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2009
GEOTHERMAL STUDIES IN THE ALBUQUERQUE BASIN AND ALONG LA RISTRA SEISMIC PROFILE, NEW MEXICO
M. Reiter1 and R. Chamberlin1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801 Heat flow data in the Albuquerque Basin and along La Ristra seismic line, which crosses New
LATERAL LINE GROOVE DEVELOPMENT AS A MEASURE OF TERRESTRIALITY IN LATE TRIASSIC METOPOSAURID AMPHIBIANS
L. F. Rinehart1, S. G. Lucas1 and A. B. Heckert2 1NM Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104 2Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32067, 572 Rivers
40AR/39AR GEOCHRONOLOGY OF JAROSITE: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HF IN REMOVING SILICATE CONTAMINANTS
K. E. Samuels1, V. W. Lueth2, L. Peters2 and W. C. McIntosh2 1John Shomaker & Associates, Inc., 2611 Broadbent Pkwy, NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87107, ksamuels@shomaker.com 2NM Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place,
A GIANT SEA TURTLE (CHELONIA: PROTOSTEGIDAE?) FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS (LATE CAMPANIAN) PIERRE SHALE, RATON BASIN, NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
Justin A. Spielmann1, Spencer G. Lucas1 and Paul L. Sealey1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 Sea turtles, specifically members of the family Protostegidae, reached gigantic
LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY AND VERTEBRATE BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE TRIASSIC SECTION AROUND CARTHAGE, SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
Justin A. Spielmann1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 The Triassic outcrops of south-central New Mexico have received relatively little study, compared
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF WIND EROSION PATTERNS IN COPPICE DUNE MANEUVER AREAS, WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO
R. Velarde1, N. Sikula2 and T. E. Gill1 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968 2Center for Ecological Management of Military Lands, Colorado State
AQUEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE SPRINGS AND WELLS OF THE SEVILLETA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE: UTILIZING NATURAL TRACERS TO IDENTIFY HYDROCHEMICAL FLOWPATHS
A. J. Williams1, L. J. Crossey2, K. E. Karlstrom2 and Y. Asmerom2 1Earth & Planetary Sciences, Northrop Hall, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Northrop Hall, Box #10, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, awill7@unm.edu 2Earth & Planetary
A NEW GIGANTIC PYCNODONT FISH FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS JUANA LOPEZ MEMBER, MANCOS SHALE OF NEW MEXICO
T. E. Williamson1, K. Shimada2, K. Shimada3 and P. L. Sealey1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, thomas.williamson@state.nm.us 2Environmental Science Program and Department of Biological Sciences,
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE USE OF PALEOMAGNETISM AND MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY IN GEOCHRONOLOGIC APPLICATIONS IN NEW MEXICO
K. E. Zeigler1 and J. W. Geissman2 1Zeigler Geologic Consulting, Albuquerque, NM, 87123, bludragon@gmail.com 2Department of Earth & Planetary Science, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 The study of the magnetic properties of minerals
EXAMINING NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR THE AGE OF UPPER TRIASSIC STRATA IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO USING MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY
K. E. Zeigler1 and J. W. Geissman2 1Geologic Consulting, Albuquerque, NM, 87123, bludragon@gmail.com 2Department of Earth & Planetary Science, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 The Upper Triassic Chinle Group has long been considered
VOLCANISM, PLUTONISM, AND MINERALIZATION ALONG THE CAPITAN LINEAMENT AND ADJACENT CHUPADERA MESA AREA, CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
Virginia T. McLemore1, Matthew Zimmerer2 and William C. McIntosh3 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, ginger@gis.nmt.edu 2Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New
A 40AR/39AR GEOCHRONOLOGY AND THERMOCHRONOLOGY STUDY OF CALDERA VOLCANISM AND RELATED PLUTONIC PROCESSES, QUESTA CALDERA, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.
