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2015
New Stratigraphy and Vertebrate Paleontology from Paleolake Otero, White Sands Missile Range
David Rachal1, Kate Zeigler2, John Taylor-Montoya3, Christopher Goodwin3, Charlotte Pevny3, Peter Reser4 and Stanley Berryman5 1Tierra Vieja Consulting, LLC, 640 College Place, Las Cruces, NM, 88005, d.rachal@gmail.com 2Zeigler Geologic Consulting, LLC, 13170 Central Ave. SE,
U/Th and 40Ar/39Ar dating provides eruption ages and magmatic evolution for the East Fork Member of the Valles Rhyolite
John N. Lafferty1 and Matthew J. Zimmerer2 1New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl., Socorro, NM, 87801, jlaffert@nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Pl., Socorro, NM, 87801 U/Th and Ar/Ar dating
The Sustainability and Management of the Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Geothermal Resource
Jeff D. Pepin1, Mark A. Person1, Shari A. Kelley2, Stacy S. Timmons2 and Fred M. Phillips1 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, jedpepin@gmail.com 2New Mexico Bureau
The Notable New Mexico Geologists (Online) Project
Abbey Chesebrough1, Makala Hannagan1, Magella Honeyfield1, NancyElma Dale Proctor1, Emily McClenahan1 and Steve W. Simpson1 1New Mexico Tech In this interactive poster presentation, we report on the Notable New Mexico Geologists (Online) project, an ongoing
Using Multiple Tracers to Evaluate Hydrothermal and Meteoric Water Mixing in North-Central New Mexico
Valerie J. Blomgren1, Laura J. Crossey1, Karl E. Karlstrom1, Paul Bauer2, Peggy Johnson2, Tobias Fischer1 and Marisa Repasch1 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 2New Mexico
Collection and Analysis of Dust and Soil Samples Adjacent to the Jackpile Mine, Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico
Susan F.B. Little1, Daniel Cadol1 and Bonnie Frey2 1New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, United States, slittle@nmt.edu 2New Bureau of Geology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, United States Uranium mines and
Timing and Emplacement Setting of the Turkey Mountain Laccolith, Mora County, New Mexico
Ryan Mann1, Jennifer Lindline1, Matthew Heizler2 and Lynn Heizler2 1New Mexico Highlands University, Box 9000, Las Vegas, NM, 87701, rmann@live.nmhu.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801 This study focused on
Paleo-Hydrologic Reconstruction of the Jornada Basin, New Mexico Using U and Sr Isotopes in Pedogenic Carbonates
Syprose Nyachoti1, Lin Ma1, Thomas E. Gill1 and Curtis Monger2 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, sknyachoti@miners.utep.edu 2Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University,
U-Pb Geochronology and Tectonic Significance of Arc-Related Proterozoic Rocks in Southern New Mexico
Chelsea F. Ottenfeld1 and Jeff M. Amato1 1New Mexico State University, Department of Geological Sciences/MSC 3AB, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, cfotten@nmsu.edu The Mazatzal province is thought to be
Configuration and correlation of fluvial terrace deposits in the lower Rio Salado valley
Bradley D. Sion1, Gary J. Axen1, Fred M. Phillips1 and Bruce Harrison1 1New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, bsion@nmt.edu The Rio Salado is a western tributary of the Rio Grande whose valley is flanked by
Preliminary Interpretation of Water Chemistry and Groundwater Levels in the Eastern San Agustin Plains and Upper Alamosa Creek, N.M.
Alex Rinehart1, Ethan Mamer1, Stacy Timmons1 and Daniel Koning1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM, 87801, arinehart@nmbg.nmt.edu We present a compilation of water chemistry and groundwater level measurements
Relating ca. 5 Ma coarse sedimentation in the Rio Grande rift to tectonics, climate, and inter-basin fluvial spillover of the ancestral Rio Grande
Daniel J. Koning1, Scott B. Aby2, Andy Jochems1, Richard Chamberlin1, Virgil Lueth1 and Lisa Peters1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, N.M. Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801,
Structural-Depositional Feedbacks in a Feature-Challenged Landscape: The Black Butte 7.5-Minute Quadrangle
Alex Rinehart1, David W. Love1 and Phil L. Miller1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM, 87801, arinehart@nmbg.nmt.edu The Black Butte 7.5-minute quadrangle in the SE part of the
Preliminary analysis of the geologic structure of the eastern San Agustin Plains, N.M.
