2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 321
Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T82. Southwest Pacific Cenozoic Tectonics and Comparisons with Other Orogenic Belts

GSA International Section; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics; GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

 

John Wakabayashi and Yildirim Dilek, Advocates
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1:30 PM
A Geophysical Characterization of the Orogenic Rifting to Sealoor Spreading Transition in Western Woodlark Basin, Papua New Guinea
HAYES, Jorden L. and GOODLIFFE, Andrew M., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, jlhayes@bama.ua.edu, jlhayes@bama.ua.edu
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1:45 PM
What Can We Learn from Indonesia That Is Relevant to Other Orogenic Belts ?
HALL, Robert, SE Asia Research Group, Earth Sciences Department, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom, robert.hall@es.rhul.ac.uk, robert.hall@es.rhul.ac.uk
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2:05 PM
Evidence for Subduction of the Solomon Sea Plate at the Trobriand Trough, Papua New Guinea
CAMERON, Milo L. and GOODLIFFE, Andrew M., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405, mlcameron@bama.ua.edu, mlcameron@bama.ua.edu
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2:20 PM
Reconstructing Taiwan. A New View of a Classic Orogen
BYRNE, Timothy1, CHAN, Yu-Chang2, LEE, Yuan-Hsi3, LEE, Jian-Cheng2 and RAU, Ruey-Juin4, (1)Center for Integrative Geosciences, Univ of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road U-2045, Storrs, CT 06269-2045, (2)Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, 621, Taiwan, (4)Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan, tim.byrne@uconn.edu, tim.byrne@uconn.edu
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2:35 PM
Syntectonic(?) Mafic Gravel Associated with Miocene Obduction and Subduction Initiation in New Zealand
MARSAGLIA, Kathleen M.1, BENDER, Carrie1, DILLON, Jessica1, MAZENGARB, Colin2, MARDEN, Michael3 and MIRANDA, Elena A.4, (1)Geological Sciences, California State Univ Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330-8266, (2)Mineral Resources Tasmania, PO Box 56, Rosny, Hobart, Tasmania, 7018, Australia, (3)Landcare Research, Private Bag 445, Gisborne, New Zealand, (4)Geological Sciences, California State University at Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330-8266, kathie.marsaglia@csun.edu, kathie.marsaglia@csun.edu
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2:50 PM
Tetiary-Recent Subduction Zone Products along the Japanese Island Arcs as Modern Analogues of Ancient Orogenic Belts: Emplacement of Trench Sediments, Metamorphic and Ophiolitic Rocks into Forearc Areas
OGAWA, Yujiro1, DILEK, Yildirim2, MURAOKA, Satoru1, ANMA, Ryo3, KAWAMURA, Kiichiro4 and MORI, Ryota5, (1)Earth Evolution Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan, (2)Dept of Geology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, (3)Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ten-nodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan, (4)Research Group 3, Fukada Geological Institute, 2-13-12 Honkomagome, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-0021, Japan, (5)Mitsubishi Corporation Exploration Co. Ltd, 2-3-1, Marunouchi, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan, fyogawa45@yahoo.co.jp, fyogawa45@yahoo.co.jp
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3:05 PM
Structural Geology of the Nankai Accretionary Prism; Tenryu Submarine Canyon, Japan
BURMEISTER, Kurtis C., Dept of Geosciences, Univ of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211, HAYMAN, Nicholas W., Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas, 10100 Burnet Rd, Bldg 196, Austin, TX 78758, ANMA, Ryo, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ten-nodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan, YAMADA, Yasuhiro, Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto, 615-8540, Japan, DILEK, Yildirim, Dept of Geology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, OGAWA, Yujiro, Geoloy, Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8571, Japan and KAWAMURA, Kiichiro, Research Group 3, Fukada Geological Institute, 2-13-12 Honkomagome, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-0021, Japan, kburmeister@pacific.edu, kburmeister@pacific.edu
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3:20 PM
Tibetan-Indonesian-Style Tectonic Evolution of Tethyan Orogenic Belts In the Eastern Mediterranean Region
DILEK, Yildirim, Geology Department, Miami University, Oxford, OH OH 45056, dileky@muohio.edu, dileky@muohio.edu
 
3:35 PM
Break
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3:50 PM
Pacific Plate Motion Linked to Changes in Deformation at the Plate Margins
STOCK, Joann M., Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, MC 252-21, Pasadena, CA 91125 and BEN-AVRAHAM, Zvi, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, jstock@gps.caltech.edu, jstock@gps.caltech.edu
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4:05 PM
Tectonics of the SW Pacific Region as an Analogue for the Mesozoic Tectonics of the North American Cordillera
SILVER, Eli, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, esilver@ucsc.edu, esilver@ucsc.edu
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4:25 PM
SW Pacific Tectonics and the E. Pacific Cordillera
MOORES, Eldridge M., Geology, University of California, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, moores@geology.ucdavis.edu, moores@geology.ucdavis.edu
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4:45 PM
The Rate of SW Pacific Cenozoic Tectonic Transitions Compared to Models of North American Cordilleran Tectonics: Are the Latter Too Simplistic?
WAKABAYASHI, John, 2027 E. Lester Ave, Fresno, CA 93720-3963 and SMART, Chris, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740, johnwako@sbcglobal.net, johnwako@sbcglobal.net
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5:00 PM
Hot and Deep: Rock Record of Subduction Initiation, Feather River Ultramafic Belt, California
SMART, Christopher M., Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, 2576 E. San Ramon Avenue M/S ST24, Fresno, CA 93740 and WAKABAYASHI, John, 2027 E. Lester Ave, Fresno, CA 93720-3963, chrismart@csufresno.edu, chrismart@csufresno.edu
 
5:15 PM
Discussion
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