GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001

Session No. 183
Thursday, 8 November 2001: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Tectonics IV: Appalachian Tectonics- Evolution of Orogens

 

Nicholas M. Ratcliffe and Federico Dávila, Chairs
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ASSESSING THE ROLE OF DEEP STRUCTURES ON SHALLOW DEFORMATION IN THE POTATO HILLS, CENTRAL OUACHITA MOUNTAINS, OKLAHOMA
SMART, Kevin J.1, MILLER, Galen W.2 and AHERN, Judson L.1, (1)School of Geology & Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 810 Sarkeys Energy Center, 100 E. Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019-1009, (2)Oklahoma Geological Survey, Univ of Oklahoma, Sarkeys Energy Center N-131, 100 E. Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019-0628, kjsmart@ou.edu, kjsmart@ou.edu
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STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION AND TIMING OF ACADIAN TECTONISM IN EAST-CENTRAL MAINE: CONSTRAINTS FROM MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND IN-SITU MONAZITE GEOCHRONOLOGY
WEST Jr, D. P.1, JOHNSON, S. E.2, WILLIAMS, M. L.3 and JERCINOVIC, M. J.3, (1)Dept. of Geology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, (2)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ. of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, (3)Dept. of Geosciences, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, dwest@middlebury.edu, dwest@middlebury.edu
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ALLEGHANIAN METAMORPHIC OVERPRINT OF ACADIAN ROCKS IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND: EVIDENCE FROM STRUCTURE, PETROLOGY AND THERMOCHRONOLOGY
WINTSCH, R. P.1, KELSHEIMER, K. L.2, KUNK, M. J.3 and ALEINIKOFF, J. N.3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, Bloomington, IN 47405, (2)Indiana Univ, Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)U S Geol Survey, 963 Denver Federal, Denver, CO 80225, wintsch@indiana.edu, wintsch@indiana.edu
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POSSIBLE SOUTHWESTWARD CONTINUATION OF THE NORUMBEGA FAULT SYSTEM BENEATH THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FOLD-THRUST BELT
MARPLE, Ronald T., 15255 gray ridge, apt 331, Houston, TX 77082, ron.marple@westerngeco.com, ron.marple@westerngeco.com
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THE STRESS FIELD DURING CONTINENT-CONTINENT CLOSURE INFERRED FROM JOINT DISTRIBUTION IN THE OUACHITA BELT AND ARKOMA BASIN
WHITAKER, Amy E. and ENGELDER, Terry, Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, amy@geosc.psu.edu, amy@geosc.psu.edu
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CRYSTALLINE ROCKS FROM THE FIRST COREHOLE TO BASEMENT IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IMPACT STRUCTURE, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA
HORTON Jr, J. Wright1, ALEINIKOFF, John N.2, IZETT, Glen A.3, NAESER, Charles W.1 and NAESER, Nancy D.1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, MS 963, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (3)Dept. of Geology, College of William and Mary and Emeritus USGS, 3012 East Whittaker Close, Williamsburg, VA 23185, whorton@usgs.gov, whorton@usgs.gov
 
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450 MILLON YEARS OF EPISODIC CO-AXIAL FOLDING, CENTRAL ANDES, FAMATINA, ARGENTINA
DÁVILA, Federico1, SCHMIDT, Christopher2 and ASTINI, Ricardo1, (1)Departmento de Geología, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Velez Sarsfield 299, Córdoba, 5000, Argentina, (2)Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan Univ, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, fmdavila@com.uncor.edu, fmdavila@com.uncor.edu
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STRUCTURE AND THERMOCHRONOLOGY OF THE SOUTH VERKHOYANSK THRUST BELT, EASTERN SIBERIA
TORO, Jaime1, PROKOPIEV, A. V.2, MILLER, Elizabeth L.3 and DUMITRU, T. A.3, (1)Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia Univ, 425 White Hall, PO Box 6300, Morgantown, WV WV26506-6300, (2)Laboratory of Tectonics, Diamond and Precious Metal Geology Institute, 39, Lenin Avenue, Yakutsk, 677891, Russia, (3)Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford Univ, Bldg 320, Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, jtoro@wvu.edu, jtoro@wvu.edu
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NEOPROTEROZOIC NAPPES AND SUPERIMPOSED FOLDING OF THE ITREMO GROUP, WEST-CENTRAL MADAGASCAR
TUCKER, Robert D.1, KUSKY, Timothy M.2, BUCHWALDT, Robert1 and HANDKE, Michael J.1, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington Univ, St. Louis, MO 63130, (2)St Louis Univ, 3507 Laclede Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63103-2010, tucker@levee.wustl.edu, tucker@levee.wustl.edu
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FLUID INCLUSION STUDIES ON THE LATE STRUCTURAL HISTORY OF THE CONNEMARA DALRADIAN, WESTERN IRELAND
POWER, Siobhan E., Geology, National Univ of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland, RYAN, Paul D., Geology, National Univ of Ireland, Galway, Ireland and FEELY, Martin, Dept. of Geology, National Univ of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland, siobhaneilis@hotmail.com, siobhaneilis@hotmail.com
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DEEP SEISMIC REFLEXION STUDY OF THE ANGOLA MARGIN
MOULIN, Maryline1, CONTRUCCI, Isabelle1, OLIVET, Jean Louis1, ASLANIAN, Daniel1, GÉLI, Louis1, SIBUET, Jean-Claude1, NOUZÉ, Hervé1, RÉHAULT, Jean-Pierre2 and UNTERNEHR, Patrick3, (1)DRO/GM, Ifremer Centre de Brest, B.P. 70, Plouzane, 29280, France, (2)Domaines Océaniques UMR6538, IUEM, Place Copernic, Technopole Brest Iroise, Plouzane, 29280, France, (3)TotalFinaElf, CSTJ, Avenue Larribau, Pau cedex, 64018, France, mmoulin@ifremer.fr, mmoulin@ifremer.fr
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THE RIBNOVO LOW-ANGLE NORMAL FAULT AND THE MESTA DETACHMENT SYSTEM, A LATE EOCENE TO OLIGOCENE DETACHMENT SYSTEM IN SW BULGARIA
BURCHFIEL, B. Clark, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 54-1010, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, NAKOV, R., Institute of Geology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Boncev Str, Bldg. 24, Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria and TZANKOV, T., Institute of Geology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Boncev Str, Bldg. 24, Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria, bcburch@mit.edu, bcburch@mit.edu