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

Session No. 32
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Structural Geology

 

Adolph Yonkee and Mark P. Fischer, Chairs
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Start Time
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1:30 PM
SURFACE TO SUBSURFACE CORRELATION OF NATURAL FRACTURES IN ORDOVICIAN TO PENNSYLVANIAN LIMESTONE UNITS IN SELECTED AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS
GARRISON, Matthew R.1, ATAMAN, O.1, CEMEN, I.1, PUCKETTE, J.2 and SAHAI, S.1, (1)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, (2)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, matt_garrison@eogresources.com, matt_garrison@eogresources.com
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1:45 PM
FORWARD & INVERSE MODELING OF FAULT-BEND FOLDS FROM INTEGRATED 3D SURFACE DATA
BRAUNSCHEIDEL, Michael, Geology Department, Washington & Lee Univeristy, Lexington, VA 24450, MCCOLLOCH, Anne Lindsey, Geology Department, Washington & Lee Univeristy, 204 West Washington Street St, Lexington, VA 24450 and CONNORS, Christopher D., Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450, braunscheidelm@wlu.edu, braunscheidelm@wlu.edu
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2:00 PM
PHYSICAL MODELING OF MINOR FAULT POPULATIONS IN BASEMENT-INVOLVED, FAULT-RELATED FOLDS
MAJEROWICZ, Christina1, FISCHER, Mark P.2 and KEATING, David P.2, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, (2)Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois Univ, 406 Davis Hall, DeKalb, IL 60115-2854, mfischer@niu.edu, mfischer@niu.edu
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2:15 PM
THREE DIMENSIONAL KINEMATIC EVOLUTION OF THE WYOMING SALIENT, SEVIER OROGENIC BELT
YONKEE, Adolph, Department of Geosciences, Weber State University, 2507 University Circle, Ogden, UT 84408, WEIL, Arlo, Department of Geology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, COOGAN, James C., Natural and Environmental Sciences, Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison, CO 81231 and SUSSMAN, Aviva, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, ayonkee@weber.edu, ayonkee@weber.edu
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2:30 PM
LATE CRETACEOUS EXTENSIONAL COLLAPSE OF THE SEVIER HINTERLAND: STRUCTURAL AND STRATIGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FROM THE SHEEP PASS FORMATION, EAST-CENTRAL NEVADA
DRUSCHKE, Peter1, HANSON, Andrew D.2 and WELLS, Michael L.2, (1)Dept. of Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (2)Dept. of Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, druschke@unlv.nevada.edu, druschke@unlv.nevada.edu
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2:45 PM
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF AN EARLY PROTEROZOIC SHEAR ZONE AND ITS TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EARLY PROTEROZOIC EVOLUTION OF THE WYOMING PROVINCE, HOMESTAKE MINE AREA, BLACK HILLS, SD USA
TERRY, Michael P.1, CHASTEN, Lindsay1, DAHL, Peter S.2 and JERCINOVIC, Michael J.3, (1)Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, (2)Geology, Kent, OH 44242, (3)Dept. of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, Michael.Terry@sdsmt.edu, Michael.Terry@sdsmt.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
3-D STRAIN SYMMETRY AND VORTICITY OF FLOW ALONG THE MOINE THRUST, NORTHWEST SCOTLAND: IMPLICATIONS FOR THRUST SHEET EVOLUTION AT MID-CRUSTAL LEVELS
THIGPEN, J. Ryan, Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, LAW, Richard D., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and BROWN, Summer J., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, thigpe05@vt.edu, thigpe05@vt.edu
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3:30 PM
REACTION WEAKENING AND EMPLACEMENT OF CRYSTALLINE THRUSTS: DIFFUSION CONTROL ON REACTION RATE AND STRAIN RATE
O'HARA, Kieran D., Dept. Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, geokoh@uky.edu, geokoh@uky.edu
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3:45 PM
BRITTLE AND DUCTILE DEFORMATIONAL FABRICS OF GRAPHITE BEARING MARBLES IN HIGH STRAIN ZONES OF THE CENTRAL DAMARA BELT, NAMIBIA
WALTER, Jens M., LEISS, Bernd and WEBER, Klaus, Structural Geology and Geodynamics, Geoscience Center University of Göttingen, Goldschmidt Str. 3, Göttingen, D-37077, Germany, jwalter@gwdg.de, jwalter@gwdg.de
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4:00 PM
STRUCTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF L TECTONITES IN PART OF THE WESTERN HAYFORK TERRANE, KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA
SULLIVAN, Walter A., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, wasulliv@uwyo.edu, wasulliv@uwyo.edu
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4:15 PM
FABRIC ANALYSIS OF STRAIN PARTITIONING IN A GRANULITE FACIES SHEAR ZONE, ARUNTA INLIER, CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
GAGE, JoAnn1, GOODWIN, Laurel B.1, TIKOFF, Basil2 and KELSO, Paul3, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (2)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (3)Department of Geology and Physics, Lake Superior State University, 650 W. Easterday Ave, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783, jgage@geology.wisc.edu, jgage@geology.wisc.edu
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4:30 PM
FABRIC SUPERPOSITION IN UPPER MANTLE PERIDOTITES, RED HILLS, NEW ZEALAND
WEBBER, Caroline1, NEWMAN, Julie2, HOLYOKE III, Caleb3, LITTLE, Timothy4 and TIKOFF, Basil1, (1)Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (2)Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, (3)Dept. Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, (4)School of Earth Sciences, Victoria Univ, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, 6000, New Zealand, newman@geo.tamu.edu, newman@geo.tamu.edu