South-Central Section - 49th Annual Meeting (19–20 March 2015)

Session No. 2
Thursday, 19 March 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Case Study 1 (OSU Student Union)

T1. East African Rift, Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen, Rio Grande Rift, and other Continental Rifts: A Tribute to the Career of G. Randy Keller

 

Mohamed Abdelsalam, Estella Atekwana, Asish Basu, Kevin L. Mickus and Robert Stern, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
THE ROLE OF RIFTING IN THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE OKLAHOMA REGION
KELLER, G. Randy, School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, grkeller@ou.edu, grkeller@ou.edu
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8:25 AM
ON THE NEED FOR A BIG GEOSCIENTIFIC STUDY IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION
STERN, Robert, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, MS FO21, Richardson, TX 75083-0688 and MAGNANI, M.B., Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0235, rjstern@utdallas.edu, rjstern@utdallas.edu
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8:45 AM
THE NATURE OF THE MOHO BENEATH THE SOUTH GEORGIA BASIN FROM NEAR-VERTICAL REFLECTIONS
HARDER, Steven, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, SHILLINGTON, Donna J., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 and LIZARRALDE, Daniel, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 86 Water Street, Woods Hole, TX 02543, harder@utep.edu, harder@utep.edu
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9:05 AM
EAST AFRICAN RIFT VOLCANISM: GEODYNAMIC AND GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MAGMATISM
BASU, Asish R., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Texas at Arlington, 500 Yates St, 107 Geoscience Building, Arlington, TX 76019 and GHOSH, Nilotpal, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227, Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, abasu@uta.edu, abasu@uta.edu
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9:25 AM
TERMINATION AND STRAIN TRANSFER AT THE NORTHERN TERMINUS OF THE OKAVANGO RIFT ZONE – THE ROLE OF TECTONIC INHERITANCE
ALVAREZ NARANJO, Angelica, Geosciences, Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall 1400 N Bishop Avenue, Rolla, MO 65409 and HOGAN, John P., Geosciences, Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, aa459@mst.edu, aa459@mst.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN PRE-EXISTING STRUCTURES AND MANTLE FLUIDS IN STRAIN LOCALIZATION DURING CONTINENTAL RIFT INITIATION: THE OKAVANGO RIFT ZONE TESTIMONY
LESEANE, Khumo, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, ATEKWANA, Estella, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, MICKUS, Kevin L., Dept. of Geosciences, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897, ABDELSALAM, Mohamed, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, SHEMANG, Elisha, Earth and Environmental Science, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, P/Bag 041, Gaborone, Botswana and ATEKWANA, Eliot A., Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078-3031, estella.atekwana@okstate.edu, estella.atekwana@okstate.edu
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10:25 AM
MANTLE TRANSITION ZONE DISCONTINUITIES BENEATH THE INCIPIENT OKAVANGO RIFT
YU, Youqiang1, LIU, Kelly1, MOIDAKI, Moikwathai2, REED, Cory1 and GAO, Stephen1, (1)Geology and Geophysics Program, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, (2)Physics, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, yyqkc@mst.edu, yyqkc@mst.edu
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10:45 AM
BORDER FAULT SEGMENTATION ALONG THE MALAWI RIFT
AL-SALMI, Haifa S.1, LAÓ-DÁVILA, Daniel A.1, ABDELSALAM, Mohamed1 and ATEKWANA, Estella A.2, (1)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078-3031, (2)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, daniel.lao_davila@okstate.edu, daniel.lao_davila@okstate.edu
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11:05 AM
GRAVITY ANALYSIS OF THE CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE MAIN ETHIOPIAN RIFT
TADESSE, Ketsela, Petroleum Licensing and Administration Directorate, Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, MICKUS, Kevin L., Dept. of Geosciences, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897 and KELLER, G. Randy, School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, kevinmickus@missouristate.edu, kevinmickus@missouristate.edu
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11:25 AM
MORPHO-TECTONIC ANALYSIS OF DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ON SOUTHEASTERN ETHIOPIAN PLATEAU: EVIDENCE FOR DIFFERENT UPLIFT HISTORIES ON THE FLANKS OF THE AFAR DEPRESSION AND MAIN ETHIOPIAN RIFT
XUE, Liang, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74075 and ABDELSALAM, Mohamed, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078-3031, xlia@okstate.edu, xlia@okstate.edu
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
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