Publications related to Upheaval Dome

Publications Related to Upheaval Dome (was posted as No Subject]

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Sun Nov 22 10:44:38 EST 2009

The current issue, September 2009, issue of
Utah Geological Survey has a short popular article
about the Upheaval Dome in it: It is:

Case, William, 2009, Geosights, Utah's Belly Button,
Upheaval Dome. Utah Geological Survey Notes.
vol. 41, no. 3, p. 11.

PDF file of September 2009 issue at:
http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/snt41-3.pdf
and linked at http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/

An earlier issues, September 2008, of the Utah
Geological Survey Notes has an article about
exhumed paleochannels in the Morrison and Cedar
Mountain formations that are terrestrial analogues
of exhumed paleochannels seen on satellite images of
Mars. The article discussing these paleochannels is:

Chidsey, T. C., R. M. E. Williams, and D. E. Eby, 2008,
Ancient Exhumed River Channels of the Morrison and
Cedar Mountain Formations—Analogs for Eastern
Utah Oil and Gas Fields and Features on Mars Too!
Utah Geological Survey Notes. Vol. 40, no. 3, PP. 1-4.

PDF file of September 2008 issue at:
http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/snt40-3.pdf
and linked at http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/#recent

A related PDF file is:

Okubo, C. H., and R. A. Schultz, 2007, Compactional
deformation bands in Wingate Sandstone; Additional
evidence of an impact origin for Upheaval Dome, Utah.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters. vol. 256, pp. 169-181,
doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2007.01.024.
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~chriso/pubs/okubo.schultz.2007.pdf
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~chriso/publications.html

A related PDF file is:

Williams, R. E. M., T. C. Chidsey, Jr., and D. E. Eby, 2007,
Exhumed Paleochannels in Central Utah–Analogs for
Raised Curvilinear Features on Mars. in G. C. Willis,
M. D. Hylland, D. L. Clark, and T. C. Chidsey, eds., Central
Utah–Diverse Geology of a Dynamic Landscape. Utah
Geological Association Publication no. 26. Salt Lake
City, Utah.
http://www.psi.edu/reports/2007/williamspics/Williams07_UGA36.pdf

More recently there is:

Burr, D. M., M.-T. Enga, R. M. E. Williams, J. R. Zimbelman,
A. D. Howard, and T. A. Brennand, 2009, Pervasive aqueous
paleoflow features in the Aeolis/Zephyria Plana region, Mars.
Icarus, vol. 200, pp. 52–76
http://www.sfu.ca/paleoglaciology/pubs_files/Burretal_09_SinuousRidges_Mars_Icarus.pdf

Newsom, H. E., N. L. Lanzaa, A. M. Ollilaa, S. M. Wisemanb,
Ted L. Roushc, G. A. Marzod, L. L. Tornabenee, C. H. Okubof,
M. M. Osterloog, V. V. E. Hamiltonh and L. S. Crumpleri, in
press, Inverted channel deposits on the floor of Miyamoto
crater, Mars. Icarus. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.03.030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2009.03.030

Pain, C. F., J. D. A. Clarke, and M. Thomas, 2007, Inversion
of Relief as a Geomorphic Process on Mars and its
Relevance to Landing Site Selection. in Two Planets -
One Future. Mars Society Australia, Inc.
http://www.marssociety.org.au/amec2007/proceedings/AMEC2007_Pain_etal.PDF
http://www.marssociety.org.au/amec2007/proceedings/TOC.php

1. Featured images for May 2008: Inverted Paleochannels
on Earth and Mars.
http://www.psi.edu/pgwg/images/may08image.html

2. Rebecca M.E. Williams 2008 Annual Research Report
http://www.psi.edu/reports/2008/williams08.html

The Utah inverted paleochannels can be seen readily on
Google Earth. The coordinates for one prominent set of
them is:

38°52'32.42"N, 110°16'15.38"W

Yours,

Paul h.

