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VALLES CALDERA (BACA) GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM, NEW MEXICO
C. J. Goff1 and F. Goff2 1Consultant, 5515 Quemazon, Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico, 87544, candf@swcp.com 2Earth & Planetary Sciences Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Valles caldera is a 22-km-diameter resurgent cauldron
PENNSYLVANIAN-PERMIAN PETALODONT CHONDRICHTHYAN FROM THE BIG HATCHET MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
A. O. Ivanov1, S. G. Lucas2, L. F. Rinehart2 and J. A. Spielmann1 1Department of Paleontology, St. Petersburg University, 16 Liniya 29, St. Petersburg 199178, Russia, Russia 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain
POSSIBLE HYDROTHERMAL SULFATE KARST FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH IMPACT CRATERS ON MARS
J. G. Johnston1, P. J. Boston1 and P. J. Boston2 1Earth and Env. Science Dept., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, jgj@nmt.edu 2National Cave and Karst Research Institute,
WATER COMPOSITION AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH GROUNDWATER UPWELLING IN RIO GRANDE FLOODPLAIN AQUIFERS: SOCORRO BASIN, NEW MEXICO
M. F. Kirk1, L. J. Crossey1, D. L. Newell1 and R. S. Bowman2 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico 2Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech Chemical analyses of
INFERENCES REGARDING TECTONIC ACTIVITY ALONG RIO GRANDE RIFT, INTRABASINAL FAULTS NEAR CLARA PEAK AND ON LOBATO MESA, NORTHERN JEMEZ MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
D. L.J Koning1 and K. Kempter2 1N.M. Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, dkoning@nmt.edu 2 2623 Via Caballero, Santa Fe, NM, 87505 We investigate the tectonic history of faults
CENOZOIC UPLIFT, MAGMATISM, AND MANTLE TO SURFACE FLUID INTERCONNECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ASPEN ANOMALY OF CENTRAL COLORADO: THE CREST EXPERIMENT (COLORADO ROCKIES EXPERIMENT AND SEISMIC TRANSECTS)
K. Karlstrom1, K. Dueker2, R. Aster3, J. Maccarthy3 and L. Crossey1 1University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 2University of Wyoming 3New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801 Teleseismic studies indicate that the upper mantle
FISHES FROM THE UPPER PENNSYLVANIAN (MISSOURIAN) ATRASADO FORMATION OF SOCORRO COUNTY, CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
A. J. Lerner1, S. G. Lucas1 and A. O. Ivanov2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 2Department of Paleontology, St. Petersburg University, 16 Liniya 29, St. Petersburg, 199178,
PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUND SPRINGS 7.5 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, LINCOLN, SIERRA, SOCORRO, AND OTERO COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO
D. W. Love1, B. D. Allen1 and R. G. Myers2 1NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, NM Tech, Socorro, NM, 87108, dave@gis.nmt.edu 2U.S. Army, IMSW-WSMPW-E-ES, White Sands Missile Range, NM, 88002 The Mound Springs
TEMNOSPONDYL? BONE FROM THE MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIAN SANDIA FORMATION—NEW MEXICO’S OLDEST TETRAPOD FOSSIL
S. G. Lucas1, L. Rinehart1, J. A. Spielman1 and K. Krainer2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104 2Institute of Geology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA North
THE NEW WELL PEAK SECTION OF THE PENNSYLVANIAN-PERMIAN HORQUILLA FORMATION, BIG HATCHET MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO
S. G. Lucas1, K. Krainer2, J. Barrick3, S. Ritter4 and J. A. Spielman1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 2Institute of Geology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA 3Department
MEASUREMENT OF RIO GRANDE RIFT EXTENSION IN NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO USING A GPS NETWORK
A. L. Luther1, M. Roy1, A. R. Lowry2 and S. Nerem3 1University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 2Utah State University, Logan, UT 3University of Colorado at Boulder, CO The Rio Grande rift is the easternmost
PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ABEYTAS QUADRANGLE, SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
