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Southeastern Section - 64th Annual Meeting (19–20 March 2015)

Session No. 16
Thursday, 19 March 2015: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Roberts (Chattanoogan Hotel & Conference Center)

T7. Ordovician Tectonics of the Appalachians: New Ideas on an Ancient Orogen

 

Clinton I. Barineau, James Tull and Christopher S. Holm-Denoma, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:05 PM
A POSSIBLE SEISMITE FROM AN UPPER ORDOVICIAN (ROCKLANDIAN) CARBONATE STRANDLINE
HARRIS, Clay D., Geosciences, Middle Tennessee State University, Box 9 , 1301 E. Main St., Murfreesboro, TN 37132, Clay.Harris@mtsu.edu, Clay.Harris@mtsu.edu
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1:25 PM
DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS IN THE UPPER TONGUE OF THE TANGLEWOOD MEMBER, UPPER ORDOVICIAN LEXINGTON LIMESTONE, BLUEGRASS REGION, CENTRAL KENTUCKY, U.S.A
KOIRALA, Dibya, ETTENSOHN, Frank R. and CLEPPER, Marta L., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, dibya.koirala@uky.edu, dibya.koirala@uky.edu
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1:45 PM
PETROGRAPHIC SIMILARITIES BETWEEN FRAMEWORK GRAINS IN ORDOVICIAN ARENITES FROM THE BLOUNT AND QUEENSTON MOLASSE OF THE TACONIC OROGENY, VIRGINIA APPALACHIANS
HAYNES, John T.1, DURST, Thomas R.1 and FICHTER, Lynn S.2, (1)Dept of Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University, 395 South High St, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, (2)Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, haynesjx@jmu.edu, haynesjx@jmu.edu
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2:05 PM
IMPLICATIONS OF THE VARIATIONS IN LITHOLOGY OF THE WILHITE FORMATION EXPOSED ALONG ROADS BY THREE RIVERS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN TENNESSEE BLUE RIDGE
CHURNET, Habte G., Physics, Geology, and Astronomy, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37403, habte-churnet@utc.edu, habte-churnet@utc.edu
 
2:25 PM
Break
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2:40 PM
TACONIAN OROGENESIS AND ALLEGHANIAN OVERPRINTING IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA PIEDMONT AS REVEALED BY NEW 40AR/39AR DATA
BURTON, William C.1, KUNK, Michael J.1, SPEARS, David B.2, EVANS, Nick H.2 and MCALEER, Ryan J.1, (1)US Geological Survey, MS 926A, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903, bburton@usgs.gov, bburton@usgs.gov
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3:00 PM
DIACHRONOUS METAMORPHISM BETWEEN AMPHIBOLITE AND ECLOGITE OF THE ASHE METAMORPHIC SUITE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
BRIDGEMAN, James L., Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 104 South Road, Mitchell Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 and STEWART, Kevin G., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of North Carolina, 122 Mitchell Hall, CB 3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315, jbridge@live.unc.edu, jbridge@live.unc.edu
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3:20 PM
ORDOVICIAN EVENTS IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS: SYNTHESIZING THE IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY AND METAMORPHIC RECORD OF THE TACONIC OROGENY
BARINEAU, Clinton I., Earth and Space Sciences, Columbus State University, 4225 University Avenue, Columbus, GA 31907-5645, TULL, James F., Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University, 909 Antarctic Way, Room 108: Carraway Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306 and HOLM-DENOMA, Christopher S., Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, United States Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225-0046, barineau_clinton@columbusstate.edu, barineau_clinton@columbusstate.edu
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3:40 PM
GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ZANA GRANITE AND KOWALIGA GNEISS, EASTERN BLUE RIDGE, ALABAMA
SAGUL, Douglas A., Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, MUELLER, Paul A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32601 and BARINEAU, Clinton I., Earth and Space Sciences, Columbus State University, 4225 University Avenue, Columbus, GA 31907-5645, dsagul@ufl.edu, dsagul@ufl.edu
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4:00 PM
ALLEGHANIAN DISASSEMBLY OF THE EASTERN BLUE RIDGE ORDOVICIAN BACK-ARC BASIN: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE MULBERRY ROCK RECESS (34°N), NORTHWEST GEORGIA
TULL, James F., Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University, 909 Antarctic Way, Room 108: Carraway Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306 and HOLM-DENOMA, Chris, Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225-0046, jtull@fsu.edu, jtull@fsu.edu
 
4:20 PM
Concluding Remarks
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