Matthew Zimmerer1 and William C. McIntosh2 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801 2New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining
GEOCHEMICAL AND GEOCHRONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CUCHILLO MOUNTAIN LACCOLITH, SIERRA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
Gary S. Michelfelder1 and Nncy J. McMillan1 1Dept. of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA Recent studies of the Sierra Cuchillo laccolith and surrounding volcanic sequences have refined the geochronology and
AGE OF PLUTONS IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO CALDERA FORMATION AND MINERALIZATION
Matthew Zimmerer1, Virginia T. McLemore2 and William C. McIntosh2 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, mjz1983@nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New
HYDROGEOLOGIC CONTROL OF IGNEOUS DIKES ON GYPSUM KARST DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEASTERN EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
Lucas Middleton Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad, NM Igneous dikes have been described in the Castile Formation of southeastern Eddy County, NM. This study has been conducted to determine if there is a relationship between gypsum
A SKULL AND PARTIAL SKELETON OF THE OREODONT MERYCHYUS MAJOR (MAMMALIA: ARTIODACTYLA: MERYCOIDONTIDAE) FROM THE MIOCENE POPOTOSA FORMATION, BOSQUE DEL APACHE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
Gary S. Morgan1, Bruce Lander2, David W. Love3, Richard Chamberlin3 and Colin Cikoski4 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 2Paleo Environmental Associates, 2248 winrock Av., Altadena, CA, 91001
ANTIBIOTIC-PRODUCING CHARACTERISTISC AND SPECIATION OF BACTERIA IN PARKS RANCH CAVE, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
Hee Sung Park Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad, NM The ability to produce antibiotics, which reduce the reproduction rate of other competitors, is an evolutionary mechanism that some bacteria exhibit in order to survive. Organic material
SELACHIAN-DOMINATED VERTEBRATE FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS ATARQUE SANDSTONE, SEVILLETTA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
Randy G. Pence1, Spencer G. Lucas1 and Justin A. Spielmann1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 We have relocated and recollected the fossil vertebrate locality in
LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY OF THE UPPER TRIASSIC LAMY AMPHIBIAN QUARRY, SANTA FE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
K. Krainer1, S. Lucas2 and L. F. Rinehart2 1Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck A-6020, Austria, Karl.Krainer@uibk.ac.at 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104
MULTIPLE EPISODES OF FAULTING IN THE CENTRAL FLORIDA MOUNTAINS, LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
T. F. Lawton1, J. R. Andrie1, T. B. Avant1, R. M. Bright1, J. S. Causey1, C. W. Durr1, M. G. Durr1, T. H. Hearon1, R. A. Kernan IV1 and P. D. Montoya1 1Department of Geological
AN ADDITIONAL ENIGMATIC VERMIFORM FOSSIL FROM THE UPPER PENNSYLVANIAN (VIRGILIAN) ATRASADO FORMATION (MADERA GROUP) OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
Allan J. Lerner1, Spencer G. Lucas1 and Matthew D. Celeskey1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 A small number of enigmatic vermiform fossils from the Upper
THE JORNADA DEL MUERTO IMPACT STRUCTURE
Gerald Lindsay Geologic Consultant, 12517 Iroquois Pl. NE, Albuquerque, NM A circular feature located in the Jornada del Muerto valley in southern New Mexico, visible only on satellite photographs, has been interpreted to be a
NEW MEXICO’S FOSSIL RECORD: DETERMINATION OF GEOLOGICAL AGES FOR CAMBRIAN-PLEISTOCENE ROCKS USING BIOCHRONOLOGY
Spencer G. Lucas New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us New Mexico (NM) has an extensive fossil record that ranges in age from Late Cambrian to
PENNSYLVANIAN STRATIGRAPHY AND CONODONT BIOSTRATIGRAPHY IN THE CERROS DE AMADO, SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
Spencer G. Lucas1, Karl Krainer2 and James E. Barrick3 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us 2Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52,