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Field Mapping of the Redrock Area, Burro Mountains, southwest New Mexico, and U-Pb Dating of 1.2 Ga Magmatism and Contact Metamorphism of Paleoproterozoic Metasedimentary Rocks
Rosie A. Williams1, Jeff M. Amato1 and Sean Gaynor1 1Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, raw03110@gmail.com Paleoproterozoic sedimentary rocks in the Burro Mountains, southern Mazatzal province, have an unknown
Uranium in Waters of the Ojo Caliente Area, Taos County, New Mexico
Tony Benson1 and Ron Gervason1 1Taos Soil and Water Conservation District, P.O. Box 2787, Ranchos de Taos, NM, 87557, benson1@newmex.com Uranium dissolved in stream water of the Rio Ojo Caliente in southwestern Taos County and
21st Century Streamflows in New Mexico
David S. Gutzler University of New Mexico, Dept of Earth & Planetary Sciences, MSC03-2040, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, gutzler@unm.edu The current drought is just the most recent in a long sequence of multi-year drought and pluvial
Here We Go Again
Thomas Maddock III Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, 1033 E James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA, tmaddock3@comcast.net In 2003, the state of Texas threatened to file suit against New
Vertebrate Body Fossils From The Upper Pennsylvanian (Lower Wolfcampian) Bursum Formation, East Of Socorro, New Mexico
Thomas L. Suazo1, Amanda K. Cantrell1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, University of New Mexico, tsuazo@unm.edu 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science The Upper Pennsylvanian (lower
Groundwater-Fed Wetlands in the La Cienega Area, Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Peggy S. Johnson1, Daniel J. Koning1 and Stacy Timmons1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, USA, peggy@nmbg.nmt.edu Groundwater-fed wetlands in semi-arid landscapes that form large cienega complexes
Redefinition of the Base of the Permian
Spencer G. Lucas New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque, NM, 87104, spencer.lucas@state.nm.us For more than 70 years, the base of the Permian was recognized by a fusulinid biostratigraphic datum, the
The Early Permian Gallina Well Vertebrate and Trace Fossil Site in Socorro County, New Mexico
Amanda Kaye Cantrell1, Thomas L. Suazo1, David S. Berman2, Justin A. Spielmann3, Spencer G. Lucas3, Amy C. Henrici2 and Larry F. Rinehart3 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, University of New Mexico, Acantr5@unm.edu 2Carnegie Museum
Evaluation of chemical geothermometers for estimating reservoir temperatures of New Mexico geothermal systems
T. H. Schlossnagle, F. M. Phillips, M. A. Person and A. R. Campbell New Mexico is endowed with relatively high background heat flow and permeable, fractured bedrock. This combination has given rise to numerous low-temperature
No evidence for conformable contact between the Ojo Alamo Sandstone and the Nacimiento Formation
T. E. Williamson, S. L. Brusatte, D. J. Peppe, R. Secord and A. Weil The San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico is a Laramide basin that accumulated sediments through the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary. However,
Diachronous episodes of Cenozoic erosion in southwestern North America and their relationship to rock uplift, paleoclimate, and paleoaltimetry
S. M. Cather, C. E. Chapin and S. A. Kelley The history of erosion of southwestern North America and its relationship to uplift processes is a long-standing topic of debate. We use geologic and thermochronometric
Early Campanian ammonites and other molluscs from the Point Lookout Sandstone near Cabezon, Sandoval County, New Mexico
P. L. Sealey and S. G. Lucas Ammonites and other molluscs were collected from near the base of the Point Lookout Sandstone near Cabezon, New Mexico. The ammonites Placenticeras syrtale, Baculites sp. and Scaphites leei
The Beartooth-Mojado connection: Using mid-Cretaceous sedimentary rocks to understand the tectonic history of southwest New Mexico
S. E. Machin, J. M. Amato and T. F. Lawton Mid-Cretaceous quartzarenites in the Bisbee basin of southwestern New Mexico record the transition from Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous rifting to the onset of Laramide shortening in
Investigation of soil pollution sources in the El Paso region using SEM, magnetic susceptibility, and XRF analysis
J. L. Tasker, M. Gomez and L. R. Bothern In urban area soil pollution is a major concern for the health of residents, development of the land, water usage, and agricultural production. This makes investigation
The siphuncle in a speciment of Domatoceras from the San Andres Formation, New Mexico
J. H. McDonnell The nautiloid cephalopod Domatoceras Hyatt 1891 is well known from the Pennsylvanian and Permian of North America. Descriptions however are pretty much limited to the external morphology of the shell as in
A preliminary geologic map of the Bull Gap quadrangle, Lincoln County, southeastern New Mexico
K. E. Zeigler and B. D. Allen The Bull Gap Quadrangle is located in the northern Tularosa Basin, south of Carrizozo and north of Oscura, New Mexico. The topography is primarily low, rolling country with
U-series dating and stable isotope analysis of travertine deposits near Ponderosa, New Mexico: Implications for defining the eastern limit of the Valles outflow plume
R. E. Salaz, S. A. Kelley, G. Woldegabriel and M. Albrecht The well-known Valles caldera hydrothermal outflow plume, which flows along the Jemez Fault Zone (JFZ) in Cañon de San Diego (CdSD) in the SW
Early Permian tetrapod ichnofauna from the Sangre de Cristo Formation of north-cerntral New Mexico
S. Voigt, S. G. Lucas and L. F. Rinehart Early Permian tetrapod footprints from the Sangre de Cristo Formation of the Pecos River Valley area in north-central New Mexico have been known for more than
Revision of Redondasaurus (Archosauria: Parasuchidae) from the Upper Triassic (Apachean) of the American southwest
J. A. Spielmann and S. G. Lucas A recent restudy of Apachean-age phytosaurs, primarily from the Chinle Group of the American Southwest, has allowed for the recognition of at least six new skulls of the
Function of dermal bone texture in Middle Triassic Temnospondyl amphibians from New Mexico
L. F. Rinehart and S. G. Lucas The dermal skull bones of temnospondyl amphibians are textured with patterns of raised, honeycomb-like and/or ridge-and-groove patterns. The function of this texture has been the subject of inquiry
How Trees Interact With Their Environment: A Stable Isotope Study
Gierke C. G.1 and B. T. Newton2 1New Mexico Tech Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro,, NM, 87801, cgierke@nmt.edu 2NM Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining
Reconstructing Quaternary Pluvial Episodes Using Travertines Of Egypt’s Western Desert
G. Jimenez1, L. J. Crossey1, K. E. Karlstrom1, J. W. Ricketts1, A. J. Tafoya1, T. Anan2 and A. Mohammed2 1Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque,, NM, 87131-0001, jimenezg@unm.edu 2Department of Geosciences, Western
Geomorphic Characterization Of The Gilbert River Distributive Fluvial System (Dfs) And Implications For Cretaceous Coastal Fluvial Successions
K. C. McNamara1 and G. S. Weissmann1 1Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-0001, kelsey82@unm.edu The Gilbert River distributive fluvial system (DFS)
A Juliform Millipede From The Upper Pennsylvanian (Virgilian) Bursum Formation, Carrizo Arroyo, Central New Mexico
J. A. Spielmann1 and S. G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 Fossil millipedes are rare elements the Paleozoic assemblages of western North America and