1 Paleozoic Paleogeography of Cordilleran Terranes I

Thursday, 7 May 2009
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Presentations

• 8:35 AM
  THE CHALLENGE: RECONSTRUCTING CORDILLERAN PALEOGEOGRAPHIES
  James W.H. Monger, Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver, BC
  157164 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:15 AM
  PALEOZOIC PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE WESTERN MARGIN OF LAURENTIA AS RECORDED IN THE DISPLACED ROCKS OF FORELAND THRUST AND FOLD BELT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN CANADIAN CORDILLERA
  Raymond A. Price, Queen's Univ, Kingston, ON
  157317 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:35 AM
  PALEOGEOGRAPHY AND TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF PALEOZOIC STRATA OF THE NORTHERN KOOTENAY ARC, SOUTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
  Jamie L. Kraft, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB and Robert I. Thompson, Geological Survey of Canada; Currently at RIT Minerals Corp, Sidney, BC and Philippe Erdmer, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
  157561 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:55 AM
  THE KNOB HILL COMPLEX - A PALEOZOIC SUPRA-SUBDUCTION ZONE OPHIOLITE IN SE BC?
  Nick W.D. Massey, BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Victoria, BC
  157119 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:40 AM
  THE SLIDE MOUNTAIN OCEAN FROM INCEPTION TO DESTRUCTION: DETRITAL ZIRCON AND OTHER EVIDENCE FROM THE SYLVESTER ALLOCHTHON
  JoAnne L. Nelson, British Columbia Geological Survey, Victoria, BC and George E. Gehrels, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and Luke Beranek, Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver, BC
  157054 (Theme Sessions)
• 11:00 AM
  PERMO-TRIASSIC ACCRETION OF YUKON-TANANA AND RELATED TERRANES: NEW CONSTRAINTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE NORTHERN CORDILLERAN MARGIN FROM DETRITAL MINERAL GEOCHRONOLOGY
  Luke Beranek, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC and James Mortensen, Univ of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
  157573 (Theme Sessions)
• 11:20 AM
  NATURE OF PERMIAN FAUNAS IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA: A KEY TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF ALLOCHTHONOUS TERRANES
  Calvin H. Stevens, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA and Paul Belasky, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA
  157076 (Theme Sessions)
• 11:40 AM
  WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE TETHYAN?
  Erik Cowing Katvala, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
  157542 (Theme Sessions)
• 12:00 PM
  CACHE CREEK OROCLINAL ENTRAPMENT: TRIBULATIONS AND TRIALS FOR A TEENAGE HYPOTHESIS
  Mitchell Mihalynuk, 1810 Blanshard St Cordilleran Geoscience, Victoria, BC
  157592 (Theme Sessions)