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The Notable New Mexico Geologists (Online) Project
Abbey Chesebrough1, Makala Hannagan1, Magella Honeyfield1, NancyElma Dale Proctor1, Emily McClenahan1 and Steve W. Simpson1 1New Mexico Tech In this interactive poster presentation, we report on the Notable New Mexico Geologists (Online) project, an ongoing
Preliminary Interpretation of Water Chemistry and Groundwater Levels in the Eastern San Agustin Plains and Upper Alamosa Creek, N.M.
Alex Rinehart1, Ethan Mamer1, Stacy Timmons1 and Daniel Koning1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM, 87801, arinehart@nmbg.nmt.edu We present a compilation of water chemistry and groundwater level measurements
Structural-Depositional Feedbacks in a Feature-Challenged Landscape: The Black Butte 7.5-Minute Quadrangle
Alex Rinehart1, David W. Love1 and Phil L. Miller1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM, 87801, arinehart@nmbg.nmt.edu The Black Butte 7.5-minute quadrangle in the SE part of the
Collection and Analysis of Dust and Soil Samples Adjacent to the Jackpile Mine, Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico
Susan F.B. Little1, Daniel Cadol1 and Bonnie Frey2 1New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, United States, slittle@nmt.edu 2New Bureau of Geology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, United States Uranium mines and
Configuration and correlation of fluvial terrace deposits in the lower Rio Salado valley
Bradley D. Sion1, Gary J. Axen1, Fred M. Phillips1 and Bruce Harrison1 1New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, bsion@nmt.edu The Rio Salado is a western tributary of the Rio Grande whose valley is flanked by
Paleo-Hydrologic Reconstruction of the Jornada Basin, New Mexico Using U and Sr Isotopes in Pedogenic Carbonates
Syprose Nyachoti1, Lin Ma1, Thomas E. Gill1 and Curtis Monger2 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, sknyachoti@miners.utep.edu 2Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University,
Paleomonsoonal Precipitation and Hydroclimate Variability From Glacial to Interglacial Climates in the Southwest: The Stoneman Lake, Arizona Record
Dylan J. Garcia1, Peter J. Fawcett1 and R. Scott Anderson2 1University of New Mexico, Earth and Planetary Sciences, MSC03 2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, dylangarcia@unm.edu 2Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Two
Preliminary analysis of the geologic structure of the eastern San Agustin Plains, N.M.
Daniel J. Koning1 and Alex Rinehart1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, N.M. Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, dkoning@nmbg.nmt.edu We use borehole data, Bouguer gravity data, and
Hydrogeologic Windows: Detection of Blind and Traditional Geothermal Play Fairways in Southwestern New Mexico
James Witcher1, Mark Person2, Shari Kelley3, Richard Kelley4, Jeffrey Bielicki5, Glenn Sutula5 and Richard Middleton4 1Witcher and Associates, Las Cruces, NM, 88001, jimwitcher@zianet.com 2Hydrology Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801
New Stratigraphy and Vertebrate Paleontology from Paleolake Otero, White Sands Missile Range
David Rachal1, Kate Zeigler2, John Taylor-Montoya3, Christopher Goodwin3, Charlotte Pevny3, Peter Reser4 and Stanley Berryman5 1Tierra Vieja Consulting, LLC, 640 College Place, Las Cruces, NM, 88005, d.rachal@gmail.com 2Zeigler Geologic Consulting, LLC, 13170 Central Ave. SE,
The Sustainability and Management of the Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Geothermal Resource
Jeff D. Pepin1, Mark A. Person1, Shari A. Kelley2, Stacy S. Timmons2 and Fred M. Phillips1 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, jedpepin@gmail.com 2New Mexico Bureau
Relating ca. 5 Ma coarse sedimentation in the Rio Grande rift to tectonics, climate, and inter-basin fluvial spillover of the ancestral Rio Grande
Daniel J. Koning1, Scott B. Aby2, Andy Jochems1, Richard Chamberlin1, Virgil Lueth1 and Lisa Peters1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, N.M. Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801,
