Rocky Mountain (66th Annual) and Cordilleran (110th Annual) Joint Meeting (19–21 May 2014)

Session No. 3
Monday, 19 May 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Gaines Hall 101 (Montana State University)

T1. Snoke Session 1: The Eclectic Tectonic Legacy of Arthur W. Snoke—Metamorphic Core Complexes at Age 35 I

 

Allen J. McGrew, Joshua J. Schwartz, Phyllis A. Camilleri, Walter A. Sullivan, Thomas Kalakay and Calvin G. Barnes, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
'COMING TO GRIPS' WITH CORDILLERAN METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEXES
DAVIS, George H., Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson 326, Tucson, AZ 85721, gdavis@email.arizona.edu, gdavis@email.arizona.edu
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8:30 AM
CRETACEOUS PROTOLITHS OF CENTRAL GNEISS COMPLEX ROCKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
PEARSON, David M.1, DUCEA, Mihai N.2, GEHRELS, G.E.3 and MACLEOD, Douglas R.1, (1)Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave, STOP 8072, Pocatello, ID 83209, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, pearson@isu.edu, pearson@isu.edu
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8:50 AM
CRUSTAL FLOW AND A COMPARISON OF THE EOCENE EVOLUTION OF THE NORTH CASCADES CRYSTALLINE CORE AND EOCENE METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEXES TO THE EAST
MILLER, Robert B., Department of Geology, San José State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0102, GORDON, Stacia M., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557, BOWRING, Sam, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, WHITNEY, D.L., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, EDDY, Michael P., Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 and FENNING, Neil F., Geology, San Jose State University, One Washington square, San Jose, CA 95110, robert.b.miller@sjsu.edu, robert.b.miller@sjsu.edu
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9:10 AM
ZIRCON U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY AND HF ISOTOPIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE NATURE OF CRUSTAL MELT GENERATION IN THE PRIEST RIVER COMPLEX, NORTHERN IDAHO
STEVENS, Liane M.1, BALDWIN, Julia A.1, CROWLEY, James L.2 and FISHER, Christopher M.3, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, (2)Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1535, (3)School of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, liane.stevens@umontana.edu, liane.stevens@umontana.edu
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9:30 AM
ARCHEAN TO PALEOZOIC PROTOLITH AGES FOR WILDHORSE GNEISS, AND HYNDMAN AND EAST FORK FORMATIONS OF THE MIDDLE STRUCTURAL PLATE, PIONEER METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX, IDAHO
LINK, Paul K., Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, VOGL, James J., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 and FOSTER, David A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, linkpaul@isu.edu, linkpaul@isu.edu
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
INSIGHTS INTO THE ORIGINS OF METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEXES (MCC'S) FROM THE ALBION-RAFT RIVER-GROUSE CREEK (ARG) REGION
MILLER, Elizabeth L., Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, KONSTANTINOU, Alexandros, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305, SHEU, D., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305 and STRICKLAND, Ariel, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, elmiller@stanford.edu, elmiller@stanford.edu
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10:25 AM
POLYGENETIC ORIGIN FOR METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEXES AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE RAFT RIVER-ALBION-GROUSE CREEK METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX
WELLS, Michael L.1, HOISCH, Thomas D.2, VERVOORT, Jeffery D.3, CRUZ-URIBE, Alicia M.4 and LACY, Alison1, (1)Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, (2)School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, (3)School of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, (4)Geosciences Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, michael.wells@unlv.edu, michael.wells@unlv.edu
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10:45 AM
EARLY EOCENE TECTONIC MODE SWITCHING IN THE HINTERLAND OF THE SEVIER OROGENIC BELT EVIDENCED BY THERMODYNAMIC MODELING AND KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF GARNETS IN THE SCHIST OF UPPER NARROWS, RAFT RIVER MOUNTAINS, NORTHWESTERN UTAH
LACY, Alison C., Dept. of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, WELLS, Michael L., Dept. of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, HOISCH, Thomas D., School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 and VERVOORT, Jeff D., School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, Webster Physical Science Building 1228, Pullman, WA 99164-2812, lacya@unlv.nevada.edu, lacya@unlv.nevada.edu
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11:05 AM
PURE AND SIMPLE: SEM-EBSD ANALYSIS OF QUARTZITE CPOS FROM THE RUBY-EAST HUMBOLDT EXTENSIONAL SHEAR ZONE, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA
MCGREW, Allen J., Department of Geology, The University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-2364 and RAHL, Jeffrey M., Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450, amcgrew1@udayton.edu, amcgrew1@udayton.edu
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11:25 AM
CORDILLERAN METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEXES—HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON EVOLUTION OF CONCEPTS IN THE BASIN AND RANGE
HOWARD, Keith A., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS-973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, khoward@usgs.gov, khoward@usgs.gov
 
11:50 AM
Discussion
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