NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY · SPRING MEETING
Spring Meeting Abstracts
Explore research presented at the NMGS Annual Spring Meeting. Browse abstracts from 1983 onward, choose a meeting year, or open an abstract to read the full text.
Spring Meeting → Advanced search on the original NMGS site ↗
Browse by year
All years 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983
Abstracts
Structural and stratigraphic observations of Waulsortian mud mounds in the Sacramento Mountains, south-central New Mexico
J. G. Romero1 and K. A. Giles1 1Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, MSC 3AB, P.O. Box 3001, Las Cruces, NM, 88003-3001, giovaro@nmsu.edu Structural and stratigraphic observations on the Waulsortian mud mounds in
Long-range transport of particles from regional dust storms, originating in the Chihuahuan desert
S. M. Canalda1, T. E. Gill1 and S. P. Emmert1 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, smcanalda@utep.edu There are dust storms that originate
Investigation of obsiidian hydration and implications for 40Ar/39Ar dating method
Ariel K. Dickens1, W. C. McIntosh2 and Nelia W. Dunbar2 1Dept. Earth and Environmental Science, NM Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, ariel@nmt.edu 2Dept. Earth and Environmental Science and New Mexico Bureau of Geology, NM Tech, Socorro,
Petrography and geometry of Oligocene mafic dikes near Riley, New Mexico-indications of northward dike propagation into southeastern margin of the Colorado Plateau
Melissa I. Dimeo Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, mdimeo@nmt.edu Many NNE- and NNW-striking mafic dikes (~100) are exposed across an eight km-wide swath of
Magmatism, metamorphism, and deformation of Proterozoic Mazatzal Province crust: A comprehensive study from the Burro Mountains, southwest New Mexico
J. M. Amato1, A. O. Boullion1, A. E. Sanders1, G. Gehrels2, M. T. Heizler3, G. L. Farmer4 and L. C. Andronicos5 1Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88005, amato@nmsu.edu 2Geosciences, University of
A new age of 1,600 Ma for deposition of the Upper Manzano Group-Evidence for a progressive (1.66-1.60 Ga) Mazatzal Orogeny, central New Mexico
A. L. Luther1, J. V., III Jones2, L. L. Shastri3, M. L. Williams4, M. Jercinovic4 and K. E. Karlstrom1 1Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, aluther@unm.edu 2Geology Division, Univ. of
Development of a karst information portal (KIP) to advance research and education in global karst science
D. E. Northrup1, L. D. Hose2, T. A. Chavez3 and R. Brinkman4 1Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, dnorthup@unm.edu 2National Cave and Karst Research Institute, 1400 Commerce Drive, Suite
Arsenic and sodium in ground water of the southern Espanola Basin, New Mexico-indicators of deep sources, and aquifer compartments
P. S. Johnson1, S. Timmons1, D. Koning1, J. Whiteis1 and L. Gillard1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, peggy@gis.nmt.edu Chemistry and isotopic data from groundwater in the
The postcranial skeleton of Revueltosaurus Callenderi ( Archosauria:Crurotarsi) from the Upper Triassic Bull Canyon Formation of east-central, New Mexico, (poster)
Adrian P. Hunt1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, ahunt@nmmnh.state.nm.us In 1986, field parties from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History (NMMNH) collected
A skull of Pseudopalatus from the Late Triassic (Late Carnian) Santa Rosa Formation of central New Mexico, (poster)
Adrian P. Hunt1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 Pseudopalatus is a common genus of the Late Triassic phytosaur that has biochronologic significance; it
The Microvertebrate fauna of Shark Tooth Hill, Redonda Formation (Late Triassic: Apachean) Quay County, New Mexico, (poster)
A. B. Heckert1, S. G. Lucas1 and A. P. Hunt1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104-1375, aheckert@nmmnh.state.nm.us The Upper Triassic Redonda Formation is east-central
Coprolites and cololites from the Late Triassic theropod dinasaur, Coelophysis Bauri, Whitaker Quarry, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, (poster)
L. F. Rinehart1, A. P. Hunt1, S. G. Lucas1 and A. B. Heckert1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104, rinehartl@nmmnh.state.nm.us New Mexico Museum of Natural History’s
Late Jurassic turtle from the Morrison Formation in central New Mexico (poster)
Spencer G. Lucas1, Larry F. Rinehart1, Andrew B. Heckert1, Ron Peterson1 and Rod Peterson1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 The Peterson quarry, west of Albuquerque in central
First record of Eoconodon Gaudrianus in the Late Puercan of New Mexico (poster)
T. E. Williamson New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, twilliamson@nmmnh.state.nm.us Two Puercan faunal zones have been recognized in the early Paleocene Nacimiento Formation. These are known as the
An updated electronic bibliography of New Mexico fossil vertebrates, (poster)
Caleb Lewis1, Andrew B. Heckert1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 We present here an electronic update of Kues and Lucas’ (1993)
” Rediscovery” of the Rousseau Flower Collecion at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
A. B. Heckert1, J. McDonnell1 and R. Traeger1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104-1375, aheckert@nmmnh.state.nm.us Rousseau Flower (1922-1988) is well known for his many
Nmfossils,org-the newest paleontological resources and outreach initiative of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
A. B. Heckert New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104-1375, aheckert@nmmnh.state.nm.us Within 18 months of going live, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History &
Earthscope and USAARRAY
M. Fort1, R. Aster2, B. Beaudoin1, J. Fowler3, M. Alvarez3 and R. Busby3 1IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Center and EarthScope USArray Array Operations Facility, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, mdfort@passcal.nmt.edu 2IRIS
Overview of the NSF Margins Program, rupturing continental lithosphere (RCL) initiative, and results from a seismological and geological study of the Gulf of California
G. J. Axen1, D. Lizarralde2, S. Holbrook3, A. Harding4, G. Kent4, P. Umhoffer5 and A. Gonzalez-Fernandez6 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech, Soccro, NM, 87801 2Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst., Woods Hole, MA,
LA RISTRA (Colorado Plateau/Rio Grande rift seismic transect experiment): A geophysical snapshot of accumulated collisional processes on the craton margin
W. S. Baldridge1, R. Aster2, W. Gao3, S. P. Grand3, J. Ni4, S. Semken5, M. West4 and D. Wilson6 1Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, sbaldridge@lanl.gov 2IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Center and EarthScope USArray
The CD_ROM experiment: 4-D analysis of structure and evolution beneath the Rocky Mountains
G. Randy Keller1 and Karl E. Karlstrom2 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, 79968, keller@utep.edu 2Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131
Overview of the NSF Earthtime Project-No dates no rates
M. T. Heizler New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, matt@nmt.edu There are many fundamental problems in the geosciences that we cannot adequately address without a highly resolved,
The CRONUS-Earth Project-How cosmic rays impact the study of Earth’s history
F. Phillips1, S. McGee1 and B. Borchers2 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, phillips@nmt.edu 2Department of Mathematics, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801 In the past 20 years the
Big water science in the Rio Grande-The NSG SAHRA Center
Enrique R. Vivoni Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, vivoni@nmt.edu In this talk, we will discuss the progress made in understanding and modeling the basin scale water balance in