2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)
Session No. 32 Sunday, 28 October 2007
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Colorado Convention Center: 404

Structural Geology

Adolph Yonkee and Mark P. Fischer, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
32-11:30 PM SURFACE TO SUBSURFACE CORRELATION OF NATURAL FRACTURES IN ORDOVICIAN TO PENNSYLVANIAN LIMESTONE UNITS IN SELECTED AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS: GARRISON, Matthew R., ATAMAN, O., CEMEN, I., PUCKETTE, J., and SAHAI, S., Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, matt_garrison@eogresources.com
32-21:45 PM FORWARD & INVERSE MODELING OF FAULT-BEND FOLDS FROM INTEGRATED 3D SURFACE DATA: BRAUNSCHEIDEL, Michael1, MCCOLLOCH, Anne Lindsey1, and CONNORS, Christopher D.2, (1) Geology Department, Washington & Lee Univeristy, Lexington, VA 24450, braunscheidelm@wlu.edu, (2) Department of Geology, Washington and Lee Univ, Lexington, VA 24450
32-32:00 PM PHYSICAL MODELING OF MINOR FAULT POPULATIONS IN BASEMENT-INVOLVED, FAULT-RELATED FOLDS: MAJEROWICZ, Christina1, FISCHER, Mark P.2, and KEATING, David P.2, (1) Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, cnm206@lehigh.edu, (2) Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois Univ, 406 Davis Hall, DeKalb, IL 60115-2854, mfischer@niu.edu
32-42:15 PM THREE DIMENSIONAL KINEMATIC EVOLUTION OF THE WYOMING SALIENT, SEVIER OROGENIC BELT: YONKEE, Adolph, Department of Geosciences, Weber State University, 2507 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408, ayonkee@weber.edu, WEIL, Arlo, Department of Geology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, COOGAN, James C., Natural and Environmental Sciences, Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison, CO 81231, and SUSSMAN, Aviva, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545
32-52:30 PM LATE CRETACEOUS EXTENSIONAL COLLAPSE OF THE SEVIER HINTERLAND: STRUCTURAL AND STRATIGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FROM THE SHEEP PASS FORMATION, EAST-CENTRAL NEVADA: DRUSCHKE, Peter1, HANSON, Andrew D.2, and WELLS, Michael L.2, (1) Dept. of Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, druschke@unlv.nevada.edu, (2) Dept. of Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010
32-62:45 PM STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF AN EARLY PROTEROZOIC SHEAR ZONE AND ITS TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EARLY PROTEROZOIC EVOLUTION OF THE WYOMING PROVINCE, HOMESTAKE MINE AREA, BLACK HILLS, SD USA: TERRY, Michael P.1, CHASTEN, Lindsay1, DAHL, Peter S.2, and JERCINOVIC, Michael J.3, (1) Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, Michael.Terry@sdsmt.edu, (2) Geology, Kent, OH 44242, (3) Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 01003-9297
 3:00 PM Break
32-73:15 PM 3-D STRAIN SYMMETRY AND VORTICITY OF FLOW ALONG THE MOINE THRUST, NORTHWEST SCOTLAND: IMPLICATIONS FOR THRUST SHEET EVOLUTION AT MID-CRUSTAL LEVELS: THIGPEN, J. Ryan1, LAW, Richard D.2, and BROWN, Summer J.1, (1) Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, thigpe05@vt.edu, (2) Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
32-83:30 PM REACTION WEAKENING AND EMPLACEMENT OF CRYSTALLINE THRUSTS: DIFFUSION CONTROL ON REACTION RATE AND STRAIN RATE: O'HARA, Kieran D., Dept. Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, geokoh@uky.edu
32-93:45 PM BRITTLE AND DUCTILE DEFORMATIONAL FABRICS OF GRAPHITE BEARING MARBLES IN HIGH STRAIN ZONES OF THE CENTRAL DAMARA BELT, NAMIBIA: WALTER, Jens M., LEISS, Bernd, and WEBER, Klaus, Structural Geology and Geodynamics, Geoscience Center University of Göttingen, Goldschmidt Str. 3, Göttingen, D-37077, Germany, jwalter@gwdg.de
32-104:00 PM STRUCTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF L TECTONITES IN PART OF THE WESTERN HAYFORK TERRANE, KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA: SULLIVAN, Walter A., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, wasulliv@uwyo.edu
32-114:15 PM FABRIC ANALYSIS OF STRAIN PARTITIONING IN A GRANULITE FACIES SHEAR ZONE, ARUNTA INLIER, CENTRAL AUSTRALIA: GAGE, JoAnn1, GOODWIN, Laurel B.1, TIKOFF, Basil1, and KELSO, Paul2, (1) Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, jgage@geology.wisc.edu, (2) Department of Geology and Physics, Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
32-124:30 PM FABRIC SUPERPOSITION IN UPPER MANTLE PERIDOTITES, RED HILLS, NEW ZEALAND: WEBBER, Caroline1, NEWMAN, Julie2, HOLYOKE, Caleb2, LITTLE, Timothy3, and TIKOFF, Basil1, (1) Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, cwebber@geology.wisc.edu, (2) Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, newman@geo.tamu.edu, (3) School of Earth Sciences, Victoria Univ, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, 6000, New Zealand

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