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

Session No. 266
Wednesday, 21 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
B117/118/119 (Oregon Convention Center)

Precambrian Geology

 

Misty Stroud, Chair
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1:30 PM
CONTINENTAL VERSUS CRUSTAL GROWTH: UNDERSTANDING THE PARADOX
BEGG, Graham C.1, BELOUSOVA, Elena A.2, GRIFFIN, William L.2, O'REILLY, Suzanne Y.2 and NATAPOV, Lev2, (1)GEMOC, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, 2109, Australia, (2)GEMOC, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia, graham.begg@bigpond.com, graham.begg@bigpond.com
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2:00 PM
EXTRATERRESTRIAL CAUSE FOR THE DEMISE OF BANDED IRON FORMATIONS AT 1.85 GA
SLACK, John F., USGS, National Center, MS 954, Reston, VA 20192 and CANNON, William F., US Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 954, Reston, VA 20192-0001, jfslack@usgs.gov, jfslack@usgs.gov
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2:15 PM
IS THE CHEYENNE BELT REALLY A PALEOSUBDUCTION ZONE?: TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS OF NEW GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND U-PB AGES FROM THE BIG CREEK GNEISS
JONES, Daniel S., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 and SNOKE, Arthur W., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, dsjones@uwyo.edu, dsjones@uwyo.edu
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2:30 PM
A KINEMATIC REEVALUATION OF THE CHEYENNE BELT SUTURE ZONE: TESTING THE TRANSPRESSION HYPOTHESIS
SULLIVAN, Walter A., FEREDAY, Wyatt, HUNT, Caroline G., JADKOWSKI, Margosia and SCHWARZ, Jacob J., Department of Geology, Colby College, 5800 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901, wasulliv@colby.edu, wasulliv@colby.edu
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2:45 PM
PROVENANCE OF THE UPPER BELT SUPERGROUP AND LEMHI GROUP: CONSTRAINTS FROM HF AND ND ISOTOPES
STEWART, Eric D., Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave. Stop 8072, Pocatello, ID 83209, LINK, Paul, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave. Stop 8072, Pocatello, ID 83209, FANNING, C. Mark, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National Univ, Canberra, ACT, Australia, FROST, Carol D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071 and MCCURRY, Michael, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, steweric@isu.edu, steweric@isu.edu
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3:00 PM
U-PB ZIRCON AGES AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE NEOPROTEROZOIC OPHIOLITE ASSEMBLAGES FROM WADI ALLAQI, SOUTH EASTERN DESERT OF EGYPT
ALI, K.A.1, AZER, M.K.2, GAHLAN, H.A.3, WILDE, S.A.4, STERN, Robert1 and SAMUEL, M.D.2, (1)Geosciences Department, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75080, (2)Geology Department, National Research Centre, Al-Behoos St, Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt, (3)Geology Department, Assiut University, Faculty of Science, Assiut, Egypt, (4)Applied Geology, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, 6102, Australia, kaa042000@utdallas.edu, kaa042000@utdallas.edu
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3:15 PM
TUBESTONE STROMATOLITES AS ‘GEOPLUMB' INDICATORS, WITH APPLICATION TO MARINOAN (635 MA) GLACIOEUSTASY ON THE FORESLOPE OF THE OTAVI CARBONATE PLATFORM, NAMIBIA
HOFFMAN, Paul F., 3271 Wicklow St, Victoria, BC V8X 1E1, Canada, POPE, Allen, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Rd, Cambridge, CB2 1ER, United Kingdom and MACKINNON, Karen A., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 20 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138, paulfhoffman@yahoo.com, paulfhoffman@yahoo.com
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3:30 PM
SEDIMENTOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE PROTEROZOIC LEBA FORMATION, ANGOLA, AFRICA
HEYDARI, Ezat, Department of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences, and Geoscience, Jackson State University, P.O. Box 17660, 1400 Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217 and DE OLIVEIRA, Ruth, Department of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences, and Geoscience, Jackson State University, 1400 Lynch Street, P. O. Box 17660, Jackson, MS 39217, ezat.heydari@jsums.edu, ezat.heydari@jsums.edu
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3:45 PM
CONTINUATION OF THE LAURENTIAN GRENVILLE PROVINCE IN WESTERN EAST ANTARCTICA
GOODGE, John, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN 55812, FANNING, C. Mark, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia, BRECKE, Devon, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth, 5013 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, MN 55811, LICHT, Kathy, Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 723 West Michigan Street, SL 118, Indianapolis, IN 46202 and PALMER, Emerson, Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 601 N. Broadway #310, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, jgoodge@d.umn.edu, jgoodge@d.umn.edu
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4:00 PM
THE TRANS-ADIRONDACK BASIN - PRECURSOR TO THE SHAWINIGAN OROGENY
CHIARENZELLI, Jeffrey R., REGAN, Sean P. and LAVACK, Cody E., Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, celava06@stlawu.edu, celava06@stlawu.edu