GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

T222. Proterozoic Accretion of the North American Continent – United Plates of America Revisited I

Session No. 204
Tuesday, 27 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom 3B (Colorado Convention Center)
 
Introductory Remarks
Abstract ID#: 288422
UNITED PLATES OF AMERICA REVISITED: DID SUBDUCTION-INDUCED MANTLE FLOW BRING THE CRATONS TOGETHER?
Abstract ID#: 276799
HOFFMAN, Paul F., 1216 Montrose Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 2K4, paulfhoffman@gmail.com
THE CORE OF LAURENTIA: A SYNOPSIS
Abstract ID#: 287635
CORRIGAN, David, Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada; Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, dcorriga@NRCan.gc.ca
CRUSTAL EXTRUSION BETWEEN CRATONS: NEW INTERPRETATIONS OF THE PALEOPROTEROZOIC KINEMATIC AND METAMORPHIC HISTORY OF THE SOUTHEASTERN CHURCHILL PROVENCE
Abstract ID#: 284245
VAN ROOYEN, Deanne, Mathematics, Physics, and Geology, Cape Breton University, 1250 Grand Lake Road, Sydney, NS B1P 6L2, Canada and CORRIGAN, David, Geological Survey of Canada, Central Canada Division, 497-601 Booth St., Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, deanne_vanrooyen@cbu.ca
TWO TRANSECTS ACROSS THE SNOWBIRD TECTONIC ZONE, WESTERN CHURCHILL PROVINCE: EXPLORING THE CONTINUITY OF THE RAE-HEARNE BOUNDARY AND ITS ROLE DURING THE GROWTH OF LAURENTIA
Abstract ID#: 286834
REGAN, Sean P.1, WILLIAMS, M.L.2, GROHN, Lisa J.3, CHIARENZELLI, Jeff4, MAHAN, K.H.5, COUSENS, Brian6, ASPLER, Lawrence B.4 and JERCINOVIC, M.J.7, (1)Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate center, United States Geological Survey, PO Box 628, Montpelier, VT 05602, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 N Pleasant ST, Amherst, MA 01003, (3)Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617, (4)Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, (5)Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309, (6)Department of Earth Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1N5B6, Canada, (7)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Morrill Science Center, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-5820, sregan@usgs.gov
HIGH-P ECLOGITE IN THE EASTERN TRANS-HUDSON OROGEN, CANADA: MODERN-DAY COOL THERMAL GRADIENTS IN THE PALEOPROTEROZOIC
Abstract ID#: 282755
ST-ONGE, Marc R. and WELLER, Owen M., Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St., Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, marc.st-onge@canada.ca
EVIDENCE FOR ~ 40 MA TRANSITION FROM A BACK-ARC TO A FORELAND BASIN IN EASTERN PART OF LABRADOR TROUGH
Abstract ID#: 285515
HENRIQUE-PINTO, Renato, Département de géologie et de génie géologique, Université Laval, 1065, av. de la Médecine, bureau 4309, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada, GUILMETTE, Carl, Department of geology and geological engineering, Laval University, Quebec city, QC G1X3T9, Canada, MCNICOLL, Vicki, NRCAN-RNCAN, Natural Resources Canada, 601 Booth Street, 6th Floor, Room: 692, Ottwa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, BILODEAU, Carl, Renseignements généraux, Ministère de l’Énergie et Ressources Naturelles du Québec, 5700, 4e Avenue Ouest, A 409, Quebec, QC G1H 6R1, Canada and CORRIGAN, David, Geological Survey of Canada, Central Canada Division, 497-601 Booth St., Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, renato.henrique-pinto.1@ulaval.ca
 
Break
Abstract ID#: 288423
PROVENANCE AND TECTONIC EVOLUTION RECORDED BY SUCCESSOR BASINS IN THE SOUTHERN ABITIBI SUBPROVINCE: INSIGHTS FROM NEW U-PB LA-ICP-MS ANALYSES OF DETRITAL ZIRCON
Abstract ID#: 281904
FRIEMAN, Ben M.1, KUIPER, Yvette D.1, KELLY, Nigel M.2 and MONECKE, Thomas1, (1)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, bfrieman@mines.edu
PROTEROZOIC EVOLUTION OF THE WYOMING PROVINCE: A VIEW FROM THE NORTH
Abstract ID#: 286626
HARMS, Tekla A.1, CHENEY, John T.1, BRADY, John B.2 and BALDWIN, Julia A.3, (1)Department of Geology, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, (2)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (3)Dept. of Geosciences, University of Montana, 32 Campus Dr #1296, Missoula, MT 59812-1296, taharms@amherst.edu
TRANSPRESSIONAL TECTONICS DURING NEOARCHEAN ASSEMBLY OF THE SOUTHERN WYOMING PROVINCE
Abstract ID#: 283092
MCLAUGHLIN, J. Fred1, FROST, B. Ronald2, FROST, Carol D.2, MEREDITH, Michael1 and SWAPP, Susan M.1, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, derf1@uwyo.edu
QUARTZ-CORDIERITE GNEISS IN SOUTHERN WYOMING PROVINCE SHEAR ZONES: MONAZITE GROWTH RECORDS MG-METASOMATISM DURING NEOARCHEAN ASSEMBLY OF NORTH AMERICA
Abstract ID#: 287044
FROST, Carol D.1, SWAPP, Susan M.1, TRACY, Robert J.2, FROST, B. Ronald1 and SHELTON, Christopher1, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, frost@uwyo.edu
WYOMING ON THE RUN – TOWARD FINAL PALEOPROTEROZOIC ASSEMBLY OF LAURENTIA
Abstract ID#: 287275
KILIAN, Taylor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, CHAMBERLAIN, Kevin R., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, EVANS, David A.D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520, BLEEKER, Wouter, Geological Survey Canada, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada and COUSENS, Brian L., Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada, taylor.kilian@gmail.com
ISLAND IN THE STREAM:  PRE-LAURENTIAN WANDERING OF THE WYOMING CRATON
Abstract ID#: 287284
MUELLER, Paul A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, MOGK, David, Earth Sciences, Montana State University, 200 Traphagen Hall, Bozeman, MT 59715, FOSTER, David, Department of Geology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 and GIFFORD, Jennifer, Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, pamueller@ufl.edu
 
Discussion
Abstract ID#: 288424
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