GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 323
Wednesday, 25 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Yakima 1 (The Conference Center)

T240. Structure and Evolution of the North Atlantic–Arctic Realm

International Lithosphere Program
Christian Schiffer, Gillian Foulger, Randell Stephenson, Fiona Darbyshire and Hans Thybo, Advocates
8:00 AM
GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A FEEDER-DIKE SYSTEM IN THE SEILAND IGNEOUS COMPLEX, NORTHERN NORWAY: IMPLICATIONS FOR GEOTECTONIC ENVIRONMENT OF EMPLACEMENT
KEATHLEY, Danielle E., Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Box 41053, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053 and HETHERINGTON, Callum J., Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Box 41053, Lubbock, TX 79409, callum.hetherington@ttu.edu
8:15 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERASIA BASIN: WHERE ARE WE NOW? (Invited Presentation)
PEASE, Victoria, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE-106 91, Sweden; Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE-106 91, Sweden, KOYI, Hemin A., Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Villavagen 69, Uppsala, 75236, Sweden and NILFOUROUSHAN, Faramarz, University of Gävle, Gävle, 80267, Sweden, vicky.pease@geo.su.se
8:35 AM
CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE EUREKAN OROGEN, ARCTIC CANADA
SCHIFFER, Christian, Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Science Site, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom and STEPHENSON, Randell, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Meston Building, King's College, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom, christian.schiffer@zoho.com
8:50 AM
LITHOSPHERIC AND UPPER-MANTLE FABRIC ACROSS THE CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC: EVIDENCE FROM SHEAR-WAVE SPLITTING
DUBÉ, Jean-Michel, Geotop, University of Quebec, Montreal, QC H3C3P8, Canada, DARBYSHIRE, Fiona, Geotop, University of Quebec at Montreal, CP8888 succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC H3C3P8, Canada, STEPHENSON, Randell A., School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Meston Building, King's College, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom and OAKEY, Gordon, Geological Survey of Canada, Naturdal Resources Canada, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada, darbyshire.fiona_ann@uqam.ca
9:05 AM
INVESTIGATING THE SEISMIC AND THERMAL STRUCTURE OF THE CIRCUM-ARCTIC LITHOSPHERE AND ASTHENOSPHERE (Invited Presentation)
SCHAEFFER, Andrew J.1, LEBEDEV, Sergei2, FULLEA, Javier2 and AUDET, Pascal1, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, University of Ottawa, 120 University Pr, FSS Hall 15032, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada, (2)Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin, 2, Ireland, andrew.schaeffer@uottawa.ca
9:25 AM
CRUSTAL PROPERTIES ACROSS THE TRANSITION FROM OROGENIC TO CRATONIC AREA FROM SEISMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
BEN MANSOUR, Walid, Geology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom, wbm2@le.ac.uk
9:40 AM
LITHOSPHERE STRUCTURE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
ARTEMIEVA, Irina M.1, BARANTSEVA, Olga1, THYBO, Hans2, SHULGIN, Alexey3 and MAKUSHKINA, Anna1, (1)Geology Section, IGN, Copenhagen University, Oester Voldgade 10, Copenhagen, DK-1350, Denmark, (2)Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, 34469, Turkey; CEED, University of Oslo, Oslo, NO-0315, Norway, (3)CEED, University of Oslo, Oslo, NO-0315, Norway, irina@ign.ku.dk
9:55 AM
EVOLUTION OF THE GREENLAND-ICELAND-FAROES RIDGE
FOULGER, Gillian Rose, Dept. Earth Sciences, Durham University, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, gillian.foulger@gmail.com
10:10 AM
HOW DID THE CONTINENTS BREAK APART IN THE NORWEGIAN-GREENLAND-SEA? (Invited Presentation)
GERNIGON, Laurent1, SCHIFFER, Christian2, GEOFFROY, Laurent3, NASUTI, Aziz1, FOULGER, Gillian2 and FRANKE, Dieter4, (1)Continental Shelf Geophysics, Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), Leiv Eirikssons vei 39, Trondheim, 7040, Norway, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Science Site, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, (3)Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Technopôle Brest-Iroise - rue Dumont d'Urville, Brest, 29280, France, (4)Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR), Hannover, 30655, Germany, laurent.gernigon@ngu.no
10:30 AM
PLATE BOUNDARY PROCESSES AND SMALL-SCALE MANTLE CONVECTION BENEATH THE REYKJANES RIDGE
MARTINEZ, Fernando, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1680 East West Road, POST Bldg. Rm 814A, Honolulu, HI 96822 and HEY, Richard, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2525 Correa Rd., Honolulu, HI 96822, fernando@hawaii.edu
 
10:45 AM
Discussion and concluding remarks
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