Dear colleagues,
I would like to encourage you to submit an abstract to the GSA South-Central meeting that will take place in Austin, TX between the 4-5th of April, 2013.
Abstract submission deadline is approaching quickly: JANUARY 15th.
Some of the sessions that might be of special interest to this group include:
9.- Temporal and Kinematic Linkage Between Rifting in the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. Atlantic Margins and the Influence of CAMP.
DESCRIPTION: At the end of the late Triassic, the widespread, but short-lived (~1-2 Myr) Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) event affected the future continental margins of the North Atlantic. Volcanic deposits associated with CAMP accumulated in the Atlantic rift basins along the eastern seaboard. Offshore seaward-dipping reflections (SDRs) along the US Atlantic coast have been suggested to coincide with CAMP, but the timing of the formation of the volcanic margins off the eastern seaboard is still insufficiently constrained. New geophysical and geological data from the continental margin of the northern Gulf of Mexico indicate igneous underplating that may also have been coeval with CAMP magmatism, suggestive of a kinematic and temporal linkage with the eastern-seaboard Atlantic magmatism and rifting. A comparison of geological and geophysical data from the margins of the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico may elucidate the role of magmatic processes and tectonic linkages in the continental breakup at the Atlantic and northern Gulf of Mexico margins. We therefore invite contributions from any field of Earth Sciences that relate to the role of magmatism in rifting and continental breakup in the southeastern United States.
Conveners:
Harm Van Avendonk and Daniel Stockli (University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Dept. of Geological Sciences).
21.- Fractures, Faults, and Fluids: From Observations to Numerical Models.
DESCRIPTION: The flow of hydrocarbons, water, and solutes and colloids (including contaminants) through rock systems is highly dependent on fault and fracture networks. A fundamental understanding of coupled mechanical and chemical processes is necessary in order to advance our ability to understand the way in which fracture networks form and evolve, and their ability to transport fluids. We encourage contributions that integrate field, laboratory, and numerical modeling, from the macro-scale geometry to finer-scale microfractures. We seek contributions from varied backgrounds, such as groundwater, hydrocarbon resources, and CO2 sequestration that highlight recent advances and future directions in the characterization of fractured media as well as fluid flow and transport monitoring.
Conveners:
Estibalitz Ukar (University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Bureau of Economic Geology)
John M. Sharp (University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Dept. of Geological Sciences)
For a complete program and to submit your abstract please go to:
http://geosociety.org/Sections/sc/2013mtg/techProg.htm
We look forward to seeing you in Austin!
Estibalitz (Esti) Ukar
Postdoctoral Fellow
Bureau of Economic Geology
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
University Station, Box X
Austin, TX 78713-8924
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