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Fluvial Propagation of Wildfire Disturbances From the Largest Wildfire Recorded in New Mexico
Justin Rae Nichols1, Asmita Kaphle1, Paige Tunby1, Dave Van Horne2 and Ricardo Gonzalez-Pinzon1 1Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of New Mexico, NM, United States, justin67@unm.edu 2Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
Multiple Modes Of Deformation In Fault Zone Juxtaposing Dissimilar Rock Types, Southern Chupadera Mountains, Socorro County, New Mexico
Kevin M. Hobbs NMBGMR, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, kevin.hobbs@nmt.edu In the southernmost outcrop of pre-Quaternary rock in the Chupadera Mountains, Socorro County, New Mexico, a down-to-the-south normal fault is exposed in a bedrock
Quantifying groundwater to surface water exchanges in the Belen reach of the MRGCD
Ethan Williams1, Daniel Cadol1, Lin Ma2 and Alex Rinehart1 1New Mexico Tech, 810 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, ethan.williams@student.nmt.edu 2University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968 Periodic synoptic
40Ar/39Ar Geochronology Near Rio Grande-Red River Confluence Reveal a Latir Volcanic Field Source for 4.5 to 1.2 Ma Fluvial Deposits and a <1.2 Ma Carving of the Taos Gorge
Jacob R. Gehrz1, Matthew T. Heizler1, Karl E. Karlstrom2, Matthew J. Zimmerer1 and Kevin M. Hobbs1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro,
The Snowy River Calcite Formation Records a Complex History in Fort Stanton Cave
Michael N. Spilde1, Keely E. Miltenberger2, Christina L. Ferguson3 and Johanna M. Blake3 1University of New Mexico, Institute of Meteoritics, MSC03 2050, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, US, mspilde@unm.edu 2University of New Mexico, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Reevaluating the emplacement history of the Cornudas Mountains
Mason N. Woodard1, Nels A. Iverson2, Virginia T. McLemore2 and Laura E. Waters3 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, mason.woodard@student.nmt.edu
Groundwater signatures and mixing patterns around El Paso del Norte area of the Rio Grande aquifer system using environmental tracers
Astrid Y. Lozano Acosta El Paso, TX, 79903, aylozano@hotmail.com Regional map showing structural features of the basins and the distribution of deuterium values for groundwater and surface samples around El Paso del Norte area. Initials
Geochemical niches of extremophile communities in an ephemeral acid rock drainage
Mackenzie B. Best1 and Daniel S. Jones1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Earth and Environmental Science, 801 Leroy Pl., Socorro, NM, 87801, mackenzie.best@student.nmt.edu Acid rock drainage (ARD) occurs when metal sulfide minerals are
Lithogeochemical Vectors and Mineral Paragenesis of Hydrothermal REE-Bearing Fluorite Veins and Breccias in the Gallinas Mountains, New Mexico
Evan J. Owen1, Alexander P. Gysi2, Virginia T. McLemore2 and Nicole Hurtig1 1New Mexico Tech, E&ES Department, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, evan.owen@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place,
Gypsum Sediments in Lehman Caves, Great Basin National Park, NV, USA.
Zoe E. Havlena1, Daniel S. Jones1, Louise D. Hose2, Harvey R. DuChene3, Amanda L. Labrado4 and Benjamin Brunner4 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl., Socorro, NM, 87801, zoe.havlena@student.nmt.edu 2Department of Geological
Source Tracking Analysis of Aluminum, Arsenic, and Lead Entering the San Juan River in the Four Corners Region, USA.
Rachel L. Mixon1, Johanna M. Blake1, Jeb E. Brown1, Shaleene Chavarria1, Christina L. Ferguson1 and Douglass B. Yager1 1U.S. Geological Survey, 6700 Edith Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87113, rlmixon@usgs.gov The San Juan River is a
Elucidating the Structural Geometry and Major Faults of the San Marcial Basin, Socorro County, Using Total Bouguer Gravity Anomaly Data.
Kyle K. Gallant1, Alex J. Rinehart1, Daniel J. Koning2 and Andrew P. Jochems2 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM, 87801, kyle.gallant@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources,
Mineral Resource Potential of Land Parcels in Southwest New Mexico
Kyle T. Stafford1 and Virginia T. McLemore2 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, kyle.stafford@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources The Organ Mountains – Desert Peaks National Monument is a recently established
New Mexico Underground: Spectacular Subsurface Systems for Interdisciplinary Science and Exploration
Penelope J. Boston NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, penelope.j.boston@nasa.gov In New Mexico, we enjoy many magnificent landscapes and varieties of geology and wildlife. But beneath our feet, there is a wondrous hidden
Characterization and Origin of the REE-bearing Magmatic-hydrothermal breccia pipes in the Gallinas Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico
Stellah Cherotich1 and Virginia McLemore2 1New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, stellah.cherotich@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Pl., Socorro, NM, 87801 Breccia pipes are a common host
Continuous Measurement of Evaporation in High-humidity Caves: A Case Study in Fort Stanton Cave, New Mexico
Jake Collison1, Talon Newton2 and Scott Christenson2 1UNM: Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering Department, jakec@unm.edu 2NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Monitoring evaporation rates in humid caves in arid areas may provide information about
Hydrogeology of Snowy River Passage, Fort Stanton Cave, New Mexico
Brad Talon Newton NM Bureau of Geology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, talon.newton@nmt.edu Fort Stanton Cave is located in the upper Rio Hondo Basin in the northern Sacramento Mountains in south central New Mexico.
Geochemistry of the Tajo granite, Socorro County, New Mexico
Haley Dietz1 and Virginia T. McLemore2 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 911 Bursum Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, haley.dietz@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801 The
The double-edged sword of ultra-high precision 40Ar/39Ar geochronology: Investigating previously unresolved complexities in sanidine age distributions
Tyler B. Cantrell1, Matthew T. Heizler1 and Jake Ross1 1New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801 Improvement in the precision of 40Ar/39Ar sanidine geochronology has demonstrated that single crystal sanidine dates from ignimbrites
Measuring Microplastics in the Middle Rio Grande Through Albuquerque, New Mexico
Raven Longwolf Alcott1, Alexandra Hurst, Sofia Jenkins-Nieto, Sarah Ann Polsin and Gary Weissmann 1 ravenlal@unm.edu The vast production of plastics has resulted in an increase of microplastics (MPs) in the environment. MPs are found in
Stoneman Lake, Az, Sediments Archive Southwestern North America Surface Processes Over the Last Two Glacial Cycles (and Beyond)
Spencer E. Staley1, Peter J. Fawcett1, R. Scott Anderson2, Gonzalo Jimenez-Moreno3, Vera Markgraf2 and Erik Brown4 1University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, US, sestaley@unm.edu 2Northern Arizona University 3Universidad de Granada 4University of Minnesota, Duluth
A simple numerical model of the Rio Grande Rift extension: implications on surface hydrology
Kyungdoe Han1 and John Wilson1 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, kyungdoe.han@student.nmt.edu Tectonic extension of the Earth’s crust significantly alters the surface
Spelunking into the Virosphere: Characterizing Viral Communties from Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Joseph Ulbrich1, Daniel S. Jones2 and Thomas L. Kieft1 1Biology Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, joseph.ulbrich@student.nmt.edu 2Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Viruses are the most
Using electrical resistivity methods to map cave passages and conduits in the San Solomon Springs karstic aquifer system, West Texas, USA
Lewis Land1 and George Veni1 1National Cave & Karst Research Institute, 1015 Tijeras Ave. NW, suite 200, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States, lland@nckri.org Personnel with the National Cave and Karst Research Institute have conducted a