2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

Session No. 27
Sunday, 2 November 2003: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Tectonics (Posters) I: Strike-slip, Extension, Alpine-Himalayan Tectonics

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THE ROLE OF BASAL TRACTION IN MODELING NEOGENE DEFORMATION IN THE EASTERN CALIFORNIA SHEAR ZONE, COAL VALLEY AREA, MINERAL AND LYON COUNTIES, NEVADA
ANDERSON, R. Ernest, P.O. Box 347, Kernville, CA 93238 and BERGER, Byron R., U.S. Geol Survey, Federal Center MS964, Denver, CO 80225-0046, ernie.anderson2@verizon.net, ernie.anderson2@verizon.net
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CONSTRAINTS ON THE MAGNITUDE AND RATE OF PLIOCENE TO RECENT SLIP ALONG THE LEFT-LATERAL COALDALE FAULT, CENTRAL WALKER LANE BELT, NEVADA
BRADLEY, David B.1, STOCKLI, Daniel F.1, LEE, Jeff2 and WINTERS, Nathan D.1, (1)Geology Department, Univ of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Department of Geology, Central Washington Univ, Ellensburg, WA, dbrad77@ku.edu, dbrad77@ku.edu
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PLIOCENE FAULTING IN EASTERN QUEEN VALLEY, NEVADA; IMPLICATIONS FOR STRAIN TRANSFER IN THE CENTRAL WALKER LANE BELT
TINCHER, Christopher R.1, STOCKLI, Daniel F.1, LEE, Jeff2 and GARWOOD, Jason D.2, (1)Geology Department, Univ of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Department of Geology, Central Washington Univ, Ellensburg, WA, tincher@ku.edu, tincher@ku.edu
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DEFORMATION HISTORY IN NEOGENE SEDIMENTS OF HONEY LAKE BASIN, NORTHERN WALKER LANE, LASSEN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
MASS, Kevin B.1, CASHMAN, Patricia H.1, TREXLER, James H.2, PARK, Hyunmee1 and PERKINS, Michael E.3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Nevada, Reno, Mail Stop 172, Reno, NV 89557, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, Mail Stop 172, Reno, NV 89557, (3)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Utah, 135 South, 1460 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, massk@unr.nevada.edu, massk@unr.nevada.edu
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NEOGENE TECTONIC HISTORY OF THE SIERRA NEVADA – BASIN AND RANGE TRANSITION ZONE AT THE LATITUDE OF CARSON CITY, NEVADA: GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL EVIDENCE
CASHMAN, Patricia1, TREXLER, James1, MUNTEAN, Tom1, FAULDS, James2, LOUIE, John3, OPPLIGER, Gary4, ABBOTT, Robert5 and CLARK, Matt3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Nevada, Reno, Mail stop #172, Reno, NV 89557, (2)Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, (3)Seismological Lab, Univ of Nevada, MS 174, 1664 N. Virginia St, Reno, NV 89557, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, Mackay School of Mines-University of Nevada, Reno, Geological Sciences/172, Reno, NV 89557, (5)Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185, pcashman@mines.unr.edu, pcashman@mines.unr.edu
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NEW U-PB ZIRCON AGES INDICATE MAJOR EXTENSION IN DEATH VALLEY, CA PREDATED 10 MA: IMPLICATIONS FOR MODELS OF CRUSTAL EXTENSION
MILLER, Martin G., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1272 and FRIEDMAN, Richard, Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research, Univ of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, millerm@darkwing.uoregon.edu, millerm@darkwing.uoregon.edu
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EOCENE BASINS IN NORTHEASTERN GREAT BASIN, UTAH AND NEVADA, AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE
NUTT, C.J., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 905, Denver, 80225 and HOWARD, K.A., U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 975, Menlo Park, 94025, Denver, CO 80225, cnutt@usgs.gov, cnutt@usgs.gov
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CENOZOIC EXTENSION AND STRIKE SLIP TECTONICS IN THE MOUNT IRISH RANGE, NEVADA; CHANGES IN STRESS FIELDS THROUGH TIME
SANDRU, John M., Geoscience, Universtiy of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154 and TAYLOR, Wanda, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, 89154-4010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, milton152@yahoo.com, milton152@yahoo.com
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SAN JOSÉ ISLAND ACCOMMODATION ZONE, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO: IMPLICATIONS FOR RIFT SEGMENTATION AND STRAIN PARTITIONING IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
DRAKE, William R. and UMHOEFER, Paul J., Department of Geology, Northern Arizona Univ, Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, wrd2@dana.ucc.nau.edu, wrd2@dana.ucc.nau.edu
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U-PB ZIRCON CRYSTALLIZATION AGES FOR PLUTONIC ROCKS WITHIN THE SIERRA EL MAYOR AND SIERRA CUCAPA, NORTHWESTERN BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
