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New 40ar/39ar Detrital Sanidine Geochronology From the Eocene San Jose Formation, Eastern San Juan Basin, Northwestern New Mexico
Nicole Joy Salladin1, Thomas A. Valenzuela2, Brian A. Hampton3, Kevin M. Hobbs4, Matt T. Heizler4 and Julia Ricci5 1New Mexico State University, 2050 Gladys Drive, Las Cruces, NM, 88001, United States, nsallad@nmsu.edu 2New Mexico State
Hydrologic Response of the Gallinas River to the Spring Snowmelt Post-2022 Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire; Y2
Jennifer Lindline1 and Mary Frances Bibb1 1New Mexico Highlands University, P.O. Box 9000, Las Vegas, NM, 87701, lindlinej@nmhu.edu Forest fires are well known to impact the quality of water in a watershed from hillside erosion
Evaluating chemical weathering in a small catchment in New Mexico’s Black Range to explore implications for limestone dissolution and regional solution caves.
Sharon B. Minnix1, Daniel S. Jones1 and Veronica Prush1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, sharon.minnix@student.nmt.edu Solution caves are formed in soluble rock such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. Acidic surface streams dissolve the
Determining Key Factors in Well Selection Criteria for Navajo Technical University-New Mexico Tech-Navajo Nation Water Purification Project (n4wpp)
Taylor Cecelia Yazzie2, Bonnie Frey1, Daniel Cadol2, Ranalda Tsosie2, Laila Sturgis1, Emily Woolsey3 and Abhishek Roychowdhury4 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM, 87801 2New Mexico Institute of Mining
Geochemical Evolution and 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology of the Uvas Basaltic Andesite: Insights into the Early Rio Grande Rift
Lee H. Hughes1, Jeffrey M. Amato1 and Julia Ricci2 1New Mexico State University, 1780 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, United States, lhhughes@nmsu.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place,
3D Seismic Imaging and Fault Detection at the Lightning Dock Geothermal Field
Lianjie Huang Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS D452, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, ljh@lanl.gov New wells are often needed to improve energy production in geothermal power plants. Integrating 3D seismic imaging and fault detection with geological
Quantifying deformation of carbonate rocks along the Alamogordo fault, south-central New Mexico
Antonio Chavez1, George Pharris1 and Veronica B. Prush1 1Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, antonio.chavez@student.nmt.edu Understanding how deformation is distributed within crustal rocks is central to studies of earthquake
AGE CONSTRAINTS ON LATE CRETACEOUS DINOSAURS: GEOCHRONOLOGIC AND STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE McRAE FORMATION WITHIN THE LARAMIDE LOVE RANCH BASIN, NEW MEXICO
Emma E. Schantz1 and Jeffrey M. Amato2 1New Mexico State University, 1780 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, eschantz@nmsu.edu 2New Mexico State University, Department of Geological Sciences, PO Box 30001/MSC 3AB, Las Cruces, NM,
Normal Faults in the San Juan Basin: Preliminary Report on Their Prevalence and Significance
Kevin M. Hobbs NMBGMR, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, kevin.hobbs@nmt.edu Many geologic mapping efforts in the San Juan basin (SJB), northwest New Mexico, reveal short (<10 km), often high-angle (dip angle >75°) normal faults.
