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

Session No. 27
Friday, 21 March 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Structural Geology and Tectonics I

 

James MacDonald Jr and Ann E. Blythe, Chairs
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8:00 AM
RED RIDGE REVERSE FAULT, NORTHERN PANCAKE RANGE, CENTRAL NEVADA
MCDONALD, Scott F., P.O. Box 928, El Dorado, CA 95623-0928, smcdonal@visa.com, smcdonal@visa.com
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8:20 AM
PREFERENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF DEFORMATION BANDS WITHIN GRAINFLOW TONGUES OF THE NAVAJO SANDSTONE ALONG THE EAST KAIBAB MONOCLINE, UT-AZ
LOOPE, David B., Geosciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588 and TINDALL, Sarah, Department of Physical Sciences, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530, dloope1@unl.edu, dloope1@unl.edu
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8:40 AM
CHRONOLOGY OF THE INTRUSIVE ROCKS OF THE TONGLING AREA (ANHUI, CHINA) AND ITS TECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE
ZHANG, Da, Institute of Geological Survey, China University of Geosciences, 29 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, China, Beijing, 100083, China and WU, Ganguo, State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, 29 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China, zhangda@cugb.edu.cn, zhangda@cugb.edu.cn
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9:00 AM
TRACER ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY AND U-PB ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF INTRUSIVE ROCKS FROM THE WALLOWA AND OLDS FERRY ARC TERRANES, BLUE MOUNTAINS PROVINCE, NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND WEST-CENTRAL IDAHO
KURZ, Gene Alan1, SCHMITZ, M.D.2 and NORTHRUP, Clyde J.1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, (2)Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, genekurz@u.boisestate.edu, genekurz@u.boisestate.edu
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9:20 AM
TESTING THE PRESENCE OF FUNDAMENTAL CRUSTAL BOUNDARIES IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
HART, Garret, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, P.O. Box 642812, Pullman, WA 99164-2812 and NELSON, Stephen, Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, stn@geology.byu.edu, stn@geology.byu.edu
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9:40 AM
GEOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND POSSIBLE TECTONIC AND STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE HELENA-HAYSTACK MÉLANGE, NORTH CASCADES, WASHINGTON STATE
MACDONALD Jr, James H.1, DRAGOVICH, Joe D.2, MILLER, Robert B.3 and METZGER, Ellen P.3, (1)Marine and Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Fort Myers, FL 33965, (2)Washington Div. Geology & Earth Resources, mapping section, 1111 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98504, (3)Dept Geology, San Jose State University, 1 Washington Sq, San Jose, CA 95192-0102, jmacdona@fgcu.edu, jmacdona@fgcu.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
EARTH'S FIRST TWO BILLION YEARS---THE ERA OF INTERNALLY MOBILE CRUST
HAMILTON, Warren B., Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, whamilto@mines.edu, whamilto@mines.edu
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10:40 AM
OF CAMP AND CUSP: THE COINCIDENCE OF THE EMPLACEMENT OF THE CAMP LIP AND THE ABRUPT WESTWARD MOTION OF NORTH AMERICA THAT TERMINATED AT THE J-1 CUSP OF THE NA APW PATH
STEINER, Maureen B., Geology & Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E University, dept 3006, Laramie, WY 82071 and MARZOLF, John E., Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, magnetic@uwyo.edu, magnetic@uwyo.edu
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11:00 AM
GEOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF MIOCENE INITIATION OF MICROPLATE CAPTURE AND TRANSROTATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA
INGERSOLL, Raymond V., Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, ringer@ess.ucla.edu, ringer@ess.ucla.edu
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11:20 AM
LOW TEMPERATURE THERMAL HISTORY OF THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT OBSERVATORY AT DEPTH (SAFOD) FROM APATITE FISSION TRACK ANALYSES
BLYTHE, Ann E., Geology Department, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90041 and BÜRGMANN, Roland, Univ California - Berkeley, 385 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-4768, ablythe@oxy.edu, ablythe@oxy.edu
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11:40 AM
CORRELATION OF TRIASSIC AND JURASSIC TETONOSEQUENCES OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU AND THE NORTH AMERICAN APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH
MARZOLF, John E., Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901 and STEINER, Maureen B., Geology & Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E University, dept 3006, Laramie, WY 82071, marzolf@geo.siu.edu, marzolf@geo.siu.edu