Northeastern (46th Annual) and North-Central (45th Annual) Joint Meeting (20–22 March 2011)

Session No. 61
Tuesday, 22 March 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom (Omni William Penn Hotel)

Structural Geology (Posters)

Authors will be present from 9 to 11 AM.

 

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BEST-FIT STRAIN FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES OF SHEAR AND IMPLEMENTATION IN A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GEOLOGICAL STRAIN ANALYSIS
VOLLMER, Frederick W., Geology, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY 12401, vollmerf@newpaltz.edu, vollmerf@newpaltz.edu
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FRACTAL ANALYSIS AND THERMAL-ELASTIC MODELING OF A SUBVOLCANIC MAGMATIC BRECCIA: THE SHATTER ZONE, MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, MAINE
ROY, Samuel G., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 111 Bryand Global Sciences Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, JOHNSON, Scott E., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469 and JIN, Zhihe, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, samuel.g.roy@umit.maine.edu, samuel.g.roy@umit.maine.edu
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AN INVESTIGATION OF FOOTWALL MYLONITES IN THE HARCUVAR METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX
BUNTING, Kaitlyn C., Geology Department, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Box: B334, Hamilton, NY 13346 and WONG, Martin S., Geology Department, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, kbunting@students.colgate.edu, kbunting@students.colgate.edu
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MICROSTRUCTURAL EVIDENCE FOR STRAIN-SOFTENING ALONG THE MAIN CENTRAL THRUST ZONE IN THE DARJEELING-SIKKIM HIMALAYA
IMAMURA, Lisa, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, BHATTACHARYYA, Kathakali, Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749, South Korea and MITRA, Gautam, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 208A Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, limamura@u.rochester.edu, limamura@u.rochester.edu
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WHAT HAPPENS TO MICROSTRUCTURES IN RE-ACTIVATED SHEAR ZONES: AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH
GLEASON, Gayle and WHITLOCK, Amie, Geology Dept, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY 13045, gleasong@cortland.edu, gleasong@cortland.edu
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GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON TILTING OF THE GRAYBACK NORMAL FAULT BLOCK, TORTILLA MTS, ARIZONA
O'BRIEN, Hillary P., Geology Department, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive N4267, Hamilton, NY 13346 and WONG, Martin, Geology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346, hobrien@students.colgate.edu, hobrien@students.colgate.edu
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A STRUCTURAL TRANSECT OF THE SEBOOMOOK FORMATION, CAUCOMOGOMOC LAKE, NORTHWESTERN MAINE
BICHREST, Tiffany, Dept of Geosciences, Utica College, Utica, NY 13502 and SCHOONMAKER, Adam, Geosciences, Utica College, 175 Gordon Hall, 1600 Burrstone Road, Utica, NY 13502, tjbichrest@utica.edu, tjbichrest@utica.edu
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PALEOSTRESS ANALYSES AND ACTIVE UPLIFT PATTERNS ACROSS AN ARCUATE MOUNTAIN FRONT, HSUEHSHAN RANGE, TAIWAN
MIRAKIAN, David1, BYRNE, Timothy1, CRESPI, Jean2, HUANG, Chung1 and LEWIS, Jonathan C.3, (1)Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, (2)Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, (3)Geoscience Department, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 302 East Walk, Walsh Hall, Rm 111, Indiana, PA 15705, david.mirakian@uconn.edu, david.mirakian@uconn.edu
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EVALUATING TILT AT THE GRAYBACK FAULT BLOCK, AZ USING GRAIN SIZE AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES OF THE TEA CUP PLUTON
GLEASON, Daniel M.B. and WONG, Martin S., Geology Department, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, dmgleason@students.colgate.edu, dmgleason@students.colgate.edu
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FAULT RELATED FRACTURES IN THE POTSDAM FORMATION, ALTONA FLAT ROCK, NORTHEAST NEW YORK
THORPE, Margaret1, VALENTINO, Joshua1, WILCOX, Ellen2, STOELZEL, David1, LINGUANTI, Christine1, GLESSING, Daniel J.1, HALSEY, Jessica3, VALENTINO, David4, CHIARENZELLI, Jeffrey R.5 and FRANZI, David6, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, (4)Department of Atmospheric and Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126, (5)Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, (6)Center for Earth and Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, thorpe@oswego.edu, thorpe@oswego.edu
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TYING TOGETHER TEXTURES, TEMPERATURES, AND TIMING IN THE WESTERN TATRA MOUNTAINS, SLOVAKIA
HOJNOWSKI, Jenna, Geological Sciences, Kent State University, 221 McGilvrey Hall, Kent, OH 44242, HOLM, D.K., Department of Geology, Kent State Univ, Kent, OH 44242, SCHNEIDER, D.A., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, 140 Louis Pasteur, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada and JANAK, Marian, Geological Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, 84005, Slovak Republic, jhojnow1@kent.edu, jhojnow1@kent.edu
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FRACTURE ORIENTATIONS AND GAMMA COUNTS IN DEVONIAN MARCELLUS SHALE OUTCROPS IN THE VALLEY AND RIDGE PROVINCE ADJACENT TO THE ALLEGHENY FRONT
LEDONNE, Anthony J., Geology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 3000 Wallace St, Lower Burrell, PA 15068 and LEWIS, Jonathan C., Geoscience Department, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 302 East Walk, Walsh Hall, Rm 111, Indiana, PA 15705, xtxn@iup.edu, xtxn@iup.edu
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SYNOROGENIC EMPLACEMENT OF GRANITE SHEETS, HUDSON HIGHLANDS, NEW YORK
LINGUANTI, Christine, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126, VALENTINO, David, Department of Atmospheric and Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126, GORRING, Matthew, Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Mallory Hall 252, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043 and GATES, Alexander E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith Hall Room 137, Newark, NJ 07102, linguant@oswego.edu, linguant@oswego.edu
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CONSTRAINING THE AGE OF THE NOUMEA BASIN: ISOTOPE AGES AND PALEOMAGNETIC DATA FROM NEW CALEDONIA
ORTON, Kristopher, Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47303 and NICHOLSON, Kirsten N., Geology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, Orton.kristopher@gmail.com, Orton.kristopher@gmail.com