Session No. 6 Sunday, October 27, 2002

8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Colorado Convention Center: C101/103
Geophysics/Tectonophysics/Seismology
Kelly H. Liu and Diane E. Moore, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
6-18:15 AM DRIVING MECHANISM AND DYNAMIC FRAMEWORK OF PLATE TECTONICS: IMPLICATIONS OF TOP-SIDE TECTONICS: HAMILTON, Warren B., Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, whamilto@mines.edu and ANDERSON, Don L., Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125
6-28:30 AM WILSON CYCLES, TECTONIC INHERITANCE, AND RIFTING OF THE U.S. ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO MARGINS: HARRY, Dennis L. and HUERTA, Audrey D., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338, dharry@wgs.geo.ua.edu
6-38:45 AM POSSIBLE SEISMIC DISCONTINUITIES IN THE LOWER MANTLE: LIU, Kelly H. and GAO, Stephen S., Geology, Kansas State Univ, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-3201, liu@ksu.edu
6-49:00 AM TOWARD A RECONCILIATION OF SEISMIC REFLECTION AND GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ACROSS AN INTERNAL BASEMENT MASSIF, SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS, USA: PINE MOUNTAIN WINDOW: MCBRIDE, John H., Department of Geology, Brigham Young University, P. O. Box 24606, Provo, UT 84602-4606, john_mcbride@byu.edu, HATCHER, Robert D. Jr, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, 306 Geology Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, and STEPHENSON, William J., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225
6-59:15 AM EXTENSIONAL AND STRIKE-SLIP FAULTING INTERACTIONS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRAN – GREAT BASIN TRANSITION ZONE INFERRED FROM NEW INTEGRATED GRAVITY DATA: OPPLIGER, Gary L.1, WIDMER, Michael2, FAULDS, James E.3, and HENRY, Christopher D.3, (1) Geological Sciences, Univ of Nevada Reno, Mackay School of Mines /172, Reno, NV 89557-0138, oppliger@mines.unr.edu, (2) Water Resources, Washoe County, 4930 Energy Way, Reno, NV 89502, (3) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Univ of Nevada Reno, Mail Stop 178, Reno, 89557-0088
6-69:30 AM DATE AND ORIGIN OF FLUID FLOW EVENTS ALONG THE MOINE THRUST, NORTHERN SCOTLAND: BLUMSTEIN, Raleigh D.1, ELMORE, R. Douglas1, ENGEL, Michael H.1, and PARNELL, John2, (1) School of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, showtime@ou.edu, (2) Geology & Petroleum Geology, Univ of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom
 9:45 AM Break
6-710:00 AM MAPPING THE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION OF THE SERPENTINE MINERAL CHRYSOTILE RELATIVE TO EFFECTIVE NORMAL STRESS AND TEMPERATURE: MOORE, Diane E.1, LOCKNER, David A.1, TANAKA, Hidemi2, and IWATA, Kengo3, (1) Earthquake Hazards Team, U. S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 977, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, dmoore@usgs.gov, (2) Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, (3) Bio/Geoscience, Ehime Univ, Bunkyo-cho 2-5, Matsuyama, Japan
6-810:15 AM EVALUATION OF EARTHQUAKE POTENTIAL FOR CHINA: A GEOLOGICAL APPROACH: RONG, Yufang and JACKSON, David D., Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young E. Drive, 3806 Geology Building, Los Angeles, CA 90095, yfrong@ucla.edu
6-910:30 AM PALEOMAGNETISM OF UPPER TRIASSIC (CHUGWATER GROUP) STRATA ON THE NORTHEAST FLANK OF THE GROS VENTRE RANGE, NORTHWEST WYOMING, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LARAMIDE-STYLE DEFORMATION: PURCELL, Christopher J. and GEISSMAN, John W., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1116, cpurcell@unm.edu
6-1010:45 AM PALEOMAGNETIC DATING OF BURIAL DIAGENESIS IN THE DESERET LIMESTONE, UTAH: MILLER, Angela, ELMORE, R. Douglas, and ENGEL, Michael H., School of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd St, Norman, OK 73019-1009, scubabear@ou.edu
6-1111:00 AM PALEOMAGNETIC DATING OF CLASTIC DIKES IN PROTEROZOIC BASEMENT, NORTHWEST SCOTLAND: EVIDENCE FOR SYNDEPOSITIONAL FAULTING DURING DEPOSITION OF THE TORRIDONIAN: MYERS-DULIN, Shannon1, ELMORE, R. Douglas1, ENGEL, Michael H.1, PARNELL, John2, and KELLY, Jason2, (1) School of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd St, Norman, OK 73019, ShannonAnn42@aol.com, (2) Geology & Petroleum Geology, Univ of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom
6-1211:15 AM MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY AND CLAMP ANALYSIS OF THE EARLY TERTIARY CHUCKANUT FORMATION, NORTHWEST WASHINGTON: DONOHOO, Linda, Geology, Western Washington Univ, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225, lld78@hotmail.com, HOUSEN, Bernie, Geology, Western Washignton Univ, Bellingham, WA 98225, and MUSTOE, George, Geology, Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA 98225

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