T174. Multidisciplinary Studies of Convergent Plate Boundaries I: In Honor of Jason Saleeby, 2012 MGPV Distinguished Geologic Career Awardee

Session No. 155
Tuesday, 6 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
208A (Charlotte Convention Center)

T174. Multidisciplinary Studies of Convergent Plate Boundaries I: In Honor of Jason Saleeby, 2012 MGPV Distinguished Geologic Career Awardee

GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Geophysics Division

 

G.E. Gehrels, Mihai N. Ducea and Cathy J. Busby, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introduction
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8:10 AM
SEISMIC IMAGING OF A MODERN CORDILLERAN BATHOLITH IN THE CENTRAL ANDES (Invited Presentation)
ZANDT, George1, BECK, Susan1, WARD, Kevin1 and WAGNER, Lara2, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, gzandt@email.arizona.edu, gzandt@email.arizona.edu
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8:30 AM
IGNIMBRITE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE “VOLCANIC” WESTERN CORDILLERA AND ADJACENT ALTIPLANO IN THE REGION OF THE PUCHULDIZA GEOTHERMAL AREA (19°15'S TO 19°25'S), NORTHERN CHILE: IMPLICATIONS FOR ALTIPLANO UPLIFT
BUSBY, Cathy J.1, SCHMITT, Axel K.2, MELOSH, Benjamin L.1, PUTIRKA, Keith3, MELOSH, Glenn4, IRIARTE, Sergio4 and ANDREWS, Graham5, (1)Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630, (2)Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University - Fresno, 2345 E. San Ramon Ave, MS/MH24, Fresno, CA 93720, (4)GeoGlobal Energy, Carmencita 25, Oficina 52, Los Condes, Santiago, Chile, (5)Department of Earth Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, cathy@eri.ucsb.edu, cathy@eri.ucsb.edu
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8:45 AM
LINKING TERRANES TO CRATONS: NEW PROVENANCE AND DEPOSITIONAL AGE DATA FOR THE EARLY–MIDDLE JURASSIC SAILOR CANYON FORMATION OVERLAP ASSEMBLAGE, NORTHERN SIERRA TERRANE, CA
LAMASKIN, Todd A., Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403 and CHRISTE, Geoff, Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, lamaskint@uncw.edu, lamaskint@uncw.edu
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9:00 AM
DETRITAL ZIRCON CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EARLY CRETACEOUS LUCKY S FORMATION, EASTERN MESOZOIC BELT, NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEPOSITIONAL AGE, SOURCE TERRANE(S) AND EARLY CRETACEOUS PALEOGEOGRAPHY
CHRISTE, Geoff, Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, 5th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 and LAMASKIN, Todd A., Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, geoff.christe@deq.virginia.gov, geoff.christe@deq.virginia.gov
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9:15 AM
DETRITAL ZIRCON INVESTIGATIONS OF EARLY CRETACEOUS SEDIMENT PROVENANCE AND TRANSPORT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SIERRA NEVADA ARC, CA
CLEMENS-KNOTT, Diane, Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, BUCHEN, Christopher, Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850 and MARTIN, Michael W., Dept of Geological Sciences, Cal State Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831, dclemensknott@fullerton.edu, dclemensknott@fullerton.edu
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9:30 AM
DETRITAL ZIRCON AGE POPULATIONS AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF SELECTED LATE JURASSIC SEDIMENTARY BASINS IN THE NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA: LINKS BETWEEN THE KLAMATH AND CASCADE MOUNTAINS
MACDONALD Jr., James H.1, MILLER, Jonathan S.2, DRAGOVICH, Joe D.3, MILLER, Robert B.2 and HARPER, Gregory D.4, (1)Marine & Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Ft. Myers, FL 33965, (2)Geology Department, San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192, (3)Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Geology and Earth Resources Division, 1111 Washington St SE, PO Box 47007, Olympia, WA 98504-7007, (4)Professor Emeritus, University at Albany, Albany, NY 12222, jmacdona@fgcu.edu, jmacdona@fgcu.edu
Handouts
  • MacDonald et al GSA 2012 [Compatibility Mode].pdf (4.9 MB)
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    9:45 AM
    THE KANIKSU AND IDAHO BATHOLITHS, NORTHERN U.S. CORDILLERA: CLOSE RELATIVES OR A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY?
    GASCHNIG, Richard M., Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, VERVOORT, Jeff, School of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 and LEWIS, Reed S., Idaho Geological Survey, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive MS3014, Moscow, ID 83844-3014, gaschnig@umd.edu, gaschnig@umd.edu
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    10:00 AM
    GEOCHRONOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE EARLY PALEOZOIC EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTHERN ALEXANDER TERRANE, NORTHWESTERN COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
    MAHONEY, J. Brian1, NELSON, JoAnne2, GEHRELS, G.E.3, PECHA, Mark3, DIAKOW, Larry2, KARL, Susan M.4, VAN STAAL, C.R.5, ANGEN, Joel6 and TOCHILIN, Clare7, (1)Department. of Geology, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 54702, (2)B.C. Geological Survey Branch, Box 9333, Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9N3, Canada, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, 4210 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508-4626, (5)Geological Survey of Canada, 625 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5J3, Canada, (6)University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, (7)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85719, MAHONEJ@uwec.edu, MAHONEJ@uwec.edu
     
