Backbone of the Americas—Patagonia to Alaska, (3–7 April 2006)

PATEL, Paresh¹, LAVIER, Luc² and GRAND, Steve P.¹, (1)Geology Department, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712, (2)University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, The University of Texas at Austin, 4412 Spicewood Springs Rd. #600, Austin, TX 78759, warlord@mail.utexas.edu, warlord@mail.utexas.edu

JAPAS, M.S., Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Fac. Cs. Exac. y Nat, PAB. 2 - Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina and RE, G.H., Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Fac. Cs. Exac. y Nat, PAB. 2 - Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina, msjapas@gl.fcen.uba.ar, msjapas@gl.fcen.uba.ar

JACOBSON, Carl E.¹, GROVE, Marty², PEDRICK, Jane N.³, BARTH, Andrew P.⁴ and VUCIC, Ana², (1)Dept of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA 50011-3212, (2)Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (3)Dept of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA 50011-3212, (4)Department of Geology, Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ, Indianapolis, IN 46202, cejac@iastate.edu, cejac@iastate.edu

LOVERA, Oscar M.¹, GROVE, Marty¹, KIMBROUGH, David L.², MAHONEY, J. Brian³, ABBOTT, Pat L.², JACOBSON, Carl E.⁴, NOURSE, Jon A.⁵ and GEHRELS, George E.⁶, (1)Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA, 3806 Geology, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, SDSU, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, (3)Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI 54701, (4)Dept of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA 50011-3212, (5)Department of Geological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, 3801 W. Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768, (6)Dept. of Geosciences, Center for Mineral Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, lovera@ucla.edu, lovera@ucla.edu

FOSTER, David A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, PO Box 112120, Gainesvile, FL 32611, dafoster@ufl.edu, dafoster@ufl.edu

YONKEE, Adolph, Department of Geosciences, Weber State University, 2507 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408, WEIL, Arlo, Department of Geology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 and SUSSMAN, Aviva J., EES-11, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, ayonkee@weber.edu, ayonkee@weber.edu

ASCHOFF, J.L. and STEEL, R.J., Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712-0254, jaschoff@mail.utexas.edu, jaschoff@mail.utexas.edu

BEDLE, Heather and VAN DER LEE, Suzan, Geological Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208, heather@earth.northwestern.edu, heather@earth.northwestern.edu

CHÁVEZ-CABELLO, Gabriel, Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Universidad S/N, Col. Ciudad Universitaria, San Nicolás de Los Garza, 66451, Mexico and ARANDA-GÓMEZ, José Jorge, Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ave. del Mesón S/N, Juriquilla, Querétaro, 76230, Mexico, gabchave2001@yahoo.com.mx, gabchave2001@yahoo.com.mx

ESCAMILLA-CASAS, José C., ORTIZ HERNANDEZ, Luis E., BARRERA GUERRERO, Santa and RAMÍREZ CARDONA, Màrius, Centro de Investigacion en Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo, km 4.5, Pachuca, 42184, Mexico, jocesca@uaeh.reduaeh.mx, jocesca@uaeh.reduaeh.mx

LEVANTI Jr, Ariannella, Earth Sciences, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Sartenejas Valley, Baruta County, Caracas, 89000, Venezuela and JÁCOME Sr, María I., Earth Sciences, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Sartenejas Valley, Baruta County, Miranda State, Caracas, 1080/89000, Venezuela, alevanti@usb.ve, alevanti@usb.ve

MARSHALL, Jeffrey S., LAFROMBOISE, Eli J. and UTICK, John D., Geological Sciences Dept, Cal Poly University, Pomona, CA 91768, marshall@csupomona.edu, marshall@csupomona.edu

LÓPEZ, Eduardo, Regional Geology, INGEOMINAS, Cll 52 Nº 19 - 21 apto 501, Dg 53 Nº 34 - 53, Bogota, 001, Colombia and MARTÍNEZ, José I., Geology, EAFIT, Medellin, 001, Colombia, tectolopez@yahoo.es, tectolopez@yahoo.es

