2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)
Session No. 168 Tuesday, 30 October 2007
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Colorado Convention Center: 403

T109. Mélanges: Processes of Formation and Societal Significance

John Wakabayashi and Yildirim Dilek, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
168-11:30 PM INTERACTION OF TECTONIC, SEDIMENTARY AND DIAPIRIC PROCESSES IN THE ORIGIN OF MÉLANGES: EXAMPLES FROM THE MESSINIAN OF THE TERTIARY PIEDMONT BASIN (NW ITALY): DELA PIERRE, Francesco and FESTA, Andrea, Dipartimento Scienze della Terra, Universitŕ di Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, Torino, 10125, Italy, francesco.delapierre@unito.it
168-21:50 PM MELANGE AT CONVERGENT PLATE MARGINS: THE FRANCISCAN COMPLEX OF CALIFORNIA: CLOOS, Mark, Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, cloos@mail.utexas.edu
168-32:10 PM DEFORMATION PATTERNS & EXHUMATION PROCESSES IN CONVERGENT MARGIN ACCRETIONARY MÉLANGES: CRETACEOUS FRANCISCAN (USA) AND TERTIARY MINEOKA (JAPAN) COMPLEXES: MORI, Ryota, MC Exploration Co. Ltd, 2-3-1 Marunouchi, Tokyo, 100-8086, Japan, ryoken0110@yahoo.co.jp, OGAWA, Yujiro, Earth Evolution Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan, fyogawa45@yahoo.co.jp, and DILEK, Yildirim, Geology, Miami University, 116 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056
168-42:25 PM POSSIBILE CYCLIC POST-SEISMIC NORMAL FAULTING DURING OFF-SCRAPING IN ACCRETIONARY PRISM DEVELOPMENT: EXAMPLES FROM NANKAI AND BOSO COMPLEXES, JAPAN: KAWAMURA, Kiichiro, Research Group 3, Fukada Geological Institute, 2-13-12 Honkomagome, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-0021, Japan, kichiro@fgi.or.jp, BURMEISTER, Kurtis C., Dept. of Geosciences, Univ. of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95211, OGAWA, Yujiro, Earth Evolution Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan, and DILEK, Yildirim, Geology, Miami University, 116 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056
168-52:40 PM MÉLANGE TYPES AND FORMATION IN CONTRASTING SETTINGS ASSOCIATED WITH CONVERGENT MARGIN TECTONICS: WAKABAYASHI, John, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740, jwakabayashi@csufresno.edu and DILEK, Yildirim, Geology, Miami University, 116 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056
168-62:55 PM HISTORY OF A MULTIPLY METAMORPHOSED QUARTZ DIORITE EXOTIC BLOCK AND ITS MELANGE MATRIX IN THE FRANCISCAN COMPLEX AT CAZADERO, CA, DESCRIBING THREE CYCLES OF BLOCK HEATING AND COOLING WITH BRECCIATION, EXHUMATION, AND REBURIAL, AND DESCRIBING THE MELANGE MATRIX: ERICKSON, Rolfe C., Geology, Sonoma State Univ, 1801 E. Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, rolfe.erickson@sonoma.edu
168-73:10 PM MELANGES – SO WHAT? WHO CARES? – A GEOENGINEER'S PERSPECTIVE: MEDLEY, Edmund W., Geosyntec Consultants, 475 14th Street, Suite 400, Oakland, CA 94612, emedley@geosyntec.com
168-83:25 PM INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT ZONE AT THE A.R. WILSON QUARRY, AROMAS, CALIFORNIA, AS INFERRED FROM 3-D DIGITAL OUTCROP MODELING: HANEBERG, William C., Haneberg Geoscience, 10208 39th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98146, bill@haneberg.com and MEDLEY, Edmund W., Geosyntec Consultants, 475 14th Street, Suite 400, Oakland, CA 94612
 3:40 PM Break
168-93:55 PM SUPRA-SUBDUCTION AND ABYSSAL MANTLE PERIDOTITES IN SERPENTINITE MELANGE, COAST RANGE OPHIOLITE, CALIFORNIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR MELANGE FORMATION: CHOI, Sung Hi1, SHERVAIS, John W.2, and MUKASA, Samuel B.1, (1) Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, chois@kopri.re.kr, (2) Geology Dept, Utah State Univ, Logan, UT 84322-4505
168-104:10 PM SHRIMP-BASED DEPOSITIONAL AGES OF FRANCISCAN COMPLEX METAGRAYWACKES, SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, WESTERN CALIFORNIA: SNOW, Cameron A., Exploration and Production Technology, Apache Corporation, 2000 Post oak Blvd, suite 100, houston, TX 77006, cameron.snow@gmail.com, WAKABAYASHI, John, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740, and ERNST, W.G., Department of Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305-2115
168-114:25 PM COLLISIONAL MELANGE PROCESSES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDONESIA AND CLOSURE OF THE TETHYS: HARRIS, Ron, Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, rharris@byu.edu
168-124:45 PM THE ANKARA MELANGE, TURKEY: TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS FOR CLOSURE OF THE NEO-TETHYS: DANGERFIELD, Anne1, DILEK, Yildirim2, HARRIS, Ron3, SARIFAKIOGLU, Ender4, and ESIRTGEN, Esra4, (1) Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S387 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, anne.dangerfield@gmail.com, (2) Geology, Miami University, 116 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, (3) Geological Sciences, Tectonic Processes Collaborative, Brigham Young Univeristy, Provo, UT 84602, (4) Maden Tetkik Arama, Department of Geology, General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration, 06520, Ankara, Turkey
168-135:00 PM STRUCTURE AND TECTONICS OF SUBOPHIOLITIC MÉLANGES IN THE WESTERN HELLENIDES (GREECE) AND IMPLICATIONS FOR OPHIOLITE EMPLACEMENT TECTONICS: GHIKAS, Constandina, Geology, Miami University, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, notconstandina@hotmail.com, DILEK, Yildirim, Geology, Miami University, 116 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, and RASSIOS, Annie E., Institute of Geology & Mineral Exploration, Lefkovrisi, 50100, Greece
168-145:15 PM GEOLOGY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF MÉLANGES FROM THE CYCLADIC BLUESCHIST BELT, GREECE: BRÖCKER, Michael, BULLE, Florian, and GÄRTNER, Claudia, Institut für Mineralogie, Zentrallaboratorium für Geochronologie, Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 24, Münster, D-48149, Germany, brocker@uni-muenster.de

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