GROVE, Marty, Department of Earth and Space Sciences and IGPP, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, FLETCHER, John, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada, Mexico, AXEN, Gary, Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of California Los Angeles, 594 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095 and STOCKLI, Daniel F., Department of Geology, Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Boulevard, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, marty@oro.ess.ucla.edu, marty@oro.ess.ucla.edu
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EVIDENCE FOR 35-50 KM DISPLACEMENT ON THE CLOUDBURST-SUIZO DETACHMENT FAULT SYSTEM NORTH OF TUCSON, ARIZONA, AND RESTORATION OF A MESOZOIC HIGH-ANGLE FAULT SYSTEM
RICHARD, S.M.1, SPENCER, J.E.1, FERGUSON, C.A.1, DICKINSON, W.R.2 and ORR, T.R.3, (1)Arizona Geol Survey, 416 W. Congress, #100, Tucson, AZ 85701, (2)Dept. of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85719, (3)Hawaii Volcano Observatory, U. S. Geol Survey, Hilo, HI, Jspencer@geo.arizona.edu, Jspencer@geo.arizona.edu
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GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TORTOLITA MOUNTAINS, SUIZO MOUNTAINS AND DURHAM HILLS, CATALINA METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX, ARIZONA
JOHNSON, Bradford J., FERGUSON, Charles A., SPENCER, Jon E. and RICHARD, Stephen M., Arizona Geol Survey, 416 W. Congress Street, Suite 100, Tucson, AZ 85701, bradjjc@hotmail.com, bradjjc@hotmail.com
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GEOMETRY AND TECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BASCAYIR DETACHMENT, BUYUK MENDERES GRABEN, WESTERN TURKEY
GOGUS, Oguz1, ÇEMEN, Ibrahim1, CATLOS, E.J.2, ISIK, Veysel3 and SEYITOGLU, Gurol4, (1)School of Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK 74078, (2)School of Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK 74078-3031, (3)Dept. of Geol., Eng, Ankara Univ, Ankara, 06100, Turkey, (4)Dept. of Geol. Eng, Ankara Univ, Ankara, 06100, Turkey, ogogus1@hotmail.com, ogogus1@hotmail.com
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LATE CENOZOIC EXHUMATION PROCESSES OF MENDERES MASSIF AND RELATED EXTENSIONAL BASIN FORMATION IN WESTERN TURKEY
SEYITOGLU, Gurol, Dept. of Geol. Eng, Ankara Univ, Ankara, 06100, Turkey, ÇEMEN, Ibrahim, School of Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK 74078, ISIK, Veysel, Dept. of Geol., Eng, Ankara Univ, Ankara, 06100, Turkey and CATLOS, E.J., School of Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK 74078-3031, seyitogl@science.ankara.edu.tr, seyitogl@science.ankara.edu.tr
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EXTENSIONAL STRUCTURES OF THE MENDERES CORE COMPLEX, WESTERN TURKEY
ISIK, Veysel, Dept. of Geol., Eng, Ankara Univ, Ankara, 06100, SEYITOGLU, Gurol, Dept. of Geol. Eng, Ankara Univ, Ankara, 06100, Turkey and ÇEMEN, Ibrahim, School of Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK 74078, isik@eng.ankara.edu.tr, isik@eng.ankara.edu.tr
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EXHUMATION OF UHP ROCKS IN WESTERN NORWAY - THE ROLE OF THE NORDFJORD-SOGN DETACHMENT ZONE
YOUNG, David J.1, HACKER, Bradley R.1, ANDERSEN, Torgeir B.2 and GANS, Philip1, (1)Geological Sciences, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (2)Department of Geology, Univ of Oslo, PO Box 1047, Blindern, Oslo, NO-0316, davey@umail.ucsb.edu, davey@umail.ucsb.edu
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EVOLUTION OF THE NORDFJORD-SOGN DETACHMENT ZONE AND THE STYLE OF CALEDONIAN EXTENSIONAL DEFORMATION, HORNELEN REGION, NORWAY
JOHNSTON, Scott M.1, HACKER, Bradley R.1 and GEHRELS, George2, (1)Geological Sciences, Univ of California, Santa Barbara, UC Santa Barbara - Building 526, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (2)Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, johnston@umail.ucsb.edu, johnston@umail.ucsb.edu
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KINEMATIC RELATIONS OF A NEOPROTEROZOIC DUCTILE SHEAR ZONE BETWEEN THE GEORGE RIVER SUITE AND BRAS D’OR GNEISS IN THE CREIGNISH HILLS, NOVA SCOTIA
WESSEL, Zachary, R.1, NANCE, R. Damian1, KEPPIE, J.D.2 and MURPHY, J.B.3, (1)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Ohio Univ, Athens, OH 45701, (2)Instituto de Geologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, 04510, Mexico, (3)Dept. of Geology, St. Francis Xavier Univ, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada, nance@ohio.edu, nance@ohio.edu
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EVIDENCE FOR EXTENSION IN THE LOMA DE LAS CHACRAS, SIERRA DE LA HUERTA, WESTERN SIERRAS PAMPEANAS, ARGENTINA
CAIN IV, Joseph C., Geology, Univ of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, ROESKE, Sarah M., Geology Dept, Univ of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, MCCLELLAND, William C., Geological Sciences, Univ of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3022 and VUJOVICH, Graciela I., Department of Geology, Univ of Buenos Aires-CONICET, Ciudad Universitaria 1428, Buenos Aires, Argentina, cain@geology.ucdavis.edu, cain@geology.ucdavis.edu
