March 4, 2005: Volume 63, Number 9

Geology sponsors GSA meeting

The College's Geology Department, with geologists from Skidmore College, is hosting the 40th annual meeting of the Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America on March 14 through 16 in Saratoga Springs.

Among the presenters are:

George Shaw, John and Jane Wold Professor of Geology, giving a paper, "Detrital Component of Bentonite, a Test Using Trace Element Chemistry of Apatite."

Donald T. Rodbell, professor, is presenting "Variations in Glacial Flour Flux to Lakes in the Tropical Andes Over the Past 20KA." Co-author is Geoffrey Seltzer of Syracuse University.

Stephanie Perry '04 authored "Thermochronology of Zircon from the Sredinny Range, Kamchatka." Co-authors are Prof. John Garver, Union College; and Peter Reiners of Yale University.

John Garver, professor, is presenting "Stability of Fission Tracks in Radiation-Damaged Zircon from the Cordillera Huayhuash, Northern Peru."

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