GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 27
Sunday, 25 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom 3B (Colorado Convention Center)

T223. Rates in Metamorphism and Tectonism: From Mineral Growth to Orogenesis

GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division
Thomas M. Etzel, Eric D. Kelly, Kyle T. Ashley and Elizabeth J. Catlos, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
THREE KINDS OF METAMORPHIC PULSES: GEODYNAMIC, THERMODYNAMIC, KINETIC
BAXTER, Ethan F.1, CADDICK, Mark J.2, AGUE, Jay J.3, DRAGOVIC, Besim2, POLLINGTON, Anthony D.4 and SULLIVAN, Nora5, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, (2)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, PO Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, (4)Nuclear and Radiochemistry, Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (5)Earth & Environment, Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, ethan.baxter@bc.edu
8:20 AM
ASSESSING TRACE ELEMENT (DIS)EQUILIBRIUM AND THE APPLICATION OF SINGLE ELEMENT THERMOMETERS IN METAMORPHIC ROCKS (Invited Presentation)
CRUZ-URIBE, Alicia M., Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, FEINEMAN, Maureen, Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, ZACK, Thomas, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden and JACOB, Dorrit E., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, BD Building 4 Research Park Drive, Level 3, CCFS, New South Wales, 2109, Australia, alicia.cruzuribe@maine.edu
8:40 AM
CONTACT VS REGIONAL METAMORPHISM IN THE AREA OF TORRES DEL PAINE (SOUTHERN CHILE) – COMBINING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND CLAYINVESTIGATIONS
SÜSSENBERGER, Annette1, SCHMIDT, Susanne T.1, SEGVIC, Branimir1 and BAUMGARTNER, Lukas2, (1)University of Geneva, Rue des Maraichers 13, Geneva, 1207, Switzerland, (2)Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland, annette.suessenberger@unige.ch
8:55 AM
FAST SUBDUCTION, SLOW EXHUMATION: DATING CONTINENTAL SUBDUCTION BENEATH THE OMAN OPHIOLITE
GARBER, Joshua M.1, RIOUX, Matthew2, KYLANDER-CLARK, Andrew R.C.3, VERVOORT, Jeff D.4, WILFORD, Diane4, HACKER, Bradley R.5, SEARLE, Michael P.6, WATERS, David6 and WARREN, Clare7, (1)Department of Earth Science, University of California Santa Barbara, 1006 Webb Hall, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Earth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (2)Earth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (3)Department of Earth Science, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, (4)School of the Environment, Washington State University, P.O. Box 642812, Pullman, WA 99164, (5)Department of Earth Science, University of California Santa Barbara, 1006 Webb Hall, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, (6)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3AN, United Kingdom, (7)Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom, jmgarber@umail.ucsb.edu
9:10 AM
GARNET GEOCHRONOLOGY: IMPROVEMENTS AND APPLICATION IN HIMALAYAN RESEARCH (Invited Presentation)
SMIT, Matthijs A., Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Denmark, msmit@eos.ubc.ca
9:30 AM
HIGHLIGHTING THE TRANSIENCE AND RAPID RATE OF ACCRETIONARY TECTONISM USING IN-SITU U-PB MONAZITE GEOCHRONOLOGY AND GARNET THERMOBAROMETRY: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE YUKON TANANA TERRANE IN SOUTHWEST YUKON
CLARK, A.D.1, GIBSON, H.D.1, ISRAEL, S.2 and STAPLES, R.D.1, (1)Dept. Earth Science, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Buraby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, (2)Yukon Geological Survey, 91807 Alaska HWY, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5B7, Canada, adclark@sfu.ca
 
9:45 AM
Discussion
10:00 AM
DUCTILE EXTRUSION OF THE NASHOBA FORMATION DURING CONVERGENCE OF THE AVALON TERRANE WITH THE COMPOSITE LAURENTIAN MARGIN, EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
BUCHANAN II, John Wesley1, KUIPER, Yvette D.1, WILLIAMS, Michael L.2 and HEPBURN, J. Christopher3, (1)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, jbuchana@mines.edu
10:15 AM
INFLUENCE OF THRUST-RELATED ADVECTION AND MASS TRANSFER ON METAMORPHIC HEATING RATES IN OROGENS (Invited Presentation)
THIGPEN, J. Ryan, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 121 Washington Ave., Lexington, KY 40506, ASHLEY, Kyle T., The Jackson School of Geosciences, The Unversity of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, LAW, Richard D., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and MAKO, Calvin A., Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, ryan.thigpen@uky.edu
10:35 AM
FROM FAULT DATES TO OROGENIC RATES
VAN DER PLUIJM, Ben1, HAINES, Samuel1, HNAT, James2 and PANA, Dinu3, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 North University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, (2)Shell Exploration & Production, Warrendale, PA 15086, (3)Alberta Energy Regulator, Alberta Geological Survey, #402, Twin Atria Building, 4999-98 Ave, Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3, Canada, vdpluijm@umich.edu
10:50 AM
COUPLING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND ZIRCON (U-TH)/HE DATING TO IMPROVE INTERPRETATION OF THERMAL HISTORIES AND CRUSTAL PROCESSES
STONER, Ryan K.1, BAUGHMAN, Jaclyn S.2, FLOWERS, Rebecca M.2, KELLY, Nigel M.2 and METCALF, James R.2, (1)Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1006 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, UCB 399, Boulder, CO 80309, rstoner@umail.ucsb.edu
11:05 AM
ALLEGHANIAN-AGED HIGH-TEMPERATURE DEFORMATION CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FORMATION OF THE TALLULAH FALLS DOME, NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA
LEVINE, Jamie S.F.1, CASALE, Gabriele2, RAHL, Jeffrey M.3 and CRAIG, Taylor D.2, (1)Geology, Appalachian State University, 037 Rankin Science West, 572 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608, (2)Geology, Appalachian State University, 033 Rankin Science West, 572 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608, (3)Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450, levinejs@appstate.edu
11:20 AM
MULTICHRONOMETER (U-TH)/HE STUDY OF THE PHALABORWA CARBONATITE COMPLEX, SOUTH AFRICA TO DECIPHER MINERAL CLOSURE TEMPERATURES AND KAAPVAAL CRATON THERMAL EVOLUTION
BAUGHMAN, Jaclyn S. and FLOWERS, Rebecca M., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, UCB 399, Boulder, CO 80309, jaclyn.baughman@colorado.edu
11:35 AM
STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION AND HIGH-PRESSURE LOW-TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM OF THE SAN JUAN THRUST SYSTEM, ORCAS ISLAND, WA
QUILLAN, Kevin, Reid, Geology, Western Washington University, 343 South Garden Street, Bellingham, WA 98225 and SCHERMER, Elizabeth, Geology Department, Western Washington University, 516 High St. MS 9080, Bellingham, WA 98225, kevinquillan@gmail.com
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