Session: Structural Geology / Tectonics / Neotectonics/Paleoseismology (Posters)

129

Mechanics of Sheeting Joints
Kelly J. Mitchell, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Stephen J. Martel, University of Hawaii

130

Two-Dimensional Simulation of the Controls of Fracture Parameters on Fracture Connectivity
Kajari Ghosh, University of Oklahoma; Shankar Mitra, Univ Oklahoma

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131

Experimental Study of Shear and Compaction Band Formation in Berea Sandstone
Elizabeth Anne Herrin, Texas A&M University; Frederick M. Chester, Texas A&M University

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132

Timing of Formation of Deformation Bands In Subglacially Erupted Palagonitic Tuffs In Iceland
Barbara J. Tewksbury, Hamilton College; Cody L. Westphal, Hamilton College; Jane E. Barnes, Hamilton College; William R. Hoffman, Pennsylvania State University

147-5

133

Structure of the San Andreas Fault Zone at SAFOD
Judith S. Chester, Texas A&M University; Frederick M. Chester, Texas A&M University; David Kirschner, Saint Louis Univ; James P. Evans, Utah State Univ; David W. Sills, Texas A&M University; Clayton G. Coble, Texas A&M University

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134

Preliminary Geologic and Geophysical Analyses of Phase 3 Core, San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth Borehole (SAFOD), Parkfield, California
Kelly K. Bradbury, Utah State University; Tamara Jeppson, Utah State University; James P. Evans, Utah State University; Judith Chester, Texas A & M University; Frederick Chester, Texas A & M University

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135

Sand Blows on Late Quaternary Surfaces in Northeast Louisiana
Randel Tom Cox, University of Memphis; Joshua Gordon, University of Memphis

147-8

136

Paleo-Seismic Activity from the NEW Madrid Seismic Zone Recorded IN Stalagmites. A NEW Tool for Paleo-Seimic History
Samuel V. Panno, Illinois State Geological Survey; Craig C. Lundstrom, Univ of Illinois; Keith C. Hackley, Illinois State Geological Survey; Zhaofeng Zhang, Univ of Illinois; Brandon B. Curry; Bruce W. Fouke, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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137

Recurrent Mesozoic and Cenozoic Faulting along the Southern Margin of the North American Craton
Joshua A. Gordon, University of Memphis; Randel T. Cox, University of Memphis

147-10

138

Synchronous Changes in Rift-Margin Basins and Initiation of the Alarcón Spreading Ridge and Related Transform Fault, Southwestern Gulf of California
Paul J. Umhoefer, Northern Arizona University; Fiona Sutherland; Graham Kent, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD; Alistair Harding, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD; Dan Lizarralde, WHOI; Tobias Schwennicke, UABCS; John Fletcher, CICESE; W.S. Holbrook, University of Wyoming; Gary Axen, New Mexico Tech

147-11

139

Rigid-Block Rotation: An Explanation for Extensional Deformation In the South Dobe Graben, Central Afar, Ethiopia
Samson Tesfaye, Lincoln University; Mark G. Rowan; Karl Mueller, University of Colorado; Bruce Trudgill, Colorado School of Mines

147-12

140

Structure of the Cougar Buttes Anticline, Northern San Bernardino Mountains, California
Andy Bobyarchick, Univ Of North Carolina, Charlotte; Missy Eppes, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

147-13

141

The Kit Fox Hills: Pleistocene Uplift and Basin Development in Death Valley, California
Jeffrey R. Knott, California State Univ, Fullerton

147-14

142

Structural Evolution of the Gilead Syncline Area within the Northeastern Brooks Range, Northern Alaska
Garrett Speeter, University of Alaska fairbanks

147-15

143

The Heterogeneous Shear Model to Explain Polyphase Folding in the Baraboo Syncline Located around Baraboo, Wisconsin
Alex Snider, Grand Valley State University; John Weber, Grand Valley State University

147-16

144

The Development of Pseudotachylites within Heier's Shear Zone, Lofoten-Vesterålen, North Norway, and Implications for Late- to Post-Caledonian Tectonics
Jacob Ball, Auburn University; Mark G. Steltenpohl, Auburn University; David Moecher, University Of Kentucky; Thomas Key, Auburn University

