Session: Tectonics and Petrology (Posters) (Southeastern Section–55th Annual Meeting (23

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THE APPARENT ABSENCE OF ULTRAHIGH-PRESSURE TERRANES IN NORTH AMERICA

DILTS, Stefanie L. and ROGERS, John J.W., Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315, sdilts@email.unc.edu, sdilts@email.unc.edu

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ALTERED AMPHIBOLITE HYPOTHESIS FOR THE ORIGIN OF TODD-TYPE CHLORITE BODIES IN THE ASHE FORMATION, NW NORTH CAROLINA: EVIDENCE FROM AMPHIBOLE MINERALOGY AND PARAGENETIC SEQUENCE

STAPOR Jr, Frank W.¹, SWANSON, Samuel E.² and FLEISHER, Christopher J.², (1)Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University, P. O. Box 5062, Cookeville, TN 38505, (2)Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2501, fstapor@tntech.edu, fstapor@tntech.edu

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THE NATURE AND ORIGIN OF INNER PIEDMONT TACONIAN AND NEOACADIAN MAGMATISM: SYNTHESIS OF RECENT AND NEW GEOCHEMICAL DATA

WILSON, Crystal G.¹, HATCHER Jr, Robert D.¹ and BREAM, Brendan R.², (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, cwilso17@utk.edu, cwilso17@utk.edu

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FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP: PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE ORIGIN AND CONDITIONS OF KIMBERLITE ASCENT AND EMPLACEMENT—FOCUS ON DIAMOND SURVIVABILITY (ELLIOTT COUNTY KIMBERLITE, KY)

YOKSOULIAN, Lois E., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506, MOECHER, David P., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506 and RIMMER, Susan, Geological Sciences, Univ of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, l.yo@uky.edu, l.yo@uky.edu

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EVIDENCE AND IMPLICATIONS OF SYNKINEMATIC CONTACT METAMORPHISM AROUND THE WAXHAW PLUTON, SOUTH-CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

ALLEN, John S., Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 and HIBBARD, James P., Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State Univ, Raleigh, NC 27606, jsallen3@ncsu.edu, jsallen3@ncsu.edu

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MINERAL EQUILIBRIA CONSTRAINTS ON THE TEMPERATURES OF METALUMINOUS TO PERALKALINE "FLOOD" RHYOLITE IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS VOLCANIC FIELD, TRANS-PECOS TEXAS

SURLES, Sarah June and WHITE, John Charles, Department of Earth Sciences, Eastern Kentucky University, Roark 103, 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475, sevans@uky.edu, sevans@uky.edu

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SODIUM NIOBATE AS A POSSIBLE NEW PRESSURE CALIBRANT IN HYDROTHERMAL DIAMOND ANVIL CELL STUDIES

MULCAHY, Cara K.¹, LABOTKA, Theodore¹ and ANOVITZ, Lawrence², (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, 306 Geological Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, (2)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, TN 37831, cthomp13@utk.edu, cthomp13@utk.edu

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PETROGENESIS OF A SAPPHIRE-BEARING PEGMATITE, OLD PRESSLEY MINE, CANTON, NORTH CAROLINA

WEGERT, Daniel James, Department of Earth Sciences, Eastern Kentucky University, 103 Roark Building Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, KY 40475-3102, WHITE, John Charles, Department of Earth Sciences, Eastern Kentucky University, Roark 103, 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475 and FARRAR, Stewart S., Earth Sciences, Eastern Kentucky Univ, Richmond, KY 40475, daniel_wegert@eku.edu, daniel_wegert@eku.edu

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A COMPARISON OF RETROGRADE ECLOGITES ALONG THE EBR-WBR BOUNDARY, WESTERN N.C.: PLAG-BEARING GRT-CPX AMPHIBOLITES PRESERVE A RECORD OF HIGH-P TECTONICS IN THE EASTERN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS

ANDERSON, Eric D. and MOECHER, D.P., Geol. Sci, Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, edande0@uky.edu, edande0@uky.edu

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GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF CAROLINA TERRANE ROCKS IN THE WOODLAWN AND AONIA QUADRANGLES, GEORGIA

VANCE, Robert Kelly, Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern Univ, Box 8149, Statesboro, GA 30460-8149, HOWELL, Susan M., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235-1805 and JONES, Martin, Integrated Environmental Services, 1455 Marietta Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30318, rkvance@georgiasouthern.edu, rkvance@georgiasouthern.edu

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LITHOSPHERIC PROFILES ACROSS THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

FUHRMANN, Jourdan and MICKUS, Kevin L., Dept. of Geosciences, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897, fuhrmann646@missouristate.edu, fuhrmann646@missouristate.edu

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LATE CRETACEOUS-CENOZOIC BRITTLE FAULTING BENEATH THE WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL PLAIN: REACTIVATION OF THE EASTERN PIEDMONT FAULT SYSTEM

NYSTROM Jr, Paul G., SC Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey, 5 Geology Road, Columbia, SC 29212, nystromp@dnr.sc.gov, nystromp@dnr.sc.gov

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ALTERNATING DUCTILE-BRITTLE DEFORMATION IN ALLEGHANIAN SHEAR ZONES, NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN TENNESSEE

ADAMS, Mark G., Unimin Corporation, 107 Harris Mining Company Road, Spruce Pine, NC 28777 and TRUPE, Charles H., Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern Univ, Statesboro, GA 30460, MAdams@unimin.com, MAdams@unimin.com

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MEADOW FORK AND RECTOR BRANCH MYLONITE ZONES SOUTHWEST OF THE HOT SPRINGS WINDOW, WESTERN NC

WATROUS, Karen P.¹, WATERS-TORMEY, Cheryl², MERSCHAT, Carl³ and CATTANACH, Bart³, (1)Geosciences and NRM, Western Carolina University, 349 Stillwell Building, Cullowhee, NC 28723, (2)Geosciences and Natural Resources, Western Carolina University, 331 Stillwell Building, Cullowhee, NC 28723, (3)North Carolina Geological Survey, 2090 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778, karen_watrous@yahoo.com, karen_watrous@yahoo.com

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TESTING THE ROLE OF DUCTILE EXTENSION ALONG THE WESTERN IDAHO SHEAR ZONE IN THE SALMON RIVER SUTURE ZONE EAST OF RIGGINS, IDAHO

REED, Dawn N. and BLAKE, David E., Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403, dnr6589@uncw.edu, dnr6589@uncw.edu

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DETACHMENT FOLDING IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO

SPANG, John H., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 77843-3115, spang@geo.tamu.edu, spang@geo.tamu.edu

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

Tectonics and Petrology (Posters)