Northeastern Section (45th Annual) and Southeastern Section (59th Annual) Joint Meeting (13-16 March 2010)

Session No. 17
Sunday, 14 March 2010: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM
Liberty B (Sheraton Baltimore City Center)

T1. The Iapetan Rifted Margin and Rift History of Eastern Laurentia II

 

William A. Thomas and Denis Lavoie, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
THE RIFTED EDGE OF THE GRENVILLE OROGEN OF SOUTHERN LAURENTIA: POTENTIAL PIERCING POINTS FOR AMAZONIA
BARTHOLOMEW, Mervin J., Earth Sciences, Univ of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 and HATCHER Jr, Robert D., Earth and Planetary Sciences and Science Alliance Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 306 EPS Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, jbrthlm1@memphis.edu, jbrthlm1@memphis.edu
2
1:55 PM
EXAMINING THE IAPETUS "RIBBON CONTINENT" RIFT MODEL: RIFT-DRIFT HISTORY OF THE RED SEA AND ATLANTIC MARGINS
BARINEAU, Clinton I., Earth and Space Sciences, Columbus State University, 4225 University Avenue, Columbus, GA 31907-5645, barineau_clinton@colstate.edu, barineau_clinton@colstate.edu
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2:15 PM
PALEOZOIC BASINS AND THE REACTIVATION OF IAPETAN RIFT STRUCTURES IN THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE
WALDRON, John W.F.1, MAHER, John2 and MAHER, Doug2, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G2E3, Canada, (2)Leprechaun Resources, Suite #309, 602-11th Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R1J8, Canada, john.waldron@ualberta.ca, john.waldron@ualberta.ca
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2:35 PM
IAPETAN VERSUS ATLANTIC RIFTING HISTORY OF LAURENTIA – CONSTRAINTS FROM FIELD MAPPING AND AFT DATING OF PRECAMBRIAN BASEMENT ROCKS, CANADA
TREMBLAY, Alain, Sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal, 201 President-Kennedy Av, PO Box 8888, Montreal, QC H2X 3Y7, Canada and RODEN-TICE, Mary K., Center for Earth and Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, tremblay.a@uqam.ca, tremblay.a@uqam.ca
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2:55 PM
ANCIENT RIFTS, INTRAPLATE EARTHQUAKES AND GROUNDWATER FLOW IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY OF SW VIRGINIA
HENIKA, William S. and CHAPMAN, Martin, Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420, bhenika@vt.edu, bhenika@vt.edu
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