2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 10
Sunday, 1 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 319/320 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T60. An Updated View on Caribbean Tectonics

GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division
Margarete Jadamec, Kevin Burke and Andrew V. Newman, Session Chairs
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM
EMERGENCE OF THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA
COLLINS, Laurel S., Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, collinsl@fiu.edu
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8:35 AM
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8:50 AM
GRAVITY MODELING CONSTRAINTS ON THE GEOMETRY OF THE GATUN-CHAGRES BASIN AND TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF NORTH-CENTRAL PANAMA
MYNHIER, Kelci N., Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, 909 Antarctic Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306 and FARRIS, David W., Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, 909 Antarctic Way, Rm 108 CAR, Tallahassee, FL 32306, knm09d@my.fsu.edu
9:05 AM
THE FORMATION OF THE MIDDLE AMERICA AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN
FLORES, Kennet E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, New York, NY 11210; Department of Earth and Planetary Science, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-519, keflores@brooklyn.cuny.edu
9:20 AM
COCOS RIDGE COLLISION, DEFORMATION OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND FINAL CLOSURE OF THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA
LAFEMINA, Peter, Department of Geosciences, 406 Deike Bldg, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, GOVERS, Rob, Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80021, Utrecht, 3508 TA, Netherlands, RUIZ, Andres, Dept. of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, GEIRSSON, Halldor, Department of Geosciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, MORA - PAEZ, Hector, Geología - GEORED, Servicio Geológico Colombiano, Diagonal 53 N0. 34 - 53, Bogotá, 110221, Colombia and CAMACHO, Eduardo, Instituto de Geociencias, Universidad de Panama, Panama City, Panama, plafemina@geosc.psu.edu
 
9:40 AM
Break
9:55 AM
LATE MIOCENE TO RECENT TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER PLATE OF THE MIDDLE AMERICA TRENCH, COSTA RICA AND WESTERN PANAMA
FISHER, Donald M., Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, GARDNER, Thomas W., Geosciences Department, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX 78212, MORELL, Kristin, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC 16802, Canada, MARSHALL, Jeffrey, Department of Geological Sciences, Cal Poly Pomona University, Pomona, CO 91768 and SAK, Peter B., Department of Earth Sciences, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013, dmf6@psu.edu
10:15 AM
RAPID EXHUMATION OF CRETACEOUS ARC ROCKS ALONG THE BLUE MOUNTAIN RESTRAINING BEND, JAMAICA, USING APATITE (U-TH)/HE THERMOCHRONOMETRY
COCHRAN, William J., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Derring Hall, RM4044, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, SPOTILA, James A., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and PRINCE, Philip S., Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, cwill13@vt.edu
10:30 AM
THE NEOGENE PLATE TECTONIC HISTORY OF THE SOUTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA CONVERGENT MARGIN AND ITS IMPACT ON UPPER PLATE DEFORMATION AND VOLCANISM
MORELL, Kristin, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC 16802, Canada, kmorell@uvic.ca
10:45 AM
3D GEODYNAMIC MODELS OF SLAB DRIVEN MANTLE FLOW BENEATH THE CARIBBEAN PLATE
JADAMEC, Margarete, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, 312 Science and Research 1, Houston, TX 77204 and FISCHER, Karen M., Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, mjadamec@central.uh.edu
11:00 AM
MIOCENE ARC MAGMATISM IN WESTERN PANAMA AND ITS CONSTRAINTS ON MANTLE WEDGE AND TECTONIC CHANGE
PAN, Ruiguang, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, 909 Antarctic Way, Carraway Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4100 and FARRIS, David W., Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University, 909 Antarctic Way, Carraway Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4100, rp13n@my.fsu.edu
11:15 AM
RECENT GEOCHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE WESTERN PANAMA CANAL BASIN VOLCANIC ARC ROCKS
FOWLER III, Gary D., Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University, 909 Antarctic Way, Carraway Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306 and FARRIS, David W., Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University, 909 Antarctic Way, Carraway Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4100, gdfowler@fsu.edu
 
11:30 AM
Discussion
 
11:45 AM
Concluding Remarks
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