2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 84
Monday, 17 October 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T130. The Yellowstone Hotspot: Integrated Field, Geochemical, and Geophysical Studies

GSA Geophysics Division; Geochemical Society

 

John Shervais, Victor Camp, Dennis J. Geist and Jonathan M.G. Glen, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
DOES HOTSPOT MELTING PACE GREAT BASIN EXTENSION?
GLEN, Jonathan M.G. and PONCE, David A., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jglen@usgs.gov, jglen@usgs.gov
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8:35 AM
THE GREAT VOLCANIC OUTBURST INITIATING THE YELLOWSTONE HOTSPOT
CAMP, Victor E., San Diego State Univ, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, ROSS, Martin E., Geology, Northeastern Univ, 14 Holmes Hall, 325 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 and HOOPER, Peter R., Geology, Washington State Univ, Pullman, Washington, WA 99164, vcamp@geology.sdsu.edu, vcamp@geology.sdsu.edu
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8:55 AM
IMPLICATIONS OF THE GEOCHEMICAL VARIATIONS IN THE WANAPUM BASALT FORMATION (COLUMBIA RIVER BASALT GROUP) FOR A PLUME SOURCE
MARTIN, Bart S., Department of Geology and Geography, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH 43015, bsmartin@owu.edu, bsmartin@owu.edu
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9:10 AM
ORIGINS OF CENOZOIC SILICIC VOLCANIC ROCKS OF THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND GREAT BASIN, WESTERN UNITED STATES
CHRISTIANSEN, Eric H., Department of Geology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602 and MCCURRY, Michael, Geosciences, Idaho State Univ, Box 8072, Pocatello, ID 83209, eric_christiansen@byu.edu, eric_christiansen@byu.edu
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9:25 AM
SILICIC VOLCANISM OF THE YELLOWSTONE HOTSPOT – A LITHOSPHERIC PROBE
NASH, Barbara P., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 135 S. 1460 E., Rm 719, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0111 and PERKINS, Michael E., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 135 South 1460 East, Rm 719, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0111, nash@earth.utah.edu, nash@earth.utah.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
ORIGIN OF SNAKE RIVER PLAIN - YELLOWSTONE (SRPY) BASALTIC MAGMAS: LITHOSPHERIC VS. ASTHENOSPHERIC CONTRIBUTIONS
LEEMAN, William P., Earth Science Division, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22230, wleeman@nsf.gov, wleeman@nsf.gov
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10:15 AM
BASALTIC VOLCANISM OF THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND ITS RELATION TO THE YELLOWSTONE HOTSPOT: AN OVERVIEW
SHERVAIS, John W., Geology Dept, Utah State Univ, Logan, UT 84322-4505, VETTER, Scott, Dept. of Geology, Centenary College, Shreveport, LA 71134 and HANAN, Barry B., Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, shervais@cc.usu.edu, shervais@cc.usu.edu
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10:30 AM
LAVA FLOW-FIELD EMPLACEMENT AT ROCK CORRAL BUTTE, EASTERN SNAKE RIVER PLAIN, IDAHO: A NEW MECHANISM FOR “TUMULI” FORMATION
GREGG, Tracy K.P., Department of Geological Sciences, The University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 876 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260, SAKIMOTO, Susan E.H., Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Engineering Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 and HUGHES, Scott, Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, tgregg@geology.buffalo.edu, tgregg@geology.buffalo.edu
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10:45 AM
A NEW MODEL FOR BASALTIC LAVA POND AND FLOW FIELD FORMATION
SAKIMOTO, Susan E.H., Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Engineering Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, GREGG, Tracy, Department of Geological Sciences, The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260 and HUGHES, Scott, Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, ssakimot@nd.edu, ssakimot@nd.edu
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11:00 AM
THE YELLOWSTONE PLUMEHEAD, MID-SIZED IGNEOUS PROVINCES, AND CENOZOIC STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA: A SINGLE, PROLONGED TECTONIC EVENT
IHINGER, Phillip D., Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004, WATKINS, James M., Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004 and JOHNSON, Breck R., Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box #3315, Mitchell Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315, ihinger@uwec.edu, ihinger@uwec.edu
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11:15 AM
THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN SCIENTIFIC DRILLING PROJECT (SRP-SDP): TRACKING THE YELLOWSTONE HOTSPOT THROUGH SPACE AND TIME
SHERVAIS, John W.1, GEIST, Dennis2, HUGHES, Scott3, BRANNEY, M.J.4, HANAN, Barry B.5, VETTER, Scott6, WILLIAMS, Douglas7 and PROKOPENKO, Alexander7, (1)Geology Dept, Utah State Univ, Logan, UT 84322-4505, (2)Geological Sciences, Univ of Idaho, P.O. Box 443022, Moscow, ID 83844-3022, (3)Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, (4)Geology, Univ of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, (5)Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, (6)Dept. of Geology, Centenary College, Shreveport, LA 71134, (7)Geological Sciences, Univ of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, shervais@cc.usu.edu, shervais@cc.usu.edu
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