2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)
Session No. 138 Monday, 19 October 2009
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Oregon Convention Center: Portland Ballroom 252

T126. Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) through Geologic Time (GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA International Division)

A. Krishna Sinha, Barry B. Hanan and John Shervais, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 1:30 PM Introductory Remarks
138-11:35 PM COMPLETING THE PLATE TECTONIC REVOLUTION: A PROJECT TO RECONSTRUCT PRE-PANGEA SUPERCONTINENTS USING THE LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE (LIP) RECORD: ERNST, Richard E., Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada, Richard.Ernst@ErnstGeosciences.com, BLEEKER, Wouter, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, HAMILTON, Michael A., Jack Satterly Geochronology Lab, Dept. of Geology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, SÖDERLUND, Ulf, GeoBiosphere Sciences Centre, Dept. of Geology, University of Lund, Lund, SE-223 62, Sweden, CHAMBERLAIN, Kevin R., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, and SYLVESTER, Paul J., Inco Innovation Centre and Dept of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NF A1B3X5, Canada
138-21:55 PM TALE OF TWO SPATIALLY OVERLAPPING LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES, EASTERN NORTH AMERICA: DECIPHERING THE ROLE OF SUB-CONTINENTAL MANTLE IN THEIR ORIGINS: SINHA, A. Krishna, Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420, pitlab@vt.edu, HANAN, Barry B., Department of Geological Science, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, and ROONEY, Tyrone, Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 208c Natural Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824
138-32:10 PM DOES THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC MAGMATIC PROVINCE (CAMP) REPRESENT A PLUME INDUCED LITHOSPHERE MELTING?: HANAN, Barry, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, barry.hanan@sdsu.edu, SINHA, A. Krishna, Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420, and SHERVAIS, John, Geology Department, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4505
138-42:25 PM SILETZIA: AN OCEANIC LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: PYLE, Douglas G., Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawaii, POST BLDG. 604A, 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, pyled@hawaii.edu, DUNCAN, Robert, COAS, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR 97331, WELLS, R.E., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, GRAHAM, D.W., College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, HARRISON, Benjamin, Geological & Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, and HANAN, Barry, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1020
138-52:40 PM GEOLOGIC EVOLUTION AND INITIAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE PETROGENESIS OF THE MCDERMITT VOLCANIC CENTER, NORTHERN NV AND SOUTHERN OR: STARKEL, William A.1, WOLFF, John1, HENRY, Christopher D.2, and CASTOR, Stephen2, (1) School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, P.O. Box 642812, Pullman, WA 99164-2812, wstarkel@mail.wsu.edu, (2) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
138-62:55 PM THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE (SRP-LIP) THROUGH TIME: VETTER, Scott K., Geology, Centenary College, Shreveport, LA 71134, svetter@centenary.edu, SHERVAIS, John W., 4505 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Department of Geology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, john.shervais@usu.edu, and HANAN, Barry B., Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1020
 3:10 PM Break
138-73:25 PM DO OCEANIC LIPS RECORD THE GROWTH OF CONTINENTAL CRUST?: CONDIE, Kent, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, kcondie@nmt.edu
138-83:45 PM EVOLUTION OF THE MANTLE SOURCE OF THE KERGUELEN LIP: A PERSPECTIVE FROM HIGH-PRECISION ISOTOPIC DATA: WEIS, Dominique and SCOATES, James S., Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada, dweis@eos.ubc.ca
138-94:00 PM WHAT DOES THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE ACCRETED TRIASSIC WRANGELLIA OCEANIC PLATEAU TELL US ABOUT THE PACIFIC MANTLE?: GREENE, Andrew R.1, WEIS, Dominique2, and SCOATES, James S.2, (1) Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, 1680 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, agreene@soest.hawaii.edu, (2) Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada, dweis@eos.ubc.ca
138-104:15 PM DISTINCT MANTLE SOURCE FOR THE CARIBBEAN LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE ULTRAMAFIC LAVAS OF TORTUGAL, COSTA RICA: SINTON, Christopher, Environmental Studies, University of Redlands, 1200 E Colton Ave, Redlands, CA 92373, chris_sinton@redlands.edu, PYLE, Douglas G., Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawaii, POST BLDG. 604A, 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, HANAN, Barry B., Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, DENYER, Percy, Escuela Centroamericana de Geología, Universidad de Costa Rica, Apdo. 214-2060, San Jose, 1, Costa Rica, and ALVARADO, Guillermo E., Área de Amenazas y Auscultación Sísmica y Volcánica, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, Escuela Centroamericana de Geología, Apdo. 35, San Jose, NA, Costa Rica
138-114:30 PM GEOCHEMISTRY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE FIRST INTRAPLATE LAVAS RECOVERED FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN: MUKASA, Samuel, Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C. C. Little Building, 1100 North University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, mukasa@umich.edu, ANDRONIKOV, Alex, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C. C. Little Bldg, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, MAYER, Larry, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, 24 Colovos Road, Durham, NH 03824, and BRUMLEY, Kelley, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775
138-124:45 PM HIGH-MgO MAGMA COMPOSITIONS AS INDICATORS OF PLUME HEAD DECOMPRESSION IN THE 1.1 GA MIDCONTINENT RIFT SYSTEM: NICHOLSON, Suzanne W., U.S. Geological Survey, 954 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192, swnich@usgs.gov and SCHULZ, Klaus J., U.S. Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192
138-135:00 PM UNRAVELING THE PROTEROZOIC LIP RECORD OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: AGE OF THE MASHONALAND IGNEOUS PROVINCE, ZIMBABWE, AND REGIONAL IMPLICATIONS: HANSON, R.1, GOSE, W.2, RIOUX, M.3, BOWRING, S.3, JONES, D.4, and MUKWAKWAMI, J.5, (1) Geology Dept, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, r.hanson@tcu.edu, (2) Geosci. Dept. & Inst. for Geophysics, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78759, (3) Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, (4) #2, 1866 Alcide Ave, Vars, ON K0A 3H0, Canada, daijones@rogers.com, (5) Dept. of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
138-145:15 PM THE MIDCONTINENT RIFT, NORTH CENTRAL USA: SEIFERT, Karl E., Dept. Geological Sciences, Iowa State University, 4618 Dover Dr, Ames, IA 50014, kseifert@iastate.edu and MUSILEK, Jennifer A., US Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, NE 68102

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