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

Session No. 24
Sunday, 16 October 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T141. Geology and EarthScope

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Integrated Solid Earth Sciences [ISES]; Mineralogical Society of America

 

David W. Mogk, Colin A. Shaw and Craig H. Jones, Advocates
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8:00 AM
THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT OBSERVATORY AT DEPTH: STATUS REPORT AND KEY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GEOLOGIC AND GEOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF THE MECHANICS OF FAULTING
HICKMAN, Stephen H., US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, ZOBACK, Mark D., Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 and ELLSWORTH, William, US Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561, hickman@usgs.gov, hickman@usgs.gov
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8:15 AM
GEOTRAVERSE: AN INTEGRATED GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK FOR EARTHSCOPE'S USARRAY
VAN DER PLUIJM, Ben A., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Michigan, 425 E University Ave, 2534 C.C. Little Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063 and TIKOFF, Basil, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin - Madison, 1215 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706, vdpluijm@umich.edu, vdpluijm@umich.edu
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8:30 AM
THE MONTANA GEOSCIENCE DATA PROJECT: A PRE-EARTHSCOPE RESOURCE IN FOUR DIMENSIONS FOR INTEGRATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
PETRIK, Falene1, MOGK, David W.1, LAGESON, David R.1, LOCKE, William1, SNYDER, Robert D.1 and SMITH, Larry2, (1)Dept. of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, (2)Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech, Butte, MT 59701, mtwildflower85@hotmail.com, mtwildflower85@hotmail.com
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8:45 AM
THE SIERRA NEVADA EARTHSCOPE PROJECT: MOTIVIATIONS, STATUS, AND EARLY RESULTS
JONES, Craig H., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, CB 399, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, ZANDT, George, Dept. Geosciences, University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Building #77, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, OWENS Jr, Thomas J., Geology, Univ of South Carolina, Center for Science Education, College of Science and Mathematics, Columbia, SC 29208 and GILBERT, Hersh, Department of Geosciences, Univ. of Arizona, Gould Simpson, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, cjones@cires.colorado.edu, cjones@cires.colorado.edu
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9:00 AM
LITHOSPHERE DELAMINATION AND SMALL-SCALE CONVECTION BENEATH CALIFORNIA IMAGED WITH HIGH RESOLUTION RAYLEIGH WAVE TOMOGRAPHY
FORSYTH, Donald W. and YANG, Yingjie, Geological Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912, Donald_Forsyth@brown.edu, Donald_Forsyth@brown.edu
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9:15 AM
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FRONTAL FAULT ZONE AND ADJACENT TECTONOGEOMORPHIC DOMAINS ASSOCIATED WITH PROPAGATION OF THE PAC-NA PLATE BOUNDARY
JAYKO, A.S., Earth Surface Processes Team, U.S. Geological Survey, 3000 East Line St, Bishop, CA 93514, ajayko@usgs.gov, ajayko@usgs.gov
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9:30 AM
EVOLUTION OF THE WESTERN U.S. WALKER LANE AND EAST CALIFORNIA SHEAR ZONE: INSIGHTS FROM GEODYNAMIC MODELING
HARRY, Dennis L., Department of Geosciences, Colorado State Univ, Fort Collins, CO 80523, dharry@cnr.colostate.edu, dharry@cnr.colostate.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
HETEROGENEITY IN THE MIDDLE AND DEEP CONTINENTAL CRUST: INSIGHTS FROM ISOBARICALLY-COOLED TERRANES
WILLIAMS, Michael L., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-5820, KARLSTROM, Karl E., Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, MAHAN, Kevin, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9297 and DUMOND, Gregory, Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, 611 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, mlw@geo.umass.edu, mlw@geo.umass.edu
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10:15 AM
LITHOLOGIC HETEROGENEITY, MECHANICAL ANISOTROPY AND THE FORMATION OF DEEP CRUSTAL SHEAR ZONES IN FIORDLAND, NEW ZEALAND
KING, Daniel, Department of Geology, Univ of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, KLEPEIS, Keith, Geology, Univ of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, GEHRELS, George, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Building #77, Tucson, AZ 85721 and GOLDSTEIN, Arthur, Dept. of Geology, Colgate Univ, Hamilton, NY 13346-1398, Daniel.King@uvm.edu, Daniel.King@uvm.edu
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10:30 AM
U-PB ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF CRUSTAL XENOLITHS CONFIRMS PRESENCE OF ARCHEAN BASEMENT BENEATH THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SNAKE RIVER PLAIN
WOLF, David E.1, LEEMAN, William P.2 and VERVOORT, Jeffrey D.1, (1)Department of Geology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, (2)Department of Earth Science, Rice Univ, MS-126, Houston, TX 77251-1892, davewolf@wsu.edu, davewolf@wsu.edu
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10:45 AM
INTERACTION OF TECTONIC AND IGNEOUS PROCESSES AT THE WEST-TRENDING VOLCANIC BELTS OF THE GREAT BASIN
BARTLEY, John M., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Utah, 115 S. 1460 E, Rm 383 FASB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and BRUHN, Ronald L., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univeristy of Utah, 135 S 1460 E, Rm 719, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, john.bartley@utah.edu, john.bartley@utah.edu
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11:00 AM
SUBDUCTION AND RIFT-RELATED SILICATE-CARBONATITE METASOMATISM BENEATH THE COLORADO PLATEAU-RIO GRANDE RIFT TRANSITION RECORDED IN THE RIO PUERCO XENOLITHS, NEW MEXICO
PERKINS, George, PORRECA, Courtney, SELVERSTONE, Jane, SHARP, Zachary and SAMUELS, Kym, Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, gperkins@unm.edu, gperkins@unm.edu
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11:15 AM
SEISMOTECTONICS AND STRESS FIELD OF THE TETON FAULT AND INTERACTIONS WITH THE YELLOWSTONE VOLCANIC PLATEAU FROM EARTHQUAKE AND FAULT-SLIP DATA
WHITE, Bonnie J.P.1, SMITH, R.B.1, PUSKAS, C.M.1, WONG, I.G.2 and SYLVESTER, A.G.3, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (2)URS Corporation, Seismic Hazards Group, Oakland, CA 94607, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, bpickering@mines.utah.edu, bpickering@mines.utah.edu
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11:30 AM
AGE, SETTING, AND REACTIVATION OF THE GRIZZLY CREEK SHEAR ZONE: TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS OF A NEWLY RECOGNIZED BRITTLE/PLASTIC THRUST IN CENTRAL COLORADO
SHAW, Colin A.1, ALLEN, Joseph L.2, FERRI, Felicity E.2, GANAK, Megan E.2, GRAVES, Abbey S.1, JOHNSON, Anthony G.2, LYMAN, Shawn James1 and OFSA, Jessica L.2, (1)Department of Geology, Univ. Wisconsin, Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54702, (2)Geology and Physical Sciences, Concord University, Athens, WV 24712, shawca@uwec.edu, shawca@uwec.edu
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11:45 AM
BAJA-BC AT LAST: TERRANE COLLISION IN WESTERN IDAHO AND THE ROLE OF WET MANTLE LITHOSPHERE
GIORGIS, Scott, Geological Sciences, SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, TIKOFF, Basil, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin - Madison, 1215 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706 and MCCLELLAND, William, Geological Sciences, Univ of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3022, giorgis@geneseo.edu, giorgis@geneseo.edu
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