Humates Used as a Filtering Medium for Uranium
Brianna Whitney Detsoi1, Bonnie Frey2 and Virginia McLemore2 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology – Student Researcher, 717 N. Ruth Lane Apt. 906, Bloomfield, NM, 87413, Brianna.Detsoi@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro,
The behavior of Er in hydrothermal fluids at supercritical conditions, varying ph and salinity and applications to REE mineralization in IOA deposits
Charles Kershaw1, Nicole Hurtig1, Alexander Gysi2, Artas Migdisov3, Larua Waters1 and Daniel Harlov4 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, charles.kershaw@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 3Earth and Environmental Division, Los Alamos
Lake Socorro and the 7.4-7.0 Ma fluvial integration of the ancestral Rio Grande through the Socorro Basin, south-central New Mexico
Daniel J. Koning1, Matthew T. Heizler1 and Richard M. Chamberlin1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place,, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, dan.koning@nmt.edu Detailed sed/strat study, geologic mapping, and new
Paleomagnetic Data and Emplacement Style of Trachyandesite Intrusions Associated With the Eruption of the Góry Suche Rhyolitic Tuffs, Poland
Madison Marie Allcorn1, Marine S. Foucher1, Michael S. Petronis1, Marek Awdankiewicz and Sam Poppe 1New Mexico Highlands University, mallcorn@live.nmhu.edu Volcanism in the Intra-Sudetic Basin occurred in the Carboniferous and culminated in the Permian with caldera
Geochemistry of critical minerals in mine waste at Hillsboro and Steeple Rock districts, New Mexico
Abena Serwah Acheampong-Mensah1, Virginia T. McLemore2, Nicole Hurtig1 and Alexander Gysi1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801, Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, United States, abena.acheampong-mensah@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources,
Nitrogen, Sulfur, and Carbon-Cycling Capabilities of Microbial Communities From Desert Cave Systems
Katelyn Mary Green1, Abigail R. Brown, Zoe E. Havlena, Mackenzie B. Best, Diana E. Northup and Daniel S. Jones 1Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro,
Comparative Mineralogy of the 5-Element Arsenide Vein Systems of the Black Hawk District, Grant County, New Mexico
Jakob Newcomer1, Virginia McLemore2, Nicole Hurtig1 and Zohreh Kazemi Motlagh1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, jakob.newcomer@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology Five-element style deposits are unusual hydrothermal systems that are typically characterized by
Apatite Rare Earth Elements Chemistry and Fluid Inclusion Study in Hydrothermal Veins of the Lemitar Mountains Carbonatite, New Mexico
Eric L. Ruggles1, Nicole Hurtig1, Alexander Gysi1, Virginia T. McLemore2 and Jay Thompson3 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, PO Box: 2305, Socorro, NM, 87801, United States, eric.ruggles@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and
Investigating Critical Minerals in Laramide Copper Porphyry Systems of New Mexico
Isabella Cerchiaro Sanchez1, Anita Appah1, Kyle Stafford1, Virginia McLemore2 and Evan Owen2 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, isabella.cerchiarosanchez@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801
Rare earth elements and major constituents in surface water from Lee Ranch Mine
John J. Lempke1, Bonnie Frey1 and Virginia Mclemore1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, john.lempke@student.nmt.edu Rare earth elements (REE) have been investigated in
Rapidly Prospecting for Advanced, Enhanced, and Caged Geothermal Power Generation
Luke P. Frash1, Bulbul Ahmmed1 and Bijay K C1 1Los Alamos National Laboratory, lfrash@lanl.gov We evaluate unconventional hot dry rock resource potential as a function of development methodology. Methods include closed-loop, sand propped, and fracture
Petrographic and Paragenetic Analysis of Arsenide Five-Element Vein Mineralization in the Black Hawk District, Grant County, New Mexico
Zohreh Kazemi Motlagh1, Virginia T. McLemore2, Evan Owen2 and William Chávez1 1New Mexico institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, Zohreh.KazemiMotlagh@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico
Lithium clay deposits in the McDermitt caldera, Nevada – Oregon: Characteristics and contributions from closed-hydrologic system diagenesis (CHSD) and possible hydrothermal activity
Christopher D. Henry Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, 89557, chenry@unr.edu Magmatism around the McDermitt caldera, an early igneous center of the Yellowstone hotspot, began shortly after 17 Ma with
Evolution of hydraulic fracture permeability in EGS considering natural fracture compressibility and strength of the surrounding rock
Matthew L. McLean1, D. Nicolas Espinoza1 and Bulbul Ahmmed2 1The University of Texas at Austin, mmclean@lanl.gov 2Los Alamos National Laboratory The long-term success of an Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) project requires distributed fluid flow in
Geomorphology of the Southernmost West Mesa Escarpment, Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque, New Mexico
William C. Haneberg1 and Sean D. Connell2 1Geological and Geohazards Consultant, Albuquerque, NM, 87120, bill@haneberg.com 2Chevron Energy Technology Corporation, Houston, TX, 77002-7327 Slopeshade image produced from a 2018 0.61-m lidar digital elevation model showing landslides