Session: Recent Developments in Piedmont Geology and Beyond (Southeastern Section–56th Annual Meeting (29

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8:00 AM

THE EASTATOEE FAULT: RECOGNITION OF A REGIONAL THRUST-SHEET BOUNDING FAULT IN THE INNER PIEDMONT THRUST STACK OF NORTHWESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

GARIHAN, J.M., Department of Earth And Environmental Sciences, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett, Greenville, SC 29613 and CLENDENIN, C.W., Department of Natural Resources, South Carolina Geological Survey, 5 Geology Road, Columbia, SC 29212, jack.garihan@furman.edu, jack.garihan@furman.edu

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8:20 AM

BACKFOLDING, PARTITIONED TRANSPRESSION, AND FAULT REACTIVATION IN NORTHWESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA

CLENDENIN, C.W., SCDNR-Geological Survey, 5 Geology Road, Columbia, SC 29212 and GARIHAN, J.M., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613, ClendeninB@dnr.sc.g, ClendeninB@dnr.sc.g

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8:40 AM

CAROLINIA: DEFINITION AND RECENT FINDINGS IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

HIBBARD, James¹, MILLER, Brent V.², HAMES, Willis³, ALLEN, John¹ and STANDARD, Issac¹, (1)Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State Univ, Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A & M, College Station, TX 77843, (3)Geology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, jim_hibbard@ncsu.edu, jim_hibbard@ncsu.edu

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9:00 AM

AN OVERVIEW OF NEW GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF THE CHAPEL HILL, HILLSBOROUGH AND EFLAND 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLES, CAROLINA TERRANE, NORTH CAROLINA

BRADLEY, Philip J., North Carolina Geological Survey, Raleigh, NC 27699-1620 and GAY, Kenny, North Carolina Geological Survey, 1620 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1620, pbradley@ncdenr.gov, pbradley@ncdenr.gov

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9:20 AM

STRATIGRAPHIC, FOSSIL AND GEOCHRONOLOGIC EVIDENCE FROM CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE AGE OF THE ALBEMARLE GROUP

BRENNAN, Matthew P., Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695, mpbrenna@ncsu.edu, mpbrenna@ncsu.edu

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9:40 AM

BODY VS. TRACE FOSSILS: A PRELIMINARY REASSESSMENT OF SQUIGGLES, RODS AND CLUSTERS ON NEOPROTEROZOIC BEDDING PLANES FROM THE CAROLINA TERRANE, STANLY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

TACKER, R. Chris, Geology Section, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029 and WEAVER, Patricia G., Geology/Paleontology, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029, christopher.tacker@ncmail.net, christopher.tacker@ncmail.net

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10:00 AM

SIGNIFICANCE OF INTRUSIVE ROCKS ALONG THE CHARLOTTE-CAROLINA TERRANE BOUNDARY: EVIDENCE FOR THE TIMING OF DEFORMATION IN THE GOLD HILL FAULT ZONE NEAR WAXHAW, NC

ALLEN, John Stefan, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Research Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, MILLER, Brent, Dept. Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, MS 3115, College Station, TX 77843-3115, HIBBARD, James, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State Univ, Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695 and BOLAND, Irene, Department of Chemistry, Physics, and Geology, Winthrop Univ, Rock Hill, SC 29733, john-allen@uky.edu, john-allen@uky.edu

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10:20 AM

AN EARLY CAMBRIAN AGE OF RIFTING OF CAROLINIA FROM GONDWANA: GEOCHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS FROM THE STONY MOUNTAIN GABBRO, NORTH CAROLINA

POLLOCK, Jeff, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Science, North Carolina State Univ, Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695 and HIBBARD, James P., Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State Univ, Raleigh, NC 27606, jpolloc@ncsu.edu, jpolloc@ncsu.edu

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10:40 AM

DUCTILE-BRITTLE EXTENSIONAL DEFORMATION ALONG THE NORTHERN DEEP RIVER RIFT BASIN TERMINATION IN THE NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT

BLAKE, David E.¹, WOOTEN, Richard M.², PARNELL, David B.¹, ROBITAILLE, Kenneth R.³ and PESICEK, Jememy D.⁴, (1)Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, (2)North Carolina Geological Survey, 2090 U.S. Highway 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778, (3)Clark Environmental Services, Castle Hayne, NC 28429, (4)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, blaked@uncw.edu, blaked@uncw.edu

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11:00 AM

SOUTHEAST-DIRECTED BACKTHRUSTING AND CRUSTAL THICKENING IN THE MASSANUTTEN SYNCLINORIUM, ROCKINGHAM AND PAGE COUNTIES, VIRGINIA

HELLER, Matthew J.¹, WHITMEYER, Steve², HOLLAND, Christopher², ARNETTE, David², CARTER, Mark W.¹ and COINER, Lorrie V.¹, (1)Division of Mineral Resources, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903, (2)Dept. of Geology & Environmental Science, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, matt.heller@dmme.virginia.gov, matt.heller@dmme.virginia.gov

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11:20 AM

THE PROBLEM OF PALINSPASTIC RECONSTRUCTION AROUND A THRUST BELT RECESS: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE APPALACHIAN THRUST BELT IN GEORGIA

COOK, Brian S. and THOMAS, William A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Research Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, b.cook@uky.edu, b.cook@uky.edu

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11:40 AM

PALEOZOIC STRESS ORIENTATION IN THE SOUTHEAST OZARKS

HUNDT, Kasey R., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, 2671 Central Terrace, Memphis, TN 38111, LUMSDEN, David, Earth Sciences, Univ. of Memphis, 402 Smith Bldg, Memphis, TN 38152 and COX, Randy, Department of Earth Sciences, Univ. of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, khundt@memphis.edu, khundt@memphis.edu

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12:00 PM

TIMING OF MAGMATISM AND METAMORPHISM DURING THE EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTHEAST ANATOLIAN OROGEN, TURKEY

PARLAK, Osman¹, RIZAOGLU, Tamer², KARAOGLAN, Faith¹, BILLOR, Zeki³ and HAMES, Willis³, (1)Geological Engineering, Cukurova University, Adana, 01330, Turkey, (2)Geological Engineering, Aksaray University, Aksaray, 01330, Turkey, (3)Geology and Geography, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, zbillor@gmail.com, zbillor@gmail.com

Southeastern Section–56th Annual Meeting (29–30 March 2007)

T32. Recent Developments in Piedmont Geology and Beyond