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	Patrick L. Abbott Professor Emeritus Department of Geological Sciences San Diego State University 5500 Campanile Dr. San Diego, CA 92182-1020 Phone: 619.594.5586 Fax: 619.594.4372 Email
Education: Ph.D., Geology, 1973, University of Texas at Austin M.A., Geology, 1965, University of Texas at Austin B.S., Geology, 1963, San Diego State College
Research Interests: Sedimentology of Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks, southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico Correlation of tectonically displaced terranes Impact of humankind upon the earth Natural disasters Ancient soils and climates Archaeological geology Carbonate depositional environments and hydrology
Selected Publications: Abbott, P.L., Borron, S.E. and Washburn, J.L., 2003, Sturzstrom deposit caprocks: In, Murbach, M.L. and Hart, M.W. (eds.) Geology of the Elsinore Fault Zone, San Diego Region: San Diego Assoc. Geologists / South Coast Geological Society, v. 31, p. 77-84. Abbott, P.L., Kerr, D.R., Borron, S.E., Washburn, J.L. and Rightmer, D.A., 2002, Neogeneb sturzstrom deposits, Split Mountain area, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California: In, Evans, S.G. and DeGraff, J.V. (eds.), Catastrophic Landslides: Effects, Occurrence, and Mechanisms: Geological Society of America, Reviews in Engineering Geology, v. XV, p. 379-400 Axen, G.J., Grove, M., Stockli, D., Lovera, O.M., Rothstein, D.A., Fletcher, J.M., Farley, K. and Abbott, P.L., 2000, Thermal evolution of Monte Blanco dome: Low-angle normal faulting during Gulf of California rifting and late Eocene denudation of the eastern Peninsular Ranges: Tectonics, v. 19, p. 197-212. Abbott, P.L. and Carrasco, A.P., 1999, Rainfall patterns in San Diego: In, Cranham, G.T. (ed.) Water for Southern California: San Diego Assoc. Geologists guidebook, p. 81-86 Lovera, O.M., Grove, M., Kimbrough, D.L. and Abbott, P.L., 1999, A method for evaluatingbasement exhumation histories from closure-age distributions of detrital minerals: Jour. Geophysical Research, v. 104, p. 29,419-29,438.

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