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2024
Incorporating automated earthquake detection methods for real-time earthquake monitoring in Delaware Basin, southeastern New Mexico
Urbi Basu1, Susan Bilek2 and Mairi Litherland3 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, urbi.basu@nmt.edu 2Earth and Environmental science department, New Mexico Institute of
Geohydrologic Framework of the Monument Draw Trough in Southeastern New Mexico: Implications for Water Resource Uses for Municipal Drinking Water and the Oil and Gas Industry
Paul Drakos1, Meghan Hodgins1 and Jim Riesterer1 1Glorieta Geoscience, A Division of GZA Geoenvironmental, PO Box 5727, Santa Fe, NM, 87502, paul.drakos@gza.com The City of Jal (COJ or the City), located in the Permian Basin
Surface Water and Snowpack Modeling With Emphasis on Post-Wildfire Hydrologic Impacts in the Santa Fe Watershed, NM
Joseph Kuljis New Mexico Tech, joseph.kuljis@student.nmt.edu This study intends to develop a coupled snowpack-surface water model for the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed. The Santa Fe Municipal Watershed is a source of drinking water and water
Late Holocene Climate Change and the Expansion and Contraction of the Chihuahuan Desert Based on Soil, Geomorphic, Isotopic, and Macrobotanical Evidence at the Cañada Alamosa Archaeology Project, New Mexico
Curtis Monger1, Karl Laumbach2, Julia Kelson3, Virginia McLemore4 and Richard Holloway5 1Plant & Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, cmonger@nmsu.edu 2Human Systems Research Inc, Las Cruces, NM 3Department of Earth and
Multiyear Monitoring of an Experimental Watershed and Seismic Modeling of Bedload Transport in Gravel-Bed Alluvial Channel
Loc Luong1 and Daniel Cadol2 1New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, loc.luong@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801 We first present a comprehensive dataset of five-year monitoring of an
Post-wildfire debris flow risk assessment mapping for Interbasin Water Transfers in the Southern and Central Rocky Mountains.
Abelino Fernandez Leger1 and Daniel Cadol2 1New Mexico Institude of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87501, United States, EarthScienceStudent@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Institude of Mining and Technology, NM Forested headwaters are crucial for
The Rio Grande Rift, Mining, and Geothermal Energy
Frederick Henderson Mt. Princeton Geothermal LLC, Climax, CO The Rio Grande Rift Zone is a growing ~30 MY extensional structural split in the SW North American plate running from near Leadville, Colorado, south to northern
Reservoir Characterization and Management of the Radium Springs Geothermal System for Heating a Large Geothermal Greenhouse at Masson Radium Springs Farm
James C. Witcher Witcher and Associates, PO Box 3142, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, jimwitcher@zianet.com The Masson Radium Springs Farm is the largest geothermally-heated greenhouse in the United States with 30 acres (121,1406 m2 or 12
Preliminary Geochronological Results From the Fra Cristobal Range of South-Central New Mexico – Revision of Cretaceous-Age Units to Santa Fe Group
Kyle K. Gallant1, Veronica Prush2 and Shari Kelley3 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM, 87801, kyle.gallant@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801 3New Mexico Bureau
Exploration for Critical Minerals Resources in the Zuni Mountains, NM
Brielle Hunt2, Virginia McLemore1, Evan Owen1 and Nicole Hurtig2 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 2Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801 Exploration geochemistry is important for locating
Status of the RioSol Transmission Line Project
Dennis Loria Manager of Project Development, MMR Power Group, Inc., 3610 North 44th Street, Suite 250, Phoenix, AZ, 85018, dloria@mmrgrp.com SouthWestern Power Group (SWPG) is the developer of the SunZia Transmission Line Project which originally
Rural Geothermal Potential: A Case Study for Presidio County Texas
Ken Wisian Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78758-4445, ken.wisian@beg.utexas.edu The geothermal resource of Presidio County could supply many times the county’s electrical and direct-use
The behavior of Er in hydrothermal fluids at supercritical conditions, varying ph and salinity and applications to REE mineralization in IOA deposits