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STRATIGRAPHIC FAULT INDUCTION, APPLICATIONS TO ROTATIONAL BLOCKS IN LISTRIC FAULT SYSTEMS, SIERRA DIABLO BOUNDING FAULT SYSTEM, VAN HORN, TX
HARRELL, Jonas E. and HARRELL, Lisa L., Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249-0616, chainguard@yahoo.com, chainguard@yahoo.com
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SEISMIC INTERPRETATION AND STRUCTURAL EVALUATION OF THE HOPE BASIN, ALASKA
ELSWICK, Virginia L., Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 425 White Hall, P.O. Box 6300, Morgantown, WV 26506 and TORO, Jaime, Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia Univ, 425 White Hall, P.O. Box 6300, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300, jtoro@geo.wvu.edu, jtoro@geo.wvu.edu
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PALEOMAGNETIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEFORMATION MODELS FOR UPPERMOST OCEANIC CRUST EXPOSED AT THE HESS DEEP RIFT: IMPLICATIONS FOR AXIAL PROCESSES AT THE EAST PACIFIC RISE
VARGA, Robert J., Department of Geology, College of Wooster, 1189 Beall Ave, Wooster, OH 44691, KARSON, Jeffrey A., Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Duke Univ, Durham, NC 27708-0230 and GEE, Jeffrey S., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA 92037, rvarga@wooster.edu, rvarga@wooster.edu
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STRUCTURAL AND GEOMORPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS USING LOW TEMPERATURE THERMOCHRONOLOGY: A STUDY OF THE FORD NUNATAKS, REEDY GLACIER AREA, ANTARCTICA
KLINE, Simon K.1, FITZGERALD, Paul G.1, BALDWIN, Suzanne L.1 and PETTINGA, Jarg2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse Univ, Syracuse, NY 13244, (2)Department of Geological Scences, Univ of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand, sikline@syr.edu, sikline@syr.edu
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GROWTH OF AN ACCRETIONARY PRISM ASSOCIATED WITH ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION IN THE HENGCHUN PENINSULA, SOUTHERN TAIWAN
BIERLY, Lauren D.1, RIDGWAY, Kenneth D.2, CHEN, Wen-Shan3, CHEN, Yue-Gau4 and LO, Ching-Hua4, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue Univ, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1397, (2)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue Univ, 1397 Civil Engineering, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1397, (3)Department of Geology, National Taiwan Univ, 245 Choushan Road, Taipei, 10770, Taiwan, (4)National Taiwan Univ, 245 Choushan Rd, Taipei, 10770, Taiwan, lbierly@purdue.edu, lbierly@purdue.edu
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SURFACE PROCESSES IN THE ACCRETIONARY PRISM SOUTH OF TAIWAN: RESPONSE TO TECTONIC FORCING AND OCEANIC ‘CLIMATE’
LUNDBERG, Neil, Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State Univ, 108 Carraway Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4100, lundberg@gly.fsu.edu, lundberg@gly.fsu.edu
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ND ISOTOPIC STUDY OF UPPER CAMBRIAN CONODONTS FROM KOREA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EARLY PALEOZOIC PALEOGEOGRAPHY
JEONG, Heon and LEE, Yong Il, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National Univ, Seoul, San 56-1, Shinlim-Dong, Kwanak-Gu, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, 151-747, South Korea, iapetus7@naver.com, iapetus7@naver.com
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UPPER CRUSTAL DEFORMATION IN SOUTHERN TIBET BEFORE AND DURING THE INDO-ASIAN COLLISION
HE, Shundong, Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, LEIER, Andrew, geosciences, Univ of arizona, Tucson, AZ and KAPP, Paul, Geosciences, Univ of arizona, Tucson, AZ, donghe@geo.arizona.edu, donghe@geo.arizona.edu
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SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF CENOZOIC MAGMATISM IN TIBET AND ITS TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS
VOLKMER, John E.1, COOK, Joe1, KAPP, Paul2, D'ANDREA-KAPP, Jessica3 and DING, Lin4, (1)Geosciences, The Univ of Arizona, 1040 E. Fourth St, Room 314, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Geosciences, The Univ of Arizona, 1040 E. Fourth St, Room 310, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, (4)Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China, jvolkmer@geo.arizona.edu, jvolkmer@geo.arizona.edu
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U-PB ZIRCON DATING AND 40AR/39AR THERMOCHRONOLOGY OF THE AMDO GNEISS, CENTRAL TIBET
GUYNN, Jerome H., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Bldg, Tucson, AZ 85721, KAPP, Paul, Geosciences, The Univ of Arizona, 1040 E. Fourth St, Room 310, Tucson, AZ 85721 and GEHRELS, George, Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, jguynn@geo.arizona.edu, jguynn@geo.arizona.edu
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THE KUMHARSAIN SHEAR ZONE IN THE GARHWAL HIMALAYA: A SEGMENT OF THE FOLDED SOUTH TIBET DETACHMENT SOUTH OF THE GREATER HIMALAYAN CRYSTALLINES?
