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

 

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Session No. 201
Tuesday, 11 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 200DE (Minneapolis Convention Center)

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

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
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1:30 PM
PROTEROZOIC ACCRETION OF WESTERN LAURENTIA WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR NUNA AND RODINIA RECONSTRUCTIONS
FOSTER, David A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, MUELLER, Paul A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, DUTROW, Barbara L., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and WOODEN, Joseph L., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, dafoster@ufl.edu, dafoster@ufl.edu
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1:45 PM
RECONSTRUCTING RODINIA: HAFNIUM RESULTS FROM THE SW LAURENTIAN “MAGMATIC GAP” (1470-1600 MA) POSSIBLE LINKS BETWEEN THE YANKEE JOE BASIN AND CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
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, JONES III, James V., U.S. Geological Survey, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, PECHA, Mark, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 and GEHRELS, George E., Arizona LaserChron Center, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, mdoe@mymail.mines.edu, mdoe@mymail.mines.edu
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2:00 PM
THE INTERIOR GRENVILLE OROGEN AS A COLLAPSED OROGENIC PLATEAU
RIVERS, Toby, Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Room 4063, Alexander Murray Building, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. John's, NF A1B 3X5, Canada, trivers@mun.ca, trivers@mun.ca
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2:15 PM
PROTEROZOIC SUPERCONTINENTS, OROGENS, AND GIANT DYKE SWARMS: NEW INSIGHTS FROM ZIRCON AGE DISTRIBUTIONS
CONDIE, Kent C., Dept of Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, MSEC 208, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, kcondie@nmt.edu, kcondie@nmt.edu
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2:30 PM
THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF EXOTIC CRUSTAL COMPONENTS IN SOUTHERN LAURENTIA: NEW AGE AND ND-PB ISOTOPE EVIDENCE FROM GRENVILLE BASEMENT GNEISSES, EASTERN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
QUINN, R.J., Earth & Env. Sci, Univ. Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, MOECHER, D.P., Earth & Env. Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, SAMSON, S.D., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244 and TOHVER, E., School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, 6009, Australia, ryan-joel-quinn@uky.edu, ryan-joel-quinn@uky.edu
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2:45 PM
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TECTONIC SETTING OF LONG-LIVED GRENVILLIAN-AGED TECTONISM IN THE MUSGRAVE PROVINCE, CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, BASED ON CONSTRAINTS FROM LARGE-SCALE ISOTOPIC HOMOGENEITY AND THERMOBAROMETRY
KELSEY, David E.1, SMITHIES, R. Hugh2, WOODHOUSE, Ailsa J.3, HAND, Martin1, KIRKLAND, Chris L.2 and HOWARD, Heather M.2, (1)Centre for Tectonics, Resources & eXploration (TRaX), The University of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus, Adelaide, 5005, Australia, (2)Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral House, 100 Plain St, East Perth, 6004, Australia, (3)Geological Survey of South Australia, Level 4, 101 Grenfell St, Adelaide, 5000, Australia, david.kelsey@adelaide.edu.au, david.kelsey@adelaide.edu.au
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3:00 PM
CORONITIC METAGABBROS WITHIN THE ADIRONDACKS: A PROBE OF POST SHAWINIGAN ASTHENOSPHERIC MANTLE AND RELATED INSIGHTS INTO AMCG MAGMATISM
REGAN, Sean P., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, CHIARENZELLI, Jeffrey R., Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, MCLELLAND, James M., Dept. of Geology, Colgate Univ, Hamilton, NY 13346-1398 and COUSENS, Brian, Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada, srega0@cns.umass.edu, srega0@cns.umass.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE QUEEN MAUD BLOCK: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVOLUTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN CANADIAN SHIELD
TERSMETTE, Daniel B.1, CHACKO, Tom1, HEAMAN, Larry M.1 and DUFRANE, S. Andrew2, (1)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Science Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, dan.tersmette@gmail.com, dan.tersmette@gmail.com
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3:45 PM
THE REPULSE BAY BLOCK: A WINDOW INTO THE MIDDLE CRUST OF A PROTEROZOIC COLLISIONAL OROGEN
LAFLAMME, Crystal, Department of Earth Science, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, MCFARLANE, Chris, Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 2 Bailey Drive, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada and CORRIGAN, David, Geological Survey of Canada, 615 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E9, Canada, crystallaflamme@hotmail.com, crystallaflamme@hotmail.com
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4:00 PM
POST-(?)TRANS-HUDSONIAN FOLDING IN THE FOXE FOLD BELT, MELVILLE PENINSULA, NUNAVUT, CANADA
KUIPER, Yvette D.1, BUCHWALDT, Robert2, LILLYDAHL-SCHROEDER, Hosanna G.3 and CASTLE, Jeffrey W.3, (1)Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, ykuiper@mines.edu, ykuiper@mines.edu
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4:15 PM
BASIN ANALYSIS OF THE PALEOPROTEROZOIC PENRHYN AND PILING GROUPS, ARCTIC CANADA
PARTIN, Camille1, CORRIGAN, David2, WODICKA, Natasha2 and BEKKER, Andrey1, (1)Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T2N2, Canada, (2)Geological Survey of Canada, 615 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E9, Canada, camille.partin@gmail.com, camille.partin@gmail.com
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4:30 PM
PRECAMBRIAN BASEMENT ROCKS OF THE CLEARWATER METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX: A NEW PIERCING POINT ALONG THE WESTERN LAURENTIAN MARGIN
JANSEN, Andrew C., Newmont Mining Corporation, Twin Creeks Operations, Golconda, NV 89414, VERVOORT, Jeffrey D., School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 and LEWIS, Reed S., Idaho Geological Survey, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive MS3014, Moscow, ID 83844-3014, andrew.jansen@newmont.com, andrew.jansen@newmont.com
 
4:45 PM
Discussion
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