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

Session No. 34
Friday, 20 March 2015: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Rose (Chattanoogan Hotel & Conference Center)

T8. Metamorphism from Zeolite Facies to UHP and UHT with Emphasis on Models for Predicting Metamorphic Mineral Stability

GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

Harold H. Stowell, Douglas K. Tinkham and Mark J. Caddick, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:05 PM
SHOOTING AT A MOVING TARGET: A MULTI-SCALAR APPROACH TO THERMODYNAMIC MODELING OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM
GUEVARA, Victor E., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and CADDICK, Mark J., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, vguevara@vt.edu, vguevara@vt.edu
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1:25 PM
GARNET GROWTH AND COMPOSITIONAL ZONING RESULTING FROM CHANGING EFFECTIVE BULK COMPOSITION DURING GRANULITE METAMORPHISM, INTRUSION, AND PARTIAL MELTING
STOWELL, Harold1, NORTON, Rebecca A.2, HORKLEY, L. Kenneth S.2, ODOM PARKER, Karen2, SCHWARTZ, Joshua J.3 and KLEPEIS, Keith4, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330, (4)Dept of Geology, The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, hstowell@geo.ua.edu, hstowell@geo.ua.edu
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1:45 PM
METHODS AND UTILIZATION OF T-EFFECTIVE BULK COMPOSITION FORWARD MODELING TO INVESTIGATE THE ROLE OF PARTIAL MELTING IN GARNET GROWTH, ZONING AND RESORPTION
NORTON, Rebecca A.1, STOWELL, Harold1 and SCHWARTZ, Joshua J.2, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330, ranorton@crimson.ua.edu, ranorton@crimson.ua.edu
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2:05 PM
HYBRID IGNEOUS ROCKS AND THE PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE OF DEEP-CRUSTAL UHT METAMORPHISM
DORFLER, K.M.1, CADDICK, M.J.2, TRACY, R.J.2 and BEARD, James3, (1)Geology Department, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074, (2)Dept. of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Ave, Martinsville, VA 24112, kdorfler@oberlin.edu, kdorfler@oberlin.edu
 
2:25 PM
Break
5
2:40 PM
THE EFFECTS OF INITIAL BULK ROCK AND VOLATILE CHEMISTRY ON SUBDUCTION ZONE PROCESSES
GORCE, Jennifer S., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 1405 Perry Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, CADDICK, Mark J., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and BAXTER, Ethan F., Earth and Environmental Science, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02467, jen10@vt.edu, jen10@vt.edu
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3:00 PM
THE STATE OF PHASE EQUILIBRIA MODELING OF METAMORPHOSED HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION ZONES IN THE VMS ENVIRONMENT
TINKHAM, Douglas K., Mineral Exploration Research Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada, dtinkham@laurentian.ca, dtinkham@laurentian.ca
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3:20 PM
DETERMINING THE TIMESCALE AND AMOUNT OF SYN-METAMORPHIC FLUID FLOW DURING REGIONAL METAMORPHISM, TOWNSHEND DAM, VT, U.S.A
DRAGOVIC, Besim, Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, GATEWOOD, Mathew, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Alabama, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338, BAXTER, Ethan F., Earth and Environmental Science, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02467, STOWELL, Harold H., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, BOX 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, HIRSCH, David, Dept. of Geology, Western Washington University, 516 High St., MS9080, Bellingham, WA 98225 and BLOOM, Rose V., Geology, Western Washington University, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225, dragovic@vt.edu, dragovic@vt.edu
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3:40 PM
REVISITING PRESSURE-TEMPERATURE-TIME PATHS FOR THE GEOTECTONIC HISTORY, EMPLACEMENT AND METAMORPHISM OF THE SEILAND IGNEOUS PROVINCE, NORWAY
HETHERINGTON, Callum J., Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Box 41053, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053, DEANS, Jeremy, Dept. of Geosciences, Texas Tech Univ, Lubbock, TX 79409 and ROBERTS, R. James, Department of Geology, University of Pretoria, Private Bax X20, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa, callum.hetherington@ttu.edu, callum.hetherington@ttu.edu
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4:00 PM
MODELS FOR METAMORPHIC PORPHYROBLAST GROWTH AND RESORPTION: EXAMPLES FROM GARNET AMPHIBOLITE
BOLLEN, Elizabeth M., Geology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 and STOWELL, Harold H., Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, embollen@crimson.ua.edu, embollen@crimson.ua.edu
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4:20 PM
CONSTRAINTS ON THE THERMOBAROMETRIC EVOLUTION OF AMPHIBOLITES FROM THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN INNER PIEDMONT, WEST-CENTRAL GEORGIA
BERG, Christopher A., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30118, cberg@westga.edu, cberg@westga.edu
 
4:40 PM
Discussion
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