YIN, An1, HARRISON, T. Mark2, DUBEY, C.S.3, SHARMA, B.K.3 and WEBB, A.1, (1)Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (2)Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, (3)School of Geology, Delhi Univ, Delhi, yin@ess.ucla.edu, yin@ess.ucla.edu
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OLIGOCENE-MIDDLE MIOCENE CRUSTAL THICKENING AND LATE MIOCENE EXHUMATION ALONG THE EASTERN PAMIR, CHINA
ROBINSON, Alexander C.1, YIN, An1, MANNING, Craig E.1, HARRISON, T. Mark1 and XIAO-FENG, Wang2, (1)Department of Earth and Space Sciences and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Univ of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (2)Institue of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geol Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China, robinson@ess.ucla.edu, robinson@ess.ucla.edu
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DEFORMATIONAL AND SEDIMENTARY RESPONSES TO THE NORMAL FAULTING ALONG THE NORTHERN FORELAND OF THE AILAO SHAN-RED RIVER SHEAR ZONE
WANG, Erchie, Institute of Geology and Geophyiscs, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 9825, Beijing, 100029, China and CHEN, Liangzhong, Institute of Geol Sciences, No. 131 Baita Road, Kunming, ,
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STRUCTURAL STYLE OF THE WESTERN ALBANIA THRUSTBELT AND ITS IMPLICATION ON HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION
VELAJ, Telo K., 1575 W. Street Road, Apt.336, Warminster, PA 18974 and ZACAJ, Mehmet H., ISTN, Tirana, Albania, Rruga Muhamet Gjolesha, Tirana e Re, Tirana, telovelaj@msn.com, telovelaj@msn.com
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RIFT-DRIFT, SEAFLOOR SPREADING, AND COLLISION TECTONICS OF THE ALBANIDES WITHIN THE MEDITERRANEAN ALPINE OROGEN
DILEK, Yildirim, Geology, Miami Univ, 116 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, SHALLO, Minella, Fakulteti i Gjeologjise dhe Minierave, Universiteti Politeknik, Tirana, Albania and FURNES, Harald, Department of Earth Science, Univ of Bergen, Allegt. 41, 5007, Bergen, Norway, dileky@muohio.edu, dileky@muohio.edu
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CALCITE TWINNING CONSTRAINTS ON ALPINE NAPPE EMPLACEMENT, HELLENIC ARC, CRETE, GREECE
CAMPBELL, Hayley K.1, CRADDOCK, John P.1 and KLEIN, Thomas H.2, (1)Geology Department, Macalester College, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, (2)Institute of Geology & Mineralogy, Univ of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany, hcampbell@macalester.edu, hcampbell@macalester.edu
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SIGNIFICANCE OF SUBDUCTION-RELATED METAMORPHIC ROCKS IN SW CYPRUS AND NW SYRIA
CHAN, Gavin1, MALPAS, John1, XENOPHONTOS, Costas1 and LO, Ching-Hua2, (1)Earth Sciences, Univ of Hong Kong, 3/F James Lee Building, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, (2)Geosciences, National Taiwan Univ, 245 Choushan Rd, Taipei, 10770, Taiwan, gavinchan@graduate.hku.hk, gavinchan@graduate.hku.hk
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RB/SR AND SM/ND AGE CONSTRAINTS ON THE TIMING OF FABRIC DEVELOPMENT IN ECLOGITES FROM BENEATH THE SAMAIL OPHIOLITE COMPLEX, OMAN
GREGORY, Robert T.1, GRAY, David R.2 and MILLER, John McL.2, (1)Stable Isotope Laboratory, SMU, Geological Sciences, PO Box 750395, Dallas, TX 75275, (2)Earth Sciences, Univ of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Australia, bgregory@mail.smu.edu, bgregory@mail.smu.edu