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2023
Tectonic Geomorphology of the Jemez System: Resolving Quaternary River Response to Dynamic Landscapes Using 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology
Cameron Reed1, Karl Karlstrom1, Matthew Heizler2, Benjamin Rodriguez1, Julia Ricci2 and Laura Crossey1 1University of New Mexico, 221 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, creed5@unm.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico
Monitoring the Impacts of the 2022 Hermits Peak/calf Canyon Fire on the Upper Pecos River Water Quality
Jennifer Lindline1, Megan Begay1 and Letisha Mailboy1 1Natural Resources Management Department, New Mexico Highlands University, P.O. Box 9000, Las Vegas, NM, 87701, United States The Upper Pecos Watershed (UPW), part of the Rio Grande Basin,
Timing and Origin of Hree-Enriched Fluorite Mineralization in West Texas and Southern New Mexico, Including Sierra Blanca and the Franklin Mountains
James Barker1, Muriel Sandoval1, Ali Mahar1, Jay Chapman1, Phillip Goodell1 and Antonio Arribas1 1The University of Texas at El Paso, jbbarker2@miners.utep.edu The main goal of this study is to determine the mineralization timing and origin
Pennsylvanian Silicification of Shallow Marine Fossils in the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
Patrick James Carey1 and Deborah Petrak Green1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 3605 Dakota Street NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110, raglandcarey@aol.com The frequently red silicification of northern New Mexican Pennsylvanian fossils, especially brachiopods, is well-known
NM Water data initiative project: Groundwater level monitoring network planning
Stacy Timmons1, Rob Pine1, Jake Ross1, Geoff Rawling1, Rachel Hobbs1 and Talon Newton1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, New Mexico Tech, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, stacy.timmons@nmt.edu Following
Petrography and Economical Potential of Banded Iron Formation of the Neoproterozoic-Age Buem Formation, Ghana
Ernest Brakohiapa New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place #3487, Socorro, NM, 87801, ernest.brakohiapa@student.nmt.edu Historically, Ghana has relied mostly on gold, bauxite, and manganese as the major contributors to the domestic economy.
The Hydroclimate and Environmental Response to Warming in the Southwestern US: A Study Across the Mid-Miocene Climate Optimum
Sianin Spaur1, Jeremy Caves Rugenstein2, Daniel J. Koning3 and Scott Aby4 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 519 Western Ave, Socorro, NM, 87801, sianin.spaur@nmt.edu 2Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80521 3New Mexico
Taos Valley Groundwater Structure
Tony Benson1, Shannon Williams2, Sam Fire3 and Grace Powell4 1Taos Soil and Water Conservation District, P.O. Box 2787, Ranchos de Taos, NM, 87557, benson1@newmex.com 2Sandia National Laboratories, 1515 Eubank Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87123 3Daniel
Laramide Porphyry Systems of New Mexico: Geochronology and Critical Mineral Potential
Kyle T. Stafford1, Virginia T. McLemore2 and Nels A. Iverson2 1Department of Mineral Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, kyle.stafford@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM,
Bed Sediment Metal Concentrations as Indicators of Ecosystem Recovery in the Gallinas Creek Watershed
Michelle Hornberger1, Sheila Murphy2, Elizabeth Tomaszewski3 and Johanna Blake4 1U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 496, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, mhornber@usgs.gov 2U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO 3U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 4U.S. Geological Survey,
Helium – Relationships to other reservoir gases and implications for exploration: the New Mexico example
Ronald F. Broadhead New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, ron.broadhead@nmt.edu Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe after hydrogen but is relatively rare on
Western Alpine High Potential, West Flank Delaware Basin, Texas
Anthony Benson1 and Edward Benson2 1Amoco {Retired}, P.O. Box 2848, Taos, NM, 87571, benson1@newmex.com 2GOMEX Energy, Spring, TX The Alpine High gas field discovery was announced by Apache in September, 2016, touting gas reserves of
Hydrostratigraphic framework and assessments of permeability and TDS for the Santa Fe Group aquifer in the northwestern Albuquerque basin, Rio Grande rift, NM
Daniel J. Koning1, Luke Martin1, Matthew Zimmerer1, Ethan Mamer1, Amanda Doherty2 and Laila Sturgis1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place,, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, dan.koning@nmt.edu 2formerly of the
Documenting Fracture Networks in Proterozoic Granite, Arroyo Del Tajo, New Mexico
Shari Kelley New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, shari.kelley@nmt.edu Recent model-based studies of two geothermal systems in New Mexico (Socorro and Truth or Consequences) suggest that the
Revisions to the Pensylvanian-Permian Lithostratigraphic Nomenclature in the Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
Spencer G. Lucas1 and Karl Krainer2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us 2University of Innsbruck, Institute of Geology, Innsbruck, A-6020, Austria Carboniferous strata were first identified in
Environmental Fate of Sulfur in Sulphur Creek, Valles Caldera, Nm: Implications for Water Quality and Metal Transport
Daniel Lavery1, Laura J. Crossey1 and Abdulmehdi Ali1 1University of New Mexico, 221 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, dlavery1@unm.edu The 1.2 Ma Valles Caldera in northern New Mexico hosts a hydrothermal system that has
Permian tetrapod fossils reworked into the Eocene Baca Formation northeast of Socorro, New Mexico: resolving a forgotten discrepancy in the work of N. H. Darton
Adrian P. Hunt1, Susan K. Harris2, Paul T. May2 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum, 3407 109th St SW, Everett, WA, 98204, adrianhu@flyingheritage.com 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain
Unearthing the mid-Cenozoic Cordilleran magmatic periphery of eastern New Mexico
Snir Attia1 and Julia Ricci2 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, United States, snir.attia@nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy
Exceptional Trace Fossils and Fossil Plants From a New Locality in the upper part of the Abo Formation (lower Permian), Socorro County, New Mexico
Susan K. Harris1, Spencer G. Lucas1, William A. DiMichele2 and Paul T. May1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, emailskharris@gmail.com 2National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
Ammonites of the Upper Cretaceous Twowells Member of the Dakota Sandstone, Ojito Wilderness Area, Sandoval County, New Mexico
Paul T. May1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1 5807 Tioga Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87120, United States, massagepaul@gmail.com 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science The BLM Ojito Wilderness Area in southern Sandoval County,
The First Record of the Echinoid Genus Mecaster From the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of New Mexico
Michael P. Foley1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104 Echinoid fossils are extremely rare in the Upper Cretaceous strata of the Western Interior, where
A Summary of Late Cretaceous Ammonites and Molluscan Zones, Eastern San Juan Basin, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Paul L. Sealey1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, United States, ammonoidea@comcast.net Upper Cretaceous strata exposed on the eastern side of the San Juan
From Old Poop to the Real Scoop: The Truth About Lake Balls
David M. Rachal1 and Jim Mead2 1Tierra Vieja Consulting, 640 College Pl, Las Cruces, NM, 88005, geoarchnewmexico@gmail.com 2The Mammoth Site, 1800 US 18 Bypass P.O. Box 692, HOT SPRINGS, SD, 57747, USA Ruppia cirrhosa (Ruppia)
The Nautiloid eutrephoceras Sp. From the Cretaceous of New Mexico Likely Represents Multiple Species
Paul L. Sealey1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, ammonoidea@comcast.net Compared to ammonites, Cretaceous nautiloids are relatively rare in New Mexico, and Eutrephoceras sp.