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Northeastern Section - 49th Annual Meeting (23–25 March)

Session No. 2
Sunday, 23 March 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Commonwealth Salon 3 (Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square)

S1. Tectonic Links between the Northern and Southern Appalachians

 

Donald Wise, Howell Bosbyshell and Gale Blackmer, Conveners
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
DOES PERI-GONDWANAN MEGUMIA EXTEND INTO SW ENGLAND?
NANCE, R. Damian1, NEACE, Erika R.1, MURPHY, J. Brendan2, BRAID, James A.3, DUPUIS, Nicolle3 and SHAIL, Robin K.4, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada, (3)Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada, (4)School of Geography, Archaeology and Earth Resources, Camborne School of Mines, Penryn, TR10 9EZ, United Kingdom, nance@ohio.edu, nance@ohio.edu
2
8:25 AM
CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE STRUCTURE BENEATH THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
NYBLADE, Andrew A., Geosciences Dept, Pennsylvania State University, 447 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, aan2@psu.edu, aan2@psu.edu
3
8:45 AM
CRUSTAL STRUCTURE AND ACCRETIONARY HISTORY OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
HATCHER Jr., Robert D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996, MERSCHAT, Arthur, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20191 and HUEBNER, Matthew T., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996, bobmap@utk.edu, bobmap@utk.edu
4
9:05 AM
TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE GOOCHLAND TERRANE, VA-NC
FARRAR, Stewart S., Geosciences, Eastern Kentucky University, 103 Roark, Richmond, KY 40475, stewart.farrar@eku.edu, stewart.farrar@eku.edu
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9:25 AM
SILURO-DEVONIAN ASSEMBLY OF INTERNAL, HIGH GRADE CORE OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN PIEDMONT
BOSBYSHELL, Howell, Geology and Astronomy, West Chester University, 750 South Church Street, West Chester, PA 19383, BLACKMER, Gale, Dcnr, Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, PA 17057 and SROGI, LeeAnn, Department of Geology/Astronomy, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, hbosbyshell@wcupa.edu, hbosbyshell@wcupa.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
6
10:00 AM
A TRAVERSE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, AND MARYLAND: THERMOCHRONOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE TIMING OF METAMORPHISM
KUNK, Michael J., USGS 926A National Center Reston, Va 20192 and, Northern VA community College, 1000 Hary Flood Byrd Hgwy, Sterling, VA 20164, BLACKMER, Gale C., DCNR, Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, PA 17057 and BOSBYSHELL, Howell, Department of Geology and Astronomy, West Chester Univ, 750 South Church Street, West Chester, PA 19383, mkunk@usgs.gov, mkunk@usgs.gov
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10:20 AM
CONSTRAINTS ON TIMING OF TERRANE ASSEMBLY IN THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN PIEDMONT FROM 40AR/39AR THERMOCHRONOLOGY
BLACKMER, Gale C., DCNR, Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, PA 17057 and KUNK, Michael J., US Geological Survey, MS 926A, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, gblackmer@pa.gov, gblackmer@pa.gov
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10:40 AM
APPALACHIAN NORTH-SOUTH JUNCTION IN PENNSYLVANIA: INTERPLAY OF PIEDMONT SUPERTHRUST, GREAT VALLEY MONOCLINE, SCHUYLKILL TECTONIC ZONE, VALLEY FORGE MONOCLINE, AND SUSQUEHANNA TERRANE
WISE, Donald U., Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, DWise@geo.UMass.edu, DWise@geo.UMass.edu
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11:00 AM
DON’T FORGET THE FAUNA: THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF CAMBRIAN-ORDOVICIAN TRILOBITES IN STRATIGRAPHIC AND TECTONIC SYNTHESIS IN THE APPALACHIAN OROGEN
TAYLOR, John F., Geoscience Dept, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705, jftaylor@iup.edu, jftaylor@iup.edu
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11:20 AM
RESTORING THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA VALLEY AND RIDGE FOLD-AND-THRUST BELT
EVANS, Mark A., Department of Geological Sciences, Central Connecticut State Univ, 1615 Stanley St, New Britain, CT 06050, evansmaa@ccsu.edu, evansmaa@ccsu.edu
 
11:40 AM
Discussion
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