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

Session No. 23
Sunday, 16 October 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T136. Out of the Tethys: The Making of Asia

 

Rasoul Sorkhabi and Ezat Heydari, Advocates
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8:00 AM
MAKING SENSE OF CAOS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM AN INTEGRATED GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATION OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN OROGENIC SYSTEM (= ALTAIDS)
YIN, An1, BRIGGS, Stephanie M.1, MANNING, Craig E.1, KELTY, T.K.2, CHEN, Z.L.3 and DASH, Batulzii4, (1)Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 90840, (3)Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China, (4)Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Ulaanbaatar, 46520, Mongolia, yin@ess.ucla.edu, yin@ess.ucla.edu
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8:15 AM
STRUCTURAL, PETROLOGIC AND GEOCHRONOLOGIC RESULTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE ERTIX THRUST IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CHINESE ALTAI
BRIGGS, Stephanie M.1, YIN, An1, MANNING, Craig E.1 and CHEN, Z.L.2, (1)Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (2)Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China, sbriggs@ess.ucla.edu, sbriggs@ess.ucla.edu
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8:30 AM
UNRAVELING THE COMPLEX RECORD OF GROWTH AND DEFORMATION IN ASIA: DETAILS FROM THE EASTERN GOBI ALTAI, SOUTHWESTERN MONGOLIA
LAMB, Melissa A.1, BADARCH, Gombosuren2 and NAVRATIL, Tiffani F.1, (1)Geology Department, Univ of St. Thomas, OWS 153, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105, (2)Institute Geology & Mineral Resources, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 63 Peace Ave, PO Box 118, Ulaan Baatar, 210351, Mongolia, malamb@stthomas.edu, malamb@stthomas.edu
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8:45 AM
DETRITAL-ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE HANGAY-HENTEY BASIN: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TECTONICS OF THE MONGOL-OKHOTSK OCEAN, MONGOLIA
KELTY, T.K.1, YIN, A.2, DASH, B.3, GEHRELS, George4, BEI, Xu5, RICE, K.1 and KATSUK, O.1, (1)Dept. of Geological Sci, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840, (2)Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (3)Geology, Mongolian Technical University, PO Box 46/520, Ulaan Bator, 210646, (4)Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (5)Dept of Geology, Peking Univeristy, Beijing, 100081, tkelty@csulb.edu, tkelty@csulb.edu
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9:00 AM
CENOZOIC EVOLUTION OF THE NORTHERN ORDOS PLATEAU, NORTH CHINA
ZHANG, Ke, ZOU, Heping, CAI, Jianbo and LIU, Shining, Department of Geosciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, 135, West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510275, China, eeszke@zsu.edu.cn, eeszke@zsu.edu.cn
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9:15 AM
DIACHRONOUS HISTORIES FOR THE DABIE-SULU OROGEN FROM HIGH-TEMPERATURE GEOCHRONOLOGY
LEECH, Mary L., Department of Geosciences, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132-4163, WEBB, Laura E., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244-1070 and YANG, T.N., Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, 100037, China, leech@sfsu.edu, leech@sfsu.edu
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9:30 AM
ABOR VOLCANICS: SLAB WINDOW VOLCANISM AT THE INDIA-ASIA COLLISION ZONE
SRIMAL, Neptune, Florida International Univ, 3000 NE 151st St, Miami, FL 33181-3605, srimal@fiu.edu, srimal@fiu.edu
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9:45 AM
ANCIENT DIETS INDICATE SIGNIFICANT UPLIFT OF SOUTHERN TIBET AFTER 7 MYR AGO
WANG, Yang1, DENG, Tao2 and BIASATTI, Dana1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State Univ and National High Magnetic Field Lab, 108 Carraway Bldg, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4100, (2)Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 643, Beijing, 10004, China, ywang@magnet.fsu.edu, ywang@magnet.fsu.edu
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10:00 AM
