2014 Forum Abstracts


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Paleocene Paleoelevations of the Basin and Range from Clumped Isotope Thermometry and Paleosol Geochemistry: A Modest Nevadaplano?
A research abstract page presenting a geological study on Paleocene paleoelevations in the Basin and Range Province using clumped isotope thermometry and paleosol geochemistry to evaluate the existence of a modest Nevadaplano, with implications for Cenozoic extension mechanisms and crustal evolution. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Siluro-Devonian Assembly of the High-grade Core of the Central Appalachian Piedmont
This abstract page presents geological research on the Siluro-Devonian tectonic assembly of high-grade metamorphic terranes in the central Appalachian Piedmont, detailing thrust sheet stacking, metamorphic timing via monazite dating, and interpretations of Ganderia collision and Acadian orogeny within a sinistral transpressive regime. 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.

Normal Faulting and Graben Development as Catalysts for Late Cenozoic Landscape Change, Fish Lake Plateau, Utah
This academic abstract page presents geologic research on how normal faulting and graben development drove Late Cenozoic landscape evolution on Utah's Fish Lake Plateau, detailing structural controls on drainage systems, sedimentation, and regional extension within the Basin & Range-Colorado Plateau transition 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.

Cyclicity of Intra-arc Deformation, Crustal Thickening and Strain Rates: Implications for Arc Tempos in the Mesozoic Sierra Nevada, California
This academic abstract page presents geological research on the cyclicity of intra-arc deformation, crustal thickening, and strain rates in the Mesozoic Sierra Nevada Arc, California, proposing a link between pulsed deformation cycles and magmatic flare-ups through downward crustal material transfer and viscosity-controlled strain partitioning. 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.

Determining Hillslope-scale Material Strength from Seismically-triggered Landslide Events
Academic abstract page from the "On the Cutting Edge" geoscience education project presenting research on quantifying hillslope-scale rock strength by inverting seismically-triggered landslide data using an infinite-slope stability model, with application to the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. 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.