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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. 148
Tuesday, 11 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 102D-F (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T33. Reconstructing Supercontinents and the Global Large Igneous Province (LIP) Record

 

David A.D. Evans, Kevin R. Chamberlain, Richard E. Ernst and Wouter Bleeker, Advocates
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8:00 AM
COMPLETING THE PLATE TECTONIC REVOLUTION USING THE LIP RECORD
ERNST, Richard E., Dept. of Geology, Carleton University and Ernst Geosciences, 43 Margrave Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1T 3Y2, Canada and BLEEKER, Wouter, Geological Survey Canada, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, Richard.Ernst@ErnstGeosciences.com, Richard.Ernst@ErnstGeosciences.com
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8:15 AM
A GIANT RADIATING DYKE SWARM IN THE DHARWAR CRATON, SOUTHERN INDIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOPROTEROZOIC CONTINENTAL RECONSTRUCTIONS
HAMILTON, Michael, Jack Satterly Geochronology Laboratory, Department of Geology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, KUMAR, Anil, National Geophysical Research Institute, CSIR, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500 007, India and HALLS, Henry C., Department of Geology, University of Toronto, 22 Russell St, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, mahamilton@geology.utoronto.ca, mahamilton@geology.utoronto.ca
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8:30 AM
HONING INDIA'S PALEOPROTEROZOIC PALEOGEOGRAPHY; A STUDY OF DHARWAR MAFIC DYKE SWARMS
BELICA, Mercedes1, MEERT, Joseph G.1, PANDIT, Manoj K.2, KAMENOV, G.D.3 and TURNER, Candler C.1, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)Geology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, sbelica@ufl.edu, sbelica@ufl.edu
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8:45 AM
1.83 GA ULTRAPOTASSIC AND MAFIC MAGMATISM IN THE CHURCHILL PROVINCE: A TALE OF TWO SOURCES
D'SOUZA, Rameses J., CHACKO, Tom, HEAMAN, Larry M. and CREASER, Robert A., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, rdsouza@ualberta.ca, rdsouza@ualberta.ca
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9:00 AM
THE GREAT AIT KOUZOUD DYKE OF THE ZENAGA INLIER (ANTI-ATLAS, MOROCCO): EVIDENCE FOR PALAEOPROTEROZOIC RIFTING ON THE NORTHERN MARGIN OF THE WEST AFRICAN CRATON
KOUYATÉ, Djiky1, SÖDERLUND, Ulf2, YOUBI, Nasrrddine1, ERNST, Richard E.3, HAFID, Ahmid4, SOULAIMANI, Abderahmane1, IKENNE, Moha5 and RKHA, Chaham Khalid1, (1)Dept of Geology, Cadi Ayyad University Faculty of Sciences-Semlalia, Prince Moulay Abdellah Boulevard, P.O. Box 2390, Marrakech, 40 000, Morocco, (2)Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, Lund, 22362, Sweden, (3)Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada, (4)Dept of Geology, Cadi Ayyad University Faculty of Sciences & Technology, Abdelkarim El Khattabi Avenue, P.O. Box 594, Marrakech, 40 000, Morocco, (5)Dept of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibnou Zohr University, P.O. Box 28/S, Agadir, 80 000, Morocco, kdjiky@yahoo.fr, kdjiky@yahoo.fr
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9:15 AM
1.38 GA U-PB BADDELEYITE AGES FOR DOLERITIC DYKES IN THE ANTI-ATLAS OF MOROCCO
EL BAHAT, Abdelhakim, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Iben Zohr University, Box 8106, Agadir, 80000, Morocco, IKENNE, Moha, Dept of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibnou Zohr University, P.O. Box 28/S, Agadir, 80 000, Morocco, SÖDERLUND, Ulf, Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, Lund, 22362, Sweden, ERNST, Richard E., Dept. of Geology, Carleton University and Ernst Geosciences, 43 Margrave Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1T 3Y2, Canada and YOUBI, Nasrrddine, Dept of Geology, Cadi Ayyad University Faculty of Sciences-Semlalia, Prince Moulay Abdellah Boulevard, P.O. Box 2390, Marrakech, 40 000, Morocco, abdelhakim.elbahat@gmail.com, abdelhakim.elbahat@gmail.com
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9:30 AM
CONSTRAINTS ON NEOPROTEROZOIC INTRAPLATE MAGMATISM IN THE KALAHARI CRATON: GEOCHRONOLOGY AND PALEOMAGNETISM OF ~890-795 MA EXTENSION-RELATED IGNEOUS ROCKS IN SW NAMIBIA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA
