Subject: Call for Papers, new AAPG Memoir




Dear Colleagues:

We are putting together an AAPG Memoir on the integrated geologic evolution
of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America
(Colombia and Venezuela). This is an invitation to submit manuscripts for
this new volume.
The Editors


PLATE TECTONICS, BASIN FORMATION, HYDROCARBON HABITATS AND GEODYNAMICS OF
MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN.
The volume is meant to be multidisciplinary, and it will include papers
dealing with plate tectonics, regional geology, sedimentary basins,
petroleum systems, the Chicxulub impact and geophysics. However, the most
important goal of the volume is to contribute to existing plate tectonic
models through field-and-subsurface-based investigations in Mexico, Central
America, northern South America and the Caribbean region. This is the first
integrated approach to geodynamics and plate tectonic processes that were
involved in the evolution of this vast region of America. Our studies will
provide support to plate tectonics, and will also yield new insights into
the understanding of the geologic processes that took place during the
separation of North and South America, the opening of the Gulf of Mexico,
the origin and displacement of the Chortis block, the integration of
Central
America, the emplacement of allochthonous terranes, and the geologic
evolution of northern South America and the Caribbean.

A tentative deadline for the submission of manuscripts is August 15. At
this
point, we only need to receive a provisional title and author (s) of the
proposed manuscript. We will e-mail you AAPG guidelines for manuscript
preparation as soon as we receive your title. We will soon circulate a list
of proposed papers.

Please contact the editors if you have any questions or need more
information.

Burke Burkart
burkart@...

Richard Buffler
rbuffler@...

Kevin Burke
kburke@...

Jon Blickwede
jon.blickwede@...

Claudio Bartolini
claudio_bartolini@...
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Jon BLICKWEDE
Regional Manager, Mexico, Central America & Caribbean
IHS Energy Group
5333 Westheimer Road, Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77056

Tel 713-840-8282
Fax 713-995-8593
e-mail: jon.blickwede@...
web: http://www.ihsenergy.com