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1993
Subsurface stratigraphy of Pennsylvanian strata beneath the Jornada del Muerto, south-central New Mexico
A. M. West1, T. F. Lawton1, G. H. Mack1 and R. E. Clemons1 1Dept. of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88003 Subsurface correlations tied to previous surface stratigraphic studies provide an
Morrison Formation subdivisions, northwest New Mexico: A reassessment
Orin J. Anderson1, Spencer G. Lucas2 and Charles H. Maxwell3 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico,
Correlation controversies–Middle and Upper Jurassic stratigraphy of the Colorado Plateau as related to northwestern New Mexico
Fred Peterson1, R. B. O’Sullivan1 and S. M. Condon1 1U.S. Geological Survey, MS 939, Box 25046, Denver, CO, 80225 Anderson and lucas (New Mexico Geology, 1992, 14/4, 79-92) (A&l) recently criticized the present state of
Type Curtis and Summerville Formations, southeastern Utah
G. N. Pipiringos1 and R. B. O’Sullivan2 1USGS, 1709 Brown Rd, Las Cruces, NM, 88005 2USGS, MS939, Federal Center, Box 25046, Denver, CO, 80225-0046 The Summerville Formation, San Rafael SWell, Utah is unfossiliferous, but intertongues
Structural development of the Proterozoic rocks in the Joyita Hills, Socorro County, New Mexico
Steven Ralser Department of Geoscience, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801 Proterozoic rocks are well exposed in a fault bounded block within the core of the Joyita Hills (approximately 35 km NE of Socorro). This
Middle-Upper Jurassic stratigraphy and sedimentation on the Colorado Plateau
Spencer G. Lucas1 and O. J. Anderson2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104 2New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801
Restoration of Laramide (?) right lateral strike slip in northern New Mexico: Tectonic implications from the Proterozoic to the Cenozoic
Christopher G. Daniel1 and Karl E. Karlstrom1 1Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Regional piercing points in Early Proterozoic rocks, defined by the intersections of subhorizontal isobaric surfaces
Stratigraphy and sedimentation of the Paradise Formation (Late Mississippian) in the Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico
David J. Sivils1 and David B. Johnson2 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801 2Department of Geoscience, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801 The section of Paradise
Synchronous pluton emplacement and deformation: The 1.42 Ga Sandia Granite
Eric Kirby1, Karl E. Karlstrom1 and C. Andronicos1 1Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 The Sandia Granite is one of a series of 1.4 Ga granitoid plutons exposed
Eruptive history for two volcanic vents as recorded in the Peralta Tuff: Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
R. Gay Kyle1 and Gary A. Smith1 1Dept. Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 The Peralta Tuff Member of the Bearhead Rhyolite is superbly exposed in the Peralta CanyonfTent Rocks
What do prosauropod tracks look like? Possible answers from the Late Triassic track records of New Mexico and Utah
Martin G. Lockley1, Adrian P. Hunt1 and Kelly L. Conrad1 1Department of Geology, University of Colorado, Campus Box 172, PO Box 173364, Denver, CO, Colorado, 80217-3364 Viewed from a global perspective,prosauropods are a significant component
Comparison of sedimentary caldera-fill sequences in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado and southwestern New Mexico
Daniel Larsen Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Tuffaceous and alluvial sedimentary rocks, pyroclastic rocks, and a variety of intermediate to felsic lavas are commonly observed to fill
Analyzing analytical accuracy of radiometric dates: Case study from the Rio Puerco necks, west-central New Mexico
R. Bruce Hallett New Mexico Tech, Dept. of Geoscience, Socorro, NM, 87801 Comparison of 40Ar/39Ar age determinations and geomagnetic polarity with published geomagnetic polarity time scales is used as an independent check of geochronologic accuracy,