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Geochemistry of water and stream sediments in the upper Red River, Taos County, New Mexico
M. L. Jackson1, V. T. McLemore2 and B. M. Walker3 1Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, NMIMT, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, NMIMT, 801 Leroy Place,
Geochemical observations of the Victorio Mountains mining district, Luna County, New Mexico
Kelly M. Donahue1, Virginia T. McLemore2 and Andrew R. Campbell1 1E&ES Dept. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Geology, Socorro, NM, 87801 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, NMIMT, Socorro, NM, 87801 The
Genetic evolution of the magmatic hydrothermal breccia and stockwork veinlets of the Goat Hill orebody, Questa porphyry molybdenum system, New Mexico (abs.)
A. Rowe1, V. T. McLemore2, B. M. Walker3, D. Norman1 and N. Blamey1 1Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, NMIMT, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, NMIMT,
Eocene magmas of the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico: Subduction or rifting? [abs.]
C. A. Dowe1, N. J. McMillan1, V. T. McLemore2 and A. Hutt3 1Dept. of Geological Sciences, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM, 88003 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute for Mining and
A taphonomic comparison of two Late Triassic (Chinle Group) fossil localities from New Mexico
K. E. Zeigler1, A. B. Heckert1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1Dept. Earth & Planet Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, kaerowyn@unm.edu 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 New Mexico Museum
Selachian fauna from the Dalton Sandstone (Upper Cretaceous, Coniacian), central New Mexico
Sally C. Johnson1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 A locality in the Coniacian Dalton Sandstone along the Rio Puerco in Bernalillo County, New
Geochronology of Pliocene and Early Pleistocene (Blanca and Irvingtonian) vertebrate faunas from New Mexico
Gary S. Morgan1 and Spencer G. Lucas1 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 Thirty vertebrate fossil assemblages from New Mexico date from the early Pliocene (~4 Ma) to
The stratigraphy, sedimentology, and paleontology of the Nacimiento Formation in the lower Animas Valley of the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and Colorado
Shirley A. Libed1, Michael S. Petronis1, Spencer G. Lucas2 and Laura J. Crossey1 1Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801
Hydraulic conductivity vs. geology in new Los Alamos wells
William Stone1, Stephen McLin1 and David Vaniman1 1Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, wstone@lanl.gov Eleven screened intervals representing two geologic units have been tested in five new wells at Los Alamos National Laboratory. All
Ground-water production in Tertiary sediments underlying Servilleta Basalts in southern San Luis Basin in the vicinity of Taos, New Mexico
Paul G. Drakos1, Jay Lazarus1 and Meghan Hodgins1 1Glorieta Geoscience, Inc., Santa Fe, NM, drakos@glorietageo.com A drilling and testing program funded by the Bureau of Reclamation (in progress) carried out with oversight by Glorieta Geoscience,
Precision temperature logs used to estimate vertical and horizontal components of ground-water flow, examples from the Albuquerque Basin
Marshall A. Reiter New Mexico Bureau of Mines, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, mreiter@nmt.edu It has been known for many years that subsurface temperatures can be affected by both climatic
Late Miocene to Early Pleistocene geologic history of Isleta and Hubbell Spring quadrangles based on 40Ar/39Ar ages and geochemical correlation of volcanic rocks
D. W. Love1, N. Dunbar1, W. C. McIntosh1, C. McKee1, S. D. Connell2, P. B. Jackson-Paul2 and J. Sorrell3 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801
Petrography of Upper Santa Fe Group deposits in the northern Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico-preliminary results
N. N. Derrick1 and S. D. Connell2 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, nderrick@nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, 2808 Central Ave.,
Indigenous geoscience education on the Navajo Nation
Steven C. Semken Division of Mathematics, Science, and Technology and WERC, Dine College, Shiprock, Navajo Nation, NM, 87420-0580, scsemken@shiprock.ncc.cc.nm.us Indigenous (place-based, culturally-integrated) geoscience education has drawn increasing interest from educators and institutions serving Native American
Stratigraphy of the Sierra Ladrones Formation type area, southern Albuquerque Basin, Socorro County, New Mexico-preliminary results
Sean D. Connell1, D. W. Love1, P. B. Jackson-Paul1, S. G. Lucas2, G. Morgan2, R. M. Chamberlin3, W. C. McIntosh3 and N. W. Dunbar3 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute
Albuquerque’s geoscape–a poster about the local geology
Joan Newsom1, Larry Crumpler2 and Jayne Aubele 1Wilson Middle School, Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque, NM, newsom@aps.edu 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque’s Geoscape is a poster about Albuquerque’s geology that
Subsurface stratigraphy and stratigraphic correlations from Taos deep drilling and groundwater exploration program
Paul Drakos1, Meghan Hodgins1, Jay Lazarus1 and Jim Riesterer1 1Glorieta Geoscience, Inc., drakos@glorietageo.com Lithologic and geophysical data from the deep ground water exploration program in the Taos area are used to delineate variations in thickness
Ground-water resources in the Mimbres, Hachita-Moscos, Playas, and Animas-Lordsburg basin systems of southwestern New Mexico
John W. Hawley1 and John F. Kennedy1 1New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, hgeomat@rt66.com Except for surface flow in the upper Gila and Mimbres River valleys, the primary
Description and models of distinctive calcium-carbonate nodules and discontinuous cementation from shallow ground-water seepage in hanging walls of Pleistocene faults
D. W. Love1 and T. M. Whitworth2 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801 2Department of Geological and Petroleum
Comparison of the subsurface stratigraphy of the Santa Fe Group and well test data, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Patricia B. Jackson-Paul1 and S. D. Connell1 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2808 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, patty@gis.nmt.edu Slug tests were performed on
Stratigraphy of Lower Santa Fe Group deposits in the Hagan embayment and near Zia Pueblo, New Mexico-implications for Oligo-Miocene development of the Albuquerque Basin
Sean D. Connell1, S. M. Cather1, W. C. McIntosh1, N. D. Dunbar1, D. J. Koning2 and R. H. Tedford3 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801
Lateral variability of axial-fluvial sediment and paleosols of the Plio-Pleistocene Camp Rice Formation, southern Rio Grande rift.
Risa D. Madoff1 and Greg H. Mack1 1Dept. of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, rmadoff@nmsu.edu Field data gathered from measured sections of the upper 40 m of the Camp Rice
Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian) lacustrine deposit in the Atrasado Formation, Cerros de Amado, Socorro County, New Mexico
Allan J. Lerner1, Spencer G. Lucas1 and Barry S. Kues2 1New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104 2Earth & Planet. Sci…, UNM, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87131
Tertiary north-south stretching in the Little Hatchet Mountains, southwestern New Mexico
Michael S. Cleary1, Jeffrey M. Amato1 and Timothy F. Lawton1 1Dept. Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, micleary@nmsu.edu The Little Hatchet Mountains of southwestern New Mexico expose rocks of Paleozoic to Tertiary