2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 200
Tuesday, 20 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
A107/108/109 (Oregon Convention Center)

T51. Tectonics and Basins of Convergent Margins

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

 

Andrea Fildani, Jeffrey Trop, Andrew Leier and Melissa K. Giovanni, Advocates
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1:30 PM
RESOLVING UPLIFT OF THE EASTERN CORDILLERA IN THE COLOMBIAN ANDES USING DETRITAL ZIRCON U-PB AGE SIGNATURES
HORTON, Brian K.1, PARRA, Mauricio2, SAYLOR, Joel E.3, NIE, Junsheng2 and MORA, Andrés4, (1)Department of Geological Sciences and Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (3)Geology, Northern Arizona University, 625 S. Knoles Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, (4)Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo, Ecopetrol, Bucaramanga, Colombia, horton@jsg.utexas.edu, horton@jsg.utexas.edu
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1:45 PM
EXTENSIONAL BASIN EVOLUTION IN A CONTRACTIONAL OROGEN: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE CORDILLERA BLANCA, PERU
GIOVANNI, Melissa K., Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada and HORTON, Brian K., Institute for Geophysics and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, mkgiovan@ucalgary.ca, mkgiovan@ucalgary.ca
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2:00 PM
FOREARC BASIN FORMATION IN THE TECTONIC WAKE OF A COLLISION-DRIVEN, COASTWISE MIGRATING CRUSTAL BLOCK: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE NORTH ANDEAN BLOCK AND THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL-TUMBES BASIN (ECUADOR-PERU BORDER AREA)
WITT, Cesar, Earth Sciences Department, Royal Holloway University, Egham Hill. Queens Building, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom and BOURGOIS, Jacques, Institut des Sciences de la Terre Paris (iSTeP), UMR 7193 UPMC-CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, 75252, France, c.witt@es.rhul.ac.uk, c.witt@es.rhul.ac.uk
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2:15 PM
FOREARC BASINS AS RECORDERS OF ACCRETIONARY PROCESSES AND INDICATORS OF GEOHAZARDS: EXAMPLES FROM THE NANKAI TROUGH, SOUTHERN CASCADIA, AND SUMATRA
GULICK, Sean P.S.1, BANGS, Nathan L.B.1, MOORE, Gregory F.2, AUSTIN Jr, James A.1, MELTZER, Anne S.3, LEVANDER, Alan4, HENSTOCK, Timothy J.5, MCNEILL, Lisa5 and MARTIN, Kylara M.1, (1)Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin, J.J. Pickle Research Campus (ROC), 10100 Burnet Rd. (R2200), Austin, TX 78758-4445, (2)Dept of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, (3)College of Arts and Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 West Packer avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015, (4)Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street MS-126, Houston, TX 77005, (5)National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom, sean@ig.utexas.edu, sean@ig.utexas.edu
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2:30 PM
TECTONICS OF CONCAVE CONTINENTAL MARGINS: A COMPARISON OF THE CASCADIA AND CENTRAL ANDES FOREARCS
ALLMENDINGER, Richard W., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-1504 and GONZÁLEZ, Gabriel, Dpto. Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avenida Angamos 0610, Antofagasta, Chile, rwa1@cornell.edu, rwa1@cornell.edu
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2:45 PM
EVIDENCE FOR A COMBINED HORNBROOK-OCHOCO BASIN: A COMPLEX LATE CRETACEOUS FOREARC SYSTEM
SURPLESS, Kathleen DeGraaff1, BEVERLY, Emily J.2 and KOCHELEK, Evan J.2, (1)Geosciences, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212, (2)Department of Geosciences, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212, ksurples@trinity.edu, ksurples@trinity.edu
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3:00 PM
BASIN INVERSION AND TECTONIC HEREDITY CONTROL FIRST-ORDER STRUCTURE IN A FORELAND THRUST-FOLD BELT: SOUTHEASTERN CANADIAN CORDILLERA
PRICE, Raymond A., Dept. of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's Univ, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, price@geol.queensu.ca, price@geol.queensu.ca
 
3:20 PM
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3:35 PM
IMPORTANCE OF PREDECESSOR BASIN HISTORY ON PROVENANCE OF THE MAGALLANES RETROARC FORELAND BASIN, CHILE (50°S-52°S)
ROMANS, Brian W.1, FILDANI, Andrea2, GRAHAM, Stephan A.3, COVAULT, Jacob A.1, FOSDICK, Julie C.4 and HUBBARD, Stephen M.5, (1)Chevron ETC, San Ramon, CA 94583, (2)Chevron ETC, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Rd, San Ramon, CA 94583, (3)Geological and Evironmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Hall, Stanford, CA 94305, (4)Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (5)Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, brian.romans@chevron.com, brian.romans@chevron.com
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3:50 PM
WHAT INDUCES THE COLLAPSE OF OROGENS? IS SOUTH AMERICA NEXT?
MCQUARRIE, Nadine, Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 and OSKIN, Michael E., Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, nmcq@princeton.edu, nmcq@princeton.edu
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4:05 PM
SURFACE RESPONSE TO LITHOSPHERIC DELAMINATION: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE PUNA PLATEAU OF NW ARGENTINA
CARRAPA, Barbara, Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 East University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071-3006, SCHOENBOHM, Lindsay, Geology, University of toronto, Toronto, M5S 3B1, Canada, DECELLES, Peter G., Geosciences, University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Building #77, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, CLEMENTZ, Mark T., Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 University Ave. University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, Laramie, WY 82071 and HUNTINGTON, Katharine, Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, University of Washington, JHN 070, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, bcarrapa@uwyo.edu, bcarrapa@uwyo.edu
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4:20 PM
EOCENE-OLIGOCENE PALEOVALLEY CHARACTERIZATION AND FLUVIAL SYSTEM EVOLUTION IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
CASSEL, Elizabeth J., Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, P.O. Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604 and GRAHAM, Stephan A., Geological and Evironmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Hall, Stanford, CA 94305, elizabeth.cassel@fandm.edu, elizabeth.cassel@fandm.edu
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4:35 PM
SUBDUCTION COMPLEX UPLIFT AND EXHUMATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON FOREARC STRATIGRAPHY IN THE GREAT VALLEY BASIN, NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
MITCHELL, Christopher C., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Hall, Stanford, CA 94305 and GRAHAM, Stephan A., Geological and Evironmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Hall, Stanford, CA 94305, cmitch@stanford.edu, cmitch@stanford.edu
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4:50 PM
GREAT SUBDUCTION ZONE EARTHQUAKES AND RAPID FOREARC BASIN FORMATION AND SEDIMENT FILLING--EXAMPLE OF THE ATKA FOREARC BASIN, ANDREANOF SECTOR OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
SCHOLL, David1, RYAN, Holly2, KERANEN, Katie3, WELLS, Ray E.4 and KIRBY, Steven H.3, (1)Geology and Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks and U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 999, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 999, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, dscholl@usgs.gov, dscholl@usgs.gov
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5:05 PM
MODIFICATION OF CONTINENTAL FOREARC BASINS BY SPREADING RIDGE SUBDUCTION AND FLAT-SLAB SUBDUCTION PROCESSES: AN EXAMPLE FROM SOUTHERN ALASKA
FINZEL, Emily S., Earth & Environmental Science Department, University of Iowa, Trowbridge Hall, North Capitol Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, TROP, Jeffrey M., Dept. of Geology, Bucknell University, 701 Moore Avenue, Lewisburg, PA 17837 and RIDGWAY, Kenneth, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 500 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, emily-finzel@uiowa.edu, emily-finzel@uiowa.edu
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