Abolins, Mark and Oskin, Rebecca and Prave, Tony and Summa, Catherine and Corsetti, Frank (2000) Neoproterozoic glacial record in the Death Valley region, California and Nevada. In: Great Basin and Sierra Nevada. Field guide (Geological Society of America). No.2. Geological Society of America , Boulder, CO, pp. 319-335. ISBN 9780813700021. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20150410-151440096
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Abstract
The Neoproterozoic succession in the Death Valley region contains a physical- and chemostratigraphic record of glaciation. Direct evidence for glaciation includes dropstones, glacially influenced diamictites, and cap carbonates in the Neoproterozoic Kingston Peak Formation. Within this formation, glacially influenced deposits and cap carbonates occur at two distinct horizons, suggesting at least two glacial episodes. Cap-like carbonates and sequence boundaries elsewhere in the succession may indicate additional glacial intervals. The basal Beck Spring Dolomite has fades and isotopic characteristics commonly associated with cap carbonates, and the rest of the succession is punctuated by numerous sequence boundaries including a prominent incised horizon in the uppermost Johnnie Formation. This horizon is locally overlain by carbonate with cap-like facies and isotopic characteristics. Together, these observations indicate at least two and possibly four distinct Neoproterozoic glaciations.
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Additional Information: | © 2000 Geological Society of America. Investigations by Abolins in the Death Valley region were supported by an NSF Graduate Student Fellowship, a Middle Tennessee State University Academic Year Grant, and NSF Grant EAR 96-14780 (to Brian Wemicke). Isotopic analyses cited by Abolins were performed by Robert Ripperdan and Martin Kennedy. Investigations by Oskin (nee Charlton) were partially supported by a John S. Henshaw Fellowship. Prave's fieldwork and isotopic analyses were supported by NSF Grant EAR 93-05708. Corsetti would like to thank Alan J. Kaufman for helpful discussions and for providing isotopic analyses, and the University of California for postdoctoral support. | ||||||||||||
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DOI: | 10.1130/0-8137-0002-7.319 | ||||||||||||
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Official Citation: | Aholins, M., Oskin, R., Prave. T., Summa, C., and Corsetti. F., 2000, Neoproterozoic glacial record in the Death Valley region, California and Nevada, in Lageson, D.R., Peters, S.G., and Lahren, M.M., eds., Great Basin and Sierra Nevada: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America Field Guide 2, p. 319-335 | ||||||||||||
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Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | ||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 11 Apr 2015 00:36 | ||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2021 21:01 |
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