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

Session No. 27
Friday, 24 March 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T2. Recent Advances in Western Blue Ridge Geology

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

 

Scott Southworth and Christopher M. Bailey, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
GEOCHRONOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE TIMING OF DEPOSITION AND METAMORPHISM OF THE OCOEE SUPERGROUP: SHRIMP U-PB DATING OF XENOTIME AND MONAZITE OVERGROWTHS ON DETRITAL MINERALS
ALEINIKOFF, John N., U.S. Geol. Survey, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225, SOUTHWORTH, Scott, U.S. Geol Survey, MS 926-A National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and FANNING, C. Mark, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National Univ, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia, jaleinikoff@usgs.gov, jaleinikoff@usgs.gov
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8:25 AM
TECTONIC IMPORTANCE OF PALEOZOIC SEQUENCES IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN WESTERN BLUE RIDGE/TALLADEGA BELT
TULL, James F., Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, tull@gly.fsu.edu, tull@gly.fsu.edu
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8:45 AM
CONODONTS FROM THE WALDEN CREEK GROUP, SOUTHEASTERN TENNESSEE
REPETSKI, J.E., US Geol Survey, 926A National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192, HATCHER Jr, Robert D., Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, SOUTHWORTH, C. Scott, U.S. Geol Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and THIGPEN, J. Ryan, Geosciences Department, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jrepetski@usgs.gov, jrepetski@usgs.gov
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9:05 AM
DETAILED GEOLOGIC MAPPING SOUTHWEST OF GSMNP, WESTERN BLUE RIDGE: REGIONAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE OCOEE SUPERGROUP
THIGPEN, J. Ryan, Geological Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, 306 Geological Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410 and HATCHER Jr, Robert D., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, thigpe05@vt.edu, thigpe05@vt.edu
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9:25 AM
KINEMATIC AND PETROFABRIC ANALYSIS OF THE GREENBRIER DISCONTINUITY, GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE
CLEMONS, Kristopher, Geological Sciences, University of Kentucky, 307 Slone Research Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053 and MOECHER, D.P., Geological Sciences, University of Kentucky, 301 Slone Research Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, geoklem@uky.edu, geoklem@uky.edu
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9:45 AM
THE POLYGENETIC GREENBRIER FAULT, GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, TN/NC
SOUTHWORTH, Scott1, SCHULTZ, Art1, KUNK, M.J.2, ALEINIKOFF, John N.3, CLEMONS, Kristopher M.4, NAESER, N.D.1, NAESER, C.W.1 and DENENNY, Danielle1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, MS 926-A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, MS 963, Federal Center Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (4)Geol. Sci, Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, Ssouthwo@usgs.gov, Ssouthwo@usgs.gov
 
10:05 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
THE CHATTAHOOCHEE-HOLLAND MOUNTAIN FAULT: A TERRANE BOUNDARY IN THE BLUE RIDGE OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
CYPHERS, Shawna R., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996 and HATCHER Jr, Robert D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Bldg, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, scyphers@utk.edu, scyphers@utk.edu
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10:35 AM
PRELIMINARY U-PB, 40AR/39AR AND FISSION-TRACK AGES SUPPORT A LONG AND COMPLEX TECTONIC HISTORY IN THE WESTERN BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE
KUNK, M.J.1, SOUTHWORTH, Scott2, ALEINIKOFF, John N.3, NAESER, N.D.2, NAESER, C.W.2, MERSCHAT, Carl E.4 and CATTANACH, Bart L.4, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, MS 963, Federal Center Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, MS 926-A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (4)North Carolina Geol Survey, 59 Woodfin Place, Asheville, NC 28801, mkunk@usgs.gov, mkunk@usgs.gov
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10:55 AM
TRACKING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS: EASTERN TENNESSEE AND WESTERN CAROLINAS
NAESER, Charles W., NAESER, Nancy D. and SOUTHWORTH, Scott, U.S. Geol Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, cnaeser@usgs.gov, cnaeser@usgs.gov
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11:15 AM
TRANSVERSE FAULTS IN THE VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE: A LEGACY OF MESOZOIC TECTONICS
BAILEY, Christopher M., HASTY, Brian A. and KAYSER, Colleen, Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, cmbail@wm.edu, cmbail@wm.edu
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11:35 AM
EVIDENCE FOR LATE CENOZOIC UPLIFT IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS FROM ISOLATED SEDIMENT TRAPS
PROWELL, David C., 555 Spence Rd, Fairburn, GA 30213 and CHRISTOPHER, Raymond A., Department of Geological Sciences, Clemson Univ, Clemson, SC 29634-1908, dprowell@usgs.gov, dprowell@usgs.gov
 
11:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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