GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018

Session No. 158
Tuesday, 6 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 238-239 (Indiana Convention Center)

T64. Beyond EarthScope in the Eastern U.S.—What We've Learned and What Needs Doing Next

GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

 

Seth Stein, G. Randy Keller, Reece P. Elling and Stephen Marshak, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
THE MYSTERIOUS US MIDCONTINENT: A GEOLOGIC HISTORY PRESERVED IN NEGATIVE TOPOGRAPHY (Invited Presentation)
VAN DER PLUIJM, Ben, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 North University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005 and MARSHAK, Stephen, Dept of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Natural History Building, 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801
8:20 AM
CONTINENTAL COLLISIONS DURING APPALACHIAN OROGENESIS AS REVEALED BY NEW GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S (Invited Presentation)
HOPPER, Emily1, MARZEN, Rachel E.2, FISCHER, Karen M.3, SHILLINGTON, Donna J.1 and HAWMAN, Robert B.4, (1)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, (2)Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (4)Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
8:35 AM
A MID-CRUSTAL SHEAR ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH RODINIA'S FORMATION: IS IT TOO SOON TO WIPE THE GRENVILLE FRONT LINEAMENT FROM MAPS? (Invited Presentation)
KING, Scott D.1, LONG, Maureen D.2, BENOIT, Margaret H.3 and ARAGON, John C.2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, (3)National Science Foundation, Earthscope Program, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314
8:50 AM
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GRENVILLE OROGENY AND ASSEMBLY OF RODINIA FROM GRAVITY ANOMALIES ALONG THE MIDCONTINENT RIFT AND GRENVILLE FRONT IN CANADA
ELLING, Reece P.1, STEIN, Seth2, STEIN, Carol A.3, KELLER, G. Randy4 and BARKLAGE, Mitchell2, (1)Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, (3)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, (4)School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd, Norman, OK 73019
9:05 AM
HAVE WE SEEN THE LARGEST EARTHQUAKES IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA?
NEELY, James S.1, STEIN, Seth1, MERINO, Miguel2 and ADAMS, John3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Chevron Corporation, 1400 Smith Street, Houston, TX 77002, (3)Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0Y3, Canada
9:20 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF PRE-EXISTING STRUCTURES IN THE BASEMENT OF OKLAHOMA WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR INDUCED SEISMICITY
KOLAWOLE, Folarin1, JOHNSTON, Candace1, CHANG, Jefferson C.2, MARFURT, Kurt J.1, RECHES, Ze'ev3 and CARPENTER, Brett M.3, (1)ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E Boyd St., Rm 710, Norman, OK 73069, (2)Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Crater Rim Drive, Hawaii, HI 76718, (3)ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E Boyd St., Rm 710, Norman, OK 73019
 
9:35 AM
Break
9:50 AM
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE UPPER MANTLE LOW VELOCITY ZONE BELOW THE MISSISSIPPI EMBAYMENT?
POWELL, Christine, University of Memphis, Center for Earthquake Research and Information, 3890 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38152 and BIRYOL, Berk C., Department of Geological Sciences, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
10:05 AM
SURFACE WAVE TOMOGRAPHY FROM AMBIENT NOISE IN CENTRAL U.S. AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR ILLINOIS BASIN AND NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE
XIAO, Hongyu, Department of Geology, The University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, 3081 Natural History Bldg., 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801, SONG, Xiaodong, Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820 and MARSHAK, Stephen, Dept. of Geology, University of Illinois, Natural History Building, 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801
10:20 AM
MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZE TECTONIC HISTORY OF THE MIDCONTINENT USA CRATONIC PLATFORM: THE OZARK PLATEAU - ILLINOIS BASIN BOUNDARY
DELUCIA, Michael S.1, MARSHAK, Stephen2, GUENTHNER, William R.1, MURPHY, Benjamin S.3, EGBERT, Gary4, PAVLIS, Gary5, GILBERT, Hersh6, HAMBURGER, Michael W.7, CHEN, Chen8, YANG, Xiaotao9, LARSON, Timothy10 and RUPP, John A.11, (1)Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3081 Natural History Building, 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801, (2)Dept. of Geology, University of Illinois, Natural History Building, 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801, (3)College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 CEOAS Administration Building, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, (4)College of Earth, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 COAS Admin. Bldg, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, (5)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, (6)Dept. of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, BC T2N 1N4, Canada, (7)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, (8)Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (9)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 627 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01003, (10)Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 61820, (11)School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405
10:35 AM
BARSCOPE - EXTENDING EARTHSCOPE BETWEEN THE APPALACHIANS AND THE ROCKIES
BARKLAGE, Mitchell1, STEIN, Seth1, STEIN, Carol A.2, KELLER, G. Randy3, MARSHAK, Stephen4, HICKMAN, John B.5, CARPENTER, N. Seth5, PERSAUD, Patricia6, HATCHER Jr., Robert D.7 and ELLING, Reece P.8, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, (3)School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd, Norman, OK 73019, (4)School of Earth, Society, and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, (5)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, (6)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (7)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (8)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208
10:50 AM
A SEISMIC EXPERIMENT TO INVESTIGATE MAJOR CRUSTAL-SCALE STRUCTURES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE
CARPENTER, N. Seth1, HICKMAN, John B.1, BARKLAGE, Mitchell2, KELLER, G. Randy3, WANG, Zhenming4, STEIN, Seth A.5 and RAVAT, Dhananjay6, (1)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, (3)School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd, Norman, OK 73019, (4)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506, (5)Earth & Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, (6)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Research Building, Lexington, KY 40506
11:05 AM
THE PRECAMBRIAN IN OHIO: REASSESSING EXISTING MODELS AND THE NEED FOR NEW SEISMIC DATA
HULETT, Samuel, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey, 2045 Morse Rd. Bldg. C, Columbus, OH 43229
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