Rocky Mountain (63rd Annual) and Cordilleran (107th Annual) Joint Meeting (18–20 May 2011)

Session No. 2
Wednesday, 18 May 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Willow (Riverwoods Conference Center)

T1. From Contraction to Extension: The Mesozoic to Cenozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Northern Great Basin I

 

Joseph P. Colgan, Christopher D. Henry, Victoria E. Langenheim, Allen J. McGrew, David M. Miller and Michael L. Wells, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
SOME MUSINGS REGARDING STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF NE NEVADA-NW UTAH FROM JURASSIC TO RECENT
THORMAN, Charles H., Dept. of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 12464 W 2nd Dr, Lakewood, CO 80228, cthorman@comcast.net, cthorman@comcast.net
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8:30 AM
LATE MESOZOIC AND CENOZOIC EVOLUTION OF EAST-CENTRAL NEVADA: HINTERLAND TECTONICS AND THE ORIGIN OF METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEXES
GANS, Phillip B., Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630, WONG, Martin, Geology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346 and CALVERT, Andrew T., US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS-937, Menlo Park, CA 94025, gans@geol.ucsb.edu, gans@geol.ucsb.edu
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8:55 AM
THE SNAKE RANGE METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX, NEVADA—A CLOSER LOOK
MILLER, Elizabeth L., Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, elmiller@stanford.edu, elmiller@stanford.edu
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9:20 AM
THE GREAT BASIN ALTIPLANO AND THE MYTH OF LARGE-MAGNITUDE REGIONAL EXTENSION DURING THE IGNIMBRITE FLAREUP
BEST, Myron G. and CHRISTIANSEN, Eric H., Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, myron_best@byu.edu, myron_best@byu.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
5
10:00 AM
EOCENE TOPOGRAPHY IN NORTHEASTERN NEVADA: IMPLICATIONS FOR EARLY CENOZOIC EXTENSION IN THE NORTHERN BASIN AND RANGE
HENRY, Christopher D., Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, chenry@unr.edu, chenry@unr.edu
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10:20 AM
TWO-STAGE MODEL FOR EXHUMATION OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS - EAST HUMBOLDT METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX, NORTHEASTERN NEVADA
COLGAN, Joseph P., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jcolgan@usgs.gov, jcolgan@usgs.gov
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10:40 AM
FINAL COOLING AND UNROOFING OF THE PILOT AND NORTH TOANO METAMORPHIC TERRAINS IS MIDDLE MIOCENE IN AGE
MCGREW, Allen J., Department of Geology, The University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-2364, FOLAND, Kenneth A., Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210 and STOCKLI, Daniel F., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, amcgrew1@udayton.edu, amcgrew1@udayton.edu
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11:00 AM
WAS MID-MIOCENE EXTENSION IN THE NORTHERN BASIN AND RANGE A PRODUCT OF PLUME IMPINGEMENT, PLATE REORGANIZATION, OR BOTH?
CAMP, Victor, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, vcamp@geology.sdsu.edu, vcamp@geology.sdsu.edu
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11:40 AM
MIOCENE-RECENT TECTONO-MAGMATIC EVOLUTION OF SOUTHEAST OREGON: IMPLICATIONS FOR GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION
MAKOVSKY, Kyle A., Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725 and PEZZOPANE, Silvio, Paisley, OR 97636, kylemakovsky@u.boisestate.edu, kylemakovsky@u.boisestate.edu
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