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Geosphere: Colorado River system, offshore New Jersey, LiDAR, Grenville geology, and more

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Geological Society of America

Grand Canyon and Colorado River

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Boulder, Colo., USA – New Geosphere pre-issue publication articles are now online and include contributions to the CRevolution 2: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System II; Results of IODP Exp313: The History and Impact of Sea-level Change Offshore New Jersey; New Developments in Grenville Geology; and the Seeing the True Shape of Earth's Surface: Applications of Airborne and Terrestrial LiDAR in the Geosciences themed issues.

Abstracts for these and other Geosphere papers are available at http://geosphere.gsapubs.org/. Representatives of the media may obtain complimentary copies of Geosphere articles by contacting Kea Giles at the address above.

Please discuss articles of interest with the authors before publishing stories on their work, and please make reference to Geosphere in articles published. Contact Kea Giles for additional information or assistance.

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Implications of the Miocene(?) Crooked Ridge River of northern Arizona for the evolution of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon
Authors: Ivo Lucchitta, Richard F. Holm, and Baerbel K. Lucchitta. First author affiliation: U.S. Geological Survey–Flagstaff; ilucchitta@gmail.com. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00861.1. Themed issue: CRevolution 2: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System II.


Paleobathymetry and sequence stratigraphic interpretations from benthic foraminifera: Insights on New Jersey shelf architecture, IODP Expedition 313
Authors: Miriam E. Katz, James V. Browning, Kenneth G. Miller, Donald H. Monteverde, Gregory S. Mountain, and Ross H. Williams. First author affiliation: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; katzm@rpi.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00872.1. Themed issue: Results of IODP Exp313: The History and Impact of Sea-level Change Offshore New Jersey.


Orogenic to postorogenic (1.20-1.15 Ga) magmatism in the Adirondack Lowlands and Frontenac terrane, southern Grenville Province, USA and Canada
Authors: William H. Peck, Bruce W. Selleck, Martin S. Wong, Jeffrey R. Chiarenzelli, Karen S. Harpp, Kurt Hollocher, Jade Star Lackey, Joseph Catalano, Sean P. Regan, and Andrew Stocker. First author affiliation: Colgate University; wpeck@mail.colgate.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00879.1 Themed issue: New Developments in Grenville Geology.


How lava flows: New insights from applications of LiDAR technologies to lava flow studies
Authors: K.V. Cashman, S.A. Soule, B.H. Mackey, N.I. Deligne, N.D. Deardorff, and H.R. Dietterich. First author affiliation: University of Oregon–Eugene; cashman@uoregon.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00706.1. Themed issue: Seeing the True Shape of Earth's Surface: Applications of Airborne and Terrestrial LiDAR in the Geosciences.


Chronology of Eocene–Miocene sequences on the New Jersey shallow shelf: Implications for regional, interregional, and global correlations
Authors: James V. Browning, Kenneth G. Miller, Peter J. Sugarman, John Barron, Francine M.G. McCarthy, Denise K. Kulhanek, Miriam E. Katz, and Mark D. Feigenson. First author affiliation: Rutgers University; jvb@rci.rutgers.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00857.1. Themed issue: Results of IODP Exp313: The History and Impact of Sea-level Change Offshore New Jersey.


Previously unrecognized regional structure of the Coastal Belt of the Franciscan Complex, northern California, revealed by magnetic data
Authors: V.E. Langenheim, R.C. Jachens, C.M. Wentworth, and R.J. McLaughlin. Lead author affiliation: USGS–Menlo Park; zulanger@usgs.gov. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00942.1. Themed issue: Exploring the Deep Sea and Beyond.


Late Pliocene and Quaternary deformation of the Reelfoot rift
Authors: Roy Van Arsdale and William Cupples. First author affiliation: University of Memphis; rvanrsdl@memphis.edu. Abstract hyperlink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00906.1. Not affiliated with a themed issue.

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