Southeastern Section–55th Annual Meeting (23–24 March 2006)
Session No. 25 Friday, 24 March 2006
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Marriott Hotel: Kentucky Ballroom

S1. New Geochronologic and Isotopic Approaches to Constraining Appalachian Tectonics

R.J. Tracy, Calvin F. Miller and Brent V. Miller, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
25-18:05 AM MORE GEOCHRONOLOGIC EVIDENCE FOR POLYPHASE 1250-950 MA THERMOTECTONISM IN THE ADIRONDACK LOWLANDS, NEW YORK: HUDSON, Michael R.1, DAHL, Peter S.2, LOEHN, Clayton W.3, TRACY, Robert J.3, and PUNCKE, Megan K.3, (1) Department of Chemistry, Geology, and Physics, Ashland Univ, Ashland, OH 44805, mhudson@ashland.edu, (2) Department of Geology, Kent State Univ, Kent, OH 44242, (3) Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
25-28:25 AM REVISED DISTRIBUTION OF GRENVILLIAN TERRANES OF THE APPALACHIANS: BARTHOLOMEW, Mervin J., Earth Sciences, Univ of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, jbrthlm1@memphis.edu
25-38:45 AM AN EXOTIC BLUE RIDGE BASEMENT: NEW ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE: FISHER, Christopher M.1, LOEWY, Staci2, BERQUIST, Peter J.1, MILLER, Calvin1, HATCHER, Robert D.3, VAN SCHMUS, W.R.4, FULLAGAR, Paul D.2, and WOODEN, Joe5, (1) Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt Univ, VU Station B #351805, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-1805, christopher.m.fisher@vanderbilt.edu, (2) Department of Geological Sciences, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315, (3) Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, (4) Geology, Univ of Kansas, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (5) U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
25-49:05 AM GRENVILLE ZIRCON FERTILITY AND BABY BOOM; NATURAL BIAS IN THE APPALACHIAN DETRITAL ZIRCON RECORD: MOECHER, D.P., Earth and Env. Sci, Univ. Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, moker@uky.edu and SAMSON, Scott D., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse Univ, Syracuse, NY 13244
25-59:25 AM EXAMINING THE ROLE OF EXTENSIONAL ACCRETIONARY OROGENESIS IN THE SOUTHERNMOST APPALACHIAN BLUE RIDGE: ISOTOPIC, GEOCHRONOLOGIC AND GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE: HOLM, Christopher S., Department of Geological Sciences and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory- Geochemistry Division, The Florida State Univ, 108 Carraway Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4100, holm@gly.fsu.edu, DAS, Reshmi, Department of Geological Sciences and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory- Geochemistry Division, Florida State Univ, 108 Carraway Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4100, BARINEAU, Clinton I., Department of Geological Sciences, The Florida State University, 108 Carraway Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4100, and TULL, James F., Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306
 9:45 AM Break
25-610:00 AM PROVENANCE OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN BLUE RIDGE PARAGNEISSES, SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: MERSCHAT, Arthur J., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Bldg, Knoxville, TN 37996, arthurmerschat@hotmail.com, HATCHER, Robert D. Jr, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Bldg, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, MILLER, Calvin F., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, 117 Sta B, Nashville, TN 37235, and WOODEN, Joseph L., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
25-710:20 AM GEOCHRONOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE EMPLACEMENT OF BASEMENT UPLIFTS IN THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS: KARABINOS, Paul1, MORRIS, David1, GORDON, Ryan P.1, and PYLE, Joseph2, (1) Dept. Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, pkarabin@williams.edu, (2) Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St, Troy, NY 12180
25-810:40 AM PINE MOUNTAIN TERRANE: GEOCHEMISTRY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF BASEMENT GNEISSES AND XENOLITHS: HEATHERINGTON, Ann L.1, MUELLER, Paul A.1, KAMENOV, George1, STELTENPOHL, Mark G.2, HANLEY, Thomas B.3, and WOODEN, Joseph L.4, (1) Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, aheath@geology.ufl.edu, (2) Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn University, Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, (3) Department of Chemistry and Geology, Columbus State University, 4225 University Ave, Columbus, GA 31907, (4) U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
25-911:00 AM THE SMITH RIVER ALLOCHTHON-LYNCHBURG GROUP CONTACT, REVISITED: DOES IT REPRESENT CLOSURE OF THE IAPETUS OCEAN OR A LAURENTIAN RIFT-BASIN?: CARTER, Brad T.1, LOEHN, Clayton W.2, and BOX, Gordon1, (1) Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, btcarter@ncsu.edu, (2) Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
25-1011:20 AM SHRIMP VERSUS ELECTRON MICROPROBE MONAZITE AGES: DIRECT COMPARISON OF ISOTOPIC VS CHEMICAL DATING, AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR GEOLOGIC INTERPRETATION: TRACY, Robert J. and LOEHN, Clayton W., Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, rtracy@vt.edu
25-1111:40 AM THE ACATLÁN COMPLEX OF SOUTHERN MEXICO: ALLEGHANIAN OVERPRINT OF RHEIC OCEAN VESTIGES: MILLER, Brent V., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A & M, College Station, TX 77843, bvmiller@geo.tamu.edu, NANCE, R. Damian, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Ohio Univ, Athens, OH 45701, KEPPIE, J. Duncan, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF, 04510, and MURPHY, J. Brendan, Dept. of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G2W5, Canada

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