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GSA
South-Central Section - 47th Annual Meeting (4-5 April 2013)
Austin, TX, USA
AT&T Center Natural Bridge Caverns


Abstract deadline: 11:59 PM Pacific Time, .


T1. Tectonic Evolution of South-Central Laurentia I: Megacontinents and Exotic Terranes, Orogenic Belts and Rifts: Celebrating the Career of Wm. R. Muehlberger
Ian W.D. Dalziel, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; Staci Loewy, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Patricia Wood Dickerson, American Geological Institute and Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

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T1. Tectonic Evolution of South-Central Laurentia II: Megacontinents and Exotic Terranes, Orogenic Belts and Rifts: Celebrating the Career of Wm. R. Muehlberger
Ian W.D. Dalziel, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; Staci Loewy, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Patricia Wood Dickerson, American Geological Institute and Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

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T2. Origins of Granites: A Tribute to Chappell and White
David London, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK and Calvin G. Barnes, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX

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T3. Teaching Central Texas Geology: Honoring the Career of Leon Long
Hilary Clement Olson, Jackson School of Geosciences, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Laurie Schuur Duncan, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX

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T4. The Paleontology of Texas I: A Session in Honor of Wann Langston, Jr.
Michelle R. Stocker, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; William G. Parker, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX; Ernest Lundelius, Univ. of Texas at Austin and Christopher Brochu, Univ. of Iowa

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T4. The Paleontology of Texas II: A Session in Honor of Wann Langston, Jr.
Michelle R. Stocker, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; William G. Parker, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX; Ernest Lundelius, Univ. of Texas at Austin and Christopher Brochu, Univ. of Iowa

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T4. The Paleontology of Texas: A Session in Honor of Wann Langston, Jr. (Posters)
Michelle R. Stocker, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; William G. Parker, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX; Ernest Lundelius, Univ. of Texas at Austin and Christopher Brochu, Univ. of Iowa

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T5. The Ouachita Orogenic Belt: Structure, Foreland Basins, Tectonics, and Geophysics
Gregory Dumond, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR and G. Randy Keller, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

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T6. Delving Deeper into Petrogenesis: Advances in Petrology and Geochronology with Applications to Tectonics
Jeffrey H. Marsh, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX; David J. Young, Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, TX; Eric D. Kelly, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX; Spencer Seman, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Donggao Zhao, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX

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T6. Delving Deeper into Petrogenesis: Advances in Petrology and Geochronology with Applications to Tectonics (Posters)
Jeffrey H. Marsh, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX; David J. Young, Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, TX; Eric D. Kelly, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX and Spencer Seman, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

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T7. New Ideas about the Geologic Evolution and Petroleum Potential of the Gulf of Mexico
Robert Stern, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Peter D. Clift, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA

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T7. New Ideas about the Geologic Evolution and Petroleum Potential of the Gulf of Mexico (Posters)
Robert Stern, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX and Peter D. Clift, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA

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T10. Results from EarthScope and Related Studies in the South-Central United States
Jay Pulliam, Univ. of Texas and Harold Gurrola, Texas Tech Univ.

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T12. Desired Future Conditions and Modeled Available Groundwater: The New Groundwater Management Paradigm in Texas
WF (Kirk) Holland, Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, Austin, TX and John Dupnik, Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, Austin, TX

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T13. The Role of the Geosciences in Water Sustainability I: Examples, Challenges, and Societal Impacts
David M. Borrok, Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA; Durga D. Poudel, Univ. of Louisana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA and Johnathan R. Bumgarner, US Geological Survey

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T13. The Role of the Geosciences in Water Sustainability II: Examples, Challenges, and Societal Impacts
David M. Borrok, Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA; Durga D. Poudel, Univ. of Louisana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA and Johnathan R. Bumgarner, US Geological Survey

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T13. The Role of the Geosciences in Water Sustainability: Examples, Challenges, and Societal Impacts (Posters)
David M. Borrok, Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA; Durga D. Poudel, Univ. of Louisana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA and Johnathan R. Bumgarner, US Geological Survey

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T14. Proxy Records of Abrupt Holocene Climate and Environmental Change
Mark R. Besonen, Texas A&M Univ.--Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX; Peter D. Clift, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA and Rong Fu, Univ. of Texas at Austin

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T15. Climate Change, Earth Process and Human Impacts in Determining Earth's Landscapes
Rong Fu, Univ. of Texas at Austin and Suzanne A. Pierce, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX

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T15. Climate Change, Earth Process and Human Impacts in Determining Earth's Landscapes (Posters)
Rong Fu, Univ. of Texas at Austin and Suzanne A. Pierce, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX

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T17. Coastal and Estuarine Sedimentary Processes in Modern and Holocene Systems
Timothy Dellapenna, Texas A&M Univ at Galveston, Galveston, TX and Elizabeth A. Heise, Univ. of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX

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T17. Coastal and Estuarine Sedimentary Processes in Modern and Holocene Systems (Posters)
Timothy Dellapenna, Texas A&M Univ at Galveston, Galveston, TX and Elizabeth A. Heise, Univ. of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX

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T18. Reefs and Reef-Like Buildups of North America: Modern and Deep-Time Biological and Climate Records and Exploration Potential
Ann Molineux, New York, NY and Robert W. Scott, Precision Stratigraphy Associates & The Univ. of Tulsa, Cleveland, OK

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T21. Fractures, Faults, and Fluids: From Observations to Numerical Models
Estibalitz Ukar, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and John M. Sharp Jr, The Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX

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T22. Nano-Petrophysics and Fluid Flow in Porous Media
Qinhong Hu, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

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T23. Soil as a Mediator of Geological Processes
Michael Young, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Todd G. Caldwell, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

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T24. Building Comprehensive Models of Epicratonic Paleoenvironments from Integrated, Basin-Scale, Lithostratigraphic and Chemostratigraphic Datasets
Harold Rowe, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX and Stephen Ruppel, The Unviersity of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

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T26. Engaging the Next Generation of Geoscientists
Katherine K. Ellins, Jackson School of Geosciences, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Laura F. Serpa, Univ. of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

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T28. Undergraduate Research I (Posters)
Elizabeth A. Heise, Univ of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX

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T28. Undergraduate Research II (Posters)
Elizabeth A. Heise, Univ of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX

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T29. A Tale of Two Aquifers: Deciphering Characteristics of the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers in Central Texas
Marcus O. Gary, Edwards Aquifer Authority, San Antonio, TX

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T29. A Tale of Two Aquifers: Deciphering Characteristics of the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers in Central Texas (Posters)
Marcus O. Gary, Edwards Aquifer Authority, San Antonio, TX

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