UPHEAVAL DOME: CONFIRMATION OF IMPACT ORIGIN

Paul bristolia at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 1 09:19:54 EST 2008

Stefan Brandes wrote:

" a newly discovered Crater in Utah:
http://lpod.wikispaces.com/November+29%2C+2008 "

Look at:

http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com/msg64615.html

The paper discussing the shocked quartz is:

Buchner, E., and T. Kenkmann, 2008, Upheaval Dome, Utah, USA:
Impact origin confirmed. Geology. vol.36, no. 3, pp. 227-230.

In part, this abstract stated:

"In this study, we document, for the first time, shocked
quartz grains from this crater in sandstones of the
Jurassic Kayenta Formation. The investigated grains
contain multiple sets of decorated planar deformation
features. ... The shocked quartz grains were found in
the periphery of the central uplift in the northeastern
sector of the crater, which most likely represents the
cross range crater sector."

http://www.gsajournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1130%2FG24287A.1
and http://geology.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/full/36/3/227?ck=nck

and there is :

I. Upheaval Dome, Utah - Bibliography By Alpha and By
Reverse Date by K. Fisher, November 25, 2008 at:

http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/observed/Upheaval/Bibliography.html

III. Buchner, E., and T. Kenkmann, 2008, Upheaval Dome,
Utah, USA: Impact Origin Confirmed. Large Meteorite
Impacts and Planetary Evolution IV, held August 17-21,
2008 at Vredefort Dome, South Africa. LPI Contribution
No. 1423, paper id. 3005.

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008LPICo1423.3005B

Some interesting related papers are:

W. Alvarez, E. Staley, D. O'Connor, and M. A. Chan,
1999, Synsedimentary deformation in the Jurassic of
southeastern Utah; a case of impact shaking? Geology.
v. 26; no. 7, pp. 579-582.

Abstract at:

http://geology.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/26/7/579
http://www.gsajournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1130%2F0091-7613(1998)026%3C0579%3ASDITJO%3E2.3.CO%3B2

PDF file at:

http://eps.berkeley.edu/~platetec/125.pdf

Dan Bridges, L. W., W. Alvarez, E. Staley, D. O'Connor,
and M. A. Chan, 1999, Synsedimentary deformation in the
Jurassic of southeastern Utah; a case of impact shaking?;
discussion and reply. Geology. v. 27, no. 7, pp. 661-662

http://www.gsajournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1130%2F0091-7613(1999)027%3C0661%3ASDITJO%3E2.3.CO%3B2

Yours,

Paul H.

Shocked Quartz Found at Upheaval Dome, Utah

Paul bristolia at yahoo.com
Mon Mar 24 14:37:25 EDT 2008

Dear Ted,

What is the citation for this study? (Where was it published?)

Ted Bunch on Mon March 24 wrote:

“Matt - In a study we did several years ago, we
found one shocked quartz grain per 7000-12000
grains in various sedimentary rocks and glacial
tillites.”

On 3/24/08 9:51 AM, "mmorgan at mhmeteorites.com" asked:

“really makes me wonder how much shocked
quartz could be found as "background".”

Yours,

Paul H.

Shocked Quartz Found at Upheaval Dome, Utah

Paul bristolia at yahoo.com
Mon Mar 24 12:35:10 EDT 2008

Buchner, E., and T. Kenkmann, 2008, Upheaval Dome, Utah, USA:
Impact origin confirmed. Geology. vol.36, no. 3, pp. 227-230.

In part, this abstract stated:

“In this study, we document, for the first time, shocked
quartz grains from this crater in sandstones of the
Jurassic Kayenta Formation. The investigated grains
contain multiple sets of decorated planar deformation
features. ... The shocked quartz grains were found in
the periphery of the central uplift in the northeastern
sector of the crater, which most likely represents the
cross range crater sector.”

http://www.gsajournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1130%2FG24287A.1

Yours,

Paul H.