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Influence of clay mineralogy on hydraulic characteristics of faulted poorly consolidated sediments, Santa Fe Group, central New Mexico
John M. Sigda New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, sidga@nmt.edu Recent work on small to moderate displacement (<4 meters) faults in poorly consolidated sediments indicates that such faults can have significantly
Hydrogeological significance of the new geological mapping in the Santo Domingo basin
Gary A. Smith1 and Andrika J. Kuhle1 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 STATEMAP geological mapping at 1:24,000 scale of the Santo Domingo Pueblo and Santo Domingo Pueblo
Modeling analysis of the hydrogeology of the Estancia Basin, New Mexico
Nabil G. Shafike, W. Peter Balleau and Steven E. Silver The Estancia Basin is a closed basin in central New Mexico with an area of about 2400 square miles. Precambrian rocks crop out in the
Alluvial fan stratigraphy along the southern Sacramento Mountains and paleoseismic interpretations for the Alamogordo fault
Daniel J. Koning Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-1116 The Alamogordo fault has displaced alluvial fans along the western base of the Sacramento Mountains. Steep and tall (up
The billion year thermochronologic void
Mathew T. Heizler New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, matt@nmt.edu K-feldspar argon analyses can fill the existing ca. 1.4 to 0.1 Ga, 300 to 150°C thermochronological void
Recent history of debris flow activity in the Bitter Creek drainage, northern New Mexico
William C. Haneberg New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, 2808 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87801, haneberg@nmt.edu Debris flows, sometimes incorrectly described as mudflows, are a common and. in one case,
Additions to the vertebrate fossil record of the Moenkopi Formation (Middle Triassic: Anisian), northern New Mexico
Andrew B. Heckert1, S. G. Lucas2 and J. W. Estep2 1Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sci, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 2New Mex. Mus. of Nat. History & Sci., 1801 Mountain Road NW,
Temporal and spatial controls on soil landscapes
J. Bruce J. Harrison1, D. McMahon1 and P. Tonkin1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801 Soils are widely used in geomorphic studies to correlate and provide relative ages of
Hydrogeologic framework of the middle Rio Grande Basin-conceptual model development in the 20th century
John W. Hawley New Mexico Bureau of Mine and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801-4796, rcase@admin.nmt.edu The Middle Rio Grande hydrologic basin (MRGB) comprises a linked series of
Observations of microfault structures in poorly consolidated sand: Lower Sante Fe Group, central New Mexico
M. Herrin1, L. Goodwin1 and P. Mozley1 1Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801 Small-displacement faults that cut Santa Fe Group sediments display some features common
The “type” Wingate Sandstone (Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic) and the homotaxial Entrada Sandstone (Middle Jurassic): Resolving stratigraphic problems on the southern Colorado Plateau
Andrew B. Heckert1 and Spencer G. Lucas2 1Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 2New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104
Fruitland coal availability study, Bisti Field, San Juan Basin New Mexico–A preliminary report
Gretchen K. Hoffman1 and Glen E. Jones1 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801 The Department of Energy funded a study of coal reserves in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico.
Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Hermosa mining district, Sierra County, New Mexico
Doug Jones1, V. T. McLemore2 and J. Glines3 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801 2New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801 3 3400 Commanche NE, Albuquerque, NM
Industrial mineral construction materials, Dona Ana County, New Mexico
George S. Austin1 and James M. Barker1 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801 Industrial minerals support the rapidly developing population of Dona Ana County. Aggregate from 30 separate operations in
A geologist’s view of industrial minerals marketing
James M. Barker1, George S. Austin1 and Ken Santini2 1NM Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801 2Santini and Associates, Lakewood, CO, 80228 Marketing is the linchpin of the industrial minerals industry. Without
Characterization of desert loess on the Carrizozo volcanic field, south-central New Mexico: Implications for Holocene climate
Shari L. Bauman Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, New Mexico, 87801 Atmospheric dust is recognized as an ubiquitous component of soils that form semi-arid and
Geothermal studies on the southern part of the Albuquerque Bench-Sandia National Laboratories/Kirtland Airforce Base
Marshall A. Reiter New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801 High precision temperature logs, made in a number of wells located on the southern
Preliminary hydrologic data and trends in the vicinity of a ground-water-discharge playa, Estancia Basin playa complex, central New Mexico
John B. Rogers1, B. D. Allen2, R. Y. Anderson1 and T. A. Loveland2 1Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 2NM Bureau of Mines, NM Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801
Geologic, hydrologic, and aeromagnetic maps of the Pueblo of Isleta, central New Mexico
Florian Maldonado1, D. W. Love2, J. L. Slate1, V. J. S. Grauch1, N. A. Shock1, W. E. Sanford3, W. C. McIntosh2, M. Heizler2 and L. Peters2 1U.S. Geological Survey, MS 913, Denver Federal Center, PO
Supposed Triassic strata in the northern San Andres Mountains, Sierra County, New Mexico, are Permian Artesia Formation
Spencer G. Lucas New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico, 87104 Kottlowski et al. (1956, NMBMMR Memoir 1, p. 62, fig. 11) identified the southernmost Triassic outcrops in
Stratigraphy of the Jurassic Entrada Sandstone in New Mexico
Spencer G. Lucas1, A. B. Heckert2 and O. J. Anderson3 1New Mex. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104 2Dept. Earth Planet. Sci., UNM, Albuq., NM, 87131 3NM Bureau of Mines, Socorro,
Insights into origin of carbonate-hosted Ag and Pb-Zn replacement deposits in the Black Range, Sierra and Catron Counties, New Mexico
Virginia T. McLemore New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM, 87801 There are 10 mining districts in the Black Range area, central New Mexico. Carbonate-hosted Ag and Pb-Zn deposits are found in
Laramide thrust faults and tectonic breccias, southern Franklin Mountains, Texas
L. L. Corbitt EI Paso Community College, EI Paso, TX, 79915 Many of the breccias in the southern Franklin Mountains that have been interpreted to be karst in origin appear to be Laramide tectonic breccias.
Subsurface stratigraphy, structure, and hydrogeologic framework of the Santa Fe Group from borehole geophysical logs, northern Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico
Sean D. Connell1, B. D. Allen1 and J. W. Hawley1 1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, 2808 Central Ave., SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106 Interpretation of borehole geophysical logs obtained from wells in the