Session No. 25
Thursday, 28 March 2019: 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Pinckney Room (Francis Marion Hotel)
T17. Recent Advances and New Approaches in the Study of Faults and Shear Zones in Orogenic Systems
Jackie Langille and Timothy F. Diedesch, Advocates
2:00 PM
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BLUE RIDGE: A NATURAL LABORATORY TO EXAMINE CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF FAULT ZONES AT DIFFERENT CRUSTAL LEVELS
MERSCHAT, Arthur, US Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, MS 926A, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, MCALEER, Ryan J., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and LEVINE, Jamie S.F., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Appalachian State University, 572 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608
2:20 PM
ESTIMATING MAGNITUDES OF SHEAR HEATING IN STRIKE-SLIP SHEAR ZONES
MAKO, Calvin A., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 926 West Campus Dr., Blacksburg, VA 24061 and CADDICK, Mark J., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
2:40 PM
SEMI-AUTOMATED APPROACH TO MAPPING SMALL SCALE STRUCTURES FOR OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION ALONG THE SOUTHERN CINCINNATI ARCH USING PYTHON AND GIS APPLICATIONS
BOLING, Kenneth S.1, HATCHER Jr., Robert D.1, LEMISZKI, Peter J.2 and BIBLE, Gary G.3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (2)Tennessee Geological Survey, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, 3711 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921, (3)President, Cougar Dome, LLC, P. O. Box 133, Helenwood, TN 37755