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Northeastern Section - 37th Annual Meeting (March 25-27, 2002)

Session No. 18
Tuesday, 26 March 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

S1. Paleozoic Tectonics of the Northern Appalachian Mountains: New Insights and Persistent Problems: First Annual NETectonics Symposium I

 

Michael L. Williams and Scott E. Johnson, Conveners
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
GANDERIA - AN IMPORTANT PERI-GONDWANAN TERRANE IN THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS
VAN STAAL, C. R.1, BARR, S. M.2, FYFFE, L. R.3, MCNICOLL, V.1, POLLOCK, J. C.4, REUSCH, D. N.5, THOMAS, M.1, VALVERDE-VACQUERO, P.1 and WHALEN, J.1, (1)Geol Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, (2)Dept. of geology, Acadia Univ, Wolfville, NS B0P 1X0, Canada, (3)New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy, Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1, Canada, (4)Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial Univ of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF A1B 3X5, Canada, (5)Geological Sciences, Univ. Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5790, cvanstaa@nrcan.gc.ca, cvanstaa@nrcan.gc.ca
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8:25 AM
THE MYTH OF "AVALONIA": DID IT CONSTITUTE A SINGLE TERRANE OR SEVERAL DIFFERENT TERRANES IN THE EARLY PALEOZOIC?
BARR, Sandra M., Geology, Acadia Univ, Wolfville, NS B0P 1X0, Canada, WHITE, Chris E., NS Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 698, Halifax, NS B3J 2T9, Canada, MILLER, Brent V., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 and VAN STAAL, Cees R., Geol Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, sandra.barr@acadiau.ca, sandra.barr@acadiau.ca
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8:45 AM
TACONIAN DELAMINATION IN THE MANHATTAN PRONG? ZIRCON AGES OF MAFIC COMPLEXES WITH ALKALI BASALT AFFINITY, AND THE TIMING OF PEAK GRANULITE- FACIES (OPX-SILL) METAMORPHISM
BRUECKNER, Hannes K.1, BROCK, Pamela Chase2 and BROCK, Patrick W.G.2, (1)School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, NY 11367, (2)School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, NY 11367, hannes@ldeo.columbia.edu, hannes@ldeo.columbia.edu
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9:05 AM
A NEW MODEL FOR PALEOZOIC TECTONICS IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW ENGLAND: CONSTRAINTS ON THERMAL HISTORY FROM MONAZITE U-TH-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY AND AR THERMOCHRONOLOGY
TRACY, Robert J., Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420 and HAMES, Willis E., Department of Geology, Auburn Univ, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36830, rtracy@vt.edu, rtracy@vt.edu
 
9:25 AM
Posters
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10:05 AM
EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS OF THE ACADIAN OROGENY
KARABINOS, Paul and STUDENT, Matthew F., Dept. Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, pkarabin@williams.edu, pkarabin@williams.edu
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10:25 AM
REGIONAL TECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ANTES SHALE OF PENNSYLVANIA
LEHMANN, David1, MITCHELL, Charles E.2, BEARES, Donna K.1 and HOFFER, Matthew R.1, (1)Department of Geology, Juniata College, Huntington, PA 16652, (2)Dept. of Geology, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, lehmann@juniata.edu, lehmann@juniata.edu
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10:45 AM
LINEATION PATTERNS AND ASSOCIATED KINEMATICS IN CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND: UNDER-REPORTED RESOURCE FOR INTERPRETATION OF OROGENIC EVOLUTION
ROBINSON, Peter, Geol Survey of Norway, Trondheim, N7491, Norway and PETERSON, Virginia L., Department of Geosciences, Western Carolina Univ, Cullowhee, NC 28723, peter.robinson@ngu.no, peter.robinson@ngu.no
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11:05 AM
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN CONODONTS IN NORTHERN VERMONT PROVIDE A STRATIGRAPHIC LINK ACROSS THE GREEN MOUNTAIN ANTICLINORIUM AND CONSTRAIN THE TIMING OF TACONIAN METAMORPHISM
THOMPSON, Peter J., Earth Sciences Dept, Univ of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, REPETSKI, John E., US Geol Survey, 926A National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192, WALSH, Gregory J., US Geol Survey, PO Box 628, Montpelier, VT 05601-0628, RATCLIFFE, Nicholas M., U.S. Geol. Survey, 926A National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192, THOMPSON, Thelma B., Dimond Library, Univ of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824 and LAIRD, Jo, Univ New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824-3589, pjt3@cisunix.unh.edu, pjt3@cisunix.unh.edu
 
11:25 AM
Discussion
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