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Session No. 285
Wednesday, 3 November 2010: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Mile High Ballroom 2AB/3AB (Colorado Convention Center)

T86. Transformative Science in the Himalaya and Tibet: Insight from Geophysical, Geochemical, and Geologic Studies

GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

Aaron J. Martin and Delores M. Robinson, Advocates
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1:30 PM
KINEMATICS OF THRUSTING IN THE HIMALAYA AND ITS RELATION TO TIBET TECTONICS
AVOUAC, Jean-Philippe, COPLEY, Alex and HAVIV, Itai, Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 100-23, Pasadena, CA 91125, avouac@gps.caltech.edu, avouac@gps.caltech.edu
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1:50 PM
INTERPLAY BETWEEN FAULTING AND BASE LEVEL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIMALAYAN FRONTAL FOLD TOPOGRAPHY
BARNES, Jason B.1, DENSMORE, Alexander L.2, MUKUL, Malay3, SINHA, Rajiv4, JAIN, Vikrant5 and TANDON, Sampat K.5, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina, 104 South Road, Mitchell Hall, CB# 3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315, (2)Department of Geography, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India, (4)Departmenf of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 208016, India, (5)Department of Geology, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India, barnesjb@unc.edu, barnesjb@unc.edu
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2:05 PM
THE CHANGE OF SOURCE COMPOSITION IN PLUTONIC ROCKS FROM THE KOHISTAN-LADAKH ARC CONSTRAIN THE ONSET OF COLLISION ALONG THE INDUS SUTURE IN THE WESTERN HIMALAYA
BOUILHOL, Pierre1, JAGOUTZ, Oliver1 and HANCHAR, John M.2, (1)Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Dept of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NF A1B 3X5, Canada, jagoutz@mit.edu, jagoutz@mit.edu
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2:20 PM
THE SEDIMENTARY RECORD OF THE TIMING OF INDIA-ASIA COLLISION: AN EVALUATION OF NEW AND EXISTING CONSTRAINTS
NAJMAN, Yani1, HENDERSON, Alexandra1, BOUDAGHER-FADEL, Marcelle2, GODIN, Laurent3, PARRISH, Randall R.4, BOWN, Paul5, GARZANTI, Eduardo6, HORSTWOOD, Matthew7 and JENKS, Daniel1, (1)Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom, (2)Dept of Earth Sciences, UCL, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom, (3)Dept of Geological Sciences, Queens University, Kingston, K7L 3N6, Canada, (4)Dept of Geology, University of Leicester, NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London, WCE 6BT, United Kingdom, (6)Dip Scienze geologiche e Geotecnologie, universita di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy, (7)NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, y.najman@lancs.ac.uk, y.najman@lancs.ac.uk
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2:35 PM
LOW-TEMPERATURE THERMOCHRONOLOGY OF THE NORTH LUNGGAR RIFT, WEST-CENTRAL TIBET
SUNDELL, Kurt E., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, 312 Science & Research Building 1, Rm. 312, Houston, TX 77204, TAYLOR, Michael, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, STOCKLI, Daniel F., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, 66045, STYRON, Richard H., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little Building, 1100 North University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, KAPP, Paul, Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, LIU, Deliang, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuang Qing Rd, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, China and DING, Lin, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, kurtsundell@gmail.com, kurtsundell@gmail.com
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2:50 PM
STRAIN PARTITIONING AND CRUSTAL MELTING WITHIN THE LEO PARGIL DOME, NW INDIA
JESSUP, Micah1, COTTLE, John2, LANGILLE, Jackie3, LEDERER, Graham2 and AHMAD, Talat4, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (2)Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (3)Department of Environmental Science, University of North Carolina at Asheville, One University Heights, Asheville, NC 28804, (4)Geology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110091, India, mjessup@utk.edu, mjessup@utk.edu
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3:05 PM
PHYSICAL STATE OF HIMALAYAN CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE: CONSTRAINTS FROM VELOCITY AND ATTENUATION TOMOGRAPHY, SEISMICITY, AND ANISOTROPY
SHEEHAN, Anne F.1, MONSALVE, Gaspar2, SCHULTE-PELKUM, Vera3, DE LA TORRE, Thomas L.4, BILHAM, Roger5, WU, Francis6, MCGOVERN, Patrick J.7, PANDEY, M.R.8, SAPKOTA, Soma Nath8 and RAJAURE, Sudhir8, (1)Geological Sciences and CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, (2)Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín, Escuela de Geociencias y Medio Ambiente, Medellín, Colombia, (3)Geological Sciences and CIRES, University of Colorado-Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309, (4)USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory, PO Box 82010, Albuquerque, NM 87198, (5)Geological Sciences and CIRES, University of Colorado at Boulder, UCB 399, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, (6)Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, (7)Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058-1113, (8)Department of Mines and Geology, National Seismological Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal, afs@cires.colorado.edu, afs@cires.colorado.edu
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3:25 PM
WAITER, THERE'S AN ECLOGITE IN MY JELLY SANDWICH
SCHULTE-PELKUM, Vera, Geological Sciences and CIRES, University of Colorado-Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309, MONSALVE, Gaspar, Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín, Escuela de Geociencias y Medio Ambiente, Medellín, Colombia, SHEEHAN, Anne F., Geological Sciences and CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309 and SHEARER, Peter M., University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, IGPP 0225, La Jolla, CA 92093, vera.schulte@gmail.com, vera.schulte@gmail.com
 
