Cordilleran Section - 106th Annual Meeting, and Pacific Section, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (27-29 May 2010)

Session No. 3
Thursday, 27 May 2010: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Platinum 3 (Marriott Anaheim Hotel)

T20. Detrital Zircon Studies in Western North America

Cordilleran Section GSA

 

G.E. Gehrels and Alex Pullen, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:40 AM
NEW PROVENANCE CONSTRAINT FROM UPPER PALEOZOIC STRATA OF THE FAREWELL TERRANE, SOUTHWEST ALASKA
MALKOWSKI, Matthew A., Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 206 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, HAMPTON, Brian A., Dept. of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001, BRADLEY, Dwight C., U.S. Geological Survey, 11 Cold Brook Rd, Randolph, NH 03593 and GEHRELS, G.E., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, malkow12@msu.edu, malkow12@msu.edu
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9:00 AM
DETRITAL ZIRCON AGES FROM THE VALDEZ GROUP INDICATE RAPID LATEST CRETACEOUS DEPOSITION IN THE CHUGACH ACCRETIONARY COMPLEX, SOUTHERN ALASKA
KOCHELEK, Evan J., Geosciences, New Mexico State University, Dept. Geological Sciences/MSC 3AB, New Mexico State University PO Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003 and AMATO, Jeffrey M., Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, MSC 3AB, PO Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003, ekochelek87@gmail.com, ekochelek87@gmail.com
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9:20 AM
UPLIFT AND EXHUMATION OF THE CHUGACH-PRINCE WILLIAM TERRANE, ALASKA, REVEALED THROUGH VARIABLE ANNEALING OF FISSION TRACKS IN DETRITAL ZIRCON
GARVER, John I., Geology Department, Union College, 807 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12308, ENKELMANN, Eva, Institut fur Geowissenschaften, Universität Tubingen, Wilhelmstr. 56, Tubingen, Germany and KVETON, Kevin J., Chevron Indonesia, Sentral Senayan I, 14th Floor, Jl. Asia Afrika No. 8, Jakarta, 10270, Indonesia, garverj@union.edu, garverj@union.edu
 
9:40 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
U-PB DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY AND PROVENANCE OF THE PALEOGENE-NEOGENE KOOTZNAHOO FORMATION, SOUTHEAST ALASKA: A SEDIMENTARY RECORD OF COAST MOUNTAINS EXHUMATION
EVENSON, Nathan S.1, HENDERSON, Tiffany2, ANCUTA, Lenny3, DAVIDSON, C.1, WHITE, Timothy S.4 and WIRTH, Karl R.5, (1)Department of Geology, Carleton College, One North College St, Northfield, MN 55057, (2)Geosciences Department, Trinity University, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212, (3)Geology Department, Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308, (4)Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, 217 EES Building, University Park, PA 16802, (5)Geology Department, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN 55105, evensonn@carleton.edu, evensonn@carleton.edu
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10:20 AM
DETRITAL ZIRCON FISSION TRACK AGES OF THE PALEOGENE KOOTZNAHOO FORMATION, SOUTHEAST ALASKA
ANCUTA, Lenny and GARVER, John I., Geology Department, Union College, 807 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12308, ancutal@union.edu, ancutal@union.edu
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10:40 AM
ICP-MS AND TIMS ZIRCON DATING IN THE SIERRA NEVADA: INITIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR TECTONIC AND MAGMATIC PROCESSES
PATERSON, Scott R., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Pkwy, Zumberge Hall of Science (ZHS), Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, MEMETI, Vali, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130-4862 and MUNDIL, Roland, Berkeley Geochronology Ctr, 2455 Ridge Rd, Berkeley, CA 94709-1211, memeti@usc.edu, memeti@usc.edu
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11:00 AM
U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY OF LARAMIDE MAGMATISM IN NORTH-CENTRAL SONORA, MEXICO
GONZÁLEZ-LEÓN, Carlos M., Instituto de Geología, UNAM, Estación Regional del Noroeste, Apartado Postal 1039, Hermosillo, Sonora, 83000, Mexico, SOLARI, Luigi, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Geociencias, Campus Juriquilla, Santiago de Querétaro, 76001, Mexico, VALENCIA, Victor, Valencia Geoservices, 3389 N River Rapids Dr, Tucson AZ, AZ 85712, LAWTON, Timothy F., Department of Geological Sciences/MSC 3AB, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003, LOPEZ-MARTINEZ, Margarita, Lab. de Geocronologia, CICESE, Km. 107, carr. Tij-Ensenada, Ensenada, B.C, 83000, Mexico, GRAY, Floyd, United States Geological Survey, 520 North Park Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721, BERNAL, Juan Pablo, UNAM, Instituto de Geología, México, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F, 04510, Mexico and LOZANO SANTACRUZ, R., UNAM, Instituto de Geología, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, D.F, 04510, Mexico, cmgleon@unam.mx, cmgleon@unam.mx
 
11:20 AM
Concluding Remarks
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