GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 191
Tuesday, 24 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Tahoma 3 (The Conference Center)

D40. Structural Geology and Tectonics: Advances in Understanding Fault Systems, Plate Boundaries and Deformation: Observations and Experiments

Mattathias D. Needle and Veronica Sanchez, Chairs
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
CARBONATE UNITS IN SURPRISE CANYON – A KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THE TECTONIC PAST OF THE PANAMINT MOUNTAINS
SUBIA, Tai Antonia, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968, PAVLIS, Terry L., Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968 and BRUNNER, Benjamin, Institute of Tectonic Studies, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, tai.subia@gmail.com
8:20 AM
EVIDENCE FOR DEEP FLUID PENETRATION INTO THE PRECAMBRIAN BASEMENT, OKLAHOMA
HAMILTON, Matt1, EVANS, Stacey2, ENGEL, Michael3 and ELMORE, Douglas1, (1)School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd St., Norman, OK 73019, (2)Oklahoma Geological Survey, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd St, Room N131, Norman, OK 73019, (3)School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, matt.hamilton@ou.edu
8:35 AM
PALEOSTRESS ESTIMATION BY FAULT KINEMATIC ANALYSIS BASED ON 3D SEISMIC DATA
MOSKALENKO, Artem, Geodynamics of the sedimentary basins, A.P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute, 74, Sredny Prospect, VSEGEI, St. Petersburg, 199106, Russian Federation, artemmn@gmail.com
8:50 AM
STRUCTURAL ANALYSES OF THE TASCOTAL MESA FAULT, CHRISTMAS MTS., WEST TEXAS
SANCHEZ, Veronica, QUISENBERRY, James, ALARCON-CANTO, Felipe and KRNAVEK, Joshua, Department of Physics & Geosciences, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 700 University Blvd. MSC 175, Kingsville, TX 78363-8202, veronica.sanchez@tamuk.edu
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9:05 AM
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9:20 AM
RIFT INITIATION AND EVOLUTION RECORDED IN THE OBLIQUE TUSAS-ABIQUIU SEGMENT OF THE RIO GRANDE RIFT, NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
LIU, Yiduo A.1, MURPHY, Michael A.1, VAN WIJK, Jolante2 and ANDREA, Ross A.1, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Rm.312, Science & Research Bldg.1, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801, liu.yiduo@gmail.com
Handouts
  • Tusas-Abiquiu_GSA_Talk.pdf (9.8 MB)
  • 9:35 AM
    THE MIDCONTINENT RIFT: A RIFT-LIP HYBRID
    ELLING, Reece P., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208, STEIN, Carol A., Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, STEIN, Seth, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, KLEY, Jonas, Geoscience Center, University of Goettingen, Goldschmidtstr. 3, Goettingen, 37077, Germany, KELLER, G. Randy, School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd, Norman, OK 73019 and WYSESSION, Michael, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, ReeceElling2022@u.northwestern.edu
     
    9:50 AM
    Break
    10:05 AM
    BROKEN SHEETS – ON THE NUMBERS AND AREAS OF TECTONIC PLATES AND OTHER TILES
    WILKINSON, Bruce, Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 220 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, MCELROY, Brandon, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 and DRUMMOND, Carl, Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 E Colliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, eustasy@umich.edu
    10:20 AM
    MODELING THE DEFORMATION EVOLUTION OF THE WESTERN U.S. BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE WITHIN THE PACIFIC-NORTH AMERICA PLATE BOUNDARY ZONE SINCE 36 MILLION YEARS AGO
    BAHADORI, Alireza, Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, HOLT, William E., Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 and RASBURY, Troy, Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, alireza.bahadori@stonybrook.edu
    10:35 AM
    A MODEL FOR THE INITIATION, EVOLUTION, AND CONTINUED ACTIVITY OF THE GARLOCK FAULT, CALIFORNIA
    HATEM, Alexandra Elise, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089 and DOLAN, James F., Dept Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, ahatem@usc.edu
    10:50 AM
    DEVELOPMENT OF NON-STEADY STATE SLIP PARTITIONING UNDER OBLIQUE CONVERGENCE (Invited Presentation)
    COOKE, Michele L., TOENEBOEHN, Kevin and BEYER, Jennifer L., Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, cooke@geo.umass.edu
    11:10 AM
    USING PENETRATIVE STRAIN AND STRAIN PARTITIONING TO RESOLVE THE “MISSING SHORTENING” PROBLEM: INSIGHTS FROM ANALOG MODELS (Invited Presentation)
    BURBERRY, Caroline M., LATHROP, Bailey A. and RICHARDSON, Claire R., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, cburberry2@unl.edu
    11:30 AM
    EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF SEMI-BRITTLE RHEOLOGY: IMPLICATIONS FOR STRAIN TRANSIENTS
    BIRREN, Thomas, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, 2237 Osborn Dr., Ames, IA 50011 and REBER, Jacqueline E., Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 2237 Osborn Drive, Ames, IA 50011, tbirren@iastate.edu
     
    11:45 AM
    Concluding Remarks
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