2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 170
Tuesday, 24 October 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Structural Geology (Posters)

Authors will be present from .

 

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THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODELING TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF FAULT INTERACTION IN THE EVOLUTION OF RELAY ZONE STRUCTURES: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CENOZOIC RIO GRANDE RIFT
GOTETI, Rajesh, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchison Hall, River Campus, Rochester, NY 14627 and MITRA, Gautam, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, gsrajesh@earth.rochester.edu, gsrajesh@earth.rochester.edu
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MULTIPLE EPISODES OF EXTENSION ACROSS THE EAST RANGE, NEVADA, A TERTIARY EXTENSIONAL TRANSITION ZONE IN THE NORTHERN BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE
FOSDICK, Julie C.1, COLGAN, Joseph P.2, METCALF, James R.1, DUMITRU, Trevor A.1 and MILLER, Elizabeth L.1, (1)Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, julief@stanford.edu, julief@stanford.edu
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FAULT PATTERNS AND CONNECTIVITY ALONG EXTENSIONAL OBLIQUE AND LATERAL RAMPS: INSIGHTS FROM CLAY EXPERIMENTS
BOSE, Shamik, School of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street, Ste 710, Norman, OK 73019 and MITRA, Shankar, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E Boyd St, SEC 810, Norman, OK 73019, shamik.bose-1@ou.edu, shamik.bose-1@ou.edu
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CHARACTERIZING FRACTURE NETWORK PATTERNS IN THE TETON ANTICLINE, SAWTOOTH RANGE, MONTANA
GHOSH, Kajari, School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd St. Suite 810, Norman, OK 73019 and MITRA, Shankar, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E Boyd St, SEC 810, Norman, OK 73019, kajari@ou.edu, kajari@ou.edu
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FRACTURE ANALYSIS IN OBLIQUE RAMPS OF THE WYOMING SALIENT, SEVIER FOLD-THRUST BELT: EVOLUTION FROM EARLY LAYER PARALLEL SHORTENING TO FINAL OROGENIC CURVATURE
SUSSMAN, Aviva1, WEIL, Arlo B.2, YONKEE, Adolph3 and PAINTER, Clayton S.1, (1)EES: Geophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (2)Department of Geology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, (3)Department of Geosciences, Weber State University, 2507 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408, painter@lanl.gov, painter@lanl.gov
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DEFORMATION BANDS IN SUBGLACIALLY-ERUPTED PALAGONITIC TUFFS IN ICELAND
HOFFMAN, William R., Dept. of Geosciences, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323 and TEWKSBURY, Barbara, Dept. of Geosciences, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323, whoffman@hamilton.edu, whoffman@hamilton.edu
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FRACTURE ANALYSIS OF THE ELK MOUNTAIN SANDSTONE OF THE CATSKILL FORMATION, SOUTH ABINGTON AND SCOTT TOWNSHIPS, PENNSYLVANIA
ANTOLIK, Joel T., Evironmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766, HALSOR, Sid P., Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Wilkes University, 84 W. South St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 and WHITMAN, Brian E., Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766, joel.antolik@wilkes.edu, joel.antolik@wilkes.edu
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CHARACTERIZING BEDROCK JOINT AND STREAM LINEAMENT PATTERNS FOR A REGIONAL WATERSHED ON THE APPALACHIAN PLATEAU, NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
O'BRIEN, Rachel, THOMPSON, Jesse, ROTHFUSS, Jennifer L. and COLE, Ronald B., Department of Geology, Allegheny College, 520 N. Main St, Meadville, PA 16335, robrien@allegheny.edu, robrien@allegheny.edu
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DEFORMATION BY FOOTWALL COLLAPSE AND SERIAL FOLDING IN A FOLD-THRUST BELT
SETCHELL, Caroline M. and COSGROVE, John W., Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London, N22 7AS, United Kingdom, c.setchell@imperial.ac.uk, c.setchell@imperial.ac.uk
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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF ROCK CANYON NEAR PROVO, UTAH
WALD, Laura C., KOWALLIS, Bart J. and HARRIS, Ronald A., Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, kowallis@byu.edu, kowallis@byu.edu
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THE POINT OF ROCKS DETACHMENT: A MAJOR TRANSPRESSIONAL FAULT ALONG THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY SHEAR ZONE, SOUTHEASTERN NEVADA
PIASCHYK, Damian, Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, 200 SRCC Dept. of Geol. and Planetary Sci, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 and ANDERSON, Thomas H., Geology and Planetary Science, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, dap55@pitt.edu, dap55@pitt.edu
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THE GEOMETRY AND IMPLICATION OF A FORELAND DIPPING DUPLEX, THE RANGIT DUPLEX, DARJEELING-SIKKIM HIMALAYAS, INDIA
BHATTACHARYYA, Kathakali, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education Research Kolkata (IISER K), Mohanpur Campus, West Bengal, India, Nadia, 741252, India, MITRA, Gautam, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester and MUKUL, Malay, CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation, Bangalore, 560037, India, kathakali@iiserkol.ac.in, kathakali@iiserkol.ac.in
