Session: Burial, Uplift, and Thermal History of the Appalachian Basin (Southeastern Section–55th Annual Meeting (23

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8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

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8:10 AM

ARE THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY GRABEN AND THE ROME TROUGH CONNECTED? AN ANALYSIS OF CAMBRIAN FAULTING PATTERNS WITH RESPECT TO OBLIQUITY OF RIFTING

HICKMAN, John B., Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining & Mineral Resources Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506, jhickman@uky.edu, jhickman@uky.edu

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8:30 AM

A NEW GEOLOGIC MODEL FOR THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BASIN AND THE CONTINUATION OF THE ROME TROUGH SOUTHWARD AND SEQUATCHIE VALLEY THRUST NORTHWARD INTO NORTHERN TENNESSEE

EVENICK, Jonathan C., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410 and HATCHER Jr, Robert D., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, jevenick@tennessee.edu, jevenick@tennessee.edu

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8:50 AM

TEMPERATURE AND FLUID COMPOSITION CONDITIONS OF DOLOMITIZATION ALONG THE KENTUCKY RIVER FAULT ZONE

PARRIS, Thomas and HARRIS, D.C., Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 MMRB, Lexington, KY 40506, mparris@uky.edu, mparris@uky.edu

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9:10 AM

BURIAL AND THERMAL HISTORY MODELS OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN BASIN, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA

ROWAN, E.L.¹, RYDER, R.T.¹ and REPETSKI, J.E.², (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., M.S. 956, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., M.S. 926A, Reston, VA 20192, erowan@usgs.gov, erowan@usgs.gov

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9:30 AM

ALLEGHANIAN-DRIVEN FLUID MIGRATION ACROSS THE APPALACHIAN BASIN INTO THE MICHIGAN BASIN

HAYBA, Daniel O., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 956 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192, dhayba@usgs.gov, dhayba@usgs.gov

9:50 AM

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10:10 AM

EXPLORATION FOR HYDROCARBONS IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BASIN - AN OVERVIEW

MILICI, Robert C., U.S. Geol Survey, 956 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192, RYDER, Robert T., Eastern Energy Resources, United States Geol Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192 and REPETSKI, John E., US Geol Survey, 926A National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192, rmilici@usgs.gov, rmilici@usgs.gov

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10:30 AM

EXPLORATION TARGETS IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BASIN

EVENICK, Jonathan C., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410 and HATCHER Jr, Robert D., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, jevenick@tennessee.edu, jevenick@tennessee.edu

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10:50 AM

A GEOLOGIC RECORD OF COMPETING SULFATE-DEPLETION PROCESSES WITHIN CONTINENTAL-RISE SEDIMENTS OVERLYING METHANE GAS HYDRATES OF THE BLAKE RIDGE REGION (OFFSHORE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES)

BOROWSKI, W.S., Department of Earth Sciences, Eastern Kentucky Univ, 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475, TAKACS, K.G., Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, Lexington, 40506-0107 and THOMPSON, M.K., Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raliegh, NC 27695-8204, w.borowski@eku.edu, w.borowski@eku.edu

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11:10 AM

A PRELIMINARY COMPARISON OF THE SULFUR GEOCHEMISTRY WITHIN SHALLOW, CONTINENTAL-RISE SEDIMENTS OVERLYING TWO GAS HYDRATE TERRANES

SPICER, M.D., Department of Earth Sciences, Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster, Richmond, KY 40475 and BOROWSKI, W.S., Department of Earth Sciences, Eastern Kentucky Univ, 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475, michael_spicer5@eku.edu, michael_spicer5@eku.edu

Southeastern Section–55th Annual Meeting (23–24 March 2006)

T1. Burial, Uplift, and Thermal History of the Appalachian Basin