VARGAS, Carlos Alberto, Geociencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Cra 30 #45-02, Ed. Manuel Ancizar, Bogotá, Colombia, CHICANGANA, Germán, Facultad de Ingeniería, Corporación Universitaria del Meta, Villavicencio, Colombia and KAMMER, Andreas, Geocienicas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Cra 30 #45-02, Ed. Manuel Ancizar, Bogotá, cavargasj@unal.edu.co, cavargasj@unal.edu.co

HERNANDEZ, Orlando¹, VON FRESE, Ralph R.B.¹ and KIM, Hyung Rae², (1)Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, 375 Mendenhall Lab, Columbus, OH 43210-1308, (2)Goddard Earth Sciences & Technology Center at Goddard Flight Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, Code 921, Geodynamics Branch, GSFC/NASA, Greenbelt, MD 20771, hernandez.135@osu.edu, hernandez.135@osu.edu

DELGADO, Jesús, PRADA, Giovanni, YEPEZ, Sidonio, RODRIGUEZ, Inirida and ALEZONES, Ricardo, Geologia, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas- Ciudad Universitaria Ingenierìa Escuela de Geología Minas y Geofisica, Caracas, Venezuela, iniromil@yahoo.com.mx, iniromil@yahoo.com.mx

GIOVANNI, Melissa K.¹, HORTON, Brian K.², LOVERA, Oscar M.¹, GROVE, Marty¹, FARLEY, Kenneth A.³, KIMBROUGH, David L. and MCNULTY, Brendan⁵, (1)Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (2)Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Box 951567, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (3)Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, (4)Earth Science Dept, California State University Dominguez Hills, 1000 E. Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747, lovera@ucla.edu, lovera@ucla.edu

SCHERRENBERG, Arne F., School of Physical Sciences - Earth Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia and JACAY, Javier, Escuela de Ingeniería Geológica, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Aportado postal 3973, Lima, 100, Peru, a.scherrenberg@uq.edu.au, a.scherrenberg@uq.edu.au

CREIXELL, Christian Erwin¹, ARRIAGADA, César², MORATA, Diego¹, PARADA, Miguel Angel¹ and ROPERCH, Pierrick³, (1)Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, 13518-21, Chile, (2)Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, Chile, (3)IRD, Geosciences Rennes 3452, France, ccreixel@ing.uchile.cl, ccreixel@ing.uchile.cl

DÁVILA, Federico M. and ASTINI, Ricardo A., Laboratorio de Análisis de Cuencas-Cátedra de Estratigrafía y Geología Histórica, FCEFyN - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Velez Sarsfield 1611, Ciudad Universitaria-Edificio Geología, Córdoba, 5016, Argentina, fmdavila@efn.uncor.edu, fmdavila@efn.uncor.edu

RODRÍGUEZ BRIZUELA, Rafael, Paleopalinología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Ángel Gallardo 470, Buenos Aires, 1405, Argentina, rrbrizuela@macn.gov.ar, rrbrizuela@macn.gov.ar

ORTS, Sergio, Río Tinto Mining, Rivadavia 902, Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, 5501, Argentina, MCCLELLAND, William C., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3022 and VUJOVICH, Graciela I., Laboratorio de Tectónica Andina, FCEN, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, Buenos Aires, 1428, Argentina, Sergio.Orts@riotinto.com, Sergio.Orts@riotinto.com

MARTIN, Mark W., SERNAGEOMIN (presently with Shell International Exploration and Production), 200 N. Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77079, CLAVERO RIBES, Jorge, SERNAGEOMIN, Avda. Santa Maria 0104, Santiago, Chile and MPODOZIS, Constantino, SERNAGEOMIN (presently with SIPETROL SA), Vitacura 2736, Santiago, Chile, mark.w.martin@shell.com, mark.w.martin@shell.com

