Cordilleran Section - 99th Annual (April 1–3, 2003)

Session No. 37
Thursday, 3 April 2003: 2:15 PM-4:50 PM

Tectonics and Structural Geology

 

Eldridge Moores, Chair
Paper #
Start Time
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2:15 PM
METAMORPHISM-DEFORMATION RELATION IN THE ACATLAN COMPLEX, MEXICO
VEGA, Ricardo, Estación Regional del Noroeste, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, PO box 1039, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico, MEZA, Diana, Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Encinas y Rosales, Hermosillo, 83100, Mexico, CALMUS, Thierry, Instituto de Geología, ERNO, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, PO Box 1039, Hermosillo, 83000, Mexico and TALAVERA, Oscar, Escuela Regional de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Taxco el Viejo Guerrero, Taxco, Mexico, rickvega@geologia.uson.mx, rickvega@geologia.uson.mx
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2:35 PM
TEMPERATURE AS A FIRST-ORDER CONTROL OF FOLD FORMATION
JENSEN, Luke A. and PATERSON, Scott R., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, lajensen@earth.usc.edu, lajensen@earth.usc.edu
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2:55 PM
DETAILED STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF THE MESOZOIC ROCKS OF THE VALLE DE BRAVO AREA (MEXICO STATE), CENTRAL MEXICO
TOLSON, G., Depto. de Geologia Regional, Instituto de Geologia, UNAM, Cd. Universitaria, Mexico, D.F, 04510, Mexico and FITZ DIAZ, E., Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Instituto de Geologia, UNAM, Cd. Universitaria, Mexico, D.F, 04510, Mexico, tolson@servidor.unam.mx, tolson@servidor.unam.mx
 
3:15 PM
Break
4
3:30 PM
MECHANISM OF PLATE MOVEMENT AND DIRECTION CHANGE
MOORE, George W., Geosciences, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR 97331, mooreg@geo.orst.edu, mooreg@geo.orst.edu
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3:50 PM
OPHIOLITES, TECTONICS OF THE U.S. CORDILLERA, AND SPECULATIONS ON THE LARAMIDE AND ANDEAN OROGENIES
MOORES, Eldridge M., Department of Geology, Univ of California, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, WAKABAYASHI, John, 1329 Sheridan Lane, Hayward, CA 94544-5332 and UNRUH, Jeffrey R., William Lettis and Associates, 1777 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, moores@geology.ucdavis.edu, moores@geology.ucdavis.edu
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4:10 PM
EFFECTS OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE CORDILLERAN SYSTEM IN THE CORDOBA PLATFORM REGION, CENTER-SOUTH MEXICO
ORTUÑO ARZATE Sr, Salvador, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Lázaro Cárdenas no. 152, México, D. F, 07730, Mexico and DELFAUD, Jean, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Avenue de l'Université, Pau, France, sortuno@imp.mx, sortuno@imp.mx
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4:30 PM
CORDILLERAN TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE TRIPLE JUNCTION MODEL FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO ORIGIN
RUEDA-GAXIOLA, Jaime, Geology, Unidad de Ciencias de la Tierra-ESIA.IPN, Calzada Ticomán # 600. Del. Gultavo A. Madero. Col. San José Ticomán, México, D.F, 07330, Mexico, jaimerueda@compuserve.com.mx, jaimerueda@compuserve.com.mx