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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
Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry of Uranium in Aquifer Systems, Pajarito Plateau, New Mexico
Patrick Longmire1, Kim Granzow2, Stephen Yanicak2, David Fellenz2, Michael Dale3, Megan Green2 and Antonio Trujillo2 1New Mexico Environment Department; Ground Water Quality Bureau, 1190 St. Frances Drive, Santa Fe, NM, 87502, patrick.longmire@state.nm.us 2New Mexico Environment
The Paleoproterozoic Mazatzal Province of Southern New Mexico: Insight from Detailed Field Mapping and Isotope Geochemistry
Colby Howland1 and Jeff M. Amato1 1New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, howlandc@nmsu.edu Analysis of Paleoproterozoic rocks exposed in southern New Mexico can provide key insight into the formation of the Mazatzal province
Using a New Temporary Seismic Network to Detect Earthquakes in the Socorro Magma Body Region
Rhiannon E. Vieceli1, Susan L. Bilek1, Richard C. Aster2, Lindsay Lowe-Worthington3 and Brandon Schmandt3 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, rhiannon.vieceli@student.nmt.edu 2Colorado State University, CO 3University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM,
The Evolution of Uranium Mineralization in New Mexico
Virgil W. Lueth1 and Kelsey McNamara1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, Virgil.Lueth@nmt.edu Hazen et al. (2008) identified 10 stages of planetary “mineral evolution” based on observations
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
The Fusulind Eowaeringella and the Desmoinesian-Missourian Boundary in Central New Mexico: Reexamination of the Gotera Canyon Section, Northern Manzano Mountains
Bruce D. Allen1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, bruce.allen@nmt.edu 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104
3D Inverse Models of Magnetotelluric Data in the Central Rio Grande Rift Illuminate Rift Basin Geometry and Possible Interactions Between Deep Brines and Surface Waters
Matthew Folsom1, Jeff Pepin1, Jared Peacock2, Mark Person1, Shari Kelley3 and David Love3 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801, United States, mattfolsom99@gmail.com 2United States Geological Survey 3New Mexico Bureau
The Recent Alpine High Oil and Gas Field Discovery, West Texas
Anthony L. Benson University of New Mexico at Taos, PO Box 2848, Taos, NM, 87571, benson1@newmex.com In September 2016, Apache Corporation announced the discovery of the giant Alpine High oil and gas field in western
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
Geothermal Potential of the Southern San Luis Basin, Taos County, New Mexico
Shari Kelley1 and Jeff D. Pepin2 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, shari.kelley@nmt.edu 2Hydrology Department, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801 Understanding New Mexico’s geothermal potential has
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
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
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
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
Evaluation of Leaching Tests on Uranium Bearing Waste Rocks From Grants Mineral District, New Mexico
Yitian Li1, Ingar F. Walder1 and Bonnie Frey2 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, yli@nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology The Grants Mineral District in New Mexico was a major uranium producing area in
Aeolian Transport of Dust-Borne Uranium
Reid Brown1, Dan Cadol1 and Bonnie Frey2 1New Mexico Tech, reiddbrown@gmail.com 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources Closed mines pose significant risks to environmental and human health. While some work has been done
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
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
Degassing of CO2 Along Fault Networks from the Valles Caldera and into the Albuquerque Basin: Central Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico
Jared R. Smith1, Laura J. Crossey1, Karl E. Karlstrom1, Tobias P. Fischer1, Hyunwoo Lee1 and Christopher McGibbon1 1Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sci., University of New Mexico, 221 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, jareds@unm.edu
Hydrochemistry of Sulphur and Alamo Creek, Valles Caldera: Effect of Geothermal Systems on Surface Water Quality of the Jemez River.
Graham Thomas1, Tanner Grulke2, Laura Crossey2, Karl Karlstrom1, Valerie Blomgren2 and Jared Smith2 1Univ. of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, gthoma21@unm.edu The Valles caldera in northern New Mexico is a
40Ar/39Ar dating of the Ogallala Formation of the Llano Estacado, Southeastern New Mexico.
Kevin Henry1, Matthew T. Heizler2 and Steve Cather2 1New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801, khenry@nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro,
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