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CHEMICAL CONTROLS ON GOLD SOLUBILITY IN THE WITWATERSRAND BASIN, SOUTH AFRICA
N. Blamey New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM Approximately 45000 metric tons of gold have been won by mankind from one extraordinary basin, the Witwatersrand Basin of South Africa. Gold is hosted
Late Holocene sedimentological and climatic characteristics of the Pecos Wilderness, New Mexico, determined from an Alpine bog deposit: Preliminary results
Jake Armour Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 The climate of northern New Mexico has undergone significant changes throughout the Quaternary, as demonstrated by glacial landforms and deposits.
Hydraulic properties of surfactant trerated soil
Barry Allred New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl., Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801, barry@gis.nmt.edu Surfactants have gained recent attention with regard to their potential use in environmental
Atmospheric and hydrologic estimates of evaporation for the Estancia Basin playa complex, central New Mexico
N. A. Brunsell1, K. M. Menking2, R. Y. Anderson1 and B. D. Allen3 1Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ. New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 2Dept. of Geology & Geography, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12604-0428
Tectonic control on deposition of Cretaceous-Paleogene deposits, central Peloncillo Mountains, New Mexico
German Bayona1 and Timothy F. Lawton1 1New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88003 In the central Peloncillo Mountains, Lower Cretaceous Bisbee Group and Laramide sedimentary rocks crop out in two blocks bounded by high
Preliminary results of a structural and thermochronological study of the Laramide movement history of the Montosa fault, central New Mexico
Rose-Anna Behr1, Laurel B. Goodwin1 and Shari A. Kelley1 1Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801 Models of Laramide orogenesis in New Mexico
Microstructural and geochronologic evidence for 1.63 Ga syndeformational plutonism in the Manzanita Mountains, New Mexico
C. Brown1, K. Karlstrom1, D. Unruh2 and M. Heizler3 1Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 2US Geological Survey, Denver, CO, Colorado, 80225 3New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral
Additions to the vertebrate fossil record of the Moenkopi Formation (Middle Triassic: Anisian), northern New Mexico
Andrew B. Heckert1, S. G. Lucas2 and J. W. Estep2 1Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sci, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 2New Mex. Mus. of Nat. History & Sci., 1801 Mountain Road NW,
Temporal and spatial controls on soil landscapes
J. Bruce J. Harrison1, D. McMahon1 and P. Tonkin1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801 Soils are widely used in geomorphic studies to correlate and provide relative ages of
Hydrogeologic framework of the middle Rio Grande Basin-conceptual model development in the 20th century
John W. Hawley New Mexico Bureau of Mine and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801-4796, rcase@admin.nmt.edu The Middle Rio Grande hydrologic basin (MRGB) comprises a linked series of
Observations of microfault structures in poorly consolidated sand: Lower Sante Fe Group, central New Mexico
M. Herrin1, L. Goodwin1 and P. Mozley1 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801 Small-displacement faults that cut Santa Fe Group sediments display some features common
The “type” Wingate Sandstone (Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic) and the homotaxial Entrada Sandstone (Middle Jurassic): Resolving stratigraphic problems on the southern Colorado Plateau
Andrew B. Heckert1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104
Fruitland coal availability study, Bisti Field, San Juan Basin New Mexico–A preliminary report
Gretchen K. Hoffman1 and Glen E. Jones1 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801 The Department of Energy funded a study of coal reserves in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico.
Cl-36 dating of the upper and lower Carrizozo lava flows, south-central New Mexico
Nelia W. Dunbar New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801 The Carrizozo lava flows, in south·central New Mexico, represent one of the youngest-appearing volcanic
Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Hermosa mining district, Sierra County, New Mexico
Doug Jones1, V. T. McLemore2 and J. Glines3 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801 2New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801 3 3400 Commanche NE, Albuquerque, NM
Stratigraphy and biostratigraphy of Upper Cretaceous outlier, Quay County, New Mexico
John W. Estep1, S. G. Lucas1, R. Pence1 and A. P. Hunt2 1New Mex. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104 2Mesa Technical College, 911 S. Tenth St., Tucumcari, NM,
Industrial mineral construction materials, Dona Ana County, New Mexico
George S. Austin1 and James M. Barker1 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801 Industrial minerals support the rapidly developing population of Dona Ana County. Aggregate from 30 separate operations in
Multi-stage, multi-directional Laramide shortening and compression in north-central New Mexico
Eric A. Erslev Department of Earth Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, erslev@cnr.colostate.edu The current debate between advocates of north-south strike-slip faulting and east-west thrust faulting during Laramide deformation in New Mexico has
A geologist’s view of industrial minerals marketing
James M. Barker1, George S. Austin1 and Ken Santini2 1NM Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801 2Santini and Associates, Lakewood, CO, 80228 Marketing is the linchpin of the industrial minerals industry. Without
Unraveling soil spatial and temporal complexity: Examination of soil landscapes in light of geomorphic processes
Martha C. Eppes and Bruce J. B. Harrison The validity using soil chronosequences to examine soil development and to aid in dating and correlating geomorphic surfaces has recently come into question. Workers suggest that spatial
Characterization of desert loess on the Carrizozo volcanic field, south-central New Mexico: Implications for Holocene climate
Shari L. Bauman Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801 Atmospheric dust is recognized as an ubiquitous component of soils that form semi-arid and
Influence of clay mineralogy on hydraulic characteristics of faulted poorly consolidated sediments, Santa Fe Group, central New Mexico
John M. Sigda New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, sidga@nmt.edu Recent work on small to moderate displacement (<4 meters) faults in poorly consolidated sediments indicates that such faults can have significantly
Hydrogeological significance of the new geological mapping in the Santo Domingo basin
Gary A. Smith1 and Andrika J. Kuhle1 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 STATEMAP geological mapping at 1:24,000 scale of the Santo Domingo Pueblo and Santo Domingo Pueblo
Modeling analysis of the hydrogeology of the Estancia Basin, New Mexico
Nabil G. Shafike, W. Peter Balleau and Steven E. Silver The Estancia Basin is a closed basin in central New Mexico with an area of about 2400 square miles. Precambrian rocks crop out in the