Mike, I have just returned to campus,,can you still use any help? jack
On Jul 7, 2007, at 1:49 PM, Michael L. Williams wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> We wanted to inform you of an upcoming field trip on
> Paleoproterozoic tectonics of the southwestern U.S:
>
> Orogenic models for the Paleoproterozoic of the southwestern US:
> Implications for global reconstructions
> Leaders: Ernest Duebendorfer, Karl Karlstrom, Kevin Chamberlain,
> Mike Williams
> Date: Sunday, September 23 through Tuesday, September 25
> Cost: $395.00
> No. of Participants: Minimum- 20; Maximum- 30
> Starting Location: Hilton El Conquistador Golf and Tennis
> Resort, Tucson
> Ending Location: Hilton El Conquistador Golf and Tennis
> Resort, Tucson
>
> Questions regarding the scope, content, and logistics of the trip
> may be directed to Ernest Duebendorfer [email: [log in to unmask];
> phone: 928-523-7510].
>
> Description: This 3-day field trip will focus on the
> Paleoproterozoic orogens of the southwestern U.S., and their
> positions within global reconstructions. We will visit the Yavapai
> and Mojave crustal provinces, Arizona. Key themes will be (1)
> nature of province boundaries, (2) deformational, metamorphic, and
> plutonic histories, and (3) models for crustal growth and assembly
> (arc accretion, role of transcurrent faults, rifting and bimodal
> magmatism). Tentative field localities include: Yavapai province -
> Cleator shear zone, Crazy Basin, Brady Butte; Chino Valley; Mojave
> province Cerbat Mountains, and possibly Hualapai Mountains.
>
> The trip will be in conjunction with the Arizona Geological Society
> Symposium:
>
> Ores and Orogenesis: Circum-Pacific Tectonics,Geologic Evolution,
> and Ore Deposits -
> A symposium in honor of William R. Dickinson
> Tucson, Arizona
> 24-30 September, 2007
>
> In addition, on Wednesday, September 26, there will be a special
> session:
>
> UNESCO IGCP SYMPOSIUM: Palaeoproterozoic Supercontinents
> and Global Evolution: Ernie Duebendorfer, Karl Karlstrom, Kevin
> Chamberlain, & Mike Williams, Session Chairs
>
> Information concerning the meeting is available at http://
> agssymposium.org
>
> Field Trip – Registration deadline is soon; please sign up if you
> are interested
>
>
>
> Michael L. Williams
> Head, Department of Geosciences
> 233 Morrill Science Center
> 611 North Pleasant Street
> University of Massachusetts
> Amherst, MA 01003
> Ph: 413-577-2270
> FAX: 413-545-1200
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