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2003
40Ar/39Ar thermochronological constraints on the timing of basement exhumation and metasomatism in the southern Sangre de Cristo Range, New Mexico
Robert E. Sanders1 and Matthew T. Heizler2 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl., Socorro, NM, 87801, sanders@nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology, 801 Leroy Pl.,
Chemical and microbial composition of subsurface-, surface-, and atmospheric water samples in the southern Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico
Dirk Schulze-Makuch Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Texas, EI Paso, TX Several environmental samples near the Sun Spot Observatory in the southern Sacramento Mountains were analyzed for chemical and microbial content. The samples were
Cycle and sequence stratigraphy of the Middle Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian) Gray Mesa Member of the Madera Group, Lucero Basin, New Mexico
Lea Anne Scott1 and Maya B. Elrick1 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northrop Hall, MSC03-2040, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87131-0001 The Middle Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian) Gray Mesa Member (240 m) of
Turonian ammonites from the Upper Cretaceous D-Cross Member of the Mancos Shale, D-Cross Mountain, Catron and Socorro Counties, New Mexico
Paul L. Sealey1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 The zones of Prionocyclus wyomingensis, Scaphites ferronensis, and Prionocyclus novimexicanus are present in the D-Cross
Stratigraphy and correlation of the Upper Cretaceous Tohatchi Formation, Chuska Mountains, western New Mexico
Justin A. Spielmann1, Spencer G. Lucas2 and Dennis R. Braman3 1Dartmouth College, Hinman Box 4571, Hanover, NH, New Hampshire, 03755 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104
Cave ferromanganese deposits: subterranean soil development?
Michael N. Spilde1, Penelope J. Boston2 and Diana E. Northup3 1Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, mspilde@unm.edu 2Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 3Department of Biology, University
Detailed modeling of groundwater/surface water interactions near San Antonio, New Mexico (abs.)
Laura Jean Wilcox1, Nabil Shafike2 and Robert Bowman1 1New Mexico Institute of Technology, Department of Geoscience, Socorro, NM, 87801, 1jwilcox@nmt.edu 2NM Interstate Stream Commission, 121 Tijeras, NE -Suite 2000, Albuquerque, NM, 87102 Under the Rio
The Elephant Butte Tyrannosaurus Rex (abs.)
Thomas E. Williamson1 and Thomas D. Carr2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104, twilliamson@nmmnh.state.nm.us 2Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C6, CANADA During
Seismic structure of the lithosphere from the Colorado Plateau/Rio Grande rift/Great Plains seismic transect (La Ristra) experiment
David Wilson1, Richard Aster1 and Ristra research team1 1Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, davew@nmt.edu We examine the structure of the lithosphere in the southwestern United States using the
Deformation bands in non-welded ignimbrites: Petrophysical controls on their occurrence and implications for fluid flow
Jennifer E. Wilson1, Laurel, B. Goodwin1 and Claudia J. Lewis2 1Earth & Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, jenw@nmt.edu 2Los Alamos National Laboratory, EES-9, MS D462, Los Alamos, NM,
A time-averaged tetrapod bonebed: Taphonomy of the Early Permian Cardillo Quarry, Chama Basin, north-central New Mexico
K. E. Zeigler1, S. G. Lucas1, A. B. Heckert1, A. C. Henrici2 and D. S. Berman2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104 2Carnegie Museum of Natural
Stratigraphy and taphonomy of the Upper Triassic Salitral Formation, Chinle Group, in north-central New Mexico
K. E. Zeigler1, S. G. Lucas1, J. Spielmann2 and V. Morgan1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104 2Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, New Hampshire, 03755 In the
Modern sand dune migration rates of Los Medanos in southeastern New Mexico
Christopher Mahoney New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM The small dune field referred to as Los Medanos, located 25 miles southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico, provides an excellent opportunity to observe the migration rates
Mineral deposits, mining, and karst
Virginia T. McLemore New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, ginger@gis.nmt.edu Karst terrains contain many types of mineral deposits by providing ideal deposition cavities
Soil gas CO2 emissions over the Bravo Dome field in the Armistad area of New Mexico
Kristie McLin Department of Earth and Environmental Science, N.M. Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801 The Bravo Dome Field, located in Union and Harding counties, New Mexico, is a large underground carbon dioxide reserve that is one
Mapping faults in the Lightning Dock Known Geothermal Area, Animas Valley, New Mexico, using soil CO2 flux measurements
Kristie McLin1, Philip Kyle2 and David Norman1 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, N.M. Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801 2Department of Earth and Environmental Science and NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, N.M. Tech, Socorro,
The extinct free-tailed bat Tadarida Constantinei and associated vertebrates from Pleistocene deposits in Slaughter Canyon Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, southeastern New Mexico
Gary S. Morgan New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, gmorgan@nmmnh.state.nm.us In April 2002, a field crew consisting of paleontologists, cave specialists, and volunteers from the New Mexico Museum
High-resolution digital topographic models of speleothems obtained from a 3-D laser scanning survey
Seiichi Nagihara Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409-1053, seiichi.nagihara@ttu.edu A detailed three-dimensional topographic map of the interiorof a natural cavern, if available, would be very useful in understanding its geomorphic development. However,
Evaluation of groundwater/surface water interactions along a critical reach of the middle Rio Grande, New Mexico
Brad T. Newton, Wilcox Laura J. and Robert S. Bowman The primary goal of this project is to quantify connections between the surface water and shallow groundwater systems in the Rio Grande valley between San
Partnering with biologists: Better answers through collaboration (abs.)
D. E. Northup Dept. of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Multidisciplinary studies that involve geochemists, mineralogists, microbiologists, and molecular biologists can be crucial to our quest to investigate the role that microorganisms
Collapse and resurgence of the Valles Caldera, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico: Field relationships and 40Ar/39Ar ages of megabreccia blocks and constraints on the timing of resurgence
Erin H. Phillips1, Fraser Goff2, Philip R. Kyle1, William C. McIntosh1 and Jamie N. Gardner2 1Dept. Earth & Environmental Science and I NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, NM Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801 2Los
Timing of climate change in the southwestern United States around the Younger Dryas
Victor J. Polyak1, Jessica B. T. Rasmussen1 and Yemane Asmerom1 1Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, polyak@unm.edu Speleothem growth in moisture-limited regions, such as the Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico is
Clays that work: Compositional analysis of traditional pueblo ceramic slips
Courtney Porreca Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences and Department of Anthropology University of New Mexico, 611 Lead Ave SW #517, Albuquerque, NM, 87102 This research explores what mineralogical differences in clays account for their
Origin of hydromagnesite cave balloons: Clues from HRTEM
Paula P. Provencio1 and Victor J. Polyak2 1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, 87185 2Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Hydromagnesite, a platy hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral commonly forming sticky pastes