2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM
Session No. 154 Sunday, 5 October 2008
8:00 AM-4:45 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: Exhibit Hall E

T65. Late Jurassic to Recent Geodynamic Evolution of the Caribbean Region (Posters) (GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

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154-1261Jurassic-Paleogene Igneous Activity at the Southern End of the Caribbean Plate in Northern Colombia: PINILLA, Alejandro, RIOS, Paula A., and ZULUAGA, Carlos A., Geosciences, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Edif. Manuel Ancizar, ofic. 301, Ciudad Universitaria, Bogota, Colombia, apinillao@unal.edu.co
154-2262New Ages and Geochemical Data for Gorgona Island, Colombia: A 27 Ma Long History of Mantle Melting in the Formation of the Caribbean Large Igneous Province: SERRANO DURAN, Lina, Centro de Geociencias, UNAM, Campus Juriquilla, Queretaro, 76230, Mexico, lserrano@geociencias.unam.mx, FERRARI, Luca, Centro de Geociencias, UNAM, Campus Juriquilla, Queretaro, Queretaro, 76230, Mexico, luca@geociencias.unam.mx, and LÓPEZ MARTÍNEZ, Margarita, Geology Department, Earth Sciences Division, CICESE, km. 107 carr. Tijuana-Ensenada, Ensenada, B.C, 22860, Mexico
154-3263Mesozoic Rocks in the Northernmost Portion of Colombia: Implications for Caribbean Geodynamic Evolution: MEDINA, Paula A.1, ZULUAGA, Carlos A.2, PINILLA, Alejandro3, RIOS, Paula A.2, GUERRERO, Nathalia M.2, and MARTINEZ, Ana Maria2, (1) Geosciences, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Edif. Manuel Ancizar, Ofic. 301, Ciudad Universitaria, Bogotá, Colombia, paulaavellaneda81@yahoo.com.ar, (2) Geosciences, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Edif manuel Ancizar, ofic. 301, Ciudad Universitaria, Bogotá, Colombia, (3) Geosciences, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Edif. Manuel Ancizar, ofic. 301, Ciudad Universitaria, Bogota, Colombia
154-4264Detrital Zircon Geochronology of Paleocene/Eocene Turbidites from Venezuela and Offshore Islands: Implications for Late Cretaceous Subduction Initiation along the Leeward Antilles and Aves Ridge: NOGUERA, Mariela1, STEDMAN, Corin1, FIRST, Emily1, LORD, Edwin1, PARRINELLO, Augie1, WRIGHT, J.E.1, URBANI, Franco2, and COLGAN, Joe3, (1) Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, nogueram@uga.edu, (2) Escuela de Geologia, Minas y Geofisica, UCV, Caracas, Venezuela, (3) USGS, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025
154-5265Exhumation History of the Leeward Antilles Coeval with Regional Deformation and Island Arc Accretion: BEARDSLEY, Amanda G., Earth Science, Rice University, Houston, TX 77002, abeardsley@chevron.com, SISSON, Virginia B., Earth and Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024, AVE LALLEMANT, Hans G., Dept. of Earth Science, Rice Univ, MS-126, Houston, TX 77005-1892, RODEN-TICE, Mary K., Center for Earth and Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad St, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, and BLYTHE, Ann, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089
154-6266A Terrain Corrected, Bouguer Anomaly Map of Central Trinidad: Looking for a Crustal Root beneath the Neotectonic Central Range Fault Zone: OLIVER, Michael, OLIVER, Michael, and GIORGIS, Scott, Geological Sciences, SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, mmo3@geneseo.edu
154-7267Using Orthographic Projection and ArcGIS to Constrain the Kinematics of Folding in the Central Range Fault Zone, Trinidad: PIERCE, William1, HOJNOWSKI, Jenna2, and GIORGIS, Scott2, (1) Geological Sciences, SUNY Geneseo, 236 Hop City Rd, Ballston Spa, NY 12020, wgp1@geneseo.edu, (2) Geological Sciences, SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454
154-8268Age and Geochemistry of the Central American Forearc Basement: Insights into Mesozoic Arc Volcanism and Seamount Accretion on the Fringe of the Caribbean Large Igneous Province: GELDMACHER, Joerg1, HOERNLE, Kaj2, BOGAARD, Paul v.d.3, HAUFF, Folkmar3, and KLÜGEL, Andreas4, (1) IODP-USIO, Texas A&M University, 1000 Discovery Drive, College Station, TX 77845, geldmacher@iodp.tamu.edu, (2) Sonderforschungsbereich 574, University of Kiel-GEOMAR Forschungszentrum, Wischhofstr. 1-3, Kiel, 24148, (3) Forschungsbereich 4, Leibniz-Institute for Marine Sciences, IFM-GEOMAR, Wischhofstrasse 1-3, Kiel, 24148, Germany, (4) Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, University Bremen, Postfach 330440, Bremen, 28334, Germany
154-9269Development of the Mosquitia Megafan in Response to Mantle Upwelling beneath Central America: ROGERS, Robert, Department of Physics and Geology, California State University, Stanislaus, One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382, rrogers@geology.csustan.edu and EMMET, Peter A., Brazos Valley Services, 14555 Skinner Road, Suite D-2, Cypress, TX 77249
154-10270The Influence of the Panama Fracture Zone on Arc Magmatism: FARRIS, David W., CARDONA, Agustin, MONTES, Camilo, MORON, Sara, BAYONA, German, and JARAMILLO, Carlos, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, Panama, 0843-03092, Panama, farrisd@si.edu
154-11271The Forgotten Paleocene-Middle Eocene Sierra Maestra-Cayman Ridge Volcanic Arc and the Origin of the Caribbean Plate: COBIELLA-REGUERA, Jorge Luis, Department of Geology, University of Pinar del Río, Martí 270, Pinar del Río 20100 Cuba, jcobiella@geo.upr.edu.cu
154-12272Role of the Northern Caribbean Plate Boundary Zone In Concentrating Movement Between the Americas during the Past 70 Million Years: ALTAMIRA, Armando, Geosciences, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun, Houston, TX TX 77204-500, aaltamir@mail.uh.edu, BIRD, Dale, Bird Geophysical, 16903 Clan Macintosh, Houston, TX TX 77084, and BURKE, Kevin, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, 312 Science and Research Building I, Houston, TX 77204-5007
154-13273Paleogeography of the Caribbean Plate: Constraints from a Paleomagnetic Study of Cretaceous Arc Terranes in Central Hispaniola: GLACCUM, Kate E., CLEMENT, Bradford M., and DRAPER, Grenville, Department of Earth Sciences, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33199, clementb@fiu.edu
154-14274A New Look at the Virgin Islands Batholith: SCHRECENGOST, K.L., GLAZNER, A.F., and COLEMAN, D.S., Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB# 3315, Mitchell Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315, kschrec@unc.edu

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