    10:15 AM
    Break
    9
    10:30 AM
    U-PB AND HF ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF DETRITAL ZIRCONS IN QUARTZITES OF THE BANKS ISLAND ASSEMBLAGE TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SOURCE TERRANES AND ORIGINS
    TOCHILIN, Clare J., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85719 and GEHRELS, G.E., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, ctochilin@gmail.com, ctochilin@gmail.com
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    10:45 AM
    THE KARHEEN FORMATION IN SE ALASKA: DISMEMBERED “OLD RED SANDSTONE” FACIES LINKS THE ALEXANDER TERRANE TO NW BALTICA–LAURENTIA CALEDONIDES IN THE MID-PALEOZOIC
    SOJA, Constance M., Geology, Colgate Univ, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346 and WHITE, Brian, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, csoja@colgate.edu, csoja@colgate.edu
    11
    11:00 AM
    AGE AND ORIGIN OF EOCENE PLUTONS IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA: LOW PRESSURE MELTING OF THE CHUGACH-PRINCE WILLIAM ACCRETIONARY COMPLEX
    DAVIDSON, Cameron, Department of Geology, Carleton College, 1 N College St, Northfield, MN 55057, JOHNSON, Emily, Department of Geology, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362, NICOLAYSEN, Kirsten P., Department of Geology, Whitman College, 345 Boyer AVE, Walla Walla, WA 99362 and GARVER, John I., Geology Department, Union College, 807 Union ST, Schenectady, NY 12308-2311, cdavidso@carleton.edu, cdavidso@carleton.edu
    12
    11:15 AM
    EOCENE SLAB BREAKOFF EVENTS IN THE TETHYAN SYSTEM: CHEMICAL GEODYNAMICS OF POST-COLLISIONAL MELT EVOLUTION AND MAGMATISM
    DILEK, Yildirim1, ZHU, Di-Cheng2, ZHAO, Zhidan2 and MO, Xuanxue2, (1)Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Shideler Hall, Patterson Avenue, Oxford, OH 45056, (2)School of Earth Science and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, 29 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China, dileky@miamioh.edu, dileky@miamioh.edu
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    11:30 AM
    GRADATION BETWEEN MéLANGES AND COHERENT UNITS: INSIGHT INTO CONVERGENT PLATE MARGIN TECTONICS
    WAKABAYASHI, John, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740, jwakabayashi@csufresno.edu, jwakabayashi@csufresno.edu
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    11:45 AM
    KINEMATICS OF MODERN CONVERGENT MARGINS REVEALED BY SPACE GEODESY
    MILLER, M. Meghan, President, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, meghan@unavco.org, meghan@unavco.org
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