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. 343 Thursday, 9 October 2008
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: 332CF

T81. Continental and Marine Fold and Thrust Belts II (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; IUGS Task Group on Structural Geology and Tectonics; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Hermann Lebit, Luke A. Jensen, Terry Pavlis and Rob Butler, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
343-18:15 AM Strain Localization, Basement Involvement and Interpretation Strategies for Continental Thrust Belts: BUTLER, Robert W.H., Geology and Petroleum Geology, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Meston Building, King's College, Aberdeen AB24 3UE United Kingdom, rob.butler@abdn.ac.uk
343-28:35 AM Tectonic Evolution of a Doubly-Vergent, Thick-Skinned Fold and Thrust Belt in the Patagonian Andes, Southernmost South America: KLEPEIS, Keith1, BETKA, Paul2, ALVAREZ, Javier3, POBLETE, Fernando3, THOMSON, Stuart4, GEHRELS, George5, and CLARKE, Geoffrey6, (1) Geology, Univ of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, kklepeis@uvm.edu, (2) Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78722, (3) Geología, Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla #803, Santiago, Casilla13518, Chile, (4) Geology & Geophysics, Yale, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, (5) Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (6) Geosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, Australia
343-38:50 AM The Role of Pre-Existing Extensional Structure and Stratigraphy on the Geometry, Evolution and Neotectonics of the Western Taiwan Foothills Fold-and-Thrust-Belt: USTASZEWSKI, Kamil, Section 3.1 Lithosphere Dynamics, German Research Center for Geosciences GFZ, Telegrafenberg C226, Potsdam, 14473, Germany, kamilu@gfz-potsdam.de and SUPPE, John, Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, P.O. Box 13-318, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
343-49:05 AM Localization of Arabia-Eurasia Convergence in the Kura Fold-Thrust Belt: The Effect of the East Anatolian Plateau and Pre-Existing Crustal Weaknesses?: FORTE, Adam M., Dept. of Geology, Univ of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, forte@geology.ucdavis.edu and COWGILL, Eric, Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616
343-59:20 AM Foreland Signature of Indenter Tectonics: Results from the Tennessee Salient of the Appalachians: HNAT, James S., Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little Bldg, 1100 N University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, jhnat@umich.edu, VAN DER PLUIJM, Ben A., Geological Sciences/Environment, University of Michigan, 1100 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, and VAN DER VOO, Rob, Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
 9:35 AM Break
343-69:50 AM The Geometry and Kinematics of the Darjeeling - Sikkim Himalaya, India: BHATTACHARYYA, Kathakali1, MITRA, Gautam1, and MUKUL, Malay2, (1) Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, kathakali.bhattacharyya@gmail.com, (2) CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation, Bangalore, 560037, India
343-710:05 AM InSAR Observation of the Strike Slip Faults in the NW Himalayan Frontal Thrust System: CHEN, Lize and KHAN, Shuhab, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, Lize.Chen@mail.uh.edu
343-810:20 AM The Eastern Syntaxis of the St. Elias Fold and Thrust System, Alaska: CHAPMAN, James, Geosciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Dr, El Paso, TX 79902, jbchapman@miners.utep.edu, PAVLIS, Terry, Department of Geological Sciences, UTEP, El Paso, TX 79902, BERGER, Aaron, Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24060, BARKER, Adam, Bryand global sciences center, Orono, ME 04469, and ENKELMANN, Eva, Geology, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Dr, Bethlehem, PA 18015
343-910:35 AM Structural Analysis of the Flumendosa Area, External Nappe Zone, Sardinia, Italy: DACK, Ashley V., Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, AshleyDack@u.boisestate.edu, NORTHRUP, Clyde J., Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, and FUNNEDDA, Antonio, Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
343-1010:50 AM Quantifying Active Hinge Migration and Fault Propagation from a Fluvial Terrace Record, Apennine Mountain Front, Italy: WILSON, Luke F.1, ANASTASIO, David J.1, and PAZZAGLIA, Frank J.2, (1) Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, lfw206@Lehigh.EDU, (2) Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Dr, Bethlehem, PA 18015
 11:05 AM Discussion
 11:20 AM Concluding Remarks

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