Northeastern Section - 50th Annual Meeting (23–25 March 2015)

Session No. 44
Tuesday, 24 March 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Grand Ballroom South (Omni Mount Washington Resort)

T1. Updating the Orogen: Along-Strike Tectonic Correlations and Comparisons in the Northeastern Appalachians I

 

Jon Kim and Craig Dietsch, Advocates
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1:30 PM
LITHOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE QUÉBEC AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND APPALACHIANS  –  A REVIEW
TREMBLAY, Alain, Sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal, 201 President-Kennedy Av, PO Box 8888, Montreal, QC H2X 3Y7, Canada, tremblay.a@uqam.ca, tremblay.a@uqam.ca
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2:10 PM
THE ALONG-STRIKE CONTEXT OF THE RICHARDSON MEMORIAL CONTACT (RMC) IN THE TOWN OF CRAFTSBURY, NORTH-CENTRAL VERMONT  
KIM, Jonathan, Vermont Geological Survey, 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05620 and KLEPEIS, Keith A., Geology, University of Vermont, Trinity Campus, Burlington, VT 05405, Jon.Kim@state.vt.us, Jon.Kim@state.vt.us
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2:30 PM
THE RICHARDSON MEMORIAL CONTACT AND THE DOG RIVER FAULT ZONE: EVIDENCE FOR A DUCTILE FAULT ZONE IN WOODBURY, VERMONT
DEFELICE, Christopher J. and KOTEAS, G. Christopher, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Norwich University, 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield, VT 05663, cdefelic@stu.norwich.edu, cdefelic@stu.norwich.edu
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2:50 PM
MULTI-DOMAIN MICROSTRUCTURAL FABRIC DEVELOPMENT AND MODIFICATION OF THE MORETOWN FORMATION IN CENTRAL VERMONT
KOTEAS, G. Christopher1, DEFELICE, Christopher J.1 and DAUGHERTY, Aaron2, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Norwich University, 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield, VT 05663, (2)Earth and Environmental Science, Norwich University, 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield, VT 05663, gkoteas@norwich.edu, gkoteas@norwich.edu
 
3:10 PM
Break
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3:25 PM
EVIDENCE FOR SYNTECTONIC INTRUSION OF THE KNOX MOUNTAIN PLUTON IN THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY-GASPÉ TROUGH, CENTRAL VERMONT
LAGOR, Samuel, Department of Geology, University of Vermont, 180 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405 and WEBB, Laura E., Department of Geology, University of Vermont, 180 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT 05405, slagor@uvm.edu, slagor@uvm.edu
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3:45 PM
ALONG-STRIKE VARIATION IN ARSENIC AND OTHER TRACE ELEMENTS IN METAPELITES OF THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY/GASPE SEQUENCE (NE VERMONT AND SE QUEBEC)
RYAN, Peter C., Dept. of Geology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, KIM, Jonathan, Vermont Geological Survey, 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2, Montpelier, VT 05620-3902 and WEST Jr., David P., Geology Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, pryan@middlebury.edu, pryan@middlebury.edu
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4:05 PM
REGIONAL GEOCHEMICAL COMPARISON OF METAMORPHOSED IAPETAN BASALTS IN VERMONT: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MAGMATISM, RIFTING, AND SUBDUCTION
HONSBERGER, Ian W.1, LAIRD, Jo2, BRYCE, Julia G.3, COISH, Raymond4 and PRADO, Florencia M.3, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, (2)Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, James Hall, Durham, NH 03824, (3)Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 56 College Rd, James Hall, Durham, NH 03824, (4)Geology Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, iwh@wildcats.unh.edu, iwh@wildcats.unh.edu
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4:25 PM
COMPARISION OF THE MONKTON AND ALTONA FORMATIONS (LATEST EARLY-MIDDLE CAMBRIAN): INSIGHTS ON THE PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE IAPETUS SHELF
MEHRTENS, Charlotte, Department of Geology, University of Vermont, 180 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405 and BRINK, Ryan A., Geology Department, University of Vermont, 180 Colchester Ave, Delehanty Hall, Burlington, VT 05405, cmehrten@uvm.edu, cmehrten@uvm.edu
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4:45 PM
RELAY RAMPS AND RHOMBOCHASMS: STEP OVERS AND CROSS-STRIKE DISCONTINUITIES IN THE MARCELLUS AND UTICA OF THE NORTHERN APPALACHIAN BASIN
JACOBI, Robert D.1, STARR, Joel2, ECKERT, Craig2, MITCHELL, Charles3, HRYWNAK, Anna4 and SCHWEIGEL, Tayler5, (1)EQT and University at Buffalo, Department of Geology, 625 Liberty Avenue Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, (2)EQT Production, 625 Liberty Ave Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, (3)Geology, University at Buffalo, 411 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, (4)Department of Geology, UB Rock Fracture Group, University at Buffalo, 411 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, (5)Geology, UB Rock Fracture Group, University at Buffalo, 411 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, rdjacobi@buffalo.edu, rdjacobi@buffalo.edu
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5:05 PM
THE NASHOBA TERRANE: A NEW TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY AND SHARED STRUCTURAL STYLES WITH THE MERRIMACK BELT IN MASSACHUSETTS
KOPERA, Joseph P., Massachusetts Geological Survey, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, jkopera@geo.umass.edu, jkopera@geo.umass.edu
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