2014 Forum Abstracts


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Interactions Between Regional Transcurrent Shearing, Rifting, and Mantle Flow on Venus ‒ Radar and Gravity Interpretations and Earth Analogues
Academic abstract page presenting geological research on Venus, focusing on interactions between transcurrent shearing, rifting, and mantle flow, supported by radar and gravity data from NASA's Magellan mission and analogues to Earth's tectonic processes. 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 GPS Evidence for Continental Transform Fault Creep, Central Range Fault, Trinidad, Caribbean-South American Plate Boundary and Geological/Hazard Implications
Academic abstract page presenting GPS-derived evidence of aseismic creep along the Central Range Fault in Trinidad, a major transform boundary within the Caribbean-South American plate system, with analysis of geodetic data, fault modeling, and implications for seismic hazard assessment and neotectonic deformation in the region. 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.

Geochronology of Rare Earth Element Mineralization in a High-grade Metamorphic Terrane, Music Valley, California
Academic abstract page presenting geochronologic research on rare earth element mineralization in Proterozoic gneiss from Music Valley, California, utilizing SEM, EPMA, and LA-MC-ICPMS to constrain REE deposition to ~1785 Ma during igneous crystallization, with implications for metamorphic and metasomatic history in a high-grade terrane. 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.

Damaged Goods in the Marmion Tonalites, Superior Province, Ontario: Deformation Fabrics in a Gold-Bearing Damage Zone.
A structural geology abstract page presenting research on deformation fabrics within the Marmion Tonalites of Ontario’s Superior Province, focusing on the relationship between brittle damage zones, structural controls, and disseminated gold mineralization at the Hammond Reef deposit. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Reactivation of the Lost Lakes Fault in Yosemite National Park (USA): When Did it Happen and What Does it Mean?
This abstract page from the 2014 Structure and Tectonics Forum presents geological research on the Lost Lakes Fault in Yosemite National Park, detailing evidence of its reactivation through pseudotachylite and cataclasite, indicating Cretaceous dextral strike-slip motion followed by later normal faulting possibly linked to post-glacial unloading. 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.

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