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Southeastern Section - 57th Annual Meeting (10–11 April 2008)

Session No. 27
Friday, 11 April 2008: 1:30 PM-5:40 PM

S7. Tectonics of the Blue Ridge and Adjacent Areas II: A Session Honoring Professor Loren Raymond

 

Kevin G. Stewart and Arthur Merschat, Conveners
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1:30 PM
ROCK DESCRIPTIONS, THE ZIG-ZAG METHOD, AND PETROTECTONIC ASSEMBLAGES: A THANK YOU TO PROFESSOR LOREN RAYMOND FOR HIS SERVICE AND RESEARCH
MERSCHAT, Arthur J., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Bldg, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, arthurmerschat@hotmail.com, arthurmerschat@hotmail.com
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1:50 PM
DIFFERENCES IN THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THRUST SHEETS IN THE BLUE RIDGE THRUST COMPLEX, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE
ADAMS, Mark, Mine Planning and Geology, Unimin Corporation, 107 Harris Mining Company Rd, Spruce Pine, NC 28777, TRUPE, C.H., Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30461 and STEWART, K.G., Department of Geology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, lwadams@skybest.com, lwadams@skybest.com
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2:10 PM
THE ROLE OF CHLORITE IN THE TRANSITION FROM BRITTLE TO DUCTILE FAULTING: AN EXAMPLE FROM AN ALLEGHANIAN THRUST IN THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE
BORELLA, Josh, N/a, Borella Geology Inc, 1000 N. Coast Hwy Suite #1, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 and STEWART, Kevin, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, kgstewar@email.unc.edu, kgstewar@email.unc.edu
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2:30 PM
SNOWBALL'S CHANCE IN DIXIE: I. EVALUATING THE LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FOR MARINOAN- VARANGIAN OR GASKIERS GLACIATION IN THE BATTLEGROUND AND BLACKSBURG FORMATIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA, U.S.A
DENNIS, Allen J., Biology and Geology, University of South Carolina Aiken, Aiken, SC 29801-6309, dennis@sc.edu, dennis@sc.edu
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2:50 PM
THRUST FAULTS, FALSE STRATIGRAPHY, AND FALSE FACING CRITERIA IN THE BLUE RIDGE IN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA, SOUTHERNMOST APPALACHIANS
HIGGINS, Michael W., The Geologic Mapping Institute, 1752 Timber Bluff Drive, Clayton, GA 30525-6011 and CRAWFORD, Ralph F., The Geologic Mapping Institute, 1297 Briardale Lane, Atlanta, GA 30306, mhiggins@mindspring.com, mhiggins@mindspring.com
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3:10 PM
RE-EXAMINATION OF THE GREENBRIER FAULT: POSTMETAMORPHIC SLIP ON A FAULTED STRATIGRAPHIC CONTACT
MOECHER, D.P., Earth and Env. Sci, Univ. Kentucky, 101 Slone Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0053 and CLEMONS, Kristopher M., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 So. 1460 E. Rm 383, Browning Building - Room 606, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0101, moker@uky.edu, moker@uky.edu
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3:30 PM
THE TACONIC OROGENY: COLLISIONAL VS. ACCRETIONARY OROGENESIS IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
BARINEAU, Clinton I., Department of Chemistry and Geology, Columbus State University, 4225 University Avenue, Columbus, GA 31907-5645, barineau_clinton@colstate.edu, barineau_clinton@colstate.edu
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3:50 PM
GEOCHRONOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF ALLEGHANIAN AND 'ATYPICAL' ALLEGHANIAN GRANITES IN THE CAROLINA TERRANE, SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SOURCES AND TERRANE ACCRETIONARY HISTORY
DASGUPTA, Tathagata, Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 310 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244 and SAMSON, Scott, Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, tdasgupt@syr.edu, tdasgupt@syr.edu
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4:10 PM
AN EVALUATION OF THE USE OF BULK-ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY IN DETERMINING IGNEOUS PROTOLITHS OF ROCKS FROM THE SOAPSTONE RIDGE COMPLEX, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
CHAUMBA, Jeff B. and SWANSON, Samuel E., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, chaumba@uga.edu, chaumba@uga.edu
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4:30 PM
COMPOSITIONAL ZONING IN AMPHIBOLES: EVIDENCE FOR SYNTECTONIC GROWTH AND DISSOLUTION CREEP IN THE ASHE METAMORPHIC SUITE, NC
STOKES, Rebecca, Geosciences, Indiana University, 1001 E 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47401, WINTSCH, Robert, Geology, Indiana University Bloomington, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 and SOUTHWORTH, Scott, U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, mrstokes@indiana.edu, mrstokes@indiana.edu
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4:50 PM
CONSTRAINTS ON THE EVOLUTION AND EMPLACEMENT OF THE BUCK CREEK COMPLEX AND OTHER BLUE RIDGE ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR OPHIOLITE EMPLACEMENT IN COLLISIONAL OROGENS
PETERSON, Virginia, Geology Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401 and RYAN, Jeffrey, Department of Geology, SCA-528, Univ of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, petersvi@gvsu.edu, petersvi@gvsu.edu
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5:10 PM
REFLECTIONS ON OLIVINE AND PYROXENE-RICH ROCKS FROM THE EASTERN BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA
SWANSON, Samuel E., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, sswanson@uga.edu, sswanson@uga.edu
 
5:30 PM
Concluding Remarks
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