31st Keck Proceedings Volume

by | Jan 5, 2019 | 2017-2018 Projects, Volumes

Short Contributions – Geochronology Gateway Project

EXPLORING GEOCHRONOLOGY: DATING YOUNG LAVA FLOWS AND OLD TREES IN DECLINE
MEAGEN POLLOCK and GREG WILES, The College of Wooster

NEW COSMOGENIC AND VML DATES AND REVISED EMPLACEMENT HISTORY OF THE ICE SPRINGS VOLCANIC FIELD IN THE BLACK ROCK DESERT, UTAH
PATZKOWSKY, Samuel1, RANDALL, Emily2, ROSEN, Madison3, THOMPSON, Addison4, MOUA, Pa Nhia5, SCHANTZ, Krysden2, POLLOCK, Meagen2, JUDGE, Shelley2, WILLIAMS, Michael2, MATESICH, Cam2. (1) Franklin & Marshall College, Earth and Environment Department, 415 Harrisburg Ave, Lancaster, PA, 17603, (2) The College of Wooster, Department of Geology, 944 College Mall, Wooster, OH 44691, (3) Mount Holyoke College, Department of Geology, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA, 01075, (4) Pomona College, Department of Geology, Sumner Hall, 333 N College Way, Claremont, CA 91711, (5) Carleton College, Department of Geology, One North College Street Northfield, MN 55057.

YELLOW CEDAR RESPONSE TO CLIMATIC SHIFTS AT CEDAR LAKE: JUNEAU, ALASKA
JOSHUA CHARLTON (The College of Wooster), ALORA CRUZ (Macalester College), KERENSA LOADHOLT (Oberlin College), MYRON LUMMUS (Trinity University), CHRISTOPHER MESSERICH (Washington and Lee University), Wiles, G., Buma, B., Krapek, J.

Short Contributions – Dominica Advanced Project

HAZARDS IN THE CARIBBEAN: THE HISTORY OF MAGMA CHAMBERS, ERUPTIONS, LANDSLIDES, STREAMS, AND FUMEROLES IN DOMINICA
HOLLI FREY, Union College, AMANDA SCHMIDT, Oberlin College, EROUSCILLA JOSEPH, University of West Indies Seismic Research Center, LAURA WATERS, Sonoma State University

EXPLOSIVE TO EFFUSIVE TRANSITION IN INTERMEDIATE VOLCANISM: AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGING MAGMA SYSTEM CONDITIONS IN DOMINICA
JESSICA BERSSON, Whitman College
Research Advisor: Kirsten Nicolaysen (Whitman College)

SOURCES OF VOLCANIC GASES FROM DOMINICA, LESSER ANTILLES
JACQUELINE BUSKOP, Wesleyan University
Research Advisors: Erouscilla (Pat) Joseph (University of the West Indies, Trinidad), Johan C. Varekamp (Wesleyan University), Timothy C. Ku (Wesleyan University), and Salvatore Inguaggiato (Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Palermo, Italy)

A PETROLOGIC EVALUATION OF THE LAYOU IGNIMBRITE AND MORNE TROIS PITON LAVA DOME: HOW DO CHANGES IN PRE-ERUPTIVE CONDITIONS AFFECT ERUPTIVE BEHAVIOR?
JUSTIN CASAUS, Sonoma State University
Research Advisor: Laura Waters (Sonoma State University)

A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE IGNIMBRITE AT FOND ST. JEAN, DOMINICA
NOLAN EBNER, Macalester College
Research Advisors: Holli Frey (Union College) and Karl Wirth (Macalester College)

MAGMATIC ENCLAVES AND MAGMA MIXING IN MORNE MICOTRIN, DOMINICA
SARAH HICKERNELL, Union College
Research Advisor: Holli Frey

UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF LARGE STORMS ON DOMINICA: AN ANALYSIS USING GIS AND REPEAT PHOTOGRAPHY
MARCUS HILL, Oberlin College
Research Advisor: Amanda Schmidt

STRATIGRAPHY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF A FOND ST. JEAN CINDER CONE, DOMINICA
TARYN ISENBURG, Mount Holyoke College
Research Advisors: Steve Dunn and Holli Frey

RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND INCISION ON DOMINICA, WEST INDIES
COLE JIMERSON, The College of Wooster
Research Advisor: Amanda Schmidt

