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| | 8:15 AM | Introductory Remarks |
| 9-1 | 8:20 AM | NEOPROTEROZOIC - EARLY PALEOZOIC EVOLUTION OF PERI-GONDWANAN TERRANES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LAURENTIA-GONDWANA CONNECTIONS: MURPHY, J. Brendan, Earth Science, St. Francis Xavier Univ, P.0. BOX 5000, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada, bmurphy@stfx.ca, PISAREVSKY, Sergei A., Tectonics Special Research Centre, Univ of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia, NANCE, R. Damian, Geological Sciences, Ohio Univ, Athens, OH 45701, and KEPPIE, J. Duncan, Inst. de Geologia, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico DF, 04510, Mexico |
| 9-2 | 8:40 AM | U-PB AGES OF DETRITAL ZIRCON IN QUARTZITE FROM AVALON AND ADJACENT TERRANES: BARR, Sandra M.1, DAVIS, Don W.2, KAMO, Sandra2, and WHITE, Chris E.3, (1) Geology, Acadia Univ, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada, sandra.barr@acadiau.ca, (2) Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6, Canada, (3) NS Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 698, Halifax, NS B3J 2T9, Canada |
| 9-3 | 9:00 AM | BASEMENT BLOCKS IN SOUTHWESTERN CAPE BRETON ISLAND AND ADJACENT MAINLAND NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE AVALON TERRANE: WHITE, Chris E., NS Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 698, Halifax, NS B3J 2T9, Canada, whitece@gov.ns.ca, BARR, Sandra M., Geology, Acadia Univ, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada, KETCHUM, John F., Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6, Canada, and REYNOLDS, Peter H., Earth Sciences, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada |
| 9-4 | 9:20 AM | SENSE OF SHEAR ON LOW-ANGLE NEOPROTEROZOIC DUCTILE SHEAR ZONE, CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA: WESSEL, Zachary, R.1, NANCE, R. Damian1, KEPPIE, J. Duncan2, and MURPHY, J. Brendan3, (1) Dept. of Geological Sciences, Ohio Univ, Athens, OH 45701, nance@ohio.edu, (2) Inst. de Geologia, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico DF, 04510, Mexico, (3) Dept. of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier Univ, P.0. Box 5000, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada |
| 9-5 | 9:40 AM | POTENTIAL FIELD AND PETROPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS APPLIED TO TECTONIC ANALYSIS IN THE NORTHERN APPALACHIAN OROGEN: KING, M. Stephen and BARR, Sandra M., Geology, Acadia Univ, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada, 1king@ns.sympatico.ca |
| | 10:00 AM | Break |
| 9-6 | 10:20 AM | AVALON—NON-GONDWANAN MICROCONTINENT BY THE LATE PRECAMBRIAN: NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE PROTEROZOIC–CAMBRIAN BOUNDARY INTERVAL: LANDING, Ed, New York State Museum, State Education Department, Albany, NY 12230, elanding@mail.nysed.gov. |
| 9-7 | 10:40 AM | NEW PALEOMAGNETIC POLE FROM THE LATE CAMBRIAN NAHANT GABBRO, NAHANT, MASSACHUSETTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR DRIFT HISTORY OF THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND AVALON ZONE: THOMPSON, Margaret D., Geology Department, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481, mthompson@wellesley.edu, GRUNOW, Anne M., Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210, and RAMEZANI, Jahandar, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139 |
| 9-8 | 11:00 AM | U-PB ZIRCON AGE FOR THE DUNN POINT VOLCANICS, ARISAIG, NOVA SCOTIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DRIFT OF AVALONIA AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE IAPETUS AND RHEIC OCEANS: HAMILTON, Mike A., 605 Island Park Cres, Ottawa, ON K1Y 3P4, Canada, mahamilton@rogers.com and MURPHY, J. Brendan, Dept. of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier Univ, P.0. Box 5000, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada, bmurphy@stfx.ca |
| 9-9 | 11:20 AM | MOVEMENT DIRECTIONS AND AGE CONSTRAINTS ON MYLONITE ZONES NEAR THE AVALON TERRANE BOUNDARY NW OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ACCRETION OF AVALON IN SE NEW ENGLAND: KOHUT, Edward J., Dept. of Geosciences, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR 97331, Kohute@geo.orst.edu and HEPBURN, J. Christopher, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3809 |
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