Northeastern Section - 44th Annual Meeting (22–24 March 2009)

Session No. 14
Sunday, 22 March 2009: 12:50 PM-5:00 PM

S8. The Boston Basin and Beyond: In Honor of Margaret D. Thompson

 

Jean M. Crespi and Catherine L. Summa, Conveners
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Start Time
 
12:50 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:00 PM
SCANNED CATHODOLUMINESCENCE PETROGRAPHY OF QUARTZ IN THE CAMBRIDGE ARGILLITE
O'DONNELL, Kenneth Hugh and SCHIEBER, Juergen, Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, kenodonn@umail.iu.edu, kenodonn@umail.iu.edu
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1:20 PM
A REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE ANTIGONISH HIGHLANDS, AVALON TERRANE, NOVA SCOTIA
MURPHY, J. Brendan, Department of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada, bmurphy@stfx.ca, bmurphy@stfx.ca
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1:40 PM
MIDDLE DEVONIAN VOLCANIC AND GRANITIC ROCKS FROM THE GULF OF MAINE
BARR, Sandra M., Geology, Acadia Univ, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada, MORTENSEN, James K., Earth & Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, HERMES, O. Don, Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, Woodward Hall, Kingston, RI 02881, THOMPSON, Margaret, Geology Department, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481 and WHITE, C.E., Natural Resources, P.O. Box 698, Halifax, NS B3J 2T9, Canada, sandra.barr@acadiau.ca, sandra.barr@acadiau.ca
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2:00 PM
A STRATEGY FOR PALEOMAGNETIC INVESTIGATION OF INTRUSIVE COMPLEXES IN THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS
HAWKINS, D.P.1, THOMPSON, M.D.1 and WIEBE, R.A.2, (1)Geosciences Department, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481, (2)Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604, dhawkins@wellesley.edu, dhawkins@wellesley.edu
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2:20 PM
SYSTEMATICS OF MAJOR ELEMENT PARTITIONING AMONG GRAPHITIC METAPELITES FROM WESTERN MAINE
DYAR, M. Darby, Dept. of Astronomy, Mount Holyoke College, 217 Kendade Hall, 50 College St, South Hadley, MA 01075, HENRY, Darrell, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and GUIDOTTI, C.V., deceased, formerly of Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, mdyar@mtholyoke.edu, mdyar@mtholyoke.edu
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2:40 PM
OROGENIC CURVATURE IN THE NORTHERN TACONIC ALLOCHTHON AND ITS RELATION TO FOOTWALL GEOMETRY
CRESPI, Jean, Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, jean.crespi@uconn.edu, jean.crespi@uconn.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:20 PM
FROM THE AVALON TERRANE TO THE SLAVE CRATON, EXAMINING THE GROWTH, STABILIZATION, AND REACTIVATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT: A TRIBUTE TO DR. MARGARET THOMPSON
AULT, Alexis K., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309, alexis.ault@colorado.edu, alexis.ault@colorado.edu
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3:40 PM
ACCRETED TERRANES IN NEVADA: THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM
CRAFFORD, A. Elizabeth Jones, GeoLogic Research, 9501 Nettleton Drive, Anchorage, AK 99507, ecrafford@alaska.com, ecrafford@alaska.com
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4:00 PM
BEYOND THE BOSTON BASIN: PREDICTION OF CARBONATE DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS, OFFSHORE SIRT BASIN, LIBYA USING REGIONAL ANALOGS
WHIDDEN, Katherine J., MASON, Thomas, ILIFFE, James and BEVAN, Timothy, BP LIbya Exploration, Chertsey Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, TW16 7BP, United Kingdom, Kate.Whidden@bp.com, Kate.Whidden@bp.com
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4:20 PM
MAKING A CONNECTION: USING PERSONAL INTERESTS TO ESTABLISH THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
TARY, Anna K., Dept. Natural and Applied Sciences, Bentley College, Waltham, MA 02452, atary@bentley.edu, atary@bentley.edu
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4:40 PM
LINKING SEDIMENTOLOGY AND LOCAL WATER QUALITY ISSUES IN A TEAM-TAUGHT UNDERGRADUATE SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY COURSE AT WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY, MN
SUMMA, Catherine L., Department of Geoscience, Winona State University, PO Box 5838, Winona, MN 55987 and DOGWILER, Toby, Geography, Geology, and Planning Department, Missouri State University, 901 S. National Ave, Springfield, MO 65897, csumma@winona.edu, csumma@winona.edu
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