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE INFLUENCES ON THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF STREAMS IN DOMINICA, LESSER ANTILLES: 2014-2017
DEXTER KOPAS, Beloit College
Research Advisors: Susan Swanson, Erouscilla Joseph, and Holli Frey

DECOMPRESSION AND HEATING INDUCED AMPHIBOLE BREAKDOWN IN EFFUSIVE VOLCANISM ON DOMINICA, LESSER ANTILLES
ABADIE LUDLAM, Union College
Research Advisor: Holli Frey

INVESTIGATING VOLCANIC-HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS IN DOMINICA, LESSER ANTILLES: TEMPORAL CHANGES IN THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS FOR VOLCANIC MONITORING USING GEOTHERMOMETERS
MAZI-MAZTHIS C. ONYEALI, University of Colorado, Boulder
Research Advisors: Holli Frey, Erouscilla Joseph, and Lon Abbott

INVESTIGATION OF MINERAL ALTERATION IN ANDESITE AND DACITE FROM THREE DIFFERENT VOLCANO HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS ON DOMINICA, LESSER ANTILLES
CLARISSA ITZEL VILLEGAS SMITH, Carleton College
Research Advisors: Cameron Davidson, Holli Frey, and Erouscilla Joseph

COMPOSITION AND SHORT-TIMESCALE EROSION PATTERNS OF RIVER SEDIMENTS ON DOMINICA
HALEY TALBOT-WENDLANDT, Ohio Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Bart Martin

APPROXIMATING METEORIC 10BE USING THE CONCENTRATION OF ACID-EXTRACTABLE GRAIN COATINGS: A CASE STUDY TRACING EROSION DEPTH ON DOMINICA, LESSER ANTILLES
KIRA TOMENCHOK, Washington and Lee University
Research Advisors: David Harbor and Amanda Schmidt

EVIDENCE FOR COLD, HYDROUS PARENTAL MAGMAS ON DOMINICA: PETROLOGY OF THE FOUNDLAND BASALTS
KATHRYN VONSYDOW, California State University San Bernardino
Research Advisors: Laura Waters (Sedona College), Holli Frey (Union College), and Joan E. Fryxell (California State University San Bernardino)

Short Contributions – IODP Advanced Project

MULTIPLE PROXIES FOR INVESTIGATING GLACIAL HISTORY OF ANTARCTICA FROM ODP SITES 696 & 697
SUZANNE O’CONNELL, Wesleyan University, and JOSEPH ORTIZ, Kent State University

DIATOMS OF THE ANTARCTIC – ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION OF THE MIDDLE PLIOCENE AT SITE 697
EDUARDO CENTENO, Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Suzanne O’Connell

PRELIMINARY WAVELET ANALYSIS OF CIRCUM-ANTARCTIC ODP WELL LOGS AND SPLIT-CORE XRF SCANS FROM ODP SITE 697 CORES INFERS OBLIQUITY SIGNAL
ANDREW HOLLYDAY, Middlebury College
Research Advisors: Suzanne O’Connell, Will Amidon, and Joe Ortiz

ANTARCTIC WEDDELL SEA ODP SITE 696 PLEISTOCENE- PLIOCENE DIATOMS
MARK LAPAN, Colgate University
Research Advisor: Amy Leventer

ZANCLEAN (EARLY PLIOCENE) SEDIMENT RECORDS OF ICE-SHEET INSTABILITY AT ODP SITE 697 (JANE BASIN), NW WEDDELL SEA, SOUTH ORKNEY MICROCONTINENT
FORREST W. LLOYD, Beloit College
Research Advisors: Suzanne O’Connell (Wesleyan University) and Jim Rougvie (Beloit College)

Cameron Davidson
Editor and Co-Director
Carleton College

Keck Geology Consortium
Macalester College
1600 Grand Ave., St Paul, MN 55105

Karl Wirth
Editor and Co-Director
Macalester College

Keck Geology Consortium Member Institutions:
Amherst College, Beloit College, Carleton College, Colgate University, The College of Wooster,
The Colorado College, Franklin & Marshall College, Macalester College, Mt Holyoke College,
Oberlin College, Pomona College, Smith College, Trinity University, Union College,
Washington & Lee University, Wesleyan University, Whitman College

Funding Provided by:
Keck Geology Consortium Member Institutions
The National Science Foundation Grant NSF-REU 1659322