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2017
Correlation of Ash Flow Tuffs From the Mogollon-Datil Volcanic Field in Southwestern New Mexico Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (libs): an Analysis of Sanidine Phenocrysts
Trenton L. Haskell1 and Nancy J. McMillan1 1New Mexico State University, 1555 Monte Vista Ave. apt 112, Las Cruces, NM, 88001, trent_geologist@yahoo.com Correlation of wide spread ash flow tuffs can be very challenging and often
A Multi-Scale Visualization and Exploration of the Mora Watershed, New Mexico
Joseph Zebrowski1, Patti Dappen2 and Adrian Sanchez1 1New Mexico Highlands University, NMHU NRM Dept, Box 9000, Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico, 87701, United States, jpzebrowski@nmhu.edu 2New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute, Box 9000, Las
Geochemical Processes Controlling Transport and Deposition of Uranium, Española Basin, New Mexico
Patrick Longmire1, Virginia T. McLemore2, Dennis McQuillan3, Stephen Yanicak4 and David Vaniman5 1New Mexico Environment Department; Ground Water Quality Bureau, 1190 St. Frances Drive, Santa Fe, NM, 87502, patrick.longmire@state.nm.us 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and
Uranium Industry: Overview
Bernard Bonifas Energy Fuels, Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Mines, Linch, WY, bbonifas@energyfuels.com Electricity generated from nuclear energy is part of the energy mix. How much uranium is needed to feed the world nuclear reactors and
Late Triassic Metoposaurid Amphibian Skull Allometry: Comparison of the Lamy, New Mexico, Population to Four Other Populations
Larry F. Rinehart1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, larry.rinehart@earthlink.net Metoposaurs (Temnospondyli: Metoposauridae) were large, ubiquitous amphibians of the Late Triassic. They
The Onset of Rhyolite Volcanism and Subsequent Collapse in the Schoolhouse Mountain Caldera, Mogollon-Datil Volcanic Field, Southwest New Mexico
Vanessa M. Swenton1, Jeffrey M. Amato1, Tara Jonell2 and William C. McIntosh3 1New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, vswenton@nmsu.edu 2Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803 3New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral
Lower Cretaceous (Upper Albian) Nautiloids From Cerro De Cristo Rey, Doña Ana County, New Mexico
Paul L. Sealey1, Spencer G. Lucas1 and Kevin Durney2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, ammonoidea@comcast.net 2 3701 Trailhead Court, Cedar Park, TX, 78613 At Cerro de Cristo
An Abandoned Uranium Mine Survey of Mine Sites in New Mexico
Annelia Tinklenberg1 and Robert Sengebush1 1INTERA, Inc, 6000 Uptown Blvd NE, Suite 220, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, United States, atinklenberg@intera.com In 2006, the Mining and Minerals Division (MMD) of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD)
Assessing Uranium Concentration in Stream Sediment on the Laguna and Isleta Pueblos
Brianne Willis Eastern New Mexico University, 116 S Houston Ave., Portales, NM, 88130, brianne.willis@enmu.edu As a summer internship through a New Mexico EPSCoR funded STEMAP program. Myself and another intern worked with the uranium team
The Upper Mancos Shale in the San Juan Basin: Three Oil and Gas Plays, Conventional and Unconventional
Ronald F. Broadhead New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, ron.broadhead@nmt.edu The Mancos Shale (Upper Cretaceous) covers approximately 12,000 mi2 in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New
The Paleozoic Section at Bell Hill, Socorro County, New Mexico
Spencer G. Lucas1, Bruce Allen2, Karl Krainer3 and James E. Barrick4 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy
Reactivation of the Mt. Taylor Mine – Obstacles and Opportunities
Alan K. Kuhn Alan Kuhn Associates LLC, 13212 Manitoba Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87111, akkuhn41@gmail.com The Mt Taylor Mine near San Mateo, NM, the largest and deepest uranium mine in the US, was mined in
The Cretaceous Section at Placitas, Sandoval County, New Mexico
Spencer G. Lucas1 and John B. Rogers2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us 2Central New Mexico Community College, 525 Buena Vista SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106 In the
Stratigraphy and Age of the Dinosaur-Dominated Fossil Assemblage of the Upper Cretaceous Hall Lake Member of the Mcrae Formation, Sierra County, New Mexico
Spencer G. Lucas1, Sebastian Dalman1, Asher J. Lichtig1, Scott Elrick2, W. John Nelson2 and Karl Krainer3 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us 2Illinois State Geological Survey, 615
Fossil Turtles of the Upper Cretaceous Mcrae Formation, Sierra County, New Mexico
Asher Jacob Lichtig1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87124, ajlichtig@gmail.com Nonmarine siliciclastic strata of the Upper Cretaceous McRae Formation are exposed in south-central New
Phylogeny of the Enigmatic Eocene Testudinoid Turtle echmatemys and the Origin of the Testudinidae
Asher Jacob Lichtig1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87124, ajlichtig@gmail.com Turtles of the genus Echmatemys have long been ignored in phylogenetic analysis, so we
New Evidence for Cannibalism in Tyrannosaurid Dinosaurs From the Late Cretaceous of New Mexico
Sebastian G. Dalman1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science / Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, 251 Hendren Ln NE, Albuquerque, NM, NEW MEXICO, 87123, United States, sebastiandalman@yahoo.com 2New
A New Chasmosaurine Ceratopsid From the Hall Lake Member of the Mcrae Formation (maastrichtian), South-Central New Mexico
Sebastian G. Dalman1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science / Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, sebastiandalman@yahoo.com 2New Mexico Museum of Natural
Water-Depth-Based Differences in Ammonoid Assemblages From the Upper Cretaceous (turonian) Blue Hill Member of the Carlile Shale, North-Central New Mexico
Michael P. Foley1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, pfooley@gmail.com In north-central New Mexico (Santa Fe and Sandoval counties), the Upper Cretaceous Blue Hill