Daniel J. Koning1 and Alex Rinehart1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, N.M. Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, dkoning@nmbg.nmt.edu We use borehole data, Bouguer gravity data, and
Hydrogeologic Windows: Detection of Blind and Traditional Geothermal Play Fairways in Southwestern New Mexico
James Witcher1, Mark Person2, Shari Kelley3, Richard Kelley4, Jeffrey Bielicki5, Glenn Sutula5 and Richard Middleton4 1Witcher and Associates, Las Cruces, NM, 88001, jimwitcher@zianet.com 2Hydrology Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801
Paleomonsoonal Precipitation and Hydroclimate Variability From Glacial to Interglacial Climates in the Southwest: The Stoneman Lake, Arizona Record
Dylan J. Garcia1, Peter J. Fawcett1 and R. Scott Anderson2 1University of New Mexico, Earth and Planetary Sciences, MSC03 2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, dylangarcia@unm.edu 2Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Two
First Known Occurrence of the Ammonoid Parapuzosia (Austiniceras) in the Cenomanian of North America
Paul L. Sealey1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, ammonoidea@comcast.net In North America, species of the ammonoid Parapuzosia have previously been reported from the
Uranium Isotope Evidence for Pervasive Marine Anoxia During the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction.
Rickey W. Bartlett1, Maya Elrick1, Yemane Asmerom1, Viorel Atudorei1 and Victor Polyak1 1University of New Mexico, MSC 03 2040, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 The Ordovician witnessed an explosion in marine biodiversity followed by the first of
Analysis of morphological differences between two early Eocene horses: Minippus jicarillai of New Mexico and Sifrhippus sandrae of Wyoming
Julie E. Rej1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, jrej02@unm.edu Hyracotherium is the earliest (Eocene, Wasatchian) known taxon of Equidae and is well represented
Recent Improvements in Regional Stratigraphy of Pennsylvanian Strata Promises Better Characterization of the Geology and Geologic History of the East Side of the Sandia Uplift (east Mountains Area), Central New Mexico
Bruce D. Allen1, Spencer G. Lucas2 and Karl Krainer3 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, NM Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, allenb@nmbg.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801
Revised location for the Yavapai-Mazatzal crustal province boundary in New Mexico: Hf isotopic data from Proterozoic rocks of the Nacimiento Mountains
Tyler A. Grambling1, Mark E. Holland1, Karl E. Karlstrom1, George E. Gehrels2 and Mark Pecha2 1University of New Mexico, 221 Yale Blvd NE, EPS Department, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, tgrambling@unm.edu 2Department of Geosciences, University
U-Pb Geochronology of Ash Fall Tuffs in the McRae Formation (Upper Cretaceous), South-Central New Mexico
Greg Mack1, Jeffrey M. Amato1 and Garland R. Upchurch2 1Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, MSC 3AB/PO Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, amato@nmsu.edu 2Department of Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX,
The turtle Adocus from the Upper Cretaceous Crevasse Canyon Formation, Sierra County, New Mexico
Asher Jacob Lichtig1, Thomas L. Suazo1, Amanda K. Cantrell1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87124, ajlichtig@gmail.com A partial shell of the well-known Upper Cretaceous
Bouquets From the Past: Plant Biominerals as Paleoclimate Indicators
K. Daisy Morgan Edel1, Penelope J. Boston2 and Michael N. Spilde3 1National Cave and Karst Research Institute; New Mexico Tech, daisymo4wildlife@gmail.com 2New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; National Cave and Karst Research Institute 3Institute