3:40 PM
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3:55 PM
GEOCHEMICAL AND LITHOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS on THE AGE AND CORRELATION OF THE LESSER HIMALAYA AND THE CENTRAL INDIAN CRATON
MCKENZIE, N. Ryan, Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78752, HUGHES, Nigel C., Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, XIAO, Shuhai, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, JIANG, Ganqing, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, MYROW, Paul M., Department of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, SINGH, Birendra P., Center for Advanced Study in Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India and SHARMA, Mukund, Bribal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, 53 University Rd, Lucknow 226 007, Uttar Pradesh, India, rmckenzie@jsg.utexas.edu, rmckenzie@jsg.utexas.edu
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4:10 PM
METAMORPHIC HISTORY OF THE CENTRAL HIMALAYA, ANNAPURNA REGION, NEPAL AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MODELS OF TECTONIC EVOLUTION
CORRIE, Stacey L. and KOHN, M.J., Dept. of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725, mattkohn@boisestate.edu, mattkohn@boisestate.edu
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4:25 PM
STEEP REACHES OF THE MODI KHOLA DO NOT CORRESPOND TO DIFFERENCES IN APATITE FISSION TRACK AND (U-TH)/HE AGES
MARTIN, Aaron J., Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, WALSH, Lisa S., Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-0001, NADIN, Elisabeth S., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, OJHA, Tank P., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 and FEDENCZUK, Tom M., National Center for Island, Maritime, & Extreme Environment Security, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, martinaj@geol.umd.edu, martinaj@geol.umd.edu
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4:40 PM
PRELIMINARY TIMING CONSTRAINTS on LESSER HIMALAYAN DUPLEX DEVELOPMENT FROM ZIRCON (U-TH)/HE THERMOCHRONOMETRY, EASTERN BHUTAN
LONG, Sean P.1, MCQUARRIE, Nadine2, TOBGAY, Tobgay1 and REINERS, Peter W.3, (1)Geosciences, Princeton University, Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08540, (2)Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, slong@princeton.edu, slong@princeton.edu
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4:55 PM
A DETRITAL RECORD OF EROSION PATTERNS FROM APATITE HELIUM THERMOCHRONOMETRY ALONG A NE-SW TRANSECT ACROSS THE TIBETAN PLATEAU
DUVALL, Alison R., Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little Building, 1100 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, CLARK, Marin K., Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C. C. Little Building, 1100 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, AVDEEV, Boris, Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little, 1100 N University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 and FARLEY, Ken A., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, duvall@umich.edu, duvall@umich.edu
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5:10 PM
DEBLOBBING OF MANTLE LITHOSPHERE FROM BENEATH TIBET: PLATE MOTION, PALEOALTIMETRY, PLATEAU GROWTH, VOLCANISM, AND UPPER MANTLE STRUCTURE
MOLNAR, Peter, Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309, molnar@colorado.edu, molnar@colorado.edu
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