CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

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  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

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XENOLITHS


BAUMGARDT, Elisa, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, NEGRON, Lorraine, Department of Geosciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, ANTHONY, Elizabeth Y., Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, PERKINS, Dexter, Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, MS 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358 and WIRTH, Karl, Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, ebaumgar@purdue.edu

In 1988, Howard Wilshire and others published a review paper (USGS Professional Paper 1433) on the occurrence and characteristics of United States xenolith localities. This reference has been a benchmark ever since, providing data on the evolution of the North American lithosphere. Since that time, however, a number of studies have been published on these localities. In addition, digital mapping techniques and electronic sharing of journal articles have revolutionized scientific research. Our current project is to build an excel spreadsheet with the locations and principal references for the xenolith localities of the United States and Mexico. The localities will be within a GMT reference frame and PDF’s of the articles will be available through public access internet sites.

Session No. 39

T119. Sigma Gamma Epsilon Undergraduate Research (Posters)
Sunday, 9 October 2011: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall C (Minneapolis Convention Center)
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 43, No. 5, p.114
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