RESOLVING "OUTBOARD" EQUATORIAL PERI-GONDWANALAND DURING THE EARLY PALEOZOIC: A HIMALAYAN PERSPECTIVE
HUGHES, Nigel C., Earth Sciences, Univ of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507, MYROW, Paul M., Geology Department, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 and JIANG, Ganqing, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, nigel.hughes@ucr.edu, nigel.hughes@ucr.edu
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10:15 AM
ARCHAEOCYATHAN REEFS WITHIN A SILICICLASTIC SUCCESSION: NEW DISCOVERY IN THE CAMBRIAN (TOYONIAN) LALUN FORMATION OF NORTHERN IRAN, THE PROTO-PALEOTETHYS PASSIVE MARGIN OF NORTHERN GONDWANA
LASEMI, Yaghoob and AMIN-RASOOLI, Hadi, Department of Geology, Teacher Training University, No. 49 Mofateh Ave, Tehran, Iran, ylasemi@yahoo.com, ylasemi@yahoo.com
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10:30 AM
NEW STRATIGRAPHIC AND GEOCHRONOLOGIC DATA FOR THE TETHYAN OF BHUTAN
MYROW, Paul M., Geology Department, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, HUGHES, Nigel, Earth Sciences, Univ of California, Riverside, 1432 Geology Building, Riverside, CA 92507, FANNING, Mark, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia, BHARGAVA, O.N., Geological Survey of India, 103 Sector 7, Panchkula, Harayana, 134109, India and TANGRI, S.K., Geological Survey of India, 3, Sector 33, Chandigarh, 134180, India, pmyrow@coloradocollege.edu, pmyrow@coloradocollege.edu
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10:45 AM
NEW CONSTRAINTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE ANDAMAN FOREARC RIDGE
CARTER, Andrew, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 75x, United Kingdom and ALLEN, Ruth, Department of Environmental Science, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom, a.carter@ucl.ac.uk, a.carter@ucl.ac.uk
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11:00 AM
HIMALAYAN AND ZAGROS FORELAND BASINS: PLATE TECTONIC PARALLELS, STRUCTURAL VARIETIES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HYDROCARBON PROSPECTIVITY
SORKHABI, Rasoul, Energy and Geoscience Institute, Univ of Utah, 423 Wakara Way, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84108-3537, rsorkhabi@egi.utah.edu, rsorkhabi@egi.utah.edu
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11:15 AM
SUPERSEQUENCE FRAMEWORK AND THE RELATIVE SEA-CHANGE OF THE PHANEROZOIC SEDIMENTARY COVER OF THE PERSIAN PLATFORM
HEYDARI, Ezat, Department of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences, and General Science, Jackson State University, P.O. Box 17660, 1400 Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217, ezat.heydari@ccaix.jsums.edu, ezat.heydari@ccaix.jsums.edu
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11:30 AM
REVISED AGE OF THE PROXIMAL BAKHTIYARI FORMATION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVOLUTION OF THE HIGH ZAGROS
FAKHARI, Mohammad1, AXEN, Gary J.1, HORTON, Brian K.2, AMINI, Abdolhossein3, HASSANZADEH, Jamshid3, GHAVIDEL-SYOOKI, Mohammad4 and HOSSEINI, S.A.4, (1)Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (2)Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Box 951567, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (3)Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, (4)Geological Research Laboratries, National Iranian Oil Company, NIOC #8 Central Building, Yaghma Alley, Jomhoori Ave, Tehran, PO Box 1065, Iran, mfakhari@ess.ucla.edu, mfakhari@ess.ucla.edu
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11:45 AM
PRELIMINARY GEOCHEMICAL RESULTS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MAIKOP SERIES, SHAMAKHA-GOBUSTAN OIL PROVINCE, EASTERN AZERBAIJAN
HUDSON, Samuel M.1, JOHNSON, Cari1, ROWE, Harold D.2, EFENDIYEVA, Mila3, FEYZULLAEV, Akper3 and ALIYEV, Chingiz3, (1)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Utah, 135 South 1460 East, WBB 719, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (2)Geological Sciences, Univ of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, (3)Geological Institute of Azerbiajan (GIA), 29 A, H. JAVID Pr, Baku, 370143, Azerbaijan, sam_84093@yahoo.com, sam_84093@yahoo.com
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