South-Central Section - 45th Annual Meeting (27–29 March 2011)

Session No. 12
Tuesday, 29 March 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Orleans A & B (Chateau Bourbon)

T1. Lithospheric Evolution of Southern Laurentia and the Gulf of Mexico

 

Elizabeth Anthony and Jay Pulliam, Advocates
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
NEW UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE MESOZOIC EVOLUTION OF THE GULF OF MEXICO
STERN, Robert, Department of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W Campbell Ave, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, ANTHONY, Elizabeth Y., Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, DICKINSON, William R., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 and MICKUS, Kevin L., Dept. of Geosciences, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897, rjstern@utdallas.edu, rjstern@utdallas.edu
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8:15 AM
WILSON CYCLES, TECTONIC INHERITANCE, AND RIFTING ON THE NORTH AMERICAN GULF OF MEXICO CONTINENTAL MARGIN
HARRY, Dennis L., Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 and HUERTA, Audrey, Geology, Central Washington University, Ellensberg, WA 98926, dharry@warnercnr.colostate.edu, dharry@warnercnr.colostate.edu
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8:30 AM
GULF OF MEXICO BASIN OPENING (GUMBO): A SEISMIC STUDY OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST
PULLIAM, Jay, Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798, DUNBAR, John A., Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354 and GURROLA, Harold, Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Box 41053, Lubbock, TX 79409, Jay_Pulliam@baylor.edu, Jay_Pulliam@baylor.edu
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8:45 AM
PROCESSING INNOVATIONS NECESSARY TO MAXIMIZE RESOLUTION OF MODELS OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST PLAIN USING DATA FROM THE "GUMBO" SEISMIC STUDY
GURROLA, Harold1, PRATT, Kevin1 and PULLIAM, Jay2, (1)Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Box 41053, Lubbock, TX 79409, (2)Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798, harold.gurrola@ttu.edu, harold.gurrola@ttu.edu
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9:00 AM
A REINTERPRETATION OF THE 1969 HALES ONSHORE-OFFSHORE SEISMIC PROFILE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
GURROLA, Harold and DUNCAN, Greg, Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Box 41053, Lubbock, TX 79409, harold.gurrola@ttu.edu, harold.gurrola@ttu.edu
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9:15 AM
SEAFLOOR SPREADING IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO: NEW EVIDENCE OF MARINE MAGNETIC ANOMALIES
ESKAMANI, Philip K. and HARRY, Dennis L., Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, peskaman@lamar.colostate.edu, peskaman@lamar.colostate.edu
 
9:30 AM
Break
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9:45 AM
SALT DOME ENTRY BY CHEMICAL REACTIONS COMBINED WITH FORCE
DICKSON, Frank W., Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV 89557, dicksonfwgalv@gmail.com, dicksonfwgalv@gmail.com
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10:00 AM
COMPOSITION OF THE MANTLE LITHOSPHERE BENEATH SOUTH-CENTRAL LAURENTIA: EVIDENCE FROM PERIDOTITE XENOLITHS, KNIPPA, TEXAS
RAYE, Urmidola, Department of Geosciences, Universiy of Texas at Dallas, FO 21, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080, ANTHONY, Elizabeth Y., Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968 and STERN, Robert, Department of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W Campbell Ave, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, eanthony@utep.edu, eanthony@utep.edu
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10:15 AM
ECLOGITOGENIC METABASITES, LLANO UPLIFT, CENTRAL TEXAS: ASPECTS OF GEOLOGIC AND METAMORPHIC DEVELOPMENTS
GÖBEL, Volker W., Department of Geology, Stephen F. Austin State University, P.O.Box 13011 SFA, Nacogdoches, 75962 and MASSONNE, Hans-Joachim, Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallchemie, Universität Stuttgart, Azenbergstr. 18, Stuttgart, D-70174, Germany, vgobel@sfasu.edu, vgobel@sfasu.edu
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10:30 AM
DEFORMATION AND METASOMATISM OF THE GRENVILLE-AGED FORELAND FOLD AND THRUST BELT OF WEST TEXAS
TAYLOR, Ephraim A., Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Geological Sciences, 1 University Station C1140, Austin, TX 78712-0254 and MOSHER, Sharon, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712-0254, ephraimtaylor@mail.utexas.edu, ephraimtaylor@mail.utexas.edu
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10:45 AM
THE TRANS-PECOS MAGMATIC PROVINCE, TEXAS: AN EXAMPLE OF MAGMATISM IN A TRANSITIONAL TECTONIC SETTING
WHITE, John Charles, Department of Geosciences, Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Ave, Roark 103, Richmond, KY 40475, john.white@eku.edu, john.white@eku.edu
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11:00 AM
LITHOSPHERIC EROSION AT LAURENTIA'S SOUTHWESTERN EDGE
PULLIAM, Jay, Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798, Jay_Pulliam@baylor.edu, Jay_Pulliam@baylor.edu
 
11:15 AM
Discussion
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