South-Central Section - 47th Annual Meeting (4-5 April 2013)

Session No. 21
Friday, 5 April 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Classroom 101 (AT&T Center)

T1. Tectonic Evolution of South-Central Laurentia II: Megacontinents and Exotic Terranes, Orogenic Belts and Rifts: Celebrating the Career of Wm. R. Muehlberger

 

Ian W.D. Dalziel, Staci L. Loewy and Patricia Wood Dickerson, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
8:20 AM
NEOPROTEROZOIC INTRAPLATE MAGMATISM ALONG THE SOUTHERN LAURENTIAN MARGIN: EVIDENCE FROM VOLCANIC CLASTS IN ORDOVICIAN STRATA IN THE MARATHON UPLIFT, WEST TEXAS
HANSON, Richard E.1, ROBERTS, Jonathon M.1, DICKERSON, Patricia W.2 and FANNING, C. Mark3, (1)School of Geology, Energy and the Environment, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, (2)American Geological Institute and Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (3)Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia, r.hanson@tcu.edu
8:40 AM
NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE EARLY CAMBRIAN IGNEOUS AND SEDIMENTARY HISTORY OF THE SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AULACOGEN FROM BASEMENT WELL PENETRATIONS
PUCKETT, Robert E.1, HANSON, R.2, BRUESEKE, M.3, KELLER, G. Randy4, ESCHBERGER, Amy M.5, BULEN, Casey L.3 and MERTZMAN, Stanley A.6, (1)12700 Arrowhead Lane, Oklahoma City, OK 73120, (2)Geology Dept, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, (3)Department of Geology, Kansas State Univ, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (4)School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd, Norman, OK 73019, (5)Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Denver, CO 80203, (6)Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, P.O. Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003, bpuckett@priceedwards.com
 
9:00 AM
Break
9:20 AM
GEOCHEMISTRY AND METAMORPHISM OF THE PALEOZOIC METASEDIMENTARY BASEMENT OF THE SIERRA MADRE ORIENTAL, NE MEXICO. POSSIBLE PATHS FROM THEIR DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT?
TORRES SANCHEZ, Sonia Alejandra1, AUGUSTSSON, Carita2, RAMIREZ FERNANDEZ, Juan Alonso1, BARBOZA GUDIÑO, Rafael3, JENCHEN, Uwe4 and ABRATIS, Michael5, (1)Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Carretera a Cerro Prieto Km. 8 Linares, Nuevo León, México, Linares, 67700, Mexico, (2)Institut für Geowissenschaften, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, Germany, Burweg 11, Jena, D-07749, Germany, (3)Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Instituto de Geologia de San Luis Potosi, Av. Dr. Manuel Nava No. 5. Zona Universitaria 78280, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, (4)Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, AP 104, Carretera Linares Cerro Prieto Km. 8, Linares, 67700, Mexico, (5)Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Institut für Geowissenschaften Mineralogie, Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10, D-07745, Germany, alelaflaquita@hotmail.com
9:40 AM
THREE SCALES OF LATE PALEOZOIC STRUCTURES IN THE WEST TEXAS BASIN -- DESCRIPTION AND GENESIS
EWING, Thomas E., Frontera Exploration Consultants, 19240 Redland Road, Ste 250, San Antonio, TX 78230, tewing@fronteraexploration.com
10:00 AM
LOAD-INDUCED SUBSIDENCE MODEL OF THE CORE ANCESTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS: THE HYPOTHESIS AND PRELIMINARY TESTS
SWEET, D.E., Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, dustin.sweet@ttu.edu
 
10:20 AM
Discussion
10:40 AM
THE INFLUENCE OF PRE-EXISTING BASEMENT STRUCTURE ON LARAMIDE-AGE CONTRACTIONAL DEFORMATION:  EVOLUTION OF THE STILLWELL ANTICLINE, WEST TEXAS
SURPLESS, Benjamin and DEZOETEN, Erich, Geosciences, Trinity University, 1 Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212, bsurples@trinity.edu
11:00 AM
DAGGER MOUNTAIN, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS, CONTAINS THREE PHASES OF LARAMIDE THROUGH BASIN AND RANGE FOLDS
KNOX, Nathan1, CULLEN, Jeff2 and SATTERFIELD, Joseph I.1, (1)Department of Physics and Geosciences, Angelo State University, ASU Station #10904, San Angelo, TX 76909, (2)Dept. of Geology, Stephen F. Austin State University, BOX 13011, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, nknox2@angelo.edu
11:20 AM
THE TILTING OF TEXAS
CLOOS, Mark, Dept. Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, cloos@jsg.utexas.edu
 
11:40 AM
Concluding Remarks
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