MIGMATITIC ROCKS IN THE SEQUOIA PENDANT, SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA  p. 309-312
MARY BADAME, Oberlin College
Research Advisor: Steve Wojtal

PLUTON-WALLROCK INTERACTION OF THE EMPIRE QUARTZ DIORITE, SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA: IMPLICATIONS FOR SKARN FORMATION IN THE MINERAL KING PENDANT  p, 313-319
MEGAN D'ERRICO, Trinity University
Research Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Surpless

TEMPORAL VARIATION IN PLUTON-WALLROCK INTERACTION IN THE SIERRAN ARC  p. 320-325
STANLEY HENSLEY, California State University, Bakersfield
Research Advisor: Dr. Staci Loewy

THE PETROGENESIS OF THE ASH MOUNTAIN INTRUSIVE COMPLEX: IMPLICATIONS FOR SIERRAN MAGMATISM  p, 326-332
JULIA HOLLAND, Trinity University
Research Advisor: Ben Surpless

EARLY SIERRA NEVADA MAGMATISM EXAMINED USING SHRIMP-RG U-PB AGES AND TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITIONS OF ZIRCONS FROM THE MINERAL KING ROOF PENDANT RHYOLITE UNITS  p. 333-338
JESSLYN STARNES, Denison University
Research Advisor: Dr. Erik Klemetti

STABLE ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY OF MARBLES IN THE KINGS SEQUENCE, SIERRA NEVADA, CA  p. 339-343
JULIANNE M. WALLAN, Colgate University
Research Advisor: William H. Peck

TETON RANGE PROJECT

EOCENE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE TETON RANGE, WYOMING  p. 344-345
JOHN CRADDOCK, Macalester College, DAVE MALONE, Illinois State University

FAULT-GENERATED CARBONATE INTRUSIONS FOUND AT WHITE MOUNTAIN, HEART MOUNTAIN DETACHMENT, WYOMING  p. 346-350
JESSE GEARY, Macalester College
Research Advisor: John P. Craddock

INSIGHTS INTO THE ORIGIN OF THE SOUTH FORK DETACHMENT, WYOMING, USING CALCITE STRAIN ANALYSIS  p. 351-357
KATHERINE KRAVITZ, Smith College
Research Advisor: Robert Burger

U-PB DETRITAL ZIRCON PEAK, WYOMING MOUNTAIN  p. 358-362
RAY MCGAUGHEY, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Cameron Davidson