2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 181
Tuesday, 21 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
119/120 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T23. Exploring the Development of the Himalayan-Karakorum- Tibet Orogenic System from the Mantle to Mountain Peaks

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

Delores M. Robinson, Soumyajit Mukherjee and Barun Kumar Mukherjee, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
8:00 AM
HIMALAYAN METAMORPHIC CHRONOLOGY COMES OF AGE – REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
KOHN, Matthew J., Dept. of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725
8:20 AM
EVOLUTION AND LATE STAGE DEFORMATION OF THE HIMALAYAN METAMORPHIC CORE, KANCHENJUNGA REGION, EASTERN NEPAL
BUCKINGHAM, Heather M.1, LARSON, Kyle P.2, COUTAND, Isabelle3, CAMACHO, A.4 and AMBROSE, Tyler K.1, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada, (2)Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, 3247 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, 1459 Oxford street, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
8:35 AM
LINKING THE MANASLU GRANITE TO ITS SOURCE USING MONAZITE PETROCHRONOLOGY
LEDERER, Graham, Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, COTTLE, John M., Dept of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630 and LARSON, Kyle P., Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, 3247 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
8:50 AM
GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF TOURMALINE AS A TOOL FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN CENTRAL THRUST, CENTRAL NEPAL
KERSWELL, Buchanan1, FELLOWS, Steven A.1, EMERMAN, Steven H.1, PANDAY, Suman2 and ADHIKARI, Santosh2, (1)Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, (2)Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Ghantaghar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Handouts
  • GSA_Presentation_Buchanan_Speaker_Upload.pptx (23.6 MB)
  • 9:05 AM
    TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE GREATER HIMALAYAN SEQUENCE, ANNAPURNA-DHAULAGIRI HIMALAYA, CENTRAL NEPAL
    PARSONS, Andrew J., Institute of Geophysics & Tectonics, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, PHILLIPS, Richard J., Institute of Geophysics and Tectonics, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, LLOYD, Geoffrey E., Institute of Geophysics and Tectonics, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, SEARLE, Micheal P., Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR and LAW, Richard D., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061
    9:20 AM
    DEFORMATION WITHIN THE GREATER HIMALAYAN SEQUENCE IN CENTRAL HIMALAYA: IN-SEQUENCE SHEARING AND METAMORPHISM BY CRUSTAL ACCRETION FROM THE INDIAN PLATE
    CAROSI, Rodolfo1, MONTOMOLI, Chiara2 and IACCARINO, Salvatore2, (1)Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, University of Turin, Italy, Via Valperga Caluso, 35, Torino, 10125, Italy, (2)Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, University of Pisa, Italy, Via S. Maria, 53, Pisa, 56126, Italy
    9:40 AM
    A NEW MODEL FOR BUILDING THE HIMALAYA USING THE GREATER HIMALAYAN THRUST SYSTEM
    ROBINSON, Delores M.1, KHANAL, Subodha1, KOHN, Matthew J.2 and MANDAL, Subhadip1, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, (2)Dept. of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725
     
    9:55 AM
    Break
    10:10 AM
    TESTING TECTONIC MODELS USING TIME-VARYING CRUSTAL THICKNESS VARIATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN TIBET
    HARRISON, T. Mark1, WIELICKI, Matthew2, LOVERA, Oscar M.3, DEPAOLO, D.J.4, ZHU, Di-Cheng5, ZHAO, Zhidan5, YIN, An6 and MO, Xuanxue7, (1)Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 201 7th Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406, (3)Dept. of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (4)Earth and Planetary Science, Univ California - Berkeley, 301 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767, (5)School of Earth Science and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, 29 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China, (6)Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (7)Earth Science and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 29 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China
    10:25 AM
    DYNAMICS OF EAST-WEST EXTENSION IN THE WESTERN REGION OF THE INDO–ASIAN COLLISION ZONE
    TAYLOR, Michael H., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, STYRON, Richard H., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little Building, 1100 North University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, MURPHY, Michael A., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Rm.312, Science & Research Bldg.1, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, SUNDELL, Kurt E., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, MCCALLISTER, Andrew T., Chevron, 1500 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002, GOSSE, John C., Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada and WHIPP Jr, David M., Department of Geophysics and Geography, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 68, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland
    10:40 AM
    EVOLUTION OF SEDIMENTARY BASINS ALONG THE INDUS-YARLUNG SUTURE ZONE, SOUTHERN TIBET: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TIMING OF THE INITIAL STAGES OF THE INDIA-ASIA COLLISION
    ORME, Devon A., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, CARRAPA, Barbara, Geosciences, University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Building #77, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721 and DECELLES, P.G., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
    11:00 AM
    PROVENANCE OF THE INDUS-YARLUNG SUTURE MÉLANGE AND THE ONSET OF TETHYAN HIMALAYA-ASIA COLLISION, SOUTHERN TIBET
    METCALF, Kathryn, KAPP, Paul, ORME, Devon A. and LASKOWSKI, Andrew, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721
    11:15 AM
    EARLY EOCENE THICKENING REVEALED BY TIBETAN GARNET
    SMIT, Matthijs A., Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Denmark, HACKER, Brad, Geological Sciences, UC, Santa Barbara, Department of Geological Sciences, UC Santa Barbara—Building 526, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630 and LEE, Jeff, Department of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 East University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926
    11:30 AM
    NEW U-PB AGE AND TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITION OF YOUNG METAMORPHIC ZIRCON RIMS FROM THE UHP TSO MORARI COMPLEX, NW HIMALAYA, DISTINGUISHES PEAK FROM RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM
    LEECH, Mary, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, COBLE, Matthew A., Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, SINGH, Sandeep, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Department of Earth Sciences, Roorkee, 247667, India, GUILLOT, Stéphane, ISTerre CNRS, Université de Grenoble, Grenoble, 38041, France and JAIN, A.K., Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, 247667, India
    11:45 AM
    TIMING OF BARROVIAN METAMORPHISM AND DUCTILE THINNING IN LHAGOI KANGRI DOME, SOUTHERN TIBET
    DIEDESCH, Timothy, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1412 Circle Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, JESSUP, Micah J., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, COTTLE, John M., Department of Earth Science, University of California-Santa Barbara, 2028 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630 and ZENG, Lingsen, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, 100037, China
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