HANSON, Richard E.1, RIOUX, Matthew2, BOWRING, Samuel A.2, GOSE, Wulf A.3, BARTHOLOMEW, L. Taylor1, KILIAN, Taylor M.4, EVANS, David A.D.5, PANZIK, Joseph4, HOFFMANN, Karl Heinz6 and REID, David L.7, (1)School of Geology, Energy and the Environment, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, (2)Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, (4)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, (5)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06520-8109, USA, New Haven, CT 06520, (6)Geological Survey of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, (7)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, r.hanson@tcu.edu, r.hanson@tcu.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
IN-SITU MICRO-BADDELEYITE U-PB SIMS DATING OF MAFIC ROCKS: PROGRESS REPORT AND SUCCESSES; AN AGE FROM EVERY DIKE
CHAMBERLAIN, Kevin R., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, SCHMITT, Axel K., Earth and Space Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1577, SWAPP, Susan M., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, SWOBODA-COLBERG, Norbert, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, MOSER, Desmond E., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St. North, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada, WRIGHT, James E., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, BLEEKER, Wouter, Geological Survey Canada, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada and KHUDOLEY, Andrei, Geology, St Petersburg State University, University nab. 7/9, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia, kchamber@uwyo.edu, kchamber@uwyo.edu
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10:15 AM
PRACTICAL GUIDE TO IMPROVED MAGNETITE (U-TH)/HE GEOCHRONOMETRY - A CASE STUDY FROM THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASALT GROUP
TAYLOR, Jordan-Leigh and STOCKLI, Daniel F., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, jltaylor@ku.edu, jltaylor@ku.edu
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10:30 AM
CORRELATION OF PALEOMAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MINERALOGY OF GRENVILLE METAMORPHIC AND IGNEOUS ROCKS, ADIRONDACK HIGHLANDS, USA INDICATE A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE LOOP FROM 990 TO 960 MA
MCENROE, Suzanne A., Geol Survey of Norway, P.O. box 6315 Sluppen, Trondheim, N-7491, Norway and BROWN, Laurie, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, 233 Morrill Science Center, 611 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, suzanne.mcenroe@ngu.no, suzanne.mcenroe@ngu.no
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10:45 AM
MAGMA FLOW ABOVE THE KAROO MANTLE PLUME
FERRE, Eric C.1, GEISSMAN, J.W.2, GILLUM, Aneesa3, MAES, Stephanie4 and MARSH, Michael1, (1)Department of Geology, Southern Illinois Univ at Carbondale, MC 4324, Carbondale, IL 62901, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080, (3)Geology, Southern Illinois Univ, Carbondale, IL 62901, (4)Geology, The College of St. Rose, 432 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203, eferre@geo.siu.edu, eferre@geo.siu.edu
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11:00 AM
HIGH-PRECISION U-PB ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE FERRAR LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE: CAN SILL EMPLACEMENT BE LINKED WITH THE PLIENSBACHIAN-TOARCIAN EXTINCTION EVENT?
BURGESS, Seth D.1, FLEMING, Thomas H.2, ELLIOT, David H.3 and BOWRING, Samuel A.1, (1)Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT 06515, (3)School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, sburgess@mit.edu, sburgess@mit.edu
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11:15 AM
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11:30 AM
GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE METALLOGENIC POTENTIAL OF PROTEROZOIC LIPS OF CANADA
JOWITT, Simon M., School of Geosciences, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, 3800, Australia and ERNST, Richard E., Dept. of Geology, Carleton University and Ernst Geosciences, 43 Margrave Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1T 3Y2, Canada, Richard.Ernst@ErnstGeosciences.com, Richard.Ernst@ErnstGeosciences.com
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
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