Cordilleran Section (104th Annual) and Rocky Mountain Section (60th Annual) Joint Meeting (19–21 March 2008)

Session No. 1
Wednesday, 19 March 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology, and Volcanology

 

Sarah L. Hanson and Harold Stowell, Chairs
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
EVOLUTION OF MIOCENE MAGMATISM ALONG DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA: ND-SR-PB ISOTOPIC CONSTRAINTS
RÄMÖ, O. Tapani, Department of Geology, Univ of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, Kumpula, Physicum, Helsinki, FIN-00014, Finland and CALZIA, J.P., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, tapani.ramo@helsinki.fi, tapani.ramo@helsinki.fi
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8:20 AM
DIFFERENTIATING LAVA TUBE SKYLIGHTS FROM PIT CRATERS; A STUDY OF THE CAVE-LIKE STRUCTURES ON ARSIA MONS, MARS
HALLIDAY, William R., Commission on Volcanic Caves, International Union of Speleology, 6530 Cornwall Court, Nashville, TN 37205 and WYNNE, J. Judson, Department of Biological Sciences and Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, wrhbna@bellsouth.net, wrhbna@bellsouth.net
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8:40 AM
SILVER CREEK CALDERA, PROBABLE SOURCE OF THE MIOCENE PEACH SPRING TUFF, OATMAN MINING DISTRICT, ARIZONA
FERGUSON, Charles A., Arizona Geological Survey, 416 West Congress, Suite 100, Tucson, AZ 85701, caf@email.arizona.edu, caf@email.arizona.edu
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9:00 AM
ERUPTIVE AND DEPOSITIONAL PROCESSES OF NARBONA PASS MAAR VOLCANO, NAVAJO VOLCANIC FIELD, NAVAJO NATION, NEW MEXICO
BRAND, Brittany, CLARKE, Amanda and SEMKEN, Steven, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, Brittany.Brand@asu.edu, Brittany.Brand@asu.edu
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9:20 AM
RARE-EARTH ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION IN THE MOHAVE COUNTY PEGMATITES, NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA
HANSON, Sarah L.1, SIMMONS, William B.2 and FALSTER, Alexander U.2, (1)Earth Science, Adrian College, 110 S. Madison St, Adrian, MI 49221, (2)Geology and Geophysics, Univ of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, slhanson@adrian.edu, slhanson@adrian.edu
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9:40 AM
IN-SITU LA-ICP-MS ANALYSIS OF PYROXENE IN THE PERIDOTITE OF THE COAST RANGE OPHIOLITE, CALIFORNIA
JEAN, Marlon M., Geology and Environmental Sciences, Northern Illinois University, Davis Hall 312, Normal Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115, SHERVAIS, John, Geology Department, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4505, MUKASA, Samuel, Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C. C. Little Building, 1100 North University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 and CHOI, Sung Hi, Dept of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 305-764, South Korea, mmj@niu.edu, mmj@niu.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
BASALT SOURCE EVOLUTION AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-YELLOWSTONE AND HIGH LAVA PLAINS-NEWBERRY MAGMATIC PROVINCES
HART, William K., Geology, Miami University, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, SHOEMAKER, Kurt A., Natural Sciences - Geology, Shawnee State University, 940 Second St, Portsmouth, OH 45662, BRUESEKE, Matthew E., Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 and BONDRE, Ninad R., 41 Blake Apartments, London, N87QF, England, hartwk@muohio.edu, hartwk@muohio.edu
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10:40 AM
A NEW 3-DIMENSIONAL VIEW OF THE MID-MIOCENE VOLCANIC AND PLUTONIC ROCKS OF THE RIVER MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN NEVADA
SMITH, Eugene, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, JOHNSEN, Racheal, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, HONN, Denise, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, BRAINARD, Ray, Black and Veatch Corporation, 8400 Ward Pky, Kansas City, MO 64114 and COON, Richard, CH2MHill, 2285 Corporate Circle, Suite 200, Henderson, NV 89074, gene.smith@unlv.edu, gene.smith@unlv.edu
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11:00 AM
QUATERNARY BASALTIC VOLCANISM ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN MARGIN OF THE OWYHEE PLATEAU, SE OREGON
SHORT, Emily J., JASTRAB, Jamie M. and HART, William K., Geology, Miami University, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, shorte@muohio.edu, shorte@muohio.edu
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11:20 AM
TIMING OF HIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM AND PARTIAL MELTING FIORDLAND, NEW ZEALAND
STOWELL, Harold1, GATEWOOD, Mathew1, PARKER, Karen A.1, TULLOCH, Andy2 and KOENIG, Alan E.3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Alabama, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338, (2)Dunedin, New Zealand, (3)USGS, Denver Federal Center, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, hstowell@geo.ua.edu, hstowell@geo.ua.edu
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11:40 AM
LATE CRETACEOUS AMPHIBOLITE FACIES METAMORPHISM IN THE SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA CONSTRAINED BY U-PB DATING OF MONAZITE
DYE, John H.1, BALDWIN, Julia A.2, CROWLEY, James L.3 and SCHMITZ, Mark1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, (3)Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1535, johndye@u.boisestate.edu, johndye@u.boisestate.edu