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

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

S2. Rev. James W. Skehan S.J.—Geologist, Teacher, Mentor, Priest: A Jesuit Journey II

 

Walter Anderson and J. Christopher Hepburn, Conveners
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:05 PM
CONSTRAINTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE AVALONIAN MANTLE AND TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS
MURPHY, J. Brendan, Dept. of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G2W5, Canada and DOSTAL, Jarda, Earth Sciences, St. Mary's Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada, bmurphy@stfx.ca, bmurphy@stfx.ca
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1:25 PM
A REVIEW OF COASTAL MAINE STRATIGRAPHY
BERRY IV, Henry N., Maine Geological Survey, 22 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, Henry.N.Berry@maine.gov, Henry.N.Berry@maine.gov
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1:45 PM
40 YEARS OF MAPPING AND STILL WE DON'T KNOW
LUDMAN, Allan, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11367-1597, allan.ludman@qc.cuny.edu, allan.ludman@qc.cuny.edu
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2:05 PM
THE MARS HILL CONGLOMERATE, NORTHEASTERN MAINE: A PRE-ACADIAN SUBMARINE DEBRIS-FLOW COMPLEX?
WANG, Chunzeng, School of Science and Mathematics, University of Maine at Presque Isle, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769, chunzeng.wang@maine.edu, chunzeng.wang@maine.edu
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2:25 PM
METAMORPHIC EVOLUTION OF HP-LT TECTONITES IN THE BRUNSWICK SUBDUCTION COMPLEX, NEW BRUNSWICK AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SALINIC OROGENY IN NEW ENGLAND
VAN STAAL, Cees, Pacific division, Geological Survey of Canada, 625 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6b 5J3, Canada and CURRIE, Ken, Geological Survey of Canada (retired), 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, cvanstaa@nrcan.gc.ca, cvanstaa@nrcan.gc.ca
 
2:45 PM
Break
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3:00 PM
FORMATION OF NEW ENGLAND GNEISS DOMES
KARABINOS, Paul, Dept. Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, pkarabin@williams.edu, pkarabin@williams.edu
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3:20 PM
POST-ORDOVICIAN CONTRASTS IN THE GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN OROGEN
HIBBARD, James, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State Univ, Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695, VAN STAAL, Cees, Geol Survey of and RANKIN, Douglas W., US Geol Survey, Mail Stop 926 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, jim_hibbard@ncsu.edu, jim_hibbard@ncsu.edu
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3:40 PM
LATE-GRENVILLE DEXTRAL TRANSCURRENT TECTONICS IN THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
GATES, Alexander E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith Hall Room 137, Newark, NJ 07102, VALENTINO, David W., Department of Earth Sciences, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126, GORRING, Matthew L., Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, PRICE, Rachel, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers Univ, Newark, NJ 07102 and RAYNER, Nicole, Geol Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, agates@andromeda.rutgers.edu, agates@andromeda.rutgers.edu
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4:00 PM
SUMMARY OF ORIGIN AND ACCRETION OF THE ARGENTINE PRECORDILLERA TERRANE
THOMAS, William A., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Kentucky, 101 Slone Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0053 and ASTINI, Ricardo A., Cátedra de Estratigrafía y Geología Histórica, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Pabellón Geología, Ciudad Universitaria, 2º Piso, Oficina 7, Córdoba, X5016GCA, Argentina, geowat@uky.edu, geowat@uky.edu
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4:20 PM
40AR/39AR AND PETROLOGIC EVIDENCE FOR AN ALLEGHANIAN TECTONOTHERMAL EVENT IN THE NEW JERSEY COASTAL PLAIN BASEMENT FROM AMPHIBOLITE-FACIES GNEISS IN THE ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK WELL
MAGUIRE, Timothy1, VOLKERT, Richard2, SWISHER III, Carl3 and SHERIDAN, Robert3, (1)New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ 08625, (2)New Jersey Geological Survey, Trenton, NJ 08625, (3)Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, Wright Labs, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066, Rich.Volkert@dep.state.nj.us, Rich.Volkert@dep.state.nj.us
 
4:40 PM
Discussion & Concluding Remarks
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