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GSA2015 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION

GSA TODAY | MAY 2015   Stratigraphy                                                             This session seeks contributions from field-based, microstruc-
                                                                                              tural, experimental, and modeling studies that provide new insights
                      T205. Integration of Microfossils and Sedimentology in                  on the deformation processes promoting strain localization and
                      Stratigraphic Analysis                                                  shear zone formation in the lower crust and upper mantle.
                      Disciplines: Stratigraphy; Paleontology, Biogeography/
                      Biostratigraphy; Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy                   T210. Strike-Slip Fault Systems Transfer Stress Inboard from
                      Advocate: Peter P. McLaughlin Jr.                                       the Subduction Zone Margin Leading to Basin Subsidence and
                                                                                              Orogenesis, Are Conduits for Magmatism, and Are Responsible
                        The integration of sedimentology and microfossils brings signifi-     for Far-Traveled Terrane Translation
                      cant benefits to stratigraphic analysis. This session will cover prac-  Disciplines: Structural Geology; Tectonics/Tectonophysics
                      tical geologic problem-solving and novel approaches in the              Advocates: Jeff Benowitz; John I. Garver; Michele Cooke
                      integration of microfossils and sedimentologic analysis for strati-
                      graphic investigations of ancient terrestrial and marine sediments.       Strike-slip faults act to partition and transfer plate boundary
                                                                                              stresses into the continental interior and are responsible for block
                       Structural Geology                                                     translation. We seek contributions from all geologic and geophys-
                                                                                              ical disciplines on the geodynamics of strike-slip faults.
                      T206. Constraints on Fault Constitutive Behavior from Nature,
                      Lab, and Theory                                                         T211. Structural Geology and Geomechanics in the
                      Disciplines: Structural Geology; Geophysics/Geodynamics                 Petroleum Industry
                      Advocates: Phillip G. Resor; Johanna M. Nevitt; W. Ashley               Disciplines: Structural Geology; Economic Geology; Oil/Gas/
                      Griffith; Thomas M. Mitchell                                            Alternative Energy
                                                                                              Advocates: J. Steve Davis; Peter Hennings
                        In this session we seek contributions from studies of active
                      deformation, exhumed faults, and laboratory experiments that              This session highlights structural geology and geomechanics
                      characterize the range of fault constitutive behavior and the           research with strong petroleum industry applicability. Topics
                      underlying physical processes and properties that govern fault slip.    include regional structural analysis, computational and kinematic
                                                                                              deformation modeling, fracture and fault characterization, and
                      T207. Folds and Folding: Earth’s Surface to Depth                       the interaction of buoyant fluids with geologic structures.
                      Disciplines: Structural Geology; Tectonics/Tectonophysics;
                      Economic Geology                                                         Tectonics/Tectonophysics
                      Advocates: Juliet G. Crider; Mary Beth Gray
                                                                                              T212. Deconstructing Rodinia: Neoproterozoic-Cambrian
                        We seek contributions on the kinematics and mechanics of              Geologic Evolution of Laurentia’s Margins
                      folds, active or ancient, across the spectrum of rheology and scale,    Disciplines: Tectonics/Tectonophysics; Precambrian Geology;
                      and the relationship of folding to tectonic history, active crustal     Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography
                      deformation, and fluid migration.                                       Advocates: Chris Holm-Denoma; Arthur J. Merschat

                      T208. Perspectives on Orogenic Evolution, Dating Brittle Faults           This session aims to bring together scientists with broad
                      and Mylonitic Shear Zones, Bending Mountains, and Assembling            interests and ideas regarding the breakup of Rodinia and its
                      Supercontinents: A Session to Honor the Career of Ben Van               impact on the geosphere and biosphere, especially in regard
                      der Pluijm                                                              to the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian geologic evolution of
                      Disciplines: Structural Geology; Tectonics/Tectonophysics;              Laurentia’s margins.
                      Petrology, Metamorphic
                      Advocates: Arlo Brandon Weil; Eric Tohver; Bernie Housen;               T213. Integrating Perspectives on the Formation, Evolution,
                      Samuel Haines                                                           and Destruction of Continental Crust: From 0 to 4600 Ma
                                                                                              Disciplines: Tectonics/Tectonophysics; Petrology, Igneous;
                        This session honors the work of Ben van der Pluijm with a focus       Precambrian Geology
                      on the variety of temporal and spatial scales that Ben and his          Advocates: Paul A. Mueller; Robert Stern; David Snyder;
                      students work on to better understand the complex evolution of          M.B. Magnani; M.E. Bickford
                      orogenic systems.
                                                                                                Constraining the extent to which the geochemical, geophys-
                      T209. Rheological Behavior of Ductile Lithosphere during                ical, and tectonic characteristics of modern arc systems (oceanic
                      Strain Localization                                                     and continental) and LIPS (large igneous provinces) can be
                      Disciplines: Structural Geology; Tectonics/Tectonophysics;              applied to the Precambrian record (Archean and Proterozoic)
                      Geophysics/Geodynamics                                                  of crustal evolution.
                      Advocates: Vasileios Chatzaras; Julie Newman; Basil Tikoff

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