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2006
Long-range transport of particles from regional dust storms, originating in the Chihuahuan desert
S. M. Canalda1, T. E. Gill1 and S. P. Emmert1 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, smcanalda@utep.edu There are dust storms that originate
Investigation of obsiidian hydration and implications for 40Ar/39Ar dating method
Ariel K. Dickens1, W. C. McIntosh2 and Nelia W. Dunbar2 1Dept. Earth and Environmental Science, NM Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, ariel@nmt.edu 2Dept. Earth and Environmental Science and New Mexico Bureau of Geology, NM Tech, Socorro,
Petrography and geometry of Oligocene mafic dikes near Riley, New Mexico-indications of northward dike propagation into southeastern margin of the Colorado Plateau
Melissa I. Dimeo Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, mdimeo@nmt.edu Many NNE- and NNW-striking mafic dikes (~100) are exposed across an eight km-wide swath of
Pleistocene (Rancholabrean) mammals derived from fissure deposits in the Jurassic Todilto Formation, Sandoval County, New Mexico
G. S. Morgan1 and L. F. Rinehart1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, gary.morgan1@state.nm.us A Pleistocene site containing skeletons of large mammals preserved in fissure-fill deposits was discovered
Magmatism, metamorphism, and deformation of Proterozoic Mazatzal Province crust: A comprehensive study from the Burro Mountains, southwest New Mexico
J. M. Amato1, A. O. Boullion1, A. E. Sanders1, G. Gehrels2, M. T. Heizler3, G. L. Farmer4 and L. C. Andronicos5 1Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88005, amato@nmsu.edu 2Geosciences, University of
The first record of the Giant Crocodylian Deinosuchus from the Upper Cretaceous of the San Juan Baisn, New Mexico
J. A. Spielman1, S. G. Lucas1 and R. M. Sullivan2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104-1375, Justin.Spielmann1@state.nm.us 2Section of Paleontology and Geology, The State
A new age of 1,600 Ma for deposition of the Upper Manzano Group-Evidence for a progressive (1.66-1.60 Ga) Mazatzal Orogeny, central New Mexico
A. L. Luther1, J. V., III Jones2, L. L. Shastri3, M. L. Williams4, M. Jercinovic4 and K. E. Karlstrom1 1Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, aluther@unm.edu 2Geology Division, Univ. of
Paleopathology in New Mexican Tyrannosaurs from the Upper Campanian Kirtland Formation
T. D. Carr1 and T. E. Williamson2 1Department of Biology, Division of Natural Sciences, Carthage College, 2001 Alford Park Drive, Kenosha, WI, 53140-1994 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM,
Development of a karst information portal (KIP) to advance research and education in global karst science
D. E. Northrup1, L. D. Hose2, T. A. Chavez3 and R. Brinkman4 1Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, dnorthup@unm.edu 2National Cave and Karst Research Institute, 1400 Commerce Drive, Suite
Investigating paleohydrography of the Paso del Norte using GIS and remote sensing techniques
J. F. Kennedy1, J. W. Hawley2, G. R. Keller3 and R. P. Langford3 1Caelum-Unitec, P.O. Box 366, Bldg. 163, Room 102, WSMR, NM, 88002, jfk2004@comcast.net 2Hawley Geomatters, P.O. Box 4370, Albuquerque, NM, 87196 3Department of
Arsenic and sodium in ground water of the southern Espanola Basin, New Mexico-indicators of deep sources, and aquifer compartments
P. S. Johnson1, S. Timmons1, D. Koning1, J. Whiteis1 and L. Gillard1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, peggy@gis.nmt.edu Chemistry and isotopic data from groundwater in the
Analyses of sequential aquifer tests from the Guaje Well Field
Stephen G. McLin Water Quality and Hydrology Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, sgm@lanl.gov Four sequential aquifer tests were conducted in four new replacement wells in the Guaje well field in 1998.
A Mid-Pleistocene glacial-interglacial cycle from the Valles Caldera, New Mexico
P. J. Fawcett1, J. Heikoop2, R. S. Anderson3, L. Donohoo-Hurley1, J. W. Geisman1, C. Johnson1, C. D. Allen4, G. Woldegabriel2, J. Fesenden-Rahn2 and F. Goff1 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico,
Geochemical and mineralogic indicators of redox conditions of a Mid-Pleistocene lake in the Valles Caldera, New Mexico
C. M. Johnson1, P. J. Fawcett1 and A. S. Ali1 1Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, catj1952@unm.edu The objective of this project is the interpretation of geochemical and mineralogic indicators
The Chuska erg-Paleogeomorphic amd paleoclimatic implications of an Oligocene sand sea on the Colorado Plateau
S. M. Cather1, R. M. Chamberlin1, S. D. Connell1, W. C. McIntosh1 and G. E. Jones 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl., Socorro,
Facies variations and fluid rfelease features in the Jurassic Todilto and “Basal Summerville” formations, southern Chama Basin, New Mexico
Shari A. Kelley New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, sakelley@ix.netcom.com The Jurassic Todilto Formation in northern New Mexico is typically
Revised Abo_Yeso (Lower Permian) stratigraphy in central New Mexico
S. G. Lucas1, K. Krainer2 and R. M., Jr. Colpitts3 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us 2Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Innsbruck University,, ,, Innrain
Paleomagnetic data from the Pennsylvanian-Permian Horquilla Formation and probable Cenozoic rotation of the Big Hatchet Mountains, southwestern New Mexico
K. E. Zeigler1, J. W. Geissman1, S. G. Lucas2 and R. Molina-Garza3 1Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, bludragon@gmail.com 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain
Stratigraphic changes across an intrabasinal fault, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico
G. A. Smith Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, gsmith@unm.edu Within extensional basins stratal thicknesses change across intrabasinal faults as well as at the basin margins. Superb outcrops
Structural and stratigraphic observations of Waulsortian mud mounds in the Sacramento Mountains, south-central New Mexico
J. G. Romero1 and K. A. Giles1 1Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, MSC 3AB, P.O. Box 3001, Las Cruces, NM, 88003-3001, giovaro@nmsu.edu Structural and stratigraphic observations on the Waulsortian mud mounds in
The CRONUS-Earth Project-How cosmic rays impact the study of Earth’s history
F. Phillips1, S. McGee1 and B. Borchers2 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, phillips@nmt.edu 2Department of Mathematics, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801 In the past 20 years the
Big water science in the Rio Grande-The NSG SAHRA Center
Enrique R. Vivoni Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, vivoni@nmt.edu In this talk, we will discuss the progress made in understanding and modeling the basin scale water balance in
Paleoecology of the aqueous paleoenvironments of the Late Cretaceous (Early Campanian) Allison Member of the Menefee Formation in northwestern New Mexico
C. Lewis1, A. B. Heckert2 and M. Forys3 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain RD. NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, muaddib7@unm.edu 2Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32067, Boone, NC,
Earthscope and USAARRAY
M. Fort1, R. Aster2, B. Beaudoin1, J. Fowler3, M. Alvarez3 and R. Busby3 1IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Center and EarthScope USArray Array Operations Facility, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, mdfort@passcal.nmt.edu 2IRIS