Backbone of the Americas—Patagonia to Alaska, (3–7 April 2006)
Session No. 7 Tuesday, 4 April 2006
8:30 AM-7:30 PM, Congress & Exhibition Center: Auditorio Bustelo

T1. Plenary II: The Backbone of the Americas

 Paper #Start Time
 8:30 AM Introductory Remarks and Announcements
7-18:40 AM THE SEISMIC STRUCTURE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND THE COLORADO PLATEAU AND ITS TECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE: LEVANDER, Alan, Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street MS-126, Houston, TX 77005, alan@esci.rice.edu
7-29:05 AM TECTONO-STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU: DAVIS, George H., Office of the Provost, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, gdavis@u.arizona.edu and BUMP, Alex, BP Exploration and Production Technology, Houston, TX 77079
7-39:30 AM HOW TO BUILD A CONTINENTAL PLATEAU – INSIGHTS FROM ANDEAN MOUNTAIN BUILDING: ONCKEN, Onno, GFZ Potsdam, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam 14473 Germany, oncken@gfz-potsdam.de
7-49:55 AM MAGMATIC AND STRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION AND UPLIFT OF THE PUNA PLATEAU OF THE CENTRAL ANDES: COIRA, Beatriz, Instituto de Geología y Minería, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy-CONICET, C. Correo 258, Azorín 130, S.S. de Jujuy, 4600, Argentina, bcoira@idgym.unju.edu.ar and KAY, Suzanne Mahlburg, Dept. Earth Atmospheric Sciences and INSTOC, Cornell University, Snee Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
 10:20 AM Break
7-510:45 AM THE EFFECTS OF SUBDUCTING AN ACTIVE SPREADING RIDGE ON THE SOUTHERN CHILE TRENCH: CANDE, Steven C., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Mail Code 0220, La Jolla, CA 92093-0220, scande@ucsd.edu
7-611:10 AM IS THE NORTHWARD MIGRATION OF THE CHILE TRIPLE JUNCTION “CONTROLLING” THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE PATAGONIAN CORDILLERA?: MPODOZIS, Constantino, SIPETROL S. A, Vitacura 2736, Santiago Chile, cmpodozis@sipetrol.cl
7-711:35 AM TRIPLE JUNCTIONS AND RIDGE COLLISIONS: NORTH AMERICA: HENSTOCK, Timothy J., School of Ocean and Earth Science, Southhampton Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton 14 3ZH United Kingdom, then@soc.soton.ac.uk
7-812:00 PM THE OPENING OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA TROUGH WITHIN THE NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA: LONSDALE, Peter, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 0205, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, Dept 0205, La Jolla, CA 92093-0205, plonsdale@ucsd.edu
 12:25 PM Lunch and posters
7-92:00 PM CONSEQUENCES OF TRIPLE JUNCTIONS FOR THE GEOLOGY OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA: STOCK, Joann M., Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, jstock@gps.caltech.edu
7-102:25 PM THE CARIBBEAN TECTONIC MÉLANGE: A RECORD OF RIFTING, DRIFTING, ARC REVERSAL, RIDGE SUBDUCTION, LIP GENERATION, PASSIVE TO ACTIVE MARGIN CONVERSION, TERRANE MIGRATION AND OBDUCTION, TRENCH ROLLBACK AND INTRA-ARC SPREADING, PULL-APART OPENING, ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION, AND TRENCH-TRENCH COLLISION: PINDELL, James, Dept. Earth Science, Rice University, Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, jim@tectonicanalysis.com
7-112:50 PM BASIN DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE PACIFIC MARGIN OF SOUTH AMERICA. A PETROLEUM EXPLORATION PERSPECTIVE: TANKARD, Anthony, Calgary, AB T2J 3K8, Canada, tankarda@telus.net, AUKES, Peter, Calgary, AB T2P 0C5, Canada, and WELSINK, Herman, Neuquen, Q8300WAB, Argentina
7-123:15 PM METALLOGENY OF MAJOR GOLD DEPOSITS AND BELTS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA: SILLITOE, Richard H., 27 West Hill Park, Highgate Village, London N6 6ND England, aucu@compuserve.com
7-133:40 PM METALLOGENY OF MAJOR COPPER DEPOSITS AND BELTS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA: PERELLÓ, José, Antofagasta Minerals S.A, Ahumada 11. Oficina 602, Santiago Chile, jperello@aminerals.cl
 4:00 PM Posters and Refreshments

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