Session: Tectonic Evolution of the Middle East and Adjacent Regions: The Confluence of the Alpine and Himalayan Orogenic Systems and a Window into Processes of Continental Dynamics (2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002))

Session No. 149

Tuesday, 29 October 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T122. Tectonic Evolution of the Middle East and Adjacent Regions: The Confluence of the Alpine and Himalayan Orogenic Systems and a Window into Processes of Continental Dynamics

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

Bernard Guest and Jahandar Ramezani, Advocates

Paper #

Start Time

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:15 AM

ACCRETIONAL AND COLLISIONAL OROGENS IN ANATOLIA

OKAY, Aral I., ITU Maden Fakultesi, Jeoloji Muhendisligi, Ayazaga, Istanbul, 80626, Turkey, okay@sariyer.cc.itu.edu.tr, okay@sariyer.cc.itu.edu.tr

8:35 AM

SEISMIC IMAGES OF A YOUNG CONTINENT-CONTINENT COLLISION

SANDVOL, Eric¹, SEBER, Dogan², AL-LAZKI, Ali², BARAZANGI, Muawia², TURKELLI, Niyazi³, GURBUZ, Cemil³, KULELI, Sadi³, GOK, Rengin³, ZOR, Ekrem³ and BEKLER, Tolga³, (1)Department of Geological Siences, Univ of Missouri, 101 Geology Building, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)Cornell University, Institute for the Study of the Continents, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (3)Department of Geophysics, Bogazici Univ, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Istanbul, Turkey, sandvole@missouri.edu, sandvole@missouri.edu

8:55 AM

NEOTECTONICS OF THE TURKISH-IRANIAN PLATEAU AND THE GREATER CAUCASUS FROM ANALYSIS OF ASTER STEREO-IMAGERY

COWGILL, Eric and SIEH, Kerry, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MC 100-23, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, ecowgill@gps.caltech.edu, ecowgill@gps.caltech.edu

9:10 AM

RECENT FAULTS OF THE ZAGROS FOLD BELT

FAKHARI, Mohammad D., Geological Department, Exploration Directorate, National Iranian Oil Co, NIOC 8th Central Building, Yaghma Alley,Jomhouri Ave, Tehran, 11394, Iran, mfakhari@niocexp.org, mdfakhari@lycos.com, mfakhari@niocexp.org, mdfakhari@lycos.com

9:25 AM

CRUSTAL SCALE GEOMETRY OF THE ZAGROS FOLD-THRUST BELT: BASEMENT OR NO BASEMENT?

MCQUARRIE, N., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MC 100-23, Pasadena, CA 91125, nmcq@gps.caltech.edu, nmcq@gps.caltech.edu

9:40 AM

A NEW TECTONIC MODEL DESCRIBING THE LATE TERTIARY AND QUATERNARY STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE CENTRAL ALBORZ MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN IRAN

GUEST, Bernard¹, AXEN, Gary J.¹, STOCKLI, Daniel², HASSANZADEH, Jamshid³, LAM, Patrick S.¹ and GROVE, Marty¹, (1)Dept. Earth & Space Sciences, Univ. of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (2)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, (3)Department of Geology, Univ of Tehran, PO Box 14155-6466, Tehran, Iran, bguest@ess.ucla.edu, bguest@ess.ucla.edu

9:55 AM

Break

10:10 AM

U-PB AGE CONSTRAINTS ON THE ORIGIN OF THE ALPINE BOUNDARY FAULTS IN CENTRAL-EAST IRAN

RAMEZANI, Jahandar, EAPS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 54-1020, Cambridge, MA 02139, GHADERI, Majid, Department of Geology, Tarbiat Modares Univ, Tehran, 14115-175, Iran and BOWRING, Samuel A., EAPS, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, ramezani@mit.edu, ramezani@mit.edu

10:25 AM

SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF PALEO- AND NEO-TETHYS OPHIOLITES IN IRAN AND THEIR TECTONOMAGMATIC SIGNIFICANCE

HASSANIPAK, A.A.¹, GHAZI, Mohamad¹, DUNCAN, Robert², PESSAGNO, Emile A.³, KARIMINIA, S. Mohsen³ and MOBASHER, Katayoun⁴, (1)Geology, Georgia State Univ, Atlanta, GA 30303, (2)COAS, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR 97331, (3)Geosciences, The Univ of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, (4)Department of Geology, Georgia State Univ, 340 Kell Hall, Atlanta, GA 30303, mghazi@gsu.edu, mghazi@gsu.edu

10:40 AM

PERMIAN TO TRIASSIC EVOLUTION OF THE SANANDAJ - SIRJAN PROVINCE OF IRAN

HEYDARI, Ezat, Department of Physics, Atmospheric, and General Science, Jackson State Univ, P.O. Box 17660, 1400 Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217, HASSANZADEH, Jamshid, Department of Geology, Univ of Tehran, PO Box 14155-6466, Tehran, Iran and GHAZI, Mohamad, Department of Geology, Georgia State Univ, Atlanta, GA 30303, ezat.heydari@ccaix.jsums.edu, ezat.heydari@ccaix.jsums.edu

10:55 AM

WOULD THE REAL KHOY OPHIOLITE PLEASE STEP FORWARD! THREE+ OPHIOLITE REMNANTS NEAR KHOY, NORTHWESTERN IRAN

KARIMINIA, S. Mohsen¹, PESSAGNO, Emile A.¹, GHAZI, A. Mohamad², DUNCAN, R.A.³ and HASSANIPAK, A.A.⁴, (1)Geosciences, The Univ of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, (2)Geology, Georgia State Univ, Atlanta, GA 30303, (3)COAS, Oregon State Univ, 104 Ocean Admin Bldg, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, (4)Mining Engineering, Univ of Tehran, P. O. Box 11365-4563, Tehran, Iran, smk736@utdallas.edu, smk736@utdallas.edu

11:10 AM

TERTIARY VOLCANISM IN NORTHWEST OF SAVEH, IRAN, AND ITS GEOTECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE

MOBASHER, Katayoun¹, KHALATBARI, Morteza², HASSANZADEH, Jamshid³ and GHAZI, Mohamad¹, (1)Geology, Georgia State Univ, Atlanta, GA 30303, (2)Geology, Geol Survey of Iran, Tehran, Iran, (3)Geology, Univ of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, mobasher_katy@yahoo.com, mobasher_katy@yahoo.com

11:25 AM

OLIGOCENE MAFIC-ALKALINE MAGMATISM IN NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF IRAN: EVIDENCE FOR THE SEPARATION OF THE ALBORZ FROM THE URUMIEH-DOKHTAR MAGAMTIC ARC

HASSANZADEH, Jamshid, Department of Geology, Univ of Tehran, PO Box 14155-6466, Tehran, Iran, GHAZI, A. Mohamad, Geology, Georgia State Univ, Atlanta, GA 30303, AXEN, Gary, CA, GUEST, Bernard, Dept. Earth & Space Sciences, Univ. of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, STOCKLI, Daniel, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 and TUCKER, Patrick, Geology, Georgia State Univ, Atlanta, 30022, jamshidh@khayam.ut.ac.ir, jamshidh@khayam.ut.ac.ir

11:40 AM

Discussion

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