LITVAK, Vanesa D. and POMA, Stella, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria - Pabellón II, Buenos Aires, 1428, Argentina, vane@gl.fcen.uba.ar, vane@gl.fcen.uba.ar

PÉREZ, Daniel J., Laboratorio de Tectónica Andina, Dpto. Geología, FCEN, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, 1428, Argentina, daniel@gl.fcen.uba.ar, daniel@gl.fcen.uba.ar

CALKINS, Josh¹, ZANDT, George², BECK, Susan L.² and GILBERT, Hersh², (1)Department of Geosciences, Univ. of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Building #77, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Bldg, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, jcalkins@geo.arizona.edu, jcalkins@geo.arizona.edu

ALVAREZ, P. Pamela, Exploration, SIPETROL, Av. Vitacura 2736, 8° piso Las Condes, Santiago, 6760197, Chile, MPODOZIS, Constantino, Sipetrol S.A, Vitacura 2736, Santiago, Chile, GIAMBIAGI, Laura B., CONICET-IANIGLA Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, CONICET, Parque San Martín s/n, 5500, Mendoza, 5500, Argentina, GODOY, Estanislao, Regional Geology, Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Minería, Av. Santa Maria 0104, Providencia, Santiago, 6760197, Chile and RADIC, Juan Pablo, Exploration, SIPETROL, Av. Vitacura 2736, 8°piso, Las Condes, Santiago, 6760197, Chile, palvarez@sipetrol.cl, palvarez@sipetrol.cl

DEVLIN, Stephanie, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, 2112 Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-1504 and ISACKS, Bryan L., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, sd248@cornell.edu, sd248@cornell.edu

GIAMBIAGI, Laura B.¹, BECHIS, Florencia¹ and GARCÍA, Víctor H.², (1)IANIGLA-CRICYT, CONICET, Parque San Martín s/n, Mendoza, 5500, Argentina, (2)LAMOGE, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón II, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, 1428, lgiambia@lab.cricyt.edu.ar, lgiambia@lab.cricyt.edu.ar

FUNK, Jonathan¹, STERN, Charles R.¹, SKEWES, Alexandra¹ and ARÉVALO, Alejandra², (1)Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, (2)Superintendencia Geología, El Teniente, CODELCO-Chile, Millán 1040, Rancagua, Chile, jonathan.funk@colorado.edu, jonathan.funk@colorado.edu

ASTUDILLO, N.¹, ROPERCH, P.², TOWNLEY, B.¹ and ARRIAGADA, César¹, (1)Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, 8320000, Chile, (2)IRD, Geosciences Rennes, Rennes, 35542, France, nastudil@cec.uchile.cl, nastudil@cec.uchile.cl

KAY, Suzanne Mahlburg, Geological Sciences, Cornell Univ, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-1504, smk16@cornell.edu, smk16@cornell.edu

LARA, Luis E., Geología Aplicada, SERNAGEOMIN, Av. Santa María 0104, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, 10465, Chile, LAVENU, Alain, LMTG- IRD-UMR 5563, IRD, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France, Toulouse, 1, France and STERN, Charles R., Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, lelara@sernageomin.cl, lelara@sernageomin.cl

NULLO, Francisco E., Departamento de Geologia - Conicet, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellon 2, Buenos Aires, 1242, Argentina, OTAMENDI, Juan, Departamento de Geologia - Conicet, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ciudad Universitaria, Río Cuarto, 5400, Argentina, BALDAUF, Paul E., College of Undergraduate Studies, The Union Institute, Venture Center, Suite 102, Northe Miami, FL 33612-1746 and STEPHENS, George, Geological Department, The George Washington University, 2121 Eye St, N.N, Washington D.C, VA 20052, geoice@gwu.edu, geoice@gwu.edu

RUIZ, Joaquin, Dean, College of Science, Univ of Arizona, PO BOX 210077, Tucson, AZ 85721, jruiz@u.arizona.edu, jruiz@u.arizona.edu