CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • 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

 

Session No. 52
Sunday, 9 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 200DE (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T10. Toward a Better Understanding of the Uplift History and Mechanisms of the Tibetan Plateau

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division

 

Junsheng Nie and Gregory D. Hoke, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
TECTONIC AND PALEOCLIMATIC HISTORY RECORDED BY A 8-MYR-LONG LOESS SEQUENCE IN CHINA: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM ROCK MAGNETIC AND ZIRCON THERMO- AND GEO-CHRONOLOGY STUDIES
NIE, Junsheng, Geology, KU, Lawrence, KS 66045, SONG, Yougui, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Earth Environment, Xian, 710075, China, STOCKLI, Daniel F., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, MÖLLER, Andreas, Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd. Rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, OALMANN, Jeffrey A., Dept. of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, KING, John W., Graduate School of Oceanography, Univ of Rhode Island, South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882 and FANG, Xiaomin, Beijing, 100085, China, niejunsheng@gmail.com, niejunsheng@gmail.com
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1:50 PM
LATE MIOCENE AND PLIOCENE EAST ASIAN MONSOON CIRCULATION INFERRED FROM MULTIPLE-ISOTOPOLOGUE SIGNATURES OF PALEOSOL CARBONATES FROM NORTHERN CHINA
PASSEY, Benjamin H., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 301 Olin Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, SUAREZ, Marina, Dept. of Geological Sciences, U. of Texas, San Antonio, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 and KAAKINEN, Anu, Geography and Geosciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland, bhpassey@jhu.edu, bhpassey@jhu.edu
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2:05 PM
A HIGH-ELEVATION TERRESTRIAL RECORD OF ORBITAL CYCLICITY DRIVEN ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE FROM THE ZHADA BASIN, SOUTHWESTERN TIBETAN PLATEAU
SAYLOR, Joel E., Geology, Northern Arizona University, 625 S. Knoles Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, DECELLES, Peter G., Geosciences, University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Building #77, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721 and QUADE, Jay, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, Joel.Saylor@nau.edu, Joel.Saylor@nau.edu
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2:20 PM
TWO PHASES OF INCREASED TECTONIC ACTIVITY OF THE QILIAN MOUNTAIN AND THE ALTYN TAGH FAULT: EVIDENCE FROM SEDIMENTARY BASIN ANALYSIS IN THE HEXI CORRIDOR BASIN, NE TIBET
FANG, Xiaomin1, SONG, Chunhui2, YAN, Maodu1, GAO, Junping2 and ZHANG, Weilin2, (1)Beijing, 100085, China, (2)Lanzhou, 730000, fangxm@itpcas.ac.cn, fangxm@itpcas.ac.cn
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2:40 PM
ISOTOPIC CONSTRAINTS ON INTENSIFIED ARIDITY IN CENTRAL ASIA AROUND 12 MA
ZHUANG, Guangsheng1, HOURIGAN, Jeremy2, KOCH, Paul2, RITTS, Bradley3 and KENT-CORSON, Malinda L.4, (1)The Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520, (2)The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 96064, (3)Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production, Chevron House, 30 Raffles Place, #08-00, Singapore, 048622, Singapore, (4)Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 639798, Singapore, zhuanggsh@gmail.com, zhuanggsh@gmail.com
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2:55 PM
DEFORMATION AND EXHUMATION HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN TIBET
CLARK, Marin K.1, DUVALL, Alison R.1, FARLEY, Kenneth A.2, LEASE, Richard3, BURBANK, Doug4, CRADDOCK, William5, KIRBY, Eric6, ZHENG, Dewen7 and WANG, Zhicai8, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little Building, 1100 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (2)Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, (3)Institute für Geowissenschaften, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, 72974, Germany, (4)Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (5)U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, (6)Department of Geosciences, Penn State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, (7)State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, 100029, China, (8)Institute of Earthquake Engineering, Shandong Earthquake Administration, Jinan, 250014, China, marinkc@umich.edu, marinkc@umich.edu
 
3:15 PM
Discussion
 
3:30 PM
Break
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3:45 PM
A 4 MILLION YEAR RECORD OF PALEO-EROSION RATES FROM THE QILIAN SHAN, CHINA
ZHAO, Zhijun1, GRANGER, Darryl E.2, ZHANG, Maoheng1, HU, Erya1, YAN, Yujing1 and LI, Ying1, (1)College of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Yadong, Nanjing, 210046, China, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, zhaozhijun@njnu.edu.cn, zhaozhijun@njnu.edu.cn
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4:00 PM
WHEN DID THE EASTERN TIBETAN PLATEAU BECOME ELEVATED?
KIRBY, Eric1, WANG, Erqi2, VAN SOEST, Matthijs3, XU, G.4, FURLONG, Kevin P.1, KAMP, Peter4, HODGES, K.V.3 and SHI, X.1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19, Beitucheng Western Road, Beijing, 100029, China, (3)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (4)University of Waikato, Hamilton, 3240, New Zealand, exk26@psu.edu, exk26@psu.edu
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4:15 PM
THE LATE CENOZOIC TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE GURLA MANDHATA DETACHMENT SYSTEM, SOUTHWEST TIBET
MCCALLISTER, Andrew T.1, TAYLOR, Michael H.2, STOCKLI, Daniel F.2 and MURPHY, Michael3, (1)Chevron, Houston, TX 66045, (2)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, 312 Science & Research Bldg. 1, Houston, TX 77204-5007, amccalli@ku.edu, amccalli@ku.edu
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4:30 PM
THE SOUTH LUNGGAR RIFT, WESTERN TIBET: RATES, TIMING AND EVOLUTION OF AN ACTIVE DETACHMENT SYSTEM FROM STRUCTURAL MAPPING AND (U-TH)/HE THERMOCHRONOLOGY
STYRON, Richard H.1, TAYLOR, Michael H.2, STOCKLI, Daniel F.2, SUNDELL, Kurt E.3, MCCALLISTER, Andrew T.4, DING, Lin5 and LIU, Deliang6, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little Building, 1100 North University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (2)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, (3)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, 312 Science & Research Building 1, Rm. 312, Houston, TX 77204, (4)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66044, (5)Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, (6)Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuang Qing Rd, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, China, richard.h.styron@gmail.com, richard.h.styron@gmail.com
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4:45 PM
GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK OF THE UPPER LIKHU KHOLA REGION, EAST-CENTRAL NEPAL
FROM, Richard, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba, 125 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada, LARSON, Kyle, Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada and KELLETT, Dawn, Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, jnrfrom@gmail.com, jnrfrom@gmail.com
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5:00 PM
PALEOALTIMETRY OF THE TIBETAN PLATEAU
ROWLEY, David B., Department of the Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, CURRIE, Brian S., Department of Geology, Miami University, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056 and POLISSAR, Pratigya J., Biology and Paleoenvironment, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, rowley@geosci.uchicago.edu, rowley@geosci.uchicago.edu
 
5:20 PM
Concluding Remarks
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