GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 26
Sunday, 25 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom 2B (Colorado Convention Center)

T215. Applications of Geochronology and Thermochronology for Understanding the Tectonic Mechanisms and Surface Processes of the Tibetan Plateau

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division
Devon A. Orme, Lydia Staisch and Alex Pullen, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
REORGANIZATION OF CONTINENTAL-SCALE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS: PROVENANCE EVIDENCE FROM THE TIBETAN PLATEAU AND SOUTHERN LARAMIDE ROCKY MOUNTAINS (Invited Presentation)
BUSH, Meredith A., Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 and HORTON, Brian K., Department of Geological Sciences and Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas, Austin, 2275 Speedway Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712, meredith.a.bush@utexas.edu
8:25 AM
PARTITIONING OF CRUSTAL SHORTENING IN THE NORTHERN TIBETAN PLATEAU: CONSTRAINTS FROM THERMOCHRONOLOGY STUDIES
ZHUANG, Guangsheng, Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, JOHNSTONE, Sam, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305, HOURIGAN, Jeremy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 94305, LIPPERT, Peter C., Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, Frederick A. Sutton Building, 115 S 1460 E, Room 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0102, RITTS, Bradley, School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, ROBINSON, Alexander C., Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, 312 Science & Research 1, Houston, TX 77204 and SOBEL, Edward R., Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, Potsdam-Golm, 14476, Germany, gzhuang@lsu.edu
8:40 AM
THERMOCHRONOLOGIC AND GEOCHRONOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE TIMING OF CRUSTAL SHORTENING AND THE INITIATION OF LEFT-LATERAL SHEAR WITHIN THE CENTRAL KUNLUN SHAN, NORTHERN TIBET: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UPLIFT HISTORY OF THE TIBETAN PLATEAU
STAISCH, Lydia, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 98195-94025, NIEMI, Nathan, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, CLARK, Marin K., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little Building, 1100 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 and CHANG, Hong, Institute of Earth Environment, Xi'an, China, lstaisch@usgs.gov
8:55 AM
HIGH AND LOW ELEVATION ASIA: MIOCENE–HOLOCENE SOURCE VARIABILITY FOR CHINESE LOESS AND NORTH PACIFIC DUST (Invited Presentation)
NIE, Junsheng, Geography, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14620, PULLEN, Alex, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Building #77, Tucson, AZ 85721 and GARZIONE, Carmala, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, niejunsheng@gmail.com
9:15 AM
ASSESING PRE-CENOZOIC SHORTENING IN THE PAMIR
VILLARREAL, Dustin1, ROBINSON, Alexander C.1, OIMAHMADOV, Ilhomjon2, MACDONALD, Brian1, CARRAPA, Barbara3 and GADOEV, Mustafo2, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, 312 Science & Research Building 1, Rm. 312, Houston, TX 77204, (2)Institute of Geology, Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Tajikistan Academy of Sciences, Dushanbe, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, villarreal.dustin@gmail.com
9:30 AM
THERMOKINEMATIC MODELING OF SHORTENING IN THE TAJIK FOLD AND THRUST BELT: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTRACONTINENTAL SUBDUCTION BENEATH THE PAMIR MOUNTAINS
CHAPMAN, James B.1, CARRAPA, Barbara2, BALLATO, Paolo3, DECELLES, Peter G.2, WORTHINGTON, James1, OIMAHMADOV, Ilhomjon4, GADOEV, Mustafo5 and KETCHAM, Richard A.6, (1)Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam-Golm, Germany, (4)Institute of Geology, Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Tajikistan Academy of Sciences, Dushanbe, (5)Institute of Geology, Seismology, and Earthquake Engineering, Dushanbe, 734012, Tajikistan, (6)Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, jaychapman@email.arizona.edu
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10:00 AM
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9:45 AM
Break
10:15 AM
THE CARBONATE CLUMPED ISOTOPE PALEOTHERMOMETER AS A POSSIBLE RECORDER OF LOW-TEMPERATURE BASIN DIAGENESIS
INGALLS, Miquela, Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, ROWLEY, David B., Department of the Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 and COLMAN, Albert, Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 5734 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, ingalls@uchicago.edu
10:30 AM
THE LIUQU CONGLOMERATE, SOUTHERN TIBET: AGE AND PALEOCLIMATE
LEARY, Ryan J.1, DECELLES, Peter G.2, QUADE, Jay2 and KAPP, Paul2, (1)School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, PO Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-0103; Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, ryan.leary@nau.edu
10:45 AM
STRUCTURE AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE LIUQU CONGLOMERATE ALONG THE YARLUNG-ZANGBO SUTURE ZONE (SOUTHERN TIBET), AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MODE AND TIMING OF COLLISION TECTONICS IN THE TIBETAN-HIMALAYAN OROGENIC BELT
XIE, Yanxue, Department of Geology and Env Earth Science, Miami University, Shideler Hall, Spring Street, Oxford, OH 45056 and DILEK, Yildirim, Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 208 Shideler Hall, Patterson Avenue, Oxford, Ohio, OH 45056, xiey2@miamioh.edu
11:20 AM
THERMAL EVOLUTION OF THE YARLUNG SUTURE: LINKAGES TO TECTONICS, CLIMATE, AND RIVER INCISION
LASKOWSKI, Andrew, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 and ORME, Devon A., Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Braun Hall #118, 450 Serra Mall, Bldg 320, Stanford, CA 94305, aklask@email.arizona.edu
11:35 AM
A SYSTEMATIC THERMOCHRONOLOGIC TRANSECT ACROSS THE HIMALAYAN RAIN SHADOW IS CONSISTENT WITH COUPLING OF PRECIPITATION PATTERNS AND PLIOCENE-RECENT EXHUMATION
SCHULTZ, Mary1, HODGES, Kip V.1, EHLERS, Todd A.2, VAN SOEST, Matthijs C.1, WARTHO, Jo-Anne3 and MCDONALD, Christopher1, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Tuebingen, Wilhelmstrasse 56, Tuebingen, 72074, Germany, (3)GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, 24148, Germany, mhschul2@asu.edu
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