GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 27
Sunday, 22 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Tahoma 4 (The Conference Center)

T220. Challenges in Tectonics: Planetary Evolution in Four Dimensions—The New Global Tectonics

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Future of Tectonics Initiative
John A. Hole, Andrew Laskowski and Robert Moucha, Advocates
8:00 AM
THE 4D STRUCTURE OF THE CORDILLERA-CRATON TRANSITION IN WESTERN CANADA (Invited Presentation)
CURRIE, Claire A.1, SCHAEFFER, Andrew J.2, MALLYON, Deirdre1, CHEN, Yunfeng1, GU, Yu Jeffrey1 and AUDET, Pascal2, (1)Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada, (2)Earth and Environmental Science, University of Ottawa, 120 University Pr, FSS Hall 15032, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada, claire.currie@ualberta.ca
8:20 AM
ZIRCON (U-TH)/HE DATA REVEALS DEEP-TIME THERMAL HISTORIES OF CRATONS AND THE GREAT UNCONFORMITY SURFACE
GUENTHNER, William R.1, DELUCIA, Michael S.1, MARSHAK, Stephen1, REINERS, Peter W.2, DRAKE, Henrik3, THOMSON, Stuart N.4, AULT, Alexis K.5 and TILLBERG, Mikael3, (1)Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3081 Natural History Building, 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, SE 391 82, Sweden, (4)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th St., Tucson, AZ 85721, (5)Department of Geology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, wrg@illinois.edu
8:35 AM
ELUCIDATING THE REGIONAL SPATIOTEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LARAMIDE DEFORMATION THROUGH LOW-TEMPERATURE THERMOCHRONOLOGY
THACKER, Jacob O.1, KARLSTROM, Karl E.1, KENDALL, Jerry1, KELLEY, Shari A.2, CROW, Ryan S.3 and SCHMANDT, Brandon1, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, jacoboliverthacker@gmail.com
8:50 AM
A FOUR-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF CRETACEOUS DEPOSITIONAL GEOMETRY AND SEDIMENT FLUX IN THE NORTHERN GREAT VALLEY FOREARC, CALIFORNIA
ORME, Devon A., Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717-3480 and GRAHAM, Stephan A., Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Bldg 320, Stanford, CA 94305, devon.orme@montana.edu
9:05 AM
CONSTRAINING THE 4D CHARACTER AND EVOLUTION OF CONTINENTAL CRUST (Invited Presentation)
WILLIAMS, Michael L., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003 and JERCINOVIC, Michael J., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, mlw@geo.umass.edu
9:25 AM
STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE PLUME MODE OF MANTLE CONVECTION
FRIEDRICH, Anke M., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geology, University of Munich, Luisenstr. 37, Munich, 80333, Germany, friedrich@lmu.de
9:40 AM
THE PROTOGONOS: A LONG LIVED MAGMATIC ARC ALONG THE NORTHERN MARGIN OF GONDWANA-LAND AND ITS DISRUPTION DURING THE HERCYNIAN OROGENY
LOM, Nalan1, SUNAL, Gursel2, SAĞDIÇ, Nurbike G.1 and ŞENGÖR, A.M. Celâl3, (1)Istanbul Technical University, Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Maslak, Istanbul, 34469, Turkey, (2)Faculty of Mines, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, 34469, Turkey, (3)Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, 34469, Turkey, lom@itu.edu.tr
9:55 AM
HIGH PRECISION 40AR/39AR AGES OF BASALTIC BASEMENT FROM IODP HOLE U1365E NEAR OSBOURN TROUGH: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BREAKUP OF ONTONG JAVA NUI
DAVIDSON, Peter, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 and KOPPERS, Anthony A.P., College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, davidspe@oregonstate.edu
 
10:10 AM
Break
10:25 AM
INTEGRATION OF GEOMETRY, KINEMATICS, BURIAL TIMING, AND EXHUMATION TIMING TO UNDERSTAND 4-D THRUST BELT EVOLUTION: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE HIMALAYAN OROGEN IN BHUTAN (Invited Presentation)
LONG, Sean P., School of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 and MCQUARRIE, Nadine, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260-3332, sean.p.long@wsu.edu
10:45 AM
DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE PALEOZOIC TO PALEOGENE STRATA OF THE CENTRAL PAMIR UPPER CRUST
HE, John1, CHAPMAN, James B.1, KAPP, Paul1, GADOEV, Mustafo2 and OIMAHMADOV, Ilhomjon2, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Institute of Geology, Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Tajikistan Academy of Sciences, Dushanbe, johnhe@email.arizona.edu
11:00 AM
THE BALLET OF INDIAN PLATE DURING THE ASSEMBLY AND BREAKUP OF THE PROTEROZOIC SUPERCONTINENTS
CHATTERJEE, Sankar, Geosciences, Museum of Texas Tech University, 3301 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79409 and SCOTESE, Christopher R., PALEOMAP Project, 134 Dodge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202, sankar.chatterjee@ttu.edu
11:15 AM
INTEGRATION OF 3D VISUALIZATION AND GEOCHRONOLOGY AS A FOUNDATION TO 4D EARTH MODELS
PAVLIS, Terry L., Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968, tlpavlis@utep.edu
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