147-17

145

Field and Petrographic Investigation of the Austerfjord Group, Austerfjord Thrust, and Sørfjorden Shear Zone, Hinnøy, North Norway, Implications for Caledonian Tectonic Evolution
Thomas B. Key, Auburn University; Mark G. Steltenpohl, Auburn University; Arild Andresen, University of Oslo; Jacob B. Ball, Auburn University; Willis Hames, Auburn University

147-18

146

Do Crooked Crystals of Orthoclase from Papoose Flat Pluton Tell Truth about Replacement by Cycling Excess Energies in Coupled Dissolution and Precipitation?
F.W. Dickson, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557

147-19

147

Quantified Strains and Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) on Quartz Fabrics In the Seine Metaconglomerates
Terra N. Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Dyanna M. Czeck, Univ of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

147-20

148

Spatial Distribution Characteristics of Minerals across Small Scale Ductile Shear Zones Using ERDAS Imagine® and ArcMap 9.2® Software
Kristin Adams, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; Prajukti Bhattacharyya, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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149

Microstructures and Geochemical Variations in Phyllonites of the Meadow Fork Fault Zone, Western Blue Ridge, North Carolina
Tim M. O'Brien, University of Kentucky; Kieran O'Hara, University of Kentucky

147-22

150

Fabric Study on Solider Lake Pluton, Sierra Nevada, California
Wenrong Cao, N/A; Da Zhang, N/A; Scott Paterson, University of Southern California

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151

A Proposed Deformation Model from An Andesitic Dome in the Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt in Hidalgo
José C. Escamilla-Casas, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo; Luis E. Ortíz-Hernández, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo; Aranzazu Pinan-Llamas, Hope College; Leticia E. Hernández-Cruz, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

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152

Characterization of Syn-Depositional Faulting of a Composite Type B Halokinetic Sequence along the La Popa Salt Weld, La Popa Basin, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Breanna Hennessy, New Mexico State University; Katherine Giles, New Mexico State University

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153

Margin Tectonics of Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain, Shelf, and Slope Proposed to Impact Basement and Mantle
Allen Lowrie, Consultant; Linda Jenkins

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154

Seismically Determined Multiple Deep Salt Layers beneath Shelf/Shelfbreak Argue for Multiple Sigsbee Salt Wedge-Type Events along Northern Gulf of Mexico
Allen Lowrie, Consultant; Linda Jenkins

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155

A Test Comparison of Orientations of Interpreted Surface Drainage Lineaments and Deep-Subsurface Dipmeter Records in North-Central Louisiana
Richard P. McCulloh, Louisiana State Univ; Douglas Carlson, Louisiana State Univ

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156

Paper Withdrawn

147-29

157

The Studies about Geomechanics and Its Application to Structural Geology Help to Understand and to Explain Better the Geostructures Determined by Alpine Concepts In Modern Geology
Dede Kolndreu

147-30

158

Synthesis of Ophiolitic Mélanges along the Indus Suture Zone in Northern Pakistan
Irshad Ahmad, University of Peshawar; Shuhab Khan, University of Houston; Joseph A. DiPietro, Univ Southern Indiana; Noor Jehan, University of Peshawar

147-31

159

Pre-Oceanic History of An Alpine Peridotite: The Lanzo Massif of the Western Alps (NW Italy)
Luisa Guarnieri, University of Genova; Giovanni B. Piccardo, University of Genova

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160

Petrology and Age of Dixie Butte Plutonic Rocks, Blue Mountains, NE Oregon
Karen O. Parker, The University of Alabama; Joshua J. Schwartz, University of Alabama; Kenneth Johnson, University of Houston-Downtown

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161

Deformation and Fluid Interactions in the Mineral Fork Diamictites, Antelope Island, Utah
Kimberly R. Johnson, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Dyanna Czeck, Univ of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Adolph Yonkee, Weber State University