A Prolific New Vertebrate Coprolite Locality From the Pennsylvanian of Central New Mexico and an Ecological Transect of Missourian Bromalite Ichnofaunas
Adrian P. Hunt1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1Flying Heritage Collection, 3407 109th St SW, Everett, WA, 98204, adrianhu@flyingheritage.com 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 The Upper
Revised location for the Yavapai-Mazatzal crustal province boundary in New Mexico: Hf isotopic data from Proterozoic rocks of the Nacimiento Mountains
Tyler A. Grambling1, Mark E. Holland1, Karl E. Karlstrom1, George E. Gehrels2 and Mark Pecha2 1University of New Mexico, 221 Yale Blvd NE, EPS Department, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, tgrambling@unm.edu 2Department of Geosciences, University
The turtle Adocus from the Upper Cretaceous Crevasse Canyon Formation, Sierra County, New Mexico
Asher Jacob Lichtig1, Thomas L. Suazo1, Amanda K. Cantrell1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87124, ajlichtig@gmail.com A partial shell of the well-known Upper Cretaceous
Geochemical Exploration for Oil and Gas in the Rockies: Strategies for Success
Dietmar (Deet) Schumacher Schumacher and Associates LLC, P.O. Box 610, Mora, NM, 87732, deetschumacher@gmail.com Geochemical exploration for petroleum is the search for surface or near-surface occurrences of hydrocarbons and their alteration products. Geochemical and microbiological
Uranium Specific Filters for Removal from Groundwater and Drinking Water
Samantha Saville New Mexico Tech, PO BOX 1174, Socorro, NM, 87801, ssaville@nmt.edu Uranium has a significant impact on life in several Western states including New Mexico. The EPA in 1991 proposed the uranium standard for
Structural Analysis of Spectacular Eocene Soft-Sediment Deformation in the Sawtooth Mountains, Western New Mexico
Jeffrey Dobbins1, Gary Axen1, Steven Cather2 and Peter Mozley1 1New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM, 87801, jdobbins@nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM, 87801 Spectacular soft-sediment
Diverse, Selachian-dominated Fossil Assemblage From the Upper Cretaceous Tocito Sandstone, Sandoval County, New Mexico
Randy Pence1, Spencer G. Lucas1, Paul L. Sealey1, Amanda K. Cantrell2 and Thomas L. Suazo2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, catclan@earthlink.net Near Cabezon in west-central Sandoval County,
Faunal and floral dynamics during the early Paleocene: The record from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico
Thomas E. Williamson1, Daniel J. Peppe2, Ross Secord3, Matthew T. Heizler4, Stephen L. Brusatte5, Sarah Shelley5 and Sarah Shelley5 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, thomas.williamson@state.nm.us
The Upper Paleozoic Sangre de Cristo Formation, Southwestern San Miguel County, New Mexico: Stratigraphy, Age and Sedimentology
Spencer G. Lucas1, Karl Krainer2, William A. DiMichele3, Sebastian Voigt4, David Berman5, Amy C. Henrici5, Lawrence H. Tanner6, Dan S. Chaney3, Scott D. Elrick7, W. John Nelson7 and Larry F. Rinehart1 1New Mexico Museum of
A Precise New Age for the C33n/c32r Paleomagnetic Reversal as Determined in the Southern San Juan Basin, New Mexico
James E. Fassett1 and Matthew T. Heizler2 1USGS, retired and Independent Research Geologist, 552 Los Nidos Drive, Santa Fe, NM, 87501, jimgeology@qwest.net 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy
First Known Occurrence of the Ammonoid Parapuzosia (Austiniceras) in the Cenomanian of North America
Paul L. Sealey1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, ammonoidea@comcast.net In North America, species of the ammonoid Parapuzosia have previously been reported from the
Analysis of morphological differences between two early Eocene horses: Minippus jicarillai of New Mexico and Sifrhippus sandrae of Wyoming
Julie E. Rej1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, jrej02@unm.edu Hyracotherium is the earliest (Eocene, Wasatchian) known taxon of Equidae and is well represented