D. J. McCraw1, D. W. Love1 and S. D. Connell1 1NM Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, djmc@nmt.edu The Abeytas Quadrangle covers
BRECCIAS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO IMPACT SITE NEAR SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO: A PROGRESS REPORT
T. H. McElvain1, Adam Read2, Eric Tegtmeier3, Michael T. Peterson3, Elston E. Wolfgang4 and Horton E. Newsom3 1 111 Lovato Lane, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, timmcelvain@hotmail.com 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology, NM Tech, 801 Leroy
CHLORINE-36 IN THE RIO GRANDE
S. McGee1, M. D. Frisbee1 and F. M. Phillips1 1Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, shasta@nmt.edu Chlorine-36 can be a powerful tool
GEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION FROM VARIED HOT SPRING ENVIRONMENTS
K. R. Mitchell1, B. Cron1, L. J. Crossey2 and C. Takacs-Vesbach1 1Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, kmass@unm.edu 2Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131
WAVEFORM CROSS-CORRELATION OF EARTHQUAKE CLUSTERS TO DETERMINE LOCI OF ACTIVE PROCESSES WITHIN THE SOCORRO SEISMIC ANOMALY, NEW MEXICO
J. J. Morton1, S. L. Bilek1, R. Aster1 and C. A. Rowe2 1Dept. of Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801 2Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM,
UPPER CENOMANIAN SELACHIAN ASSEMBLAGE FROM THE BRIDGE CREEK MEMBER OF THE MANCOS SHALE, SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
J. W. Murphy1, S. G. Lucas2 and J. A. Spielman2 1New Mexico Tech, P.O. Box 3476, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque,
TRACE ELEMENT AND ND-SR ISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS OF PHONOLITE AND OTHER ROCKS OF THE CHICO SILL COMPLEX, NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
L. S. Potter Department of Earth Science, University of Northern Iowa, 121 Latham Hall, Cedar Falls, IA, 50614, lee.potter@uni.edu Alkaline igneous rocks of Chico Sill Complex in northeastern New Mexico fall on the trend of
GEOLOGY OF THE RUIDOSO AREA, LINCOLN AND OTERO COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO
G. C. Rawling NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 2808 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106-2245, geoff@gis.nmt.edu A new compilation of recent STATEMAP projects in the Ruidoso area covers the Angus, Fort Stanton, Ruidoso,
GEOPHYSICAL STUDIES RELATING TO REGIONAL GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES IN NEW MEXICO
M. Reiter New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, mreiter@nmt.edu Heat flow and subsurface temperature gradient data are considered along with seismic and gravity
TRAVERTINES OF THE SPRINGERVILLE AREA, ARIZONA:“CHEMICAL VOLCANOES” LINKING WATER QUALITY, PALEOHYDROLOGY AND NEOTECTONICS
E. H. Embid1, L. J. Crossey1 and K. E. Karlstrom1 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87131-0001 Sixty travertine mounds are clustered along the Little Colorado River
THE DOCUMENTATION OF IN-PLACE DINOSAUR FOSSILS IN THE PALEOCENE OJO ALAMO SANDSTONE AND ANIMAS FORMATION IN THE SAN JUAN BASIN OF NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO MANDATES A PARADIGM SHIFT: DINOSAURS CAN NO LONGER BE THOUGHT OF AS ABSOLUTE INDEX FOSSILS FOR E…
J. E. Fassett Independent Geologist, 552 Los Nidos Drive, Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico, 87501, jimgeology@qwest.net Extensive geochronologic studies of the rocks adjacent to the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T) interface in the San Juan Basin have now
HOLOCENE FAN SEDIMENTATION AND FIRE ACTIVITY IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
J. D. Frechette1 and G. A. Meyer1 1Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87131, jdfrech@unm.edu In mountainous terrain, hydrologic processes associated with severe fires are an effective mechanism for
ORIGIN OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SPRINGS IN THE SAGUACHE CREEK WATERSHED OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS IN COLORADO
M. D. Frisbee1 and F. M. Phillips1 1New Mexico Tech, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801 The Saguache Creek watershed located in the northern San Luis Valley