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

Session No. 1
Monday, 19 May 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Reid Hall 108 (Montana State University)

Petrology, Geochemistry, and Deformation

 

Travis Corthouts and Jacob O. Thacker, Chairs
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
GEOCHEMICAL MODELING AND PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS OF THE DEXTER PIT LAKE, TUSCARORA, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA
NEWMAN, Connor Patrick, Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, LME 380, Reno, NV 89557, TEMPEL, Regina N., Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, M.S. 172, Reno, NV 89557, STILLINGS, Lisa L., U.S. Geological Survey, MS-176 University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89557, BALISTRIERI, Laurie S., U.S. Geological Survey, School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 and SHEVENELL, Lisa, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, connor.newman@colorado.edu, connor.newman@colorado.edu
2
8:20 AM
UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE OF ASBESTIFORM LIBBY-TYPE SODIUM AMPHIBOLE NEAR POPULATED AREAS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, USA
METCALF, Rodney V., Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, BUCK, Brenda, Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 and MCLAURIN, Brett T., Department of Environmental, Geographical and Geological Sciences, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 400 E. 2nd St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815, rod.metcalf@unlv.edu, rod.metcalf@unlv.edu
3
8:40 AM
SUBSURFACE STRUCTURAL AND MINERALOGIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ESSENTIALLY UNALTERED LARAMIDE SOUTH PRAIRIE FAULT IN THE STILLWATER COMPLEX, BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS, MONTANA
THACKER, Jacob O., Montana State University, Department of Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717-3480 and LAGESON, David R., Montana State University, Department of Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717, jacob.thacker@msu.montana.edu, jacob.thacker@msu.montana.edu
4
9:00 AM
PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM NEW INVESTIGATIONS OF THE CHERAW FAULT, SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO
ZELLMAN, Mark S., Fugro Consultants, Inc, 1726 Cole Boulevard, Suite 230, Lakewood, CO 80401 and OSTENAA, Dean, Fugro Consultants, Inc, 1726 Cole Blvd, Suite 230, Lakewood, CO 80401, m.zellman@fugro.com, m.zellman@fugro.com
 
9:20 AM
Break
5
9:40 AM
DELINEATING THE METAMORPHIC AND DEFORMATIONAL HISTORY OF THE QOMOLANGMA FORMATION, MOUNT EVEREST, NEPAL
CORTHOUTS, Travis, Montana State University, Department of Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717-3480 and LAGESON, David R., Montana State University, Department of Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717, tcorthouts@gmail.com, tcorthouts@gmail.com
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10:00 AM
Withdrawn
7
10:20 AM
A MEGACRYSTIC K-FELDSPAR INTRUSION IN NORTHWESTERN NEVADA: PETROGRAPHIC AND PB ISOTOPE ANALYSES
BROWN, Kenneth, Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 133 Culler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056 and HART, William K., Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 250 S. Patterson Avenue, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, brownkl3@miamioh.edu, brownkl3@miamioh.edu
8
10:40 AM
STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE CRETACEOUS SONORA PASS INTRUSIVE SUITE, A LARGE ZONED INTRUSION OF THE SIERRA NEVADA BATHOLITH, CALIFORNIA
LEOPOLD, Monika1, MILLER, Robert B.2, MILLER, Jonathan S.3 and SENDEK, Callie2, (1)Department of Geology, San José State University, 1 Washington Square, San José, CA 95192, (2)Department of Geology, San José State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0102, (3)Department of Geology, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192-0102, monika.leopold@sjsu.edu, monika.leopold@sjsu.edu
9
11:00 AM
CHARACTERIZING THE EARLIEST STAGES OF PARTIAL MELTING: A STUDY OF THE CONTACT AUREOLE OF THE MIOCENE MT. PERKINS PLUTON, NW ARIZONA
BESHEARS, Mathew A., Geoscinces, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, 4505 S Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154 and METCALF, Rodney V., Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, beshears@unlv.nevada.edu, beshears@unlv.nevada.edu
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