Northeastern Section - 56th Annual Meeting - 2021

Session No. 3
Sunday, 14 March 2021: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Monson (Online)

T14. Insights about the Tectonic Evolution of Eastern North America from Rocks, Seismic Data, Experiments, and Models

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

Sara Mana, Victor Guevara, Emily Peterman and Erkan Toraman, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
3-1
8:05 AM
MAGMA MINGLING AND CONTACT METAMORPHISM DURING ANORTHOSITE-MANGERITE-CHARNOCKITE-GRANITE SUITE EMPLACEMENT; EASTERN ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS, NEW YORK
VALLEY, Peter M., U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Reston, VA 20192 and WALSH, Gregory, United States Geological Survey, Montpelier, VT 05602
3-2
8:25 AM
INTEGRATED BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAPPING IN THE ADIRONDACK HIGHLANDS OF NEW YORK
WALSH, Gregory, United States Geological Survey, Montpelier, VT 05602, MERSCHAT, Arthur J., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, ALEINIKOFF, John N., U.S. Geological Survey Emeritus, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, TAYLOR, Ryan, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 973, Denver, CO 80225 and SHAH, Anjana, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046
3-3
8:45 AM
TECTONIC INHERITANCE IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC: A CONSEQUENCE OF EPISODIC OROGENIC COLLAPSE?
POLLOCK, Jeff, Department of Earth Sciences, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB T3E 6K6, Canada
3-4
9:05 AM
100 MILLION YEARS OF METAMORPHISM IN WESTERN MAINE REVEALED IN POLYMETAMORPHIC TITANITE
WALTERS, Jesse1, CRUZ-URIBE, Alicia2, SONG, Won Joon2, STONE, Joshua S.2, BROOKS, Hanna2 and BIELA, Kimberley2, (1)Institüt fur Geowissenschaften, Goethe Universität, Altenhöferallee 1, Frankfurt am Main, 60438, Germany; School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, (2)School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469
3-5
9:25 AM
PUSHING THE LIMITS OF PETROCHRONOLOGY TO CONSTRAIN POLYPHASE OROGENESIS IN NEW ENGLAND
HILLENBRAND, Ian, WILLIAMS, Michael L. and JERCINOVIC, Michael, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 627 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003-9354
3-6
9:45 AM
BEDROCK GEOLOGY, GEOCHRONOLOGY, AND TECTONIC HISTORY OF THE BRONSON HILL BELT IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
FOLSOM, Liza1, EUSDEN Jr., J.2, GALLOWAY, Peter1 and SHEILS, Thomas1, (1)Earth and Climate Sciences, Bates College, 44 Campus Ave, Lewiston, ME 04240, (2)Earth and Climate Sciences, Bates College, Carnegie Science, 44 Campus Ave, Lewiston, ME 04240
 
10:05 AM
Break
3-7
10:15 AM
DECIPHERING THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE SILURIAN CHAMPLAIN MEGAGRABEN IN THE CENTRAL CHAMPLAIN VALLEY
WASHINGTON, Paul A., Salona Exploration LLC, 27 Firehouse Road, Mill Hall, PA 17751 and CHISICK, Steven A., 22660 Cicero Ave., Rm. 227, Richton Park, IL 60471
3-8
10:35 AM
USING ACTIVE EXTENSIONAL FEATURES IN THE CENTRAL CHAMPLAIN VALLEY TO UNDERSTAND EARLIER TECTONIC EVENTS
WASHINGTON, Paul, Salona Exploration LLC, 27 Firehouse Road, Mill Hall, PA 17751 and CHISICK, Steven A., 22660 Cicero Ave., Rm. 227, Richton Park, IL 60471
3-9
10:55 AM
KINEMATIC MODELING OF STRAIN VARIATION IN THE GIDDINGS BROOK THRUST SHEET OF THE TACONIC ALLOCHTHON AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE QUEBEC SALIENT
CRESPI, Jean1, ROBINSON, Jessica2, CHAN, Yu-Chang3, UNDERWOOD, H. Ray4 and ROSEN, Madison1, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, (2)Tetra Tech Inc, 3101 Zinfandel Dr, STE 200, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670, (3)Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan, (4)Marbledale 151 Corp, PO Box 2427, Marbledale, CT 06777
11:15 AM
HIGH RESOLUTION RECEIVER FUNCTION PROFILE BENEATH CONNECTICUT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TECTONIC HISTORY OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
LUO, Yantao, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Yale University, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, LONG, Maureen, Yale UniversityGeology and Geophysics, PO Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, KARABINOS, Paul M., Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, KUIPER, Yvette D., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401 and RONDENAY, Stephane, Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, MA 5007, Norway
11:35 AM
SKS SPLITTING AND UPPER MANTLE ANISOTROPY BENEATH THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND APPALACHIANS: CONSTRAINTS FROM THE DENSE SEISCONN ARRAY
LOPES, Ethan1, LONG, Maureen2, KARABINOS, Paul3 and ARAGON, John C.2, (1)Geosciences, Williams College, 947 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, (3)Department of Geosciences, Williams College, 947 Main St., Williamstown, MA 01267
11:45 AM
EVIDENCE FOR THRUST SHEET THICKENING IN A REGION OF OUT-OF-SEQUENCE THRUST FAULTING IN THE TACONIC OROGENIC WEDGE
ROSEN, Madison1, CRESPI, Jean1 and UNDERWOOD, H. Ray2, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, (2)Marbledale 151 Corp, PO Box 2427, Marbledale, CT 06777
 
11:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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