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Applications of global positioning system (GPS) to earth science problems
N. W. Dunbar New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, nelia@nmt.edu Global Positioning System, or GPS, is a satellite-based technology that allows location of a precise position on,
Age of hydrothermal manganese mineralization in the Luis Lopez Manganese district determined by 40Ar/39Ar dating of cryptomelane
V. W. Lueth1, Lisa Peters1 and Richard Chamberlin1 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87808-4796, vwlueth@nmt.edu Cryptomelane, KMn8O16, samples from the Nancy and
Geologic limitations on ground-water availability in New Mexico
Peggy S. Johnson New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801 Ground water is one of New Mexico’s most important geological resources. Ground water supplies 90% of the State’s drinking water and
Geothermal energy development in New Mexico
James C. Witcher Southwest Technology Development Institute, New Mexico State University,, Las Cruces, NM, jwitcher@nmsu.edu Significant economic growth has occurred in the last decade with commercial direct-use geothermal development. More than half of New Mexico’s
New Mexico-An industrial mineral potpouri
James M. Barker1 and George S. Austin1 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, jbark@nmt.edu Industrial mineral (IM) production in New Mexico during 1998 was valued at about
I’m with the government, I’m here to help
Eleanore L. Nestlerode New Mexico State Land Office, Santa Fe, NM, enestlerode@slo.state.nm.us One of the realities of any geologic exploration or exploitation prospect is arranging for the rights to explore and exploit. Since the State
Monazite ages determined by electron microprobe analysis of schist from the Rincon Range, southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
Adam S. Read1, Nelia W. Dunbar1 and Michael J. Jercinovic2 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, adamread@gis.nmt.edu 2University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA In-situ dating
Southern extension of the Joyita uplift-stratigraphic evidence of a buried uplift
Robert M. Colpitts Badger Mining Corporation, Pahrump, NV, bcolpitts@wizard.com The Joyita Uplift developed during the Permo-Pennsylvanian Ancestral Rockies Orogeny. It is exposed in the Joyita Hills of central New Mexico. Baars traced the uplift north
Along-strike variations on the Pajarito Fault system, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Alexis Lavine1, Jamie N. Gardner1, Steven L. Reneau1, Giday Woldegabriel1 and Claudia J. Lewis1 1Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, alavine@lanl.gov We have developed a method of geologic
Stable isotopic investigation of cave pools in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
B. Talon Newton1, Andrew R. Campbell1, H. J. Turin2, F. M. Phillips3 and M. A. Plummer3 1Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, tnewton@nmt.edu 2Los Alamos Laboratory, Los
Vadose-zone infiltration velocities inferred from radioisotopes in cave pools, Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico
M. A. Plummer1, H. J. Turin2, M. L. Thompson3 and F. M. Phillips3 1New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, mplummer@nmt.edu 2Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545 3New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801 Quantifying
Hydrologic impacts of the Cerro Grande wildfire
Stephen G. McLin Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, sgm@lanl.gov The Cerro Grande Wildfire burned about 47,650 acres (19,280 ha) onPajarito Plateau near Los Alamos, New Mexico, in May 2000. Topographically, this burned area
A comparison of sediment production on chemically treated and untreated sagebrush rangeland in the Rio Puerco headwaters near Cuba, New Mexico
Regina G. Rone1, Tim J. Ward2, D. W. Love3 and J. B. J. Harrison4 1Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, gismo@nmt.edu 2Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of New Mexico,
The origin of turquoise at the Iron Mask mine, Orogrande mining district, Otero County, New Mexico
Joseph C. Crook Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801 Turquoise, Cu2+AI6(PO4)4(OH)8, occurs in a shale unit of the Gobbler Fm. at the Iron Mask Mine
Preliminary geologic observations of the Victorio mining district, Luna County, New Mexico
Kelly Donahue1, Virginia T. McLemore2 and Andrew Campbell3 1Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, keldogg@nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM,
Formation of spherulites at Rock-Hound State Park-The result of high temperature crystallization from rhyolitic lava
N. W. Dunbar1 and V. T. McLemore1 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, nelia@nmt.edu Rhyolitic lava flows at Rockhound State Park contain numerous spherulites (thundereggs) ranging in
Changing eruption dynamics responsible for complexly stratified fall tephra in the Upper Miocene Peralta Tuff, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
Sharon E. Sparks1 and Gary A. Smith1 1Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, ssparks@unm.edu Upper Miocene pyroclastic-fall deposits in the southeastern Jemez Mountains consist of a distinct tripartite
The Cooney Tuff and Mogollon Caldera-a thesis looking for a student
James C. Ratte1 and W. C. McIntosh2 1U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, jratte@usgs.gov 2New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM Cooney Tuff (ignimbrite) was erupted in the Mogollon Range in southwestern New
An unusual Virgilian marine assemblage dominated by the Brachiopods Composita and Enteletes in the northern Sierra Oscura, Socorro County, New Mexico
Barry S. Kues1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 Virgilian strata exposed in Bruton Canyon,
Pennsylvanian-Permian biostratigraphy in El Cobre Canyon, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Spencer G. Lucas1, J. Utting2, M. J. Knaus3 and K. Krainer4 1New Mex. Mus. Nat. Hist., Alb., NM, 87104 2Geol. Surv. Canada, Calgary, Canada 3Dept. Biol., Southwest Texas State Univ., San Marcos, TX, 78666 4Inst.
40Ar/39Ar geochronology of the Ocate volcanic field, north-central, New Mexico (abs)
Brian Olmsted1 and William C. McIntosh1 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801 Preliminary 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Ocate volcanic field along with previous K-Ar dating
Interannual geochemical variations of a shallow alluvial aquifer (abs)
Richard M. Ortiz1, Laura J. Crossey2 and Armand Groffman2 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, orteaser@unm.edu 2Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM,
Conceptual hydrogeologic model for Los Alamos–Some revisions suggested by deep drilling (abs)
William J. Stone Los Alamos National Laboratory/EES-5, P.O. Box 1663, MS-F649, Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico, 87545, wstone@lanl.gov Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is situated on the Pajarito Plateau, a deeply dissected expanse of volcanic
Preliminary results of recent mapping in the Santa Fe area (abs)
Adam S. Read New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801 Detailed and current geologic information remains important for understanding the water resources of the Santa Fe area. It