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GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 314
Wednesday, 28 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 201 (Colorado Convention Center)

T166. Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) in the Solar System

GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Large Igneous Provinces Commission of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI)
Tracy K.P. Gregg and Richard E. Ernst, Advocates
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
314-1
1:35 PM
TERRESTRIAL PLANET LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES: INSIGHTS INTO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CRUST FORMATION AND PERSPECTIVES ON EARTH (Invited Presentation)
HEAD, James W., Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, James_Head@brown.edu
314-2
1:55 PM
UNDERSTANDING FLOOD LAVAS: THE SAGA CONTINUES (Invited Presentation)
KESZTHELYI, Laszlo P.1, DUNDAS, Colin1 and THORDARSON, Thorvaldur2, (1)US Geological Survey, Astrogeology Science Center, 2255 North Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (2)School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Askja N-141, Dunhagi 6, Reykjavik, IS101, Iceland, laz@usgs.gov
314-3
2:15 PM
THERMALLY INSULATING PARTIALLY MOLTEN ZONES IN PLANETARY MANTLES PROMOTE MELT PRODUCTION DURING DECOMPRESSION
WHITTINGTON, Alan G., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, HOFMEISTER, Anne, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, Campus Box 1169, St. Louis, MO 63130, ROBERT, Geneviève, Department of Geology, Bates College, Carnegie Science Hall, Lewiston, ME 04240, SEHLKE, Alexander, Ames Research Center, NASA, Moffett Field, CA 94035, BOLLASINA, Anthony J., Geological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211 and AVARD, Geoffroy, Ovsicori-UNA, Heredia, 2346-3000, Costa Rica, whittingtona@missouri.edu
314-4
2:30 PM
GEOLOGIC PROCESSES AND STRATIGRAPHIES RECORDED WITHIN VENUSIAN SHIELD FIELDS
NYPAVER, Cole, Geology, Mercyhurst University, 501 East 38th St., Erie, PA 16546, LANG, Nicholas P., Department of Geology, Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA 16546 and THOMSON, Bradley James, Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University, Boston, cnypav08@lakers.mercyhurst.edu
314-5
2:45 PM
IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GIANT CIRCUMFERENTIAL AND RADIATING DYKE SWARMS ON EARTH AS A TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE PLUMBING SYSTEMS OF LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES ON VENUS AND MARS
BUCHAN, Kenneth L., Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada and ERNST, Richard E., Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; Faculty of Geology and Geography, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin Ave, Tomsk, 634050, Russian Federation, Richard.Ernst@ErnstGeosciences.com
314-6
3:00 PM
SYRTIS MAJOR AND HESPERIA PLANA, MARS: TWO LIPS (LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES) TELLING DIFFERENT STORIES
GREGG, Tracy K.P. and VENTURINO, Christian S., Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 126 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, tgregg@buffalo.edu
 
3:15 PM
Discussion
314-7
3:30 PM
THE METALLOGENY OF TERRESTRIAL AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES (LIPS) (Invited Presentation)
JOWITT, Simon M., Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 and ERNST, Richard E., Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; Faculty of Geology and Geography, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin Ave, Tomsk, 634050, Russian Federation, nicupge@gmail.com
314-8
3:50 PM
THE FERRAR LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE, ANTARCTICA: FIELD AND GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE BEARING ON MODES OF EMPLACEMENT
ELLIOT, David, Byrd Polar Research Center and School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 and FLEMING, Thomas H., Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT 06515, elliot.1@osu.edu
314-9
4:05 PM
GLOBAL MAGNETIC MAPPING OF LIPS FROM EMAG2 VERSION 3
SALTUS, Richard W.1, OAKEY, Gordon Neil2 and MEYER, Brian1, (1)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80305, (2)Geological Survey of Canada, Atlantic, 1 Challenger Drive, PO Box 1006, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, rick.saltus@noaa.gov
Handouts
  • Saltus_Oakey_GLOBAL-LIPs_GSA2016.pdf (6.2 MB)
    • 314-10
    4:20 PM
    U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE HIGH ARCTIC LIP FROM AXEL HEIBERG ISLAND IN NUNAVUT, CANADA: IMPLICATIONS FOR MAGMATIC EVOLUTION OF THE STRAND FIORD FORMATION
    KINGSBURY, Cole G., Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada, KAMO, Sandra L., Jack Satterly Geochronology Laboratory, Univ of Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, ERNST, Richard E., Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; Faculty of Geology and Geography, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin Ave, Tomsk, 634050, Russian Federation, SÖDERLUND, Ulf, Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan SE-223 62, Lund, 12, Sweden and COUSENS, Brian, Department of Earth Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1N5B6, Canada, cole_kingsbury@carleton.ca
    314-11
    4:35 PM
    TESTING THE SUPERIA SUPERCRATON RECONSTRUCTION: U-PB AGE AND GEOCHEMICAL COMPARISON OF NIPISSING (CANADA) AND KARJALITIC (FINLAND) SILLS AND RELATED DYKES
    DAVEY, Sarah C.1, BLEEKER, Wouter2, KAMO, Sandra L.3, VUOLLO, Jouni4, ERNST, Richard E.1 and COUSENS, Brian1, (1)Department of Earth Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1N5B6, Canada, (2)Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A0E8, Canada, (3)Jack Satterly Geochronology Laboratory, Univ of Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada, (4)Geologial Survey of Finland, Rovaniemi, P.O. Box 77, Finland, sarah.davey@carleton.ca
     
    4:50 PM
    Concluding Remarks
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