Northeastern Section - 42nd Annual Meeting (12–14 March 2007)

Session No. 13
Monday, 12 March 2007: 1:00 PM-4:45 PM

T1. From Rodinia to Pangea—The Lithotectonic Record of Plate Convergence in Eastern North America II

 

Richard P. Tollo and Paul Karabinos, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:05 PM
GEOLOGY OF THE BAIE VERTE PENINSULA REVISITED: STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE PACQUET HARBOUR GROUP
SKULSKI, Thomas1, CASTONGUAY, Sebastien2, VAN STAAL, Cees3, MCNICOLL, Vicki1, PIERCEY, Steve4 and SLAVINSKI, Heather5, (1)Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, (2)Commission geologique du Canada, 490 rue de la Couronne, Quebec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada, (3)Pacific division, Geological Survey of Canada, 625 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6b 5J3, Canada, (4)Department of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, 933 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 6B5, Canada, (5)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, tskulski@nrcan.gc.ca, tskulski@nrcan.gc.ca
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1:25 PM
ASPECTS OF THE TACONIAN ACCRETIONARY PRISM AND POST – TACONIAN SEDIMENTATION, NORTHERN MAINE
POLLOCK, Stephen G., Department of Geosciences, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME 04038, pollock@usm.maine.edu, pollock@usm.maine.edu
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1:45 PM
ORDOVICIAN K-BENTONITES IN WESTERN VERMONT: MINERALOGIC, STRATIGRAPHIC AND GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE FOR THEIR OCCURRENCE AND TECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE
RYAN, Peter C., Geology Dept, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, COISH, Raymond, Geology Department, Middlebury College, Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury, VT 05753 and JOSEPH, Kristiaan, Dept. of Geology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, pryan@middlebury.edu, pryan@middlebury.edu
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2:05 PM
INTEGRATION OF AMPHIBOLE COMPOSITION DATA AND MAFIC SCHIST MODAL SPACE WITH RECENT GEOLOGIC MAPS AND CROSS SECTIONS FROM THE PRE-SILURIAN LITHOTECTONIC BELTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT
LAIRD, Jo, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, KIM, Jonathan, Vermont Geological Survey, 103 S. Main St., Logue Cottage, Waterbury, VT 05671-2420 and GALE, Marjorie H., Vermont Geological Survey, 103 S. Main St., Logue Cottage, Waterbury, VT 05671-242-, jl@cisunix.unh.edu, jl@cisunix.unh.edu
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2:25 PM
TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS OF A NEW 450 MA MONAZITE DATE AND T/P DATA FROM THE MARTIC ZONE, PEQUEA "SILVER" MINE, SE PENNSYLVANIA
WISE, Donald U., Geosciences, Universityof Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, SMITH II, Robert C., Mechanicsburg, PA 17050, JERCINOVIC, Michael J., Univ. Mass @ Amherst, Amherst, 01003, GANIS, G. Robert, Consultant, PO Box 6128, Harrisburg, PA 17112-0128, ONASCH, Charles M., Bowling Green State Univ, Bowling Green, OH 43403-0218, REPETSKI, John E., U.S. Geol. Survey, 926A National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192 and WILLIAMS, Michael L., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-5820, dwise@geo.UMass.edu, dwise@geo.UMass.edu
 
2:45 PM
Break
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3:00 PM
THE SERENDIPITOUS LINK BETWEEN CALEDONIAN - APPALACHIAN ECLOGITES AND OPHIOLITES
CHURCH, William R., Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 33 Logan Avenue, London, ON N5Y 2P5, Canada and BRICE, William R., Geology & Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Johnstown, PA 15904, wbrice@pitt.edu, wbrice@pitt.edu
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3:20 PM
NORTHERN APPALACHIAN ACCRETION OF AVALONIA: EVIDENCE FROM CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY AND K/AR DATING OF ILLITIZATION IN THE SILURIAN ARISAIG GROUP, NOVA SCOTIA
BURGREEN, Blair N.1, BOSTICK, Benjamin2, MEYER, Edward E.2, LACKEY, Hilary3 and ARONSON, James4, (1)Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB 547, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, (2)Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, (3)Department of Geology, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus, 330 University Dr. NE, New Philadelphia, OH 44663, (4)Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, blair.n.burgreen@dartmouth.edu, blair.n.burgreen@dartmouth.edu
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3:40 PM
TECTONIC HISTORY OF THE BUCHANS GROUP: EVIDENCE FOR LATE TACONIC ACCRETION OF A PERI-LAURENTIAN ARC TERRANE AND ITS REIMBRICATION DURING THE SALINIC OROGENY
ZAGOREVSKI, Alexandre, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, MCNICOLL, Vicki J., Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Otawa, ON K1A 0E8, VAN STAAL, Cees R., Geological Survey of Canada, 605 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5J3, Canada and ROGERS, Neil, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, azagorev@nrcan.gc.ca, azagorev@nrcan.gc.ca
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4:00 PM
FOLDED EAST-VERGING WOODSTOCK NAPPE (QUABOAGIAN?) DEFORMED BY DOMES, EAST-CENTRAL VERMONT
THOMPSON, Peter J., Earth Sciences Dept, Univ of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, pjt3@cisunix.unh.edu, pjt3@cisunix.unh.edu
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4:20 PM
GARNET ZONING IN THE WISSAHICKON FORMATION, PHILADELPHIA, PA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SILURIAN THERMAL REGIME IN THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN PIEDMONT
BOSBYSHELL, H., COWELL, M.W., HALE, B.C. and MCDONALD, M.P., Department of Geology and Astronomy, West Chester Univ, 750 South Church Street, West Chester, PA 19383, hbosbyshel@wcupa.edu, hbosbyshel@wcupa.edu
 
4:40 PM
Discussion & Concluding Remarks
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