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

Session No. 14
Thursday, 23 March 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

S2. Frontiers of Appalachian Tectonics II

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

 

Robert D. Hatcher Jr and William A. Thomas, Conveners
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Start Time
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1:30 PM
MONOCLINIC FOLD STRUCTURES AS NATURAL SHEAR-SENSE INDICATORS: FIELD EXAMPLES FROM EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
SCHWERDTNER, W.M., Geology Department, University of Toronto, 22 Russel St, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, fried.schwerdtner@utoronto.ca, fried.schwerdtner@utoronto.ca
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1:50 PM
THE CONSEQUENCES OF NON-PLANE STRAIN, GENERAL SHEAR, AND TRICLINIC DEFORMATION IN THE APPALACHIAN OROGEN
BAILEY, Christopher M., Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, cmbail@wm.edu, cmbail@wm.edu
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2:10 PM
ACCRETION OF NORTHERN APPALACHIAN ARC TERRANES
KARABINOS, Paul, Dept. Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, pkarabin@williams.edu, pkarabin@williams.edu
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2:30 PM
EVIDENCE FOR TACONIAN AND ALLEGHANIAN OROGENESIS IN THE EASTERN BLUE RIDGE NEAR HIGHLANDS, NC
BURTON, William C., Reston, VA 20192 and KUNK, Michael J., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046 Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, bburton@usgs.gov, bburton@usgs.gov
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2:50 PM
ALLEGHANIAN DEFORMATION IN THE GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA EASTERN BLUE RIDGE: INSIGHTS FROM PLUTON AGES AND FABRICS
STAHR III, Donald W.1, HATCHER Jr, Robert D.1, MILLER, Calvin F.2 and WOODEN, Joseph L.3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Bldg, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, (2)Dept. of Geology, Vanderbilt Univ, Nashville, TN 37235, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, dstahr@utk.edu, dstahr@utk.edu
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3:10 PM
DEXTRAL STRIKE-SLIP FAULTING IN THE EASTERN BLUE RIDGE NEAR BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA: OBSERVATIONS, PROBLEMS, AND SPECULATIONS
DOCKAL, James A., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, dockal@uncwil.edu, dockal@uncwil.edu
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3:30 PM
TIMING OF INNER PIEDMONT TERRANE ACCRETION: NEW STRUCTURAL AND GEOCHRONOLOGIC DATA PROVIDE IMPORTANT TIMING RELATIONSHIPS
GATEWOOD, Matthew P., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Bldg, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, HATCHER Jr, Robert D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Bldg, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, MILLER, Calvin F., Dept. of Geology, Vanderbilt Univ, Nashville, TN 37235 and WOODEN, Joseph L., U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, mgatewo1@utk.edu, mgatewo1@utk.edu
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3:50 PM
GONDWANAN/PERI-GONDWANAN ORIGIN FOR THE UCHEE TERRANE, SOUTHERNMOST APPALACHIANS, ALABAMA AND GEORGIA: ZEROING IN ON SUTURES
STELTENPOHL, Mark, Geology and Geography, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, MUELLER, Paul, Department of Geology, Univ of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, HEATHERINGTON, Ann L., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, HANLEY, Thomas, Chemistry and Geology, Columbus State Univ, 4225 University Avenue, Columbus, GA 31907-5645 and WOODEN, James, U.S.G.S, Menlo Park, CA 94025, steltmg@auburn.edu, steltmg@auburn.edu
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4:10 PM
SINISTRAL SHEAR ZONES AND TERRANE BOUNDARIES IN THE EASTERN PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
LAWRENCE, David P. and FOSTER, David M., Dept. of Geology, East Carolina University, Greenvile, NC 27858, lawrenced@edu.edu, lawrenced@edu.edu
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4:30 PM
4-D EVOLUTION OF THE APPALACHIAN OROGEN : FATE OF PALEO-LITHOSPHERES
SINHA, A.Krishna, Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, pitlab@vt.edu, pitlab@vt.edu
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4:50 PM
THE IAPETUS CYCLE: LAURENTIA-GONDWANA INTERACTIONS FROM THE BREAKUP OF RODINIA TO THE ASSEMBLY OF PANGAEA
WHITMEYER, Steve, Dept. of Geology & Environmental Science, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, whitmesj@jmu.edu, whitmesj@jmu.edu
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5:10 PM
LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICA FROM GEOPHYSICAL AND SURFACE GEOLOGIC DATA
HATCHER Jr, Robert D., Earth and Planetary Sciences and Science Alliance Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, STELTENPOHL, Mark G., Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn Univ, Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, HORTON Jr, J. Wright, U.S. Geol Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, ZIETZ, Isidore, 8340 Greensboro Dr Apt 414, Mc Lean, VA 22102-3544 and DANIELS, David L., U.S. Geol Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, bobmap@utk.edu, bobmap@utk.edu
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