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ACTIVE TECTONIC SETTING OF THE GREAT 1976 TANGSHAN EARTHQUAKE (M = 7.8), NORTH CHINA
YIN, Sandy and YIN, An, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, ayin@ucla.edu, ayin@ucla.edu
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IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE THE SLIP ZONE OF THE 1999 CHI-CHI TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE
SONG, Sheng-Rong1, KUO, Li-Wei1, YU, Ai-Chi1, YEH, En-Chao1, SONG, Yen-Fang2, CHEN, Huei-Fen3 and MA, Kuo-Fong4, (1)Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, P.O. Box 13-318, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, (2)National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan, (3)Institute of Applied Geosciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan, (4)Department of earth Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, srsong@ntu.edu.tw, srsong@ntu.edu.tw
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CAN DIFFUSION IN A THERMAL GRADIENT PRODUCE CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PREFERRED ORIENTATION?
DEFRATES, Joshua, Dept. of Geology, Univ of Illinois, 1301 W. Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, LUNDSTROM, Craig C., Dept of Geology, Univ of Illinois, 1301 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 and MARSHAK, Stephen, School of Earth, Society, and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, jdefrat2@uiuc.edu, jdefrat2@uiuc.edu
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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND EVOLUTION OF SHAPE FABRICS IN NUMERICAL RIGID-PARTICLE BEARING SYSTEMS: A DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD APPROACH
PARK, Youngdo, Research Division, Heesong Geotek, Woolim Lion’s Valley 2-cha building, 146-8 Sangdaewon 1- dong, Jungwon-ku, Seongnam-si, 462-807, South Korea, youngdo.park@gmail.com, youngdo.park@gmail.com
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STRAIN ACROSS A MANTLE SHEAR ZONE, BOGOTA PENINSULA, NEW CALEDONIA
TITUS, Sarah1, BENFORD, Bryn2, MAES, Stephanie2, FERRÉ, Eric3 and TIKOFF, Basil4, (1)Geology, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057, (2)Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (3)Department of Geology, Southern Illinois Univ, Carbondale, IL 62901, (4)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, bryn@geology.wisc.edu, bryn@geology.wisc.edu
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STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF BASEMENT-INVOLVED ANTICLINES ON THE WESTERN MARGIN OF BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING
BANERJEE, Subhotosh, School of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd Street Suite 810, Norman, OK 73019 and MITRA, Shankar, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E Boyd St, SEC 810, Norman, OK 73019, sbanerje@ou.edu, sbanerje@ou.edu
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NEW STRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE COLLISION OF THE ALISITOS ARC WITH NORTH AMERICA FROM THE COLONET AREA, PENINSULAR RANGES BATHOLITH, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MX
ALSLEBEN, Helge, Department of Geology, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 298830, Fort Worth, TX 76129 and WETMORE, Paul, Dept. of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, h.alsleben@tcu.edu, h.alsleben@tcu.edu
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NEW CONSTRAINTS ON THE TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL EVOLUTION OF THE CENTRAL ANDEAN HUARINA BACKTHRUST BELT SOUTH OF LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
LONG, Sean, LEIER, Andrew and MCQUARRIE, Nadine, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, seanlong1979@yahoo.com, seanlong1979@yahoo.com
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DUCTILE DEFORMATION IN SEDIMENTARY COVER ROCKS OF THE EAST POTRILLO MOUNTAINS PULL APART BASIN – THE RECORD OF PRE-LARAMIDE OROGENESIS
CAMPBELL, Patricia A.1, ANDERSON, Thomas H.2, MOREALLI, Sarah1 and BLAKE, Kelly3, (1)Geography, Geology and the Environment, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, (2)Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, (3)Geography, Geology and the Environment, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA 15260, patricia.campbell@sru.edu, patricia.campbell@sru.edu
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CATASTROPHIC EMPLACEMENT OF THE HEART MOUNTAIN BLOCK SLIDE: ROLE OF DIKING AND BASAL FLUIDIZATION
ANDERS, Mark H., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10968 and AHARONOV, Einat, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel, manders@ldeo.columbia.edu, manders@ldeo.columbia.edu
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MIGMATITE-GRANITE RELATIONS AT THE CENTIMETER- TO METER-SCALE: DOCUMENTING STRUCTURAL AND PETROGRAPHIC VARIATIONS IN A 3-D EXPOSURE, EASTERN SEBAGO MIGMATITE DOMAIN, SOUTHERN MAINE
HAYS, Sean G. and SOLAR, Gary S., Department of Earth Sciences, SUNY College at Buffalo, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222, mthaysmntvmassif@yahoo.com, mthaysmntvmassif@yahoo.com