GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 52
Sunday, 25 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 402 (Colorado Convention Center)

T202. Detrital Zircons on the North American Continental Interior I

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)
William A. Thomas, George Gehrels, Emily S. Finzel and Brian A. Hampton, Advocates
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:45 PM
PROVENANCE OF THE MESOPROTEROZOIC UNKAR GROUP AND CORRELATES: A RECORD OF THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE GRENVILLE OROGENY IN SOUTHERN LAURENTIA
MULDER, Jacob, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7005, Australia; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, KARLSTROM, Karl, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, FLETCHER, Kathryn E., Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94820, HEIZLER, Matthew, New Mexico Geochronology Research Laboratory, New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801-4796, TIMMONS, J. Michael, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, GEHRELS, George, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, PECHA, Mark, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 and CROSSEY, Laura J., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, Jmulder@utas.edu.au
2:00 PM
THE INFLUENCE OF RIFT GEOMETRY ON CONTINENTAL SEDIMENT DISPERSAL PATTERNS
MAHONEY, J.B., University of Wisconsin, Eau Clare, Eau Claire, 54701, LINK, Paul, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave. Stop 8072, Pocatello, ID 83209 and PEARSON, David, Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave, STOP 8072, Pocatello, ID 83209, mahonej@uwec.edu
2:15 PM
DISTINCTIVE DETRITAL ZIRCON POPULATIONS IN LOWER PALEOZOIC STRATA OF IDAHO (Invited Presentation)
LINK, Paul K., Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 and BERANEK, Luke P., Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 9 Arctic Avenue, St. John's, NF A1B 3X5, Canada, linkpaul@isu.edu
2:35 PM
DETRITAL ZIRCON U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY OF CAMBRIAN SANDSTONES IN THE SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AULACOGEN (MEERS AND PRATT HILL QUARTZITES)
XIE, Xiangyang1, HANSON, Richard E.2, FINEGAN, Shane A.3, PUCKETT, Robert E.4 and SKYLER, Wheeler2, (1)School of Geology, Energy, and the Environment, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76107, (2)School of Geology, Energy, and the Environment, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, (3)XTO Energy, Inc, 810 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102, (4)12700 Arrowhead Lane, Oklahoma City, OK 73120, x.xie@tcu.edu
2:50 PM
DETRITAL ZIRCONS OF MIDDLE-LATE ORDOVICIAN QUARTZ ARENITES SURROUNDING THE TRANSCONTINENTAL ARCH RECORD PROVENANCE AND REGIONAL TECTONISM OF LAURENTIA
POPE, Michael C., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, BAAR, Eric E., Barrick Gold Mining Ltd, Elko, NV 89801, WULF, Tracy, Hess Petroleum, Woodlands, TX 77200, WORKMAN, Benjamin, Apache Corp, Houston, TX 77150, LIRA, Mario, Occidental Petroleum Corp, Houston, TX 77046, PICKELL, Michael J., Apache Corp, Midland, TX 77150 and IBRAHIM, Diar Mohammed, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Iowa, 718 Carriage Hill Apat. #5, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Department of Earth and Environment, Iowa City, IA 52246, mcpope@geos.tamu.edu
3:05 PM
TECTONIC AND CLIMATIC IMPLICATIONS OF CLASTIC DISPERSAL PATHWAYS IN THE PERMIAN MID-CONTINENT (Invited Presentation)
SOREGHAN, Michael J. and SOREGHAN, Gerilyn S., School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019, lsoreg@ou.edu
 
3:25 PM
Break
3:40 PM
PROVENACE OF DESMIONESIAN TO EARLY WOLFCAMPIAN STRATA IN THE ANCESTRAL ROCKY MOUNTIAN EAGLE AND PARADOX BASINS
BURR, Gregory L.E., SMITH, M. Elliot and UMHOEFER, Paul J., School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, 625 Knoles Drive, Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, glb75@nau.edu
3:55 PM
U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE BIGHORN DOLOMITE, WYOMING, USA: IMPLICATIONS FOR ORDOVICIAN WIND PATTERNS AND STRENGTH (Invited Presentation)
MALONE, David H., Geography-Geology, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4400, Normal, IL 61790-4400, CRADDOCK, John P., Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, MCLAUGHLIN, Patrick I., Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, KONSTANTINOU, Alex, Nicosia, 61970-4400, Cyprus and MCGILLIVRAY, Krista M., Geography-Geology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61761, dhmalon@ilstu.edu
4:10 PM
DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF CHESTERIAN SANDSTONES IN THE ILLINOIS BASIN, USA
ROTHSCHILD, Tyler James, ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, NORMAL, IL 61761, MALONE, David H., Geography-Geology, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4400, Normal, IL 61790-4400, CRADDOCK, John P., Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105 and DEVERA, Joseph, Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, 5776 Coal Drive, Suite 121, Carterville, IL 62918, TJROTHS@ILSTU.EDU
4:40 PM
PROVENANCE OF EARLY-MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIAN SANDSTONES OF THE MIDCONTINENT: DETRITAL ZIRCON EVIDENCE FOR THE UNROOFING OF APPALACHIAN OROGENIES IN IOWA
KISSOCK, John Kyle, University of Iowa, 208 Lonsdale Ave, Dayton, OH 45419, FINZEL, Emily S., Earth & Environmental Science Department, University of Iowa, Trowbridge Hall, North Capitol Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, MALONE, David, Geography-Geology, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4400, Normal, IL 61790-4400 and CRADDOCK, John P., Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, emily-finzel@uiowa.edu
4:55 PM
DETRITAL ZIRCONS AND SEDIMENT DISPERSAL ACROSS THE MARATHON FORELAND, WEST TEXAS, USA
THOMAS, William A., Emeritus University of Kentucky, Geological Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, GEHRELS, George E., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, SATTERFIELD, Joseph I., Department of Physics and Geosciences, Angelo State University, ASU Station #10904, San Angelo, TX 76909 and ROMERO, Mariah C., Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, geowat@uky.edu
 
5:10 PM
Discussion
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