Northeastern Section - 43rd Annual Meeting (27-29 March 2008)

Session No. 10
Thursday, 27 March 2008: 1:00 PM-5:25 PM

T4. Evidence for Provenance of Peri-Gondwanan Terranes

 

Sandra M. Barr and J. Brendan Murphy, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:05 PM
GEOCHEMISTRY AND SM-ND ISOTOPIC SIGNATURE OF THE 0.76 GA BURIN GROUP: A COMPOSITIONAL EQUIVALENT OF THE BASEMENT FOR LATE NEOPROTEROZOIC AVALONIAN MAGMATISM?
MURPHY, J. Brendan, Department of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada, MCCAUSLAND, Phil J.A., Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, Biology and Geology building, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada, O'BRIEN, Sean J., Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, St. John's, NF A1B, Canada, PISAREVSKY, Sergei, University of Edinburgh, School of Geosciences, Edinburgh, EH9 3JW, United Kingdom and HAMILTON, Michael, Jack Satterly Geochronology Laboratory, Department of Geology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, bmurphy@stfx.ca, bmurphy@stfx.ca
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1:25 PM
AVALONIA'S FOUNDATION? PRELIMINARY PALEOMAGNETISM AND U-PB ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE MID-NEOPROTEROZOIC BURIN GROUP, NEWFOUNDLAND
MCCAUSLAND, Phil J.A., Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, Biology and Geology building, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada, MURPHY, J. Brendan, Department of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada, HAMILTON, Michael A., Geology, Univ of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, PISAREVSKY, Sergei, University of Edinburgh, School of Geosciences, Edinburgh, EH9 3JW, United Kingdom and O'BRIEN, Sean J., Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador,  Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, St. John's, NF A1B, Canada, pmccausl@uwo.ca, pmccausl@uwo.ca
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1:45 PM
THE PENOBSCOTTIAN ARC SYSTEM OF COASTAL MAINE AND SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK
FYFFE, Leslie R.1, JOHNSON, Susan C.2 and MCLEOD, Malcolm J.2, (1)New Brunswick Natural Resources, Geological Surveys Branch, PO Box 6000, Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1, Canada, (2)New Brunswick Natural Resources, Geological Surveys Branch, PO Box 5040, 207 Picadilly Road, Sussex, NB E4E 5L2, Canada, les.fyffe@gnb.ca, les.fyffe@gnb.ca
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2:05 PM
REFINED AGES OF PALEOZOIC PLUTONS AS CONSTRAINTS ON AVALONIAN ACCRETION IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND
THOMPSON, Margaret D., Geosciences Department, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 and RAMEZANI, Jahandar, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, mthompson@wellesley.edu, mthompson@wellesley.edu
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2:25 PM
ZIRCON-BASED PROVENANCE STUDIES: GOING ALL THE WAY REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST A DATE
HIETPAS, Jack1, SAMSON, Scott1, CHAKRABORTY, Suvankar2 and MOECHER, David3, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University Of Kentucky, 101 Slone Research Building, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, jhietpas@syr.edu, jhietpas@syr.edu
 
2:45 PM
Break
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3:05 PM
PRESSURE-TEMPERATURE-TIME CONDITIONS, ND AND PB ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS AND DETRIAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE MASSABESIC GNEISS COMPLEX, NEW HAMPSHIRE
DORAIS, Michael J.1, WINTSCH, Robert P.2, KUNK, Michael J.3, ALEINIKOFF, John4, UNDERDOWN, Christine1 and KERWIN, Charles M.5, (1)Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, (2)Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (4)U.S. Geol Survey, Denver, CO 80225, (5)Dept. of Earth Sciences, Univ of New Hampshire, 56 College Rd, Durham, NH 03824-3589, dorais@byu.edu, dorais@byu.edu
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3:25 PM
SIGNIFICANCE OF DETRITAL ZIRCON AGES FROM THE WESTBORO QUARTZITE, AVALON TERRANE, EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
HEPBURN, J. Christopher, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3809, FERNÁNDEZ-SUÁREZ, Javier, Departmento de Petrologia y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 28040, JENNER, George A., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NF A1B3X5, Canada and BELOUSOVA, Elena A., GEMOC, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia, hepburn@bc.edu, hepburn@bc.edu
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3:45 PM
PROVENANCE OF THE MEGUMA TERRANE, NOVA SCOTIA
WHITE, Chris E., Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, PO Box 698, Halifax, NS B3J 2T9, WALDRON, John W.F., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G2E3, Canada, BARR, Sandra M., Geology, Acadia Univ, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada, SIMONETTI, Antonio, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 and HEAMAN, Larry M., Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, whitece@gov.ns.ca, whitece@gov.ns.ca
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4:05 PM
PROVENANCE AND TECTONIC SETTING OF LATE NEOPROTEROZOIC AND CAMBRIAN SEDIMENTARY AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN AVALONIA OF SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK
SATKOSKI, Aaron M.1, BARR, Sandra M.1 and SAMSON, Scott D.2, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, Acadia Univ, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada, (2)Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse Univeristy, Syracuse, NY 13244, aaron.satkoski@acadiau.ca, aaron.satkoski@acadiau.ca
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4:25 PM
PROVENANCE STUDIES OF CAMBRIAN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN AVALONIA, SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK AND CAPE BRETON ISLAND, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
BARR, Sandra M.1, WHITE, Chris E.2, HAMILTON, Michael A.3, REYNOLDS, Peter H.4 and SATKOSKI, Aaron M.1, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada, (2)Natural Resources, P.O. Box 698, Halifax, NS B3J 2T9, Canada, (3)Jack Satterly Geochronology Lab, Dept. of Geology, Univ of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, (4)Earth Sciences, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada, sandra.barr@acadiau.ca, sandra.barr@acadiau.ca
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4:45 PM
DETRITAL ZIRCON CONSTRAINTS ON THE PALEOZOIC PROVENANCE OF PERI-GONDWANAN TERRANES IN SOUTHERN MEXICO
NANCE, R. Damian, Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, MILLER, Brent V., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, KEPPIE, J. Duncan, Departamento de Geología Regional, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, DF 04510, Mexico, MURPHY, J. Brendan, Department of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada and DOSTAL, Jaroslav, Department of Geology, St. Mary's University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada, nance@ohiou.edu, nance@ohiou.edu
 
5:05 PM
Discussion
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