2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 34
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

P7. Pulse of the Earth: Geochronology and Paleomagnetism of Large Igneous Provinces—The Key to Reconstructing Precambrian Supercontinents

Precambrian [At Large]; IGCP Project 509, Paleoproterozoic Supercontinents and Global Evolution

 

David A.D. Evans and Joseph G. Meert, Conveners
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1:30 PM
THE MAGMATIC PULSE OF THE EARTH: A POWERFUL RECORD OF GEODYNAMIC AND TECTONIC INDICATORS, THROUGH TIME AND SPACE, AND THE ULTIMATE KEY TO PALEOGEOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTIONS OF ANCIENT CONTINENTS BACK TO 2.6 GA
BLEEKER, Wouter, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada and ERNST, Richard E., Ernst Geosciences, and Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, 43 Margrave Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1T 3Y2, Canada, wbleeker@nrcan.gc.ca, wbleeker@nrcan.gc.ca
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1:50 PM
GLOBAL RECORD OF LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES [LIPS] AND ITS USE IN PALEOCONTINENTAL RECONSTRUCTIONS
ERNST, Richard E., Ernst Geosciences (and Dept. Earth Sci., Carleton Univ., Ottawa), 43 Margrave Ave, Ottawa, ON K1T 3Y2, Canada and BLEEKER, Wouter, Geological Survey Canada, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, Richard.Ernst@ErnstGeosciences.com, Richard.Ernst@ErnstGeosciences.com
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2:10 PM
HIGH-PRECISION U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY OF LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES
BOWRING, Samuel A.1, SCHOENE, Blair2, RAMEZANI, Jahandar1, RIOUX, Matthew1 and HANSON, Richard E.3, (1)Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Département de Minéralogie, Université de Genève, Genève, Ch-1205, Switzerland, (3)Dept. of Geology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, sbowring@mit.edu, sbowring@mit.edu
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2:30 PM
INSITU MICRO-BADDELEYITE U-PB DATING METHOD: ‘AN AGE FROM ANY DIKE'
CHAMBERLAIN, Kevin R.1, HARRISON, T. Mark2, SCHMITT, Axel K.3, HEAMAN, Larry M.4, SWAPP, Susan M.1, KHUDOLEY, Andrei K.5, SEARS, James W.6 and PROKOPIEV, Andrei7, (1)Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Dept 3006, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)Department of Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (3)Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (4)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-23 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G2E3, Canada, (5)Geological Department, St. Petersburg State University, University nab. 7/9, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia, (6)Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, (7)Tectonics, Diamond and Precious Metal Geology Institute, 39, Lenin Avenue, Yakutsk, 677980, Russia, kchamber@uwyo.edu, kchamber@uwyo.edu
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2:50 PM
GEOCHRONOLOGY OF LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES
RENNE, Paul R., Berkeley Geochronology Ctr, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709, prenne@bgc.org, prenne@bgc.org
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3:10 PM
CURRENT STATUS OF PRECAMBRIAN PALEOGEOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTIONS
PISAREVSKY, Sergei A., School of GeoSciences, Univ of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JW, United Kingdom and EVANS, David A.D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, Sergei.Pisarevsky@ed.ac.uk, Sergei.Pisarevsky@ed.ac.uk
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3:30 PM
PALEOMAGNETISM OF PRECISELY-DATED MAFIC MAGMATIC EVENTS AND THE DRIFT OF SUPERIOR AND SLAVE CRATONS IN THE PALEOPROTEROZOIC
BUCHAN, Kenneth L.1, VAN BREEMEN, Otto1 and LECHEMINANT, Anthony N.2, (1)Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, (2)Petrogen Consultants, 5592 Van Vliet Rd, Manotick, ON K4M 1J4, Canada, kbuchan@nrcan.gc.ca, kbuchan@nrcan.gc.ca
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3:50 PM
PROTEROZOIC INTRAPLATE IGNEOUS PROVINCES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: THE NEED FOR INTEGRATED PALEOMAGNETIC AND GEOCHRONOLOGICAL STUDIES
HANSON, Richard, Department of Geology, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 298830, Fort Worth, TX 76129, GOSE, Wulf A., Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School for Geosciences, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712 and BOWRING, Samuel, EARTHTIME, 77 Moss Ave, MIT54-1120, Cambridge, MA 02139, r.hanson@tcu.edu, r.hanson@tcu.edu
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4:10 PM
PRECAMBRIAN GEOMAGNETIC FIELD: INTENSITY, MORPHOLOGY AND STABILITY
SMIRNOV, Aleksey, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931 and EVANS, David A.D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, smirnovalexei@hotmail.com, smirnovalexei@hotmail.com
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4:30 PM
SUPERCONTINENTS AND MINERAL DEPOSITS
GOLDFARB, Richard J., United States Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, LEACH, David L., USGS, MS973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, KERRICH, Robert, Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada and GROVES, David I., Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia, goldfarb@usgs.gov, goldfarb@usgs.gov
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4:50 PM
SUPERCONTINENT CYCLES, TRUE POLAR WANDER, AND VERY LONG-WAVELENGTH MANTLE CONVECTION
ZHONG, Shijie1, ZHANG, Nan1, LI, Zheng-Xiang2 and ROBERTS, James H.3, (1)Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, (2)Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University of Techology, Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University of Techology, Perth, WA 6845, Australia, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California at Santa Cruz, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, szhong@colorado.edu, szhong@colorado.edu
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5:10 PM
CONTRASTING MODES OF SUPERCONTINENT FORMATION AND THE CONUNDRUM OF PANGEA
MURPHY, J. Brendan, Department of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada and NANCE, R. Damian, Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, bmurphy@stfx.ca, bmurphy@stfx.ca