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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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Session No. 127
Monday, 10 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 200DE (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T12. From Nuna to Rodinia: Proterozoic Growth and Evolution of Laurentia I

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Geological Association of Canada; Mineralogical Society of America

 

David Corrigan, Daniel K. Holm, Sally Pehrsson, Val W. Chandler, Marion E. Bickford and Kevin L. Mickus, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1
1:35 PM
THE PROTEROZOIC EVOLUTION OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA: NEW CONSTRAINTS AND on-GOING CHALLENGES
WILLIAMS, M.L., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 N Pleasant ST, Amherst, MA 01003, KARLSTROM, Karl E., Earth and Planetary Science, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, JONES III, James V., U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 and DOE, Michael F., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, mlw@geo.umass.edu, mlw@geo.umass.edu
2
1:55 PM
PROTEROZOIC METASEDIMENTARY SUCCESSIONS AS INDICATORS OF LITHOSPHERIC STABILIZATION AND REACTIVATION IN SOUTHWESTERN LAURENTIA
JONES III, James V., U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, DANIEL, Christopher G., Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Bucknell University, 1 Dent Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837, DOE, Michael F., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, KARLSTROM, Karl E., Earth and Planetary Science, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and WILLIAMS, Michael L., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, jvjones3@gmail.com, jvjones3@gmail.com
3
2:10 PM
NEW CONSTRAINTS ON THE PALEOPROTEROZOIC ASSEMBLY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MARGIN OF LAURENTIA: HIGH (ULTRA-HIGH?) PRESSURE METAMORPHISM IN THE MOJAVE-YAVAPAI SUTURE, UTAH, NEVADA AND ARIZONA
COLBERG, Mark R., Physical Science, Southern Utah University, 351 W. University Blvd, Cedar City, UT 84720, colberg@suu.edu, colberg@suu.edu
4
2:25 PM
NEW FINDINGS FROM DETRITAL ZIRCON STUDIES IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, USA: REVISED REGIONAL CORRELATIONS AND EVIDENCE FOR MESOPROTEROZOIC SEDIMENTATION AND INTRACRATONIC REACTIVATION
DANIEL, Christopher G., Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Bucknell University, 1 Dent Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837 and JONES III, James V., U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, cdaniel@bucknell.edu, cdaniel@bucknell.edu
5
2:40 PM
MEDICINE HAT BLOCK EXPOSED IN THE LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
GIFFORD, Jennifer N., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, MUELLER, Paul A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, FOSTER, David A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 and MOGK, David W., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, giff4088@ufl.edu, giff4088@ufl.edu
 
2:55 PM
Break
6
3:10 PM
THE ENDS OF THE TRANS-HUDSON OROGEN
ANSDELL, Kevin M., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, kevin.ansdell@usask.ca, kevin.ansdell@usask.ca
7
3:30 PM
PROTEROZOIC CRUSTAL GROWTH: INSIGHTS FROM GEOLOGICAL MAPPING AND LITHOPROBE GEOPHYSICAL PROFILES IN CANADA
CORRIGAN, David, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, dcorriga@NRCan.gc.ca, dcorriga@NRCan.gc.ca
8
3:45 PM
THE UNITED PLATES OF LAURENTIA AND BEYOND: THE PALEOPROTEROZOIC OROGENIC RECORD AND ASSEMBLY OF EARTH'S FIRST SUPERCONTINENT
PEHRSSON, Sally, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, EGLINGTON, Bruce, Saskatchewan Isotope Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK K1Y 3L5, Canada and EVANS, David A.D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06520-8109, USA, New Haven, CT 06520, Sally.Pehrsson@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca, Sally.Pehrsson@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca
9
4:00 PM
CLOSURE OF A PALEOPROTEROZOIC OCEAN RECORDED BY HF ISOTOPES IN ZIRCONS
MUELLER, Paul A.1, FOSTER, David A.2, GIFFORD, Jennifer N.3, VOGL, James J.2, WOODEN, Joseph L.4 and MOGK, D.W.5, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, (4)USGS-Stanford Ion Microprobe Facility, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (5)Dept. Earth Sciences, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59717, pamueller@ufl.edu, pamueller@ufl.edu
10
4:15 PM
THE PETROGENETIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TRES PIEDRAS AND TUSAS MOUNTAIN GRANITE ORTHOGNEISS, TUSAS MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
BRYANT, Katie, Department of Geology, San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95112 and DAVIS, Peter, Department of Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447, katie.bryant@sjsu.edu, katie.bryant@sjsu.edu
11
4:30 PM
CONFIRMATION OF MESOPROTEROZOIC (CA. 1.47 GA) DETRITAL ZIRCON FROM THE METAMORPHOSED MARQUENAS FORMATION, PICURIS MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO, USA
PFEIFER, Lily S., Geology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73069, DANIEL, Christopher G., Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Bucknell University, 1 Dent Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837 and JONES III, James V., U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, lspfeifer@ou.edu, lspfeifer@ou.edu
12
4:45 PM
CRUSTAL EVOLUTION AND TECTONIC ASSEMBLY OF THE TRANS-HUDSON OROGEN OF BAFFIN ISLAND: CONSTRAINTS FROM GRANITOID ROCKS
WHALEN, Joseph B. and WODICKA, Natasha, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, jwhalen@NRCan.gc.ca, jwhalen@NRCan.gc.ca
13
5:00 PM
LATE ARCHAEAN TO MESOPROTEROZOIC GEOLOGY OF NUNA ILLUSTRATED AS A TIME-SPACE CORRELATION CHART AND TIME-SLICE PALAEOGEOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTIONS
EGLINGTON, B.M.1, PEHRSSON, Sally2, ANSDELL, Kevin M.3, LESCUYER, J.-L.4, QUIRT, D.5, MILESI, J.-P.4 and BROWN, P.A.6, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, (2)Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, (4)Areva, Tour AREVA - 1, Place Jean Millier, Paris, 920984, France, (5)Areva Resources, 817 45th St W, Saskatoon, SK S7L 5X2, Canada, (6)Norwest Corporation, 2700 411 - 1st St SE, Calgary, AB T2G 4Y5, Canada, bruce.eglington@usask.ca, bruce.eglington@usask.ca
14
5:15 PM
LATE ARCHAEAN TO MESOPROTEROZOIC GEOLOGY OF FENNOSCANDIA ILLUSTRATED AS A TIME-SPACE CORRELATION CHART AND TIME-SLICE PALAEOGEOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTIONS
EGLINGTON, B.M., Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada and LAHTINEN, R., Geological Survey of Finland, PO Box 96, Espoo, FIN-02151, Finland, bruce.eglington@usask.ca, bruce.eglington@usask.ca
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