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162

Structural Evolution of the Sangre De Cristo Uplift, South-Central Colorado
Jason K. Ramage, University of Houston; Michael A. Murphy, University of Houston; Eric L. Blankenship, University of Houston

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163

The Timpahute Lineament: Transfer Zone Between the Northern and Central Basin and Range
Tandis S. Bidgoli, ExxonMobil Exploration Company; Wanda J. Taylor, UNLV

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164

Kinematic Evolution of Detachment Faulting In the Buckskin-Rawhide Metamorphic Core Complex, West-Central Arizona
John S. Singleton, University of Texas

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165

Late-Stage Extensional Tectonics of the Menderes Metamorphic Core Complex, Western Anatolia (Turkey), as Observed in Its Supra-Detachment Basin
Zeynep Öner, Miami University; Yildirim Dilek, Miami University

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166

Mid-Miocene Rifting of the Karakul Graben, NE Tajikistan
William H. Amidon, California Institute of Technology; Scott Hynek, University of Utah

147-39

167

Structural Geology, Geochronology and Tectonic Evolution of the Eastern Himalaya: Implications for the Geologic Correlation of the Himalayan Orogen and Indian Craton
T.K. Kelty, California State University, Long Beach; An Yin, University of California, Los Angeles; C.S. Dubey, Univ of Delhi; A. Alexander G. Webb, University of California-Los Angeles; Mark Harrison, University of California; C.Y. Chou, University of California; J. Celerier, Australian National University

147-40

168

Cenozoic Basin Evolution in the Central and Northern Tibetan Plateau as Constrained by Sandstone Petrology, U-Pb Detrital Zircon Dating, and Fission-Track Thermochronology
Michael W. McRivette, University of California, Los Angeles; An Yin, University of California, Los Angeles; Xuanhua Chen, Chinese Academy of Geol Sciences; George E. Gehrels, University of Arizona

147-41

169

Provenance and Paleoflora of the Cretaceous Caribou Pass Formation, South-Central Alaska: Development of a Collisional Foreland in the Final Stages of Island Arc Accretion
Brian Hampton, Michigan State University; David Sunderlin, Lafayette College

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170

Age, Provenance, and Potential Correlations of the Rocks of Slumgullion, Castle Dome Mountains, Southwest Arizona
Jon Reis, Iowa State University; Carl Jacobson, Iowa State Univ; Andrew Barth, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Jane N. Pedrick, Iowa State Univ; Gordon Haxel, US Geological Survey; Chris Harding, Iowa State University

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171

Nd Isotope Provenance Signatures from Atlantic Coast of Tierra Del Fuego
Khandaker M. Zahid, University of South Carolina; Mihai N. Ducea, University of Arizona; Howie D. Scher; David L. Barbeau, University of South Carolina

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172

Use of Archival Data and Remote Sensing to Determine the Structural and Stratigraphic Controls on the Distribution of Tungston In the Cherry Creek Mining District, Nevada
Paul R. Coyle, Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement; Brianne M. Cassidy, Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement; Carrie A. Stem, University of Pittsburgh

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173

Environmental Significance of the Supercontinent Columbia
John J.W. Rogers, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M. Santosh, Kochi University

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174

The New York–Alabama Lineament Revisited
Mark G. Steltenpohl, Auburn University; Isidore Zietz; J. Wright Horton Jr, U.S. Geological Survey; David L. Daniels; Robert D. Hatcher Jr, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Michael W. Higgins, The Geologic Mapping Institute

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175

Tectonic Evolution of the Appalachian Inner Piedmont from a New Detailed Geologic Map from the Brevard Fault into the Newton Window
Heather E. Byars, Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville; William G. Gilliam, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Robert D. Hatcher Jr, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Arthur Merschat, University of Tennessee; Sara E. Bier, Emory and Henry College

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Geomorphic Mapping and Ground-Penetrating Radar Survey of the Western Segment of the Agua Blanca Fault, Baja California, Mexico
Sarah R. Madsen, Texas Christian University; Helge Alsleben, Texas Christian University

147 Structural Geology / Tectonics / Neotectonics/Paleoseismology (Posters)