Charles Kershaw1, Nicole Hurtig1, Alexander Gysi2, Artas Migdisov3, Larua Waters1 and Daniel Harlov4 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, charles.kershaw@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 3Earth and Environmental Division, Los Alamos
Rapidly Prospecting for Advanced, Enhanced, and Caged Geothermal Power Generation
Luke P. Frash1, Bulbul Ahmmed1 and Bijay K C1 1Los Alamos National Laboratory, lfrash@lanl.gov We evaluate unconventional hot dry rock resource potential as a function of development methodology. Methods include closed-loop, sand propped, and fracture
Paleomagnetic Data and Emplacement Style of Trachyandesite Intrusions Associated With the Eruption of the Góry Suche Rhyolitic Tuffs, Poland
Madison Marie Allcorn1, Marine S. Foucher1, Michael S. Petronis1, Marek Awdankiewicz and Sam Poppe 1New Mexico Highlands University, mallcorn@live.nmhu.edu Volcanism in the Intra-Sudetic Basin occurred in the Carboniferous and culminated in the Permian with caldera
3D Seismic Imaging and Fault Detection at the Lightning Dock Geothermal Field
Lianjie Huang Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS D452, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, ljh@lanl.gov New wells are often needed to improve energy production in geothermal power plants. Integrating 3D seismic imaging and fault detection with geological
Investigating Critical Minerals in Laramide Copper Porphyry Systems of New Mexico
Isabella Cerchiaro Sanchez1, Anita Appah1, Kyle Stafford1, Virginia McLemore2 and Evan Owen2 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, isabella.cerchiarosanchez@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801
Apatite Rare Earth Elements Chemistry and Fluid Inclusion Study in Hydrothermal Veins of the Lemitar Mountains Carbonatite, New Mexico
Eric L. Ruggles1, Nicole Hurtig1, Alexander Gysi1, Virginia T. McLemore2 and Jay Thompson3 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, PO Box: 2305, Socorro, NM, 87801, United States, eric.ruggles@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and
Comparative Mineralogy of the 5-Element Arsenide Vein Systems of the Black Hawk District, Grant County, New Mexico
Jakob Newcomer1, Virginia McLemore2, Nicole Hurtig1 and Zohreh Kazemi Motlagh1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, jakob.newcomer@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology Five-element style deposits are unusual hydrothermal systems that are typically characterized by
AGE CONSTRAINTS ON LATE CRETACEOUS DINOSAURS: GEOCHRONOLOGIC AND STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE McRAE FORMATION WITHIN THE LARAMIDE LOVE RANCH BASIN, NEW MEXICO
Emma E. Schantz1 and Jeffrey M. Amato2 1New Mexico State University, 1780 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, eschantz@nmsu.edu 2New Mexico State University, Department of Geological Sciences, PO Box 30001/MSC 3AB, Las Cruces, NM,
Quantifying deformation of carbonate rocks along the Alamogordo fault, south-central New Mexico
Antonio Chavez1, George Pharris1 and Veronica B. Prush1 1Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, antonio.chavez@student.nmt.edu Understanding how deformation is distributed within crustal rocks is central to studies of earthquake
Evaluating chemical weathering in a small catchment in New Mexico’s Black Range to explore implications for limestone dissolution and regional solution caves.
Sharon B. Minnix1, Daniel S. Jones1 and Veronica Prush1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, sharon.minnix@student.nmt.edu Solution caves are formed in soluble rock such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. Acidic surface streams dissolve the
New 40ar/39ar Detrital Sanidine Geochronology From the Eocene San Jose Formation, Eastern San Juan Basin, Northwestern New Mexico
Nicole Joy Salladin1, Thomas A. Valenzuela2, Brian A. Hampton3, Kevin M. Hobbs4, Matt T. Heizler4 and Julia Ricci5 1New Mexico State University, 2050 Gladys Drive, Las Cruces, NM, 88001, United States, nsallad@nmsu.edu 2New Mexico State
Lake Socorro and the 7.4-7.0 Ma fluvial integration of the ancestral Rio Grande through the Socorro Basin, south-central New Mexico
Daniel J. Koning1, Matthew T. Heizler1 and Richard M. Chamberlin1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place,, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, dan.koning@nmt.edu Detailed sed/strat study, geologic mapping, and new