South-Central Section (37th) and Southeastern Section (52nd), GSA Joint Annual Meeting (March 12–14, 2003)

Session No. 17
Friday, 14 March 2003: 8:10 AM-12:00 PM

T4. Connections and Timing in the Appalachian-Ouachita Orogen

 

Kent C. Nielsen and William A. Thomas, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:10 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:20 AM
STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS IN THE MURPHY BELT OF NORTH GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TECTONIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE WESTERN BLUE RIDGE, SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
GROSZOS, Mark S., Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31698 and TULL, James F., Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, msgroszo@valdosta.edu, msgroszo@valdosta.edu
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8:40 AM
CORRELATIONS OF PALEOZOIC SEQUENCES IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BLUE RIDGE: INSIGHTS INTO TECTONIC EVOLUTION
TULL, James F., Department of Geological Sciences, The Florida State Univ, 108 Carraway Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4100 and GROSZOS, Mark S., Department of Physics Astronomy, and Earth Science, Valdosta State Univ, Valdosta, GA, tull@gly.fsu.edu, tull@gly.fsu.edu
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9:00 AM
DETRITAL ZIRCON EVIDENCE OF PROXIMAL SOURCES FOR THE ALLEGHANIAN CLASTIC WEDGE IN EASTERN TENNESSEE
BECKER, Thomas P.1, THOMAS, William A.1, SAMSON, Scott D.2 and HAMILTON, Michael A.3, (1)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univesity of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse Univ, Syracuse, NY 13244, (3)Geol Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, tpbeck2@uky.edu, tpbeck2@uky.edu
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9:20 AM
BALANCED CROSS SECTIONS BASED ON SEISMIC INTERPRETATION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN APPALACHIANS IN ALABAMA
HARRY, Dennis L., GROSHONG Jr, Richard H. and MAHER Jr, C., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338, dharry@wgs.geo.ua.edu, dharry@wgs.geo.ua.edu
 
9:40 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
STRUCTURAL STYLES AND EXTENSIONAL HISTORY OF THE ALABAMA APPALACHIANS INTERPRETED FROM SEISMIC REFLECTION PROFILES
GROSHONG Jr, Richard H., Jr, HARRY Jr, Dennis L., Jr, MAHER Jr, C., Jr and HAWKINS Jr, W.B., Jr, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338, rgroshon@wgs.geo.ua.edu, rgroshon@wgs.geo.ua.edu
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10:20 AM
STRUCTURAL CONTROLS ON ORDOVICIAN AND DEVONIAN STRATIGRAPHY: APPALACHIAN VALLEY AND RIDGE PROVINCE NEAR PIEDMONT ALABAMA
SOLIS, Michael P., Department of Geological Siences, Univ of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0053 and THOMAS, William A., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, solis10@hotmail.com, solis10@hotmail.com
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10:40 AM
APPALACHIAN-OUACHITA THRUST BELT: ALONG-STRIKE CHANGES IN STRATIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURAL STYLE
THOMAS, William A., Univ of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, geowat@pop.uky.edu, geowat@pop.uky.edu
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11:00 AM
NANICHITO THRUST: DEFORMED UNCONFORMITY IN THE CENTRAL ZONE OF THE OUACHITA MOUNTAINS?
WILLIAMSON, David B. and NIELSEN, Kent C., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, david.williamson@eudoramail.com, david.williamson@eudoramail.com
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11:20 AM
EPISODIC OROGENESIS IN THE OUACHITA FOLD AND THRUST BELT
NIELSEN, Kent C. and WILLIAMSON, David B., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, knielsen@utdallas.edu, knielsen@utdallas.edu
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11:40 AM
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