2014 Forum Abstracts


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The Central Piedmont Shear Zone of the Southern Appalachian Piedmont
This abstract page presents geological research on the Central Piedmont Shear Zone in the Southern Appalachian Piedmont, detailing its structural relationships, tectonic history, metamorphic conditions, and regional context within Carolinia and Laurentia terranes, as part of the 2014 Structure and Tectonics Forum. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Late Cenozoic Tectonic Development of the Eastern Achara-Trialeti Fold and Thrust Belt, South-East Georgia
Academic abstract page presenting geological research on the Late Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Eastern Achara-Trialeti Fold and Thrust Belt in southeastern Georgia, focusing on structural analysis, seismic data interpretation, and mountain-building processes within the Lesser Caucasus orogen. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Rapid Uplift of the Kumkuli Basin Since ~5 Ma as a Consequence of Large-Scale Transpressional Faulting within the Northern Tibetan Plateau
Scientific abstract page analyzing Quaternary uplift in the Kumkuli Basin due to transpressional faulting in northern Tibet, using 36Cl cosmogenic dating and structural data to link deformation to the Altyn Tagh and Kunlun fault systems. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Dating Brittle Deformation with Hematite (U-Th)/He Chronometry
This academic abstract page presents research on using hematite (U-Th)/He chronometry to directly date brittle deformation events, such as fault slip, by analyzing synkinematic hematite formation or post-seismic cooling in fault zones, with case studies from the Wasatch fault and Wales demonstrating its application in reconstructing tectonic histories and ancient seismicity. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Flinn's K-value Versus Lode's Ratio
This abstract page from the 2014 Structure and Tectonics Forum evaluates Flinn's k-value and Lode's ratio as ellipsoid shape parameters, using synthetic datasets to compare their effectiveness across strain regimes and highlighting limitations in confidence region geometry and strain dependency. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Creating, Disseminating, and Testing Interactive 3D Models for Teaching Structural Geology
This abstract page presents a pedagogical approach to teaching structural geology using interactive 3D models created in SketchUp, emphasizing their integration into digital formats like 3D PDFs and Sketchfab for enhanced spatial understanding, dissemination, and empirical testing in geoscience education. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Thin-skinned Models for Undergraduate Teaching Labs - Flour Structures
This webpage presents an educational resource detailing simple, low-cost flour-based analog models for teaching thin-skinned tectonics in undergraduate structural geology labs, emphasizing experimental design, accessibility of materials, and pedagogical effectiveness. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Structural Geology of the Nadaleen Trend, Northeastern Yukon Territory, Canada: Implications for Recent Au Discoveries
This abstract page from the 2014 Structure and Tectonics Forum presents a structural analysis of the Nadaleen Trend in Yukon, Canada, detailing four deformation phases, fold-thrust systems, and the role of the Rackla Fault in localizing Carlin-type gold mineralization within a regional triangle zone. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Pre-Timiskaming Folding in the Archean Southern Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Ontario and Quebec, Canada: Structural Constraints and Conundrums
This academic abstract page presents geological research on pre-Timiskaming folding within the Archean Southern Abitibi Greenstone Belt, detailing structural constraints, isoclinal fold characteristics, stratigraphic relationships, and unresolved conundrums regarding deformation mechanisms in the absence of penetrative fabrics. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

New Approaches to Teaching Spatial Thinking in the Context of Structural Geology
A workshop abstract page detailing research on enhancing spatial thinking in structural geology education through cognitive science-informed strategies like gesture and visual comparison, presenting pre- and post-test analysis of student learning gains. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.