Session: Structural Geology: Geometry and Kinematics from Mapping and Modeling (2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015))

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5-1

8:00 AM

4D EVOLUTION OF SALT DIAPIR REACTIVATION IN AN OBLIQUE EXTENSIONAL SYSTEM, NW AUSTRALIA: INSIGHTS FROM SCALED PHYSICAL MODELS

WU, Long¹, ADAM, Jurgen² and TRUDGILL, Bruce¹, (1)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom, longwu0628@gmail.com

5-2

8:15 AM

EXPERIMENTAL MODELING OF THE GEOMETRY AND EVOLUTION OF STRUCTURES ABOVE DUCTILE AND FRICTIONAL DETACHMENTS

LI, Jianjun, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd Street, SEC 839, Norman, OK 73019 and MITRA, Shankar, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E Boyd St, SEC 810, Norman, OK 73019, Jianjun.Li-1@ou.edu

5-3

8:30 AM

A PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR FRACTURE INTENSIFICATION DOMAIN VARIATIONS: STRAIN ENERGY DENSITY AS A FUNCTION OF FAULT SLIP

O'HARA, Alex P., Geology, University at Buffalo, UB Rock Fracture Group, 411 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, JACOBI, Robert D., UB Rock Fracture Group, University at Buffalo, EQT Production, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 and SHEETS, David H., Geology, University at Buffalo, 411 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, aohara999@gmail.com

5-4

8:45 AM

UNDERSTANDING KINEMATIC DISPLACEMENT RATE EFFECTS ON TRANSIENT THERMAL PROCESSES: A COMPARISON OF ANALYTICAL (TI-DIFFUSION) AND NUMERICAL (FINITE-ELEMENT) SOLUTIONS TO FOOTWALL HEATING IN THRUST BELTS

THIGPEN, J. Ryan, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 121 Washington St, Lexington, KY 40506, ASHLEY, Kyle T., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and LAW, Richard D., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, ryan.thigpen@uky.edu

5-5

9:00 AM

STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE JEBEL HAFEET ANTICLINE (AL AIN, UAE): A MULTI-SCALE APPROACH TO MODEL FRACTURE PATTERNS AND KINEMATIC FOLD EVOLUTION

KOKKALAS, Sotirios¹, JONES, Richard R.², LONG, Jonathan², WOODS, Caitlin² and GILMENT, Sebastien², (1)Petroleum Geosciences, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, 2533, United Arab Emirates, (2)Geospatial Research Ltd, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, skokkalas@pi.ac.ae

5-6

9:15 AM

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5-7

9:30 AM

SEDIMENTOLOGIC AND STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF AN EXHUMED INTRACONTINENTAL SAG BASIN; THE MEKELLE SEDIMENTARY BASIN IN ETHIOPIA

ALEMU, Tadesse B., Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, ABDELSALAM, Mohamed, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, USA, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078-3031, ATNAFU, Balemwal, Department of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and ENKURIE, Dawit, Department of Geology, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia, tadesse.alemu@okstate.edu

9:45 AM

Break

5-8

10:00 AM

PSEUDOTACHYLYTES AND RELATED BRITTLE FAULTS FROM THE IKERTÔQ THRUST ZONE, GREENLAND: FAULT GEOMETRY AND KINEMATICS

ALLEN, Joseph L.¹, GREEN II, Michael R.², MERSON, Matthew Q.¹ and LYON, Eva C.², (1)Physical Sciences, Concord University, 1000 Vermillion St, Athens, WV 24712, (2)Physical Sciences, Concord University, Athens, WV 24712, allenj@concord.edu

5-9

10:15 AM

DISTINGUISHING AND CONSTRAINING THE TIMING OF SHAWINIGAN AND OTTAWAN OROGENY DEFORMATION IN THE EASTERN ADIRONDACK HIGHLANDS NEAR TICONDEROGA, NEW YORK STATE

BAIRD, Graham B., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 100, Greeley, CO 80639 and REGAN, Sean P., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, Graham.Baird@unco.edu

5-10

10:30 AM

STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE EASTERN ADIRONDACK HIGHLANDS, SOUTHERN GRENVILLE PROVINCE

REGAN, Sean P.¹, GEER, Phillip S.¹, WALSH, Greg J.², WILLIAMS, Michael L.¹, BAIRD, Graham B.³, GROVER, Timothy W.⁴, VALLEY, Peter M.⁵, PLESS, Claire R.⁶ and JERCINOVIC, Michael J.⁷, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, (2)US Geological Survey/Indiana University, MS 926A, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (3)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 100, Greeley, CO 80639, (4)Dept. of Natural Sciences, Castleton State College, 233 South Street, Castleton, VT 05735, (5)Weatherford Laboratories, 5200 North Sam Houston Pkwy West, Suite 500, Houston, TX 77086, (6)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, (7)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, sregan@geo.umass.edu

5-11

10:45 AM

TWO PERIODS OF GARNET LEUCOGRANITE FORMATION IN THE GOOCHLAND TERRANE, VA

FARRAR, Stewart S., Geosciences, Eastern Kentucky University, 103 Roark, Richmond, KY 40475, stewart.farrar@eku.edu

5-12

11:00 AM

⁴⁰AR/³⁹AR DATING CONSTRAINTS ON THE METAMORPHIC AND COOLING HISTORIES OF THE BALTIMORE COMPLEX SOUTHWEST, WEST AND NORTH OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

KUNK, Michael J.¹, YEH, Meng-Wan², BLACKMER, Gale C.³ and MCALEER, Ryan J.¹, (1)US Geological Survey, MS 926A, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Center for General Education, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 162, East Hoping Rd, Section 1, Taipei, 162, Taiwan, (3)DCNR, Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, PA 17057, mkunk@usgs.gov

5-13

11:15 AM

APPLICATION OF AIRBORNE LIDAR TO GEOLOGIC MAPPING IN CENTRAL TEXAS

YEATS, Ian¹, HELPER, Mark¹ and HUNT, Brian B.², (1)Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C11001, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, 1124 Regal Row, Austin, TX 78748, yeatsi116@gmail.com