Southeastern Section - 60th Annual Meeting (23–25 March 2011)

Session No. 8
Thursday, 24 March 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 106 (Wilmington Convention Center)

Structural Geology and Tectonics

 

David S. Powars and Andy Bobyarchick, Chairs
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1:30 PM
BASEMENT-ROOTED COASTAL PLAIN FAULTS AND THEIR GEOMORPHIC EXPRESSIONS IN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND
POWARS, David S. and HORTON, J. Wright, U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, dspowars@usgs.gov, dspowars@usgs.gov
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1:50 PM
THE ALABAMA RECESS: A COMPOSITE RECESS IN THE APPALACHIAN THRUST BELT
THOMAS, William A., Geological Survey of Alabama, 420 Hackberry Lane, P. O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999 and COOK, Brian S., Southwestern Energy Company, 2350 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 125, Houston, TX 77032, geowat@uky.edu, geowat@uky.edu
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2:10 PM
EVIDENCE FOR PALEOZOIC OROGENIES, TERRANE BOUNDARIES, AND MESOZOIC RIFTING FROM THE CENTRAL GEORGIA INNER PIEDMONT
HUEBNER, Matthew T., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996, HATCHER Jr, Robert D., Earth and Planetary Sciences and Science Alliance Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 306 EPS Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410 and WOODEN, Joseph L., USGS-Stanford Ion Microprobe Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, mhuebne1@utk.edu, mhuebne1@utk.edu
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2:30 PM
DEVELOPMENT OF CRUSTAL-SCALE FABRIC ANISOTROPY AS A MECHANISM FOR DOWNWARD PROPAGATION OF EARTHQUAKE RUPTURES INTO THE MIDDLE CRUST
ALLEN, Joseph L., Department of Physical Sciences, Concord University, Athens, WV 24712, allenj@concord.edu, allenj@concord.edu
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2:50 PM
KEEPING IT HOT BUT NOT TOO HEAVY: LOW PRESSURE ECLOGITE WITH A GRANULITE FACIES OVERPRINT IN LIVERPOOL LAND, EAST GREENLAND CALEDONIDES
MOECHER, D.P.1, RICHARDE, G.E.2, ANDRESEN, A.3 and AUGLAND, L.E.3, (1)Earth & Env. Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, (2)Earth & Env. Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506, (3)Dept. Geosciences, Univ. Oslo, PO Box 1047, Blindern, Oslo, 0316, Norway, moker@uky.edu, moker@uky.edu
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3:10 PM
VORTICITY AND KINEMATICS FROM FELDSPAR PORPHYROCLASTS IN THE BLOWING ROCK GNEISS, GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW, NORTH CAROLINA
BOBYARCHICK, Andy R. and MCDERMITT, Hunter, Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, AndyBobyarchick@uncc.edu, AndyBobyarchick@uncc.edu
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3:30 PM
VARIATIONS IN GARNET CHEMISTRY, INCLUSION ASSEMBLAGE, AND MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT AT GARNET HILL, WEST-CENTRAL GEORGIA
HUNT, Lindsey E.1, BERG, Christopher A.2 and SKINNER, Tina M.2, (1)Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30118, lindseyelisehunt@gmail.com, lindseyelisehunt@gmail.com