Session No. 370
Wednesday, 30 October 2013: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Hall D (Colorado Convention Center)

T210. Structure and Evolution of Brittle Faults and Fault Rocks: Physical Properties, Geometry, and Geochemical Changes that Influence Water, Energy, and Mineral Resources (Posters)

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geophysics Division; U.S. Geological Survey

Authors will be present from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, and 5:00 to 6:30 PM.

 

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STRUCTURAL CONTROLS OF THE EMERSON PASS GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM, NORTHWESTERN NEVADA: CHARACTERIZATION OF A "BLIND" SYSTEM
ANDERSON, Ryan B. and FAULDS, James E., Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, ryan.bruce.anderson@gmail.com
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REPEATED CO2 FLUX ASSOCIATED WITH BASIN AND RANGE FAULTING, CENTRAL UTAH
MAIN, Joel Clifford, School of Earth Science, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhal Lab, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43081, WILSON, Terry J., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 and MA, Lin, Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968, main.565@osu.edu
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DIFFERENCE OF MICROSCOPIC TEXTURE BETWEEN FAULT GOUGES AND HYDROTHERMAL CLAY VEINS
NIWA, Masakazu1, SHIMADA, Koji2, AOKI, Kazuhiro3, SESHIMO, Kazuyoshi3, TANAKA, Yoshihiro3, OKUBO, Nariaki4, KONDO, Keietsu4, YASUE, Ken-ichi1, ISHIMARU, Tsuneari1 and UMEDA, Koji1, (1)Tono Geoscientific Research Unit, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 959-31, Jorinji, Izumi-cho, Toki, 509-5102, Japan, (2)Fast Breeder Reactor Research and Development Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tsuruga, 919-1279, Japan, (3)Construction Department, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, 319-1195, Japan, (4)Nuclear Science and Engineering Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, 319-1195, Japan, niwamas@ybb.ne.jp
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FAULT ARCHITECTURE, FLUID-FLOW, AND SILICA NANO-PRECIPITATES ASSOCIATED WITH MINERALIZATION ZONES, KIGGAVIK REGION, NUNAVUT
LEBERT, Breagh S., University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B5A3, Canada and WHITE, Joseph Clancy, Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 2 Bailey Dr, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, r811x@unb.ca
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PRESENTING GROW, A POWERFUL NEW ALGORITHM FOR AUTOMATED FAULT GROWTH BY WORK MINIMIZATION
MADDEN, Elizabeth H., MCBECK, Jessica A. and COOKE, Michele L., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, jmcbeck@gmail.com
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STRUCTURALLY-CONTROLLED HYDROTHERMAL DIAGENESIS OF PALEOZOIC RESERVOIR ROCKS EXPOSED IN THE WESTERN BIG SNOWY ARCH, CENTRAL MONTANA
JEFFREY, Sarah, Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Department of Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717-3480 and LAGESON, David R., Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Department of Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717, sarah.jeffrey@msu.montana.edu
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FRACTURE ANALYSIS OF LITTLE SHEEP MOUNTAIN ANTICLINE: STRUCTURAL CONTROLS ON FLUID MIGRATION THROUGH A FAULT-CONTROLLED LARAMIDE STRUCTURE
KAY, Lauren M., Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Department of Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717-3480 and LAGESON, David R., Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Department of Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717, lauren.kay@msu.montana.edu
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FAULT SEAL ANALYSIS FOR CO2 STORAGE: FAULT ZONE ARCHITECTURE, FAULT PERMEABILITY, AND FLUID MIGRATION PATHWAYS IN EXPOSED ANALOGS IN SOUTHEASTERN UTAH
RICHEY, Dave, Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505 and EVANS, James P., Dept. of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505, dave.richey@aggiemail.usu.edu
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DISTRIBUTED NORMAL FAULTS IN THE NIOBRARA CHALK AND PIERRE SHALE OF THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS
MAHER Jr., Harmon, Department of Geography/Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, harmon_maher@unomaha.edu
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NATURAL FRACTURE ANALYSIS NEAR THE JURASSIC NAVAJO/CARMEL CONTACT ALONG THE EAST FLANK OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH: ANALOGS FOR SEAL BYPASS AT A RESERVOIR-SEAL INTERFACE
FLORES, Santiago, Dept. of Geology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322 and EVANS, James P., Dept. of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505, flores.santi@gmail.com
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EVOLVING FLUID PRESSURES AND FRACTURE NETWORK CONNECTIVITY, REVEALED BY INTERACTING VEIN APERTURE PROFILES
COOKE, Michele L., Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-9297 and MICKLETHWAITE, Steven, Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia, Perth, 6009, Australia, cooke@geo.umass.edu
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DIAGENETIC HISTORY OF CALCITE CEMENTED NORMAL FAULTS: CONSTRAINTS ON FLUID SOURCES AND FAULT SEAL IN THE RIO GRANDE RIFT, NM
WILLIAMS, Randolph T., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Weeks Hall for Geologic Sciences, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, GOODWIN, Laurel B., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706 and MOZLEY, Peter S., Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, rtwilliams@wisc.edu
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