2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)

Session No. 131
Tuesday, 9 November 2004: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Tectonics II: Central Cordillera to the Middle and Far East

 

Susanne U. Janecke and Stephen Harlan, Chairs
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8:00 AM
RELATIVE MAGNITUDES OF SEAFLOOR SPREADING AND CONTINENTAL RIFTING ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA: AN EXAMPLE OF OROGEN–SCALE STRAIN COMPATIBILITY
FLETCHER, John M.1, MARTIN-ATIENZA, Baetriz2, AXEN, Gary J.3, GONZALEZ, Antonio1, HOLLBROOK, W. Steve4, KENT, Graham5, LIZARRALDE, Daniel6, HARDING, Alistair7 and UMHOEFER, Paul8, (1)Departamento de Geología, CICESE, Ensenada, 22860, Mexico, (2)Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada, km 103, Ensenada, 22860, Mexico, (3)Dept. Earth & Space Sciences, Univ. of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (4)Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3006, (5)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093-0225, (6)School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0340, (7)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093-0225, (8)Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, jfletche@cicese.mx, jfletche@cicese.mx
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8:15 AM
KINEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF THE SAN JACINTO FAULT ZONE IN THE SALTON TROUGH: PROGRESS REPORT FROM THE SAN FELIPE HILLS AREA
JANECKE, Susanne U.1, KIRBY, Stefan M.1, LANGENHEIM, Victoria E.2, HOUSEN, Bernard3, DORSEY, Rebecca J.4, CRIPPEN, Robert E.5 and BLOM, Ronald G.5, (1)Dept. of Geology, Utah State Univ, Logan, UT 84322-4505, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)Geology, Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA 98225, (4)Geological Sciences, Univ of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1272, (5)Jet Propulsion Lab, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109-8001, sjanecke@cc.usu.edu, sjanecke@cc.usu.edu
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8:30 AM
EVIDENCE FOR SYN-DEPOSITIONAL FOLDING OF IMPERIAL-AGE SYNRIFT DEPOSITS ABOVE THE WEST SALTON DETACHMENT FAULT, BORREGO MOUNTAIN AREA, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
STEELY, Alexander N.1, JANECKE, Susanne U.1 and DORSEY, Rebecca J.2, (1)Geology, Utah State Univ, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84321, (2)Geological Sciences, Univ of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1272, asteely@cc.usu.edu, asteely@cc.usu.edu
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8:45 AM
PLIOCENE LACUSTRINE TRANSGRESSION IN THE WESTERN SALTON TROUGH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL TECTONICS AND EVOLUTION OF THE COLORADO RIVER DELTA
DORSEY, Rebecca J., Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1272, JANECKE, Susanne U., Dept. of Geology, Utah State Univ, Logan, UT 84322, KIRBY, Stefan M., Dept. of Geology, Utah State Univ, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, 84322-4505, AXEN, Gary, Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of California Los Angeles, 594 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095 and STEELY, Alexander N., Geology, Utah State Univ, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84321, rdorsey@uoregon.edu, rdorsey@uoregon.edu
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9:00 AM
A 1.07 MA CHANGE FROM PERSISTENT LAKES TO INTERMITTENT FLOODING AND DESICCATION IN THE SAN FELIPE HILLS, SALTON TROUGH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
KIRBY, Stefan M., GEOLOGY DEPT, Utah State Univ, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, 84322-4505, JANECKE, Susanne U., Geology Department, Utah State Univ, Logan, UT 84322-4505, DORSEY, Rebecca J., Geological Sciences, Univ of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1272, HOUSEN, Bernard A., Geology Dept, Western Washington Univ, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225-9080 and MCDOUGALL, Kristin, U.S. Geol Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, smkirby@cc.usu.edu, smkirby@cc.usu.edu
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9:15 AM
DEEP SECRETS OF FAULTS, BLOCKS, AND BASINS REVEALED BY GRAVITY, MAGNETIC, AND GEOLOGIC DATA IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LANGENHEIM, V.E.1, JACHENS, R.C.1, HILDENBRAND, Thomas G.2, ANDERSON, Megan L.3, LEE, Tien4, MORTON, D.M.5 and MATTI, Jonathan C.6, (1)US Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS989, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)US Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS 989, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Bldg, Tucson, AZ 85721, (4)Dept Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, (5)U.S.G.S, Dept. Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 92521, (6)U.S. Geol Survey, Tucson, AZ 85719, zulanger@usgs.gov, zulanger@usgs.gov
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9:30 AM
SEDIMENTOLOGY AND TECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE OF PERMIAN FLYSCH IN THE MINA MÉXICO FOREDEEP, CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL SONORA, MEXICO
AMAYA-MARTÍNEZ, Ricardo, Univ de Sonora, Depto de Geología, Hermosillo, SON 83000, Mexico, POOLE, Forrest G., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 973, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and STEVENS, Calvin H., Dept of Geology, San José State Univ, San José, CA 95192, amaya@marina.geologia.uson.mx, amaya@marina.geologia.uson.mx
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9:45 AM
CONTROLS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTRASTING CURVE GEOMETRIES IN CENTRAL SIERRA MADRE ORIENTAL FOLD-THRUST BELT, MEXICO
ZHOU, Yong, MURPHY, Michael A. and HAMADE, Ali, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, Yong.zhou@mail.uh.edu, Yong.zhou@mail.uh.edu
 
10:00 AM
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10:15 AM
LATERAL GROWTH OF AN ACTIVE FORE ARC THRUST BELT IN RESPONSE TO TRIPLE JUNCTION MIGRATION, COSTA RICA
FISHER, Donald1, SITCHLER, Jason1 and GARDNER, Thomas W.2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Penn State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Department of Geosciences, Trinity Univ, San Antonio, TX 78212, fisher@geosc.psu.edu, fisher@geosc.psu.edu
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10:30 AM
PERVASIVE TENSION FRACTURING OF THE NORTHERN CHILEAN COASTAL CORDILLERA: NEW EVIDENCE FOR FOREARC EXTENSION
LOVELESS, John P.1, HOKE, Gregory D.1, ALLMENDINGER, Richard W.1, GONZÁLEZ, Gabriel2 and ISACKS, Bryan L.1, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (2)Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile, jpl34@cornell.edu, jpl34@cornell.edu
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10:45 AM
STRUCTURAL AND GEOCHRONOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR OLIGO-MIOCENE INTRA-ARC LOW-ANGLE DETACHMENT FAULTING IN THE TAKAB- ZANJAN AREA, NW IRAN
STOCKLI, Daniel F.1, HASSANZADEH, Jamshid2, STOCKLI, Lisa D.1, AXEN, Gary3, WALKER, J. Douglas1 and DEWANE, Terrence J.1, (1)Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Kansas, 120 Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Department of Geology, Univ of Tehran, PO Box 14155-6466, Tehran, Iran, (3)Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of California Los Angeles, 594 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, stockli@ku.edu, stockli@ku.edu
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11:00 AM
THERMOCHRONOLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF LATE OLIGOCENE AND MID-MIOCENE ACTIVITY ALONG THE NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT IN SOUTHWESTERN THRACE (TURKEY)
ZATTIN, Massimiliano1, OKAY, Aral I.2 and CAVAZZA, William1, (1)Department of Earth and Geoenvironmental Sciences, Univ of Bologna, Bologna, 40126, Italy, (2)Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical Univ, Istanbul, 34469, Turkey, cavazza@geomin.unibo.it, cavazza@geomin.unibo.it
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11:15 AM