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

Session No. 201
Tuesday, 20 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
B110/111/112 (Oregon Convention Center)

T56. The Franciscan Assemblage and Tectonostratigraphic Terranes of the Western United States II: A Tribute to M.C. Blake Jr.

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Cordilleran Section; Friends of the Franciscan

 

John Shervais and A.S. Jayko, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:45 PM
RELATIVE MOTIONS BETWEEN PACIFIC BASIN OCEANIC PLATES AND NORTH AMERICA AND THEIR IMPRINT IN THE FRANCISCAN COMPLEX
TARDUNO, John A., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, john@earth.rochester.edu, john@earth.rochester.edu
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2:00 PM
CLOSING PANTHALASSA: EVIDENCE THAT WESTERN NORTH AMERICA OVERRODE AN OCEANIC PLATE DURING THE JURASSIC
MURCHEY, Benita L., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. ms973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, bmurchey@usgs.gov, bmurchey@usgs.gov
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2:15 PM
APPLYING CORDILLERAN TERRANE STYLE ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTANDING THE HIMALAYAN OROGEN
AITCHISON, Jonathan C., School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Madsen Blg F09, Sydney, NSW, Australia, jonathan.aitchison@sydney.edu.au, jonathan.aitchison@sydney.edu.au
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2:35 PM
OVERVIEW OF THE ARCHITECTURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ZEALANDIA
MORTIMER, Nick, GNS Science, Private Bag 1930, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand, n.mortimer@gns.cri.nz, n.mortimer@gns.cri.nz
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2:50 PM
PALEOCENE - EARLY EOCENE DISPLACEMENT OF TERRANES ALONG THE NORTHERN CORDILLERA MARGIN
ROESKE, Sarah1, HOUSEN, Bernard A.2, O'CONNELL, Kristin3 and GALLEN, Sean2, (1)Geology Department, U. Cal. Davis, Davis, CA 95616, (2)Geology Department, Western Washington University, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225-9080, (3)Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057, smroeske@ucdavis.edu, smroeske@ucdavis.edu
 
3:05 PM
Break
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3:20 PM
GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE DE ROUX UNIT AND POSSIBLY CORRELATIVE TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHIC TERRANES WITHIN THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS, WASHINGTON
MACDONALD Jr, James H.1, MILLER, Robert B.2, DRAGOVICH, Joe D.3, METZGER, Ellen P.2, MILLER, Jonathan S.2 and HARPER, Gregory D.4, (1)Marine and Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast State University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Fort Myers, FL 33965, (2)Geology Department, San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192, (3)Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Geology and Earth Resources Division, 1111 Washington St SE, PO Box 47007, Olympia, WA 98504-7007, (4)Earth and Atmospheric Science, University at Albany, Albany, NY 12222, jmacdona@fgcu.edu, jmacdona@fgcu.edu
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3:35 PM
CHILLIWACK TERRANE IN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON: NEOPROTEROZOIC-CAMBRIAN PASSIVE MARGIN BASEMENT, ORDOVICIAN-SILURIAN ARC INCEPTION
BROWN, E.H., Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225 and VALENCIA, Victor A., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, ehbrown@geol.wwu.edu, ehbrown@geol.wwu.edu
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3:50 PM
DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE GREAT VALLEY GROUP, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE KLAMATH MOUNTAIN/COAST RANGE BOUNDARY
WRIGHT, J.E. and IZSAK, Gabriel, Geology, Univ of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, jwright@gly.uga.edu, jwright@gly.uga.edu
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4:10 PM
TEHAMA-COLUSA SERPENTINITE MELANGE – FRANCISCAN, COAST RANGE OPHIOLITE OR BOTH?
SHERVAIS, John W., Department of Geology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, CHOI, Sung Hi, Dept of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 305-764, South Korea and SHARP, Warren D., Berkeley Geochronology Center, Berkeley, CA 94709, john.shervais@usu.edu, john.shervais@usu.edu
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4:25 PM
THE WHEATFIELD FORK TERRANE: A REMNANT OF SILETZIA (?) IN FRANCISCAN COMPLEX COASTAL BELT OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MCLAUGHLIN, Robert J., U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, BLAKE Jr, M. Clark, Emeritus, U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, SLITER, William V., Deceased, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, WENTWORTH, Carl M., Emeritus, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and GRAYMER, R.W., U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, rjmcl@usgs.gov, rjmcl@usgs.gov
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4:40 PM
BEYOND SIMPLE MODELS OF OROGENIC METAMORPHISM: HP/HT, LP/HT, AND HP/LT METAMORPHISM IN THE FEATHER RIVER ULTRAMAFIC BELT, NORTH YUBA RIVER CANYON, CALIFORNIA
MASUTSUBO, Nobuaki, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740 and WAKABAYASHI, John, 2027 E. Lester Ave, Fresno, CA 93720-3963, nmasutsubo@csufresno.edu, nmasutsubo@csufresno.edu
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