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Session No. 85
Sunday, 27 October 2013: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Room 507 (Colorado Convention Center)

T203. Evolving Understanding of Extensional Provinces: Advancements and Challenges

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division

 

Ibrahim Çemen, Anne E. Egger, G. Randy Keller and Benjamin Surpless, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:05 PM
CONTINENTAL RIFTS: SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES AND PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE ADVANCES
AXEN, Gary, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, gaxen@ees.nmt.edu
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1:25 PM
TIMING, RATE, AND MAGNITUDE OF SLIP ON THE BUCKSKIN-RAWHIDE DETACHMENT FAULT, WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA
SINGLETON, John, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 and STOCKLI, Daniel F., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, jsing@gmu.edu
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1:40 PM
STRUCTURAL RECONSTRUCTION OF MID-TERTIARY NORMAL FAULTS AND MYLONITIC SHEAR ZONES, TORTOLITA MOUNTAINS AND VICINITY, NORTHWESTERN END OF THE CATALINA METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX, ARIZONA: TESTING MODELS OF CORDILLERAN METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEXES
SEEDORFF, Eric, Lowell Institute of Mineral Resources, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. Fourth Street, Tucson, AZ 85742-0077, seedorff@email.arizona.edu
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1:55 PM
THE DISPARATE RECORD OF UPPER-CRUSTAL EXTENSION AND MID-CRUSTAL EXHUMATION IN AND AROUND THE RUBY-EAST HUMBOLDT METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX, NORTHEASTERN NEVADA, USA
HENRY, Christopher D., Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557 and COLGAN, Joseph P., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, chenry@unr.edu
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2:10 PM
EVOLUTION OF A LATE MIOCENE TO CONTEMPORARY DISPLACEMENT TRANSFER SYSTEM BETWEEN THE NORTHERN FURNACE CREEK AND SOUTHERN FISH LAKE VALLEY FAULT ZONES AND THE CENTRAL WALKER LANE, SOUTHWEST NEVADA
OLDOW, John S. and GEISSMAN, J.W., Department of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080, oldow@utdallas.edu
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2:25 PM
PALEOMAGNETIC DATA BEARING ON VERTICAL AXIS ROTATION IN THE SOUTHERN WALKER LANE DISPLACEMENT TRANSFER SYSTEM
JACKSON, Jacob D., GEISSMAN, J.W., FITTER, Thomas and OLDOW, John S., Department of Geosciences, ROC 21, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080, jdjackson@utdallas.edu
 
2:40 PM
Break
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2:55 PM
WALKER LANE AND WESTERN BASIN AND RANGE TRANSTENSION AND ROTATION RATES FROM GPS OBSERVATIONS, CONTINUUM AND BLOCK MODELS
HAMMOND, William Charles1, BORMANN, Jayne M.2, KREEMER, Corné2 and BLEWITT, Geoffrey3, (1)Nevada Geodetic Laboratory, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, (2)Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St, Reno, NV 89557, (3)Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, whammond@unr.edu
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3:15 PM
A NEW LATE PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE SLIP RATE ESTIMATE FOR THE WASSUK RANGE NORMAL FAULT, WESTERN NEVADA: THE IMPACT OF TIME-DEPENDENT SLIP VARIABILITY ON SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT
SURPLESS, Benjamin, Geosciences, Trinity University, 1 Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212 and KROEGER, Glenn C., Geosciences, Trinity University, Glenn Kroeger, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212, bsurples@trinity.edu
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3:30 PM
COUPLED TECTONIC, GEOMORPHOLOGICAL, AND MAGMATIC PROCESSES IN A RIFT ZONE: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE OWENS VALLEY RIGHT-SLIP TRANSTENSIONAL SYSTEM IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA
HAPROFF, Peter J., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 and YIN, A., Department of Earth and Space Sciences and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, peterhaproff@ucla.edu
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3:45 PM
TEMPORAL ASSOCIATION OF MIDDLE MIOCENE BASIN AND RANGE EXTENSION AND COLUMBIA RIVER FLOOD BASALT VOLCANISM: IMPLICATIONS FOR TECTONIC MODELS OF THE YELLOWSTONE HOTSPOT
COLGAN, Joseph P., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jcolgan@usgs.gov
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4:00 PM
STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF NORMAL FAULTS CONTROLLING THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN MARGINS OF THE CENTRAL MENDERES METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX, WESTERN TURKEY
ÇEMEN, Ibrahim, Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, GOGUS, Oguz, Department of Geology, , Çanakkale, Turkey, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey, SERT, Seren, Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 and HANCER, Mete, Department of Geology, Pammukkale University, Denizli, Turkey, icemen@as.ua.edu
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4:15 PM
INVESTIGATING HARRAT LUNAYYIR, NORTHWESTERN SAUDI ARABIA, USING DOUBLE-DIFFERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND EARTHQUAKES FROM THE 2009 SEISMIC SWARM
HANSEN, Samantha E., Geological Sciences Department, University of Alabama, 2031 Bevill Bldg, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, DESHON, Heather R., Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, PO Box 750395, Dallas, TX 75275, MOORE-DRISKELL, Melissa M., Department of Physics and Earth Science, University of North Alabama, One Harrison Plaza, Florence, AL 35632 and AL-AMRI, Abdullah M.S., Department of Geology and Saudi Society for Geosciences, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia, shansen@geo.ua.edu
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4:30 PM
DECONVOLVING THE CONTROLS OF LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION OF THE ETHIOPIAN PLATEAU IN A CONTINENTAL RIFT SETTING
GANI, Nahid D., Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Height Blvd. #31066, Bowling Green, KY 42101 and NEUPANE, Prabhat C., Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148, nahid.gani@wku.edu
 
4:45 PM
Discussion
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