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Evaluating Segmentation Behavior Along the Alamogordo Fault, central New Mexico, Using Neotectonic Mapping, Soil Chronosequences, and Geodynamic Modeling
George Pharris1, Veronica Prush1 and John Naliboff1 1New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, george.pharris@student.nmt.edu Earthquake magnitude scales with the length of the ruptured fault plane. Regional seismic hazard assessments therefore require an
Using New Mexico’s Unique Geology, Hydrology, and Topography to Develop Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric (PSH) Facilities in Support of Renewable Energy Generation, Storage, and Distribution
R. Keith Julian Retired Geoscientist and Educator, San Juan College School of Energy, 2011 Quail Run Drive, Albuquerque, NM, 87122-1142, United States, rkeithjulian@gmail.com Figure 1:Hypothetical Closed-loop Pumped Storage Hydroelectric (PSH) Facility × Figure 1:Hypothetical Closed-loop
Applications of UAS Multispectral Imagery in the Earth and Environmental Sciences – Geospatial Applications in Natural Sciences Laboratory
Michael S. Petronis1, Joesph P. Zebrowski1, Marine S. Foucher1 and Jennifer Lindline1 1New Mexico Highlands University, Environmental Geology / Natural Resource Management Dept, Ivan Hilton Science Center, NMHU, Las Vegas, NM, 87701, USA, mspetro@nmhu.edu Figure
Geochronology and Critical Mineral Potential of Selected Laramide Porphyry and Related Deposits in Southwest New Mexico
Kyle T. Stafford1, Virginia T. McLemore2 and Nels A. Iverson2 1Department of Mineral Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, kyle.stafford@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Southwest New Mexico is part
Developing Accessible Resources for Education and Training in Cave Science
Daniel M. Runyan1, Devra Heyer2, Raquel Lugo2 and Daniel S. Jones3 1Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, daniel.runyan@student.nmt.edu 2National Cave and Karst Research Institute, Carlsbad, NM 3New Mexico Tech,
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
Alteration and Geochemistry of Clinkers in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico
Devlon R. Shaver1 and Virginia T. McLemore2 1New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 605 Green Acres Ln., Bosque Farms, NM, 87068, United States, devlon.shaver@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy
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
Reconnaissance Survey of Volcanic Caves and Cave Microbial Communities at Capulin Volcano National Monument, Nm
Joseph R. Hoberg1, Anika Baloun1, Jimmy Swift1, Abigail Brown1, Georgia N. Schneider2, Patricia E. Seiser3 and Daniel S. Jones4 1New Mexico Tech University Earth and Environmental Science/ Scientists in the Parks (SIP) Intern, National Cave
Stratigraphy and Provenance of the Baca Formation in the Baca and Carthage-La Joya Basins, Central New Mexico
Kristen Hashberger1, Ryan Leary1 and Veronica Prush1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, kristen.hashberger@student.nmt.edu × [view larger image] The Eocene fluvial-lacustrine Baca Formation is critical to understanding late Laramide sediment transport
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
Developing Accessible Visualizations of Geophysical and Geochemical Processes for Cave and Karst Education.
Raquel Lugo1, Devra Heyer1, Daniel S. Jones2 and Valerie Davis1 1National Cave and Karst Research Institute, Carlsbad, NM, 88220, raquel.lugo@nmt.edu 2Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801 The National Cave and
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
Mapping geothermal resources using AI/ML
Tracy Kliphuis1, Hope Jasperson1 and Velimir Vesselinov1 1EnviTrace LLC, 1048 Mansion Ridge Road,, Santa Fe, NM, 87501, United States, trais@envitrace.com GeoTGo dashboard for AI/ML analysis, mapping, interpretation, and prediction of geothermal resources. × GeoTGo dashboard
Hydrothermal Rare Earth Elements (REE) Partitioning into Fluorite: A Fluid Inclusion Study from the Gallinas Mountains REE-bearing Fluorite Deposit, NM
Aadish Velmani1, Alexander Gysi2 and Nicole Hurtig1 1Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, aadish.velmani@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801 Rare
Geologic mapping, structural analysis, and microprobe analysis of the Mazatzal Province in the Salinas Peak region, San Andres Mountains
Alexis Osegueda Salmeron1, Jeffrey Amato1 and Gideon Kuykendall1 1New Mexico State University Geologic mapping, structural analysis, and microprobe analysis have been paired to improve our understanding of the origin and evolution of the Mazatzal Province
Millennial-Scale Climate Change in the Valles Caldera Sediment Core During Glacial Period MIS 12
Raven Longwolf Alcott1 and Peter Fawcett1 1University of New Mexico, Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, raven.alcott063@gmail.com The mid-Pleistocene sedimentary record from the Valles Caldera preserved 14 millennial-scale climate oscillations that were assessed for Total Organic
Rare Earth Elements in Humates Mined in the San Juan Basin
John Lempke1, Bonnie Frey2, Brent Goehring3 and Virginia McLemore2 1Dept. Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 87801, john.lempke@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy
Geometry of Major Normal Faults in the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Rio Grande Rift, Constrained By Total Bouguer Gravity Anomaly Data
Antonio Chavez1, Richard Chamberlin2 and Alex Rinehart1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, antonio.chavez@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology During the summer of 2022, we conducted 0.05 mGal resolution relative gravity surveys along two
Hydrochemistry of an Alpine Karst System, Northern New Mexico: Las Huertas
Kambray Townsend1, Laura J. Crossey, Karl Karlstrom, Brittany Griego and Livia Crowley5 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, ktownsend1@unm.edu 5National Forest Service, Cibola National Forest, 2113 Osuna
Microtextural relationships of Arsenide Five-Element Veins in the Black Hawk District, Grant County, New Mexico
Zohreh Kazemi Motlagh1, William X. Chávez1, Virginia T. McLemore2, Evan J. Owen2 and Jakob Newcomer1 1New Mexico institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, Zohreh.KazemiMotlagh@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and
New U-Pb Detrital Zircon Geochronology From the Eocene San Jose Formation, Eastern San Juan Basin, Northwestern New Mexico
Nicole Joy Salladin1, Thomas A. Valenzuela2, Brian A. Hampton2 and Kevin M. Hobbs3 1New Mexico State University, 2050 Gladys Drive, Las Cruces, NM, 88001, United States, nsallad@nmsu.edu 2New Mexico State University 3New Mexico Bureau of
Applying U-Pb Detrital Zircon Geochronology to Constrain Oligocene-Miocene closed-basin Rio Grande Rift sedimentation in the Palomas and Jornada del Muerto Basins, Southern New Mexico
Ethan J. Schneider1 and Brian A. Hampton 1Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, ejschn1@nmsu.edu Latest Oligocene–Miocene synorogenic strata of the Hayner Ranch and Rincon Valley formations preserve the early rift
From the Laramide to Now: Mapping the Tectonic Evolution of Central New Mexico in the Northern Fra Cristobal Range
Kyle K. Gallant1 and Veronica B. Prush1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM, 87801, kyle.gallant@student.nmt.edu The Fra Cristobal range is a north-south oriented horst block situated between the San