Southeastern Section–56th Annual Meeting (29–30 March 2007)
Session No. 15 Thursday, 29 March 2007
1:20 PM-5:20 PM, Hyatt Regency Savannah on the Historic Riverfront: Ballroom A/B

T13. Petrology and Tectonics of the Southern Appalachians

Samuel E. Swanson and Loren A. Raymond, Presiding
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15-11:20 PM ORDOVICIAN CONTINENTAL THOLEIITES IN THE ACATLÁN COMPLEX, SOUTHERN MEXICO: EVIDENCE OF RIFTING ON THE SOUTHERN MARGIN OF THE RHEIC OCEAN: KEPPIE, John Duncan1, RAMOS-ARIAS, Mario Alfredo1, MORALES-GAMEZ, Miguel1, DOSTAL, Jaroslav2, NANCE, Richard Damian3, MILLER, Brent V.4, MURPHY, James Brendan5, ORTEGA-RIVERA, Amabel6, and LEE, James W.K.7, (1) Instituto de Geologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, 04510, Mexico, duncan@servidor.unam.mx, (2) Geology Department, Saint Mary's Univiversity, 923 Robie Street, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada, (3) Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, (4) Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, (5) Department of Earth Sc iences, St. F.X. Univ, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada, (6) Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Estación Regional del Noroeste, Apartado Postal 1039, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, (7) Department of Geology, Queens University, Kingston, ON K7L 3NG, Canada
15-21:40 PM ELECTRON MICROPROBE AGES OF MONAZITES FROM THE WINDING STAIR GAP, EASTERN BLUE RIDGE: EL-SHAZLY, Aley K., Geology Department, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25725, elshazly@marshall.edu and TRACY, Robert, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
15-32:00 PM PETROGRAPHY OF THE COUNTRY ROCK SURROUNDING THE CRABTREE PEGMATITE, SPRUCE PINE DISTRICT, MITCHELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: DOCKAL, James A. and SMITH, Michael S., Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S. College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403, dockal@uncw.edu
15-42:20 PM ALL ENSTATITE IS NOT CREATED EQUAL: A TALE OF ORTHOPYROXENE IN METADUNITES OF THE EASTERN BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: SWANSON, Samuel E., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, sswanson@uga.edu, WARNER, Richard D., Department of Geological Sciences, School of the Environment, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0919, and RAYMOND, Loren A., Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608
15-52:40 PM AMPHIBOLITES AND META-ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS POINT TO PETROGENETIC AND TECTONIC DIVERSITY IN THE CARTOOGECHAYE TERRANE: RYAN, Jeffrey G., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, ryan@chuma.cas.usf.edu, PETERSON, Virginia, Geology Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401, and YURKOVICH, Steven, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources Management, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
15-63:00 PM STRUCTURAL SETTING AND MINERAL COMPOSITIONAL DATA FROM THE DURHAMTOWN MAFIC COMPLEX, EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA: CHAUMBA, Jeff B., Geology, University of Georgia, Department of Geology, Athens, GA 30602, chaumba@uga.edu and RODEN, Michael F., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
15-73:20 PM MG-AL-RICH ADIRONDACK GRENVILLE ULTRAMAFICS: ANYTHING SIMILAR IN SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS?: FARRAR, Stewart S., Earth Sciences, Eastern Kentucky Univ, Richmond, KY 40475, stewart.farrar@eku.edu
15-83:40 PM GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE RALEIGH GNEISS IN THE PIEDMONT PROVINCE OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE NATURE OF THE PROTOLITH: CHEEK, Leah C., Williamsburg, VA 23187, lcchee@wm.edu and OWENS, Brent E., Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187
15-94:00 PM A PROBABLE SILURO-DEVONIAN PROTOLITH AGE FOR THE RALEIGH GNEISS, SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT: OWENS, Brent E.1, BUCHWALDT, Robert2, and PENG, Zhan X.2, (1) Department. of Geology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, beowen@wm.edu, (2) Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington Univ, St. Louis, MO 63130
15-104:20 PM GEOCHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE ORIGIN OF CHLORITOID-BEARING KYANITE QUARTZITE AT HAGERS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA AND COMPARISONS WITH VIRGINIA OCCURRENCES: WILSON, Shelbi E. and OWENS, Brent, Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, sewils@wm.edu
15-114:40 PM HIGH-PRECISION U-PB ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE ELBERTON GRANITE, NORTHEAST GEORGIA: PRELIMINARY CA-TIMS RESULTS: LOVELESS, Wesley T. and RATAJESKI, Kent, Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, wlovele1@my.westga.edu
15-125:00 PM EVIDENCE FOR HIGH PRESSURE FRACTIONATION IN A DIABASE DIKE NEAR ELBERTON GA: CLARK, Steve1, HODGES, Maggie1, KINSELLA, Meg1, MCGREGOR, Heath1, DVORACEK, Doug2, RODEN, Michael1, and SWANSON, Sam1, (1) Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, sclark1@uga.edu, (2) CAIS, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602

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