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

Session No. 219
Wednesday, 31 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Tectonics; Neotectonics/Paleoseismology II

 

Andrew Kylander-Clark and Paul Kapp, Chairs
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THERMOD8: A USER-FRIENDLY PROGRAM FOR TWO-DIMENSIONAL FINITE DIFFERENCE THERMAL MODELING
HOISCH, Thomas D., Geology, Northern Arizona Univ, Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, thomas.hoisch@nau.edu, thomas.hoisch@nau.edu
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1:45 PM
HORIZONTAL THERMAL CONTRACTIONAL STRAIN OF OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE: THE ULTIMATE LIMIT TO THE RIGID PLATE HYPOTHESIS
KUMAR, Ravi R. and GORDON, Richard G., Earth Science--MS 126, Rice Univ, PO Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892, rgg@rice.edu, rgg@rice.edu
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2:00 PM
P-T-TIME HISTORIES AND PARTICLE PATHS OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS IN AND AROUND GNEISS DOMES
WHITNEY, Donna L.1, REY, Patrice2 and TEYSSIER, Christian1, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (2)EarthByte Research Group, School of Geosciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia, dwhitney@umn.edu, dwhitney@umn.edu
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2:15 PM
RAPID COOLING DURING EXHUMATION OF ULTRAHIGH-PRESSURE TERRANES: U-PB AGES OF TITANITE AND RUTILE FROM THE WESTERN GNEISS REGION, WESTERN NORWAY
KYLANDER-CLARK, Andrew, Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, HACKER, Bradley R., Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 and MATTINSON, Jim, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, kylander@geol.ucsb.edu, kylander@geol.ucsb.edu
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STRAIN WITHIN THE ULTRAHIGH-PRESSURE WESTERN GNEISS REGION OF NORWAY RECORDED BY QUARTZ LPOS
BARTH, Nicolas C., Earth Science, University of California Santa Barbara, Webb Hall, Room 1006, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, HACKER, Bradley, Geological Sciences, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, SEWARD, Gareth, Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, JOHNSTON, Scott M., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of California, Santa Barbara, UC Santa Barbara—Building 526, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, YOUNG, David, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, 2576 E. San Ramon Ave., Mail Stop ST-24, Fresno, CA 93740, WALSH, Emily, Geology Department, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA 52314 and ROOT, David B., Geological Sciences, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, ncbarth@umail.ucsb.edu, ncbarth@umail.ucsb.edu
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2:45 PM
DEFORMATION OF CONTINENTAL CRUST DURING UHP SUBDUCTION AND EXHUMATION
HACKER, Bradley R., Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, hacker@geol.ucsb.edu, hacker@geol.ucsb.edu
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3:15 PM
PRE-EXTRUSION LOCATION OF THE INDOCHINA FRAGMENT AND ITS SHEAR ZONE CICATRIX IN SE TIBET
BURCHFIEL, B. Clark, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1010 Green Building, Cambridge, MA 02139, AKCIZ, S., Environmental, Health , Science and Policy, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697 and GEISSMAN, J.W., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, bcburch@MIT.EDU, bcburch@MIT.EDU
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RAPID MIDDLE MIOCENE DENUDATION OF THE EASTERN HIMALAYAS: LASER 40AR/39AR AGE CONSTRAINTS ON MIOCENE SEQUENCES FROM THE BENGAL BASIN
UDDIN, Ashraf1, HAMES, Willis E.1, RAHMAN, Mohammad Wahidur1 and ZAHID, Khandaker M.2, (1)Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, (2)Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina, 701 Sumter St. EWS 617, Columbia, SC 29208, uddinas@auburn.edu, uddinas@auburn.edu
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3:45 PM
DETRITAL ZIRCON ANALYSIS OF CENOZOIC BASINS IN CENTRAL TIBET: PALEOGEOGRAPHIC AND TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS
MCRIVETTE, M.W.1, YIN, A.1, CHEN, X.2 and GEHRELS, George E.3, (1)Department of Earth and Space Sciences and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (2)Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, mmcrivet@ucla.edu, mmcrivet@ucla.edu
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4:00 PM
DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF TERTIARY AND MODERN SEDIMENTS IN THE EASTERN HIMALAYA: IMPLICATIONS FOR LARGE-SCALE DRAINAGE REORGANIZATION
CINA, Sara, Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, YIN, An, Department of Earth & Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, 3806 Geology Building, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, GEHRELS, George E., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, GROVE, Marty, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567 and DUBEY, C.S., Department of Geology, Delhi University, saracina@ucla.edu, saracina@ucla.edu
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4:15 PM
RIFT DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS OF HOT, OVERTHICKENED CRUST: INSIGHT FROM TIBET
KAPP, Paul, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, TAYLOR, Michael, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045 and STOCKLI, Daniel, Dept. of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, pkapp@geo.arizona.edu, pkapp@geo.arizona.edu
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NORMAL FAULTING ON THE EASTERN MARGIN OF THE TIBETAN PLATEAU
COOK, Kristen L., Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Ave, 54-824, Cambridge, MA 02139, BURCHFIEL, B. Clark, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 54-1010, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139 and ROYDEN, Leigh H., Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, klcook@mit.edu, klcook@mit.edu
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MIOCENE INITIATION OF EAST-WEST EXTENSION ALONG THE SHANXI RIFT, NORTH CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR LATE CENOZOIC EXTENSION IN TIBET AND ACROSS EASTERN ASIA
WEBB, A. Alexander G., Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, YIN, An, Department of Earth & Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, 3806 Geology Building, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, DING, Lin, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China, BURNARD, Peter G., Centre de Recherches Petrographiques et Geochimiques, CNRS, 15 rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, B.P. 20, Nancy, 54501, France, STOCKLI, Daniel F., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, BLYTHE, Ann E., Geology Department, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90041 and GROVE, Marty, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, awebb@lsu.edu, awebb@lsu.edu
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EAST TIMOR: THE LAND THAT PLATE TECTONICS (ALMOST) FORGOT
KEEP, Myra and HAIG, David W., School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, Univ Western Australia, M004, 35 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands, Perth, WA 6009, Australia, myra.keep@uwa.edu.au, myra.keep@uwa.edu.au