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2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 49
Sunday, 22 October 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T145. Unraveling Tectonics: The Power Behind Balanced Cross Sections and Kinematic Reconstructions

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

 

Nadine McQuarrie and Delores Robinson, Advocates
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1:30 PM
PROBLEMS INHERENT WITH 2D BALANCED CROSS SECTIONS
HATCHER Jr, Robert D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 and GEISER, Peter, bobmap@utk.edu, bobmap@utk.edu
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1:45 PM
BALANCING THE MONTANA ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRIANGLE ZONE: WHAT TO DO ABOUT LAYER-PARALLEL STRAIN?
SEARS, James W.1, MEERE, Patrick A.2, BRADWAY, Michael D.1 and HENRY, Heather M.1, (1)Geoscience, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, (2)Univ College Cork, Dept Geology, Cork, Co Cork, Ireland, james.sears@umontana.edu, james.sears@umontana.edu
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2:00 PM
STRAIN RATE IN A TURBIDITE FOLD-THRUST BELT IN THE SOUTHWESTERN LACHLAN OROGEN, AUSTRALIA
FOSTER, David A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, PO Box 112120, Gainesvile, FL 32611 and GRAY, David R., Earth Sciences, Univ of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, dafoster@ufl.edu, dafoster@ufl.edu
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2:15 PM
INCORPORATING STRAIN AND MICROSTRUCTURAL DATA INTO BALANCED CROSS-SECTIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR VIABILITY OF RESTORED SECTIONS
MITRA, Gautam, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, mitr@u.rochester.edu, mitr@u.rochester.edu
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2:30 PM
BALANCED CROSS-SECTIONS AND KINEMATIC RECONSTRUCTIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM WESTERN NEPAL
ROBINSON, Delores M., Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338, dmr@geo.ua.edu, dmr@geo.ua.edu
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2:45 PM
WHAT SHOULD BE BALANCED IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION OF CROSS SECTIONS?
MAERTEN, Laurent1, MAERTEN, Frantz1, ARBEAUMONT, Arnaud1, MUTLU, Ovunc2 and POLLARD, David D.2, (1)Igeoss, Cap Omega, Rd Pt Benjamin Franklin, Montpellier Cedex2, 34960, France, (2)Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford Univ, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305, dpollard@pangea.stanford.edu, dpollard@pangea.stanford.edu
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3:00 PM
SELF-CONSISTENT MODELS OF DECOLLEMENT FOLDING AND WEDGE MECHANICS ABOVE SALT
FLETCHER, Raymond C., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, rfletche@geosc.psu.edu, rfletche@geosc.psu.edu
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3:15 PM
USING BALANCED STRUCTURAL CROSS-SECTIONS TO DETERMINE STRAIN PARTITIONING FROM THE CENTRAL OUACHITAS TO THE ARKOMA FORELAND BASIN, SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA
ÇEMEN, Ibrahim1, SAHAI, Surinder2, KAYA, Gultekin3, SADEQI, Wahab3, PARKER, William4 and COLLINS, Marline3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, (2)Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 NRC, OSU, Stillwater, OK 74078, (3)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, (4)School of Geology, Oklahoma State Univ, Stillwater, OK 74078, icemen@as.ua.edu, icemen@as.ua.edu
 
3:30 PM
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3:45 PM
EXTRACTING HIGH-RESOLUTION RECORDS OF DEFORMATION FROM WELL-IMAGED SECTIONS
SUPPE, John1, GONZALEZ-MIERES, Ramon1 and HUBERT-FERRARI, Aurélia2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Princeton Univ, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)Section de Sismologie, Royal Observatory, Av. de la Circulaire 3, Bruxelles, B-1180, Belgium, suppe@princeton.edu, suppe@princeton.edu
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4:00 PM
A NEW INTERPRETATION OF THE THRUST BELT ARCHITECTURE OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF TAIWAN
RODRIGUEZ-ROA, Fernando A., Geology, Texas A&M University, Halbouty Building, Geology & Geophysics, College Station, TX 77843-3115 and WILTSCHKO, David, Geology, Texas A&M University, 151 M.T. Halbouty Building, Geology & Geophysics, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115, ferrodriguez@tamu.edu, ferrodriguez@tamu.edu
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4:15 PM
THE SCIENCE IN MAKING MOVIES: ELUCIDATING THE VIABILITY OF KINEMATIC RECONSTRUCTIONS
MCQUARRIE, Nadine, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, nmcq@princeton.edu, nmcq@princeton.edu
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4:30 PM
GRAPHICAL METHOD THAT RELATES DISPLACEMENT FIELDS AND STRAIN FOR THE KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF DEFORMING TECTONIC ZONES: EXAMPLES FROM THE WALKER LANE, WESTERN GREAT BASIN AND ALEUTIAN ISLAND ARC, ALASKA
MURPHY, Justin J.1, WATKINSON, A. John1 and OLDOW, John S.2, (1)Geology, Washington State University, PO Box. 642812, Webster 1228, Pullman, WA 99163, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, PO Box 443022, Moscow, ID 83844, murphywsu@hotmail.com, murphywsu@hotmail.com
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4:45 PM
CONSTRAINTS ON LATE CRETACEOUS KINEMATICS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA FROM STRAIN ANALYSIS AND TRANSPRESSIONAL MODELING
HORSMAN, Eric, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, TIKOFF, Basil, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706 and CZECK, Dyanna, Geosciences, Univ of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, PO Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, eric@geology.wisc.edu, eric@geology.wisc.edu
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5:00 PM
POINT MARKERS: AN EMERGING APPROACH TO LARGE-SCALE RECONSTRUCTION OF CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE
WERNICKE, Brian, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Mail Stop 100-23, Pasadena, CA 91125, brian@gps.caltech.edu, brian@gps.caltech.edu
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5:15 PM
A SUPERIMPOSED HALF-GRABEN MODEL FOR METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEXES
SEEDORFF, Eric, Center for Mineral Resources, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, seedorff@geo.arizona.edu, seedorff@geo.arizona.edu
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