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Newly discovered stromatolites and bimodal magmatism at ~1.23 Ga in the Burro Mountains of New Mexico: Mesoproterozoic rifting formed a shallow ocean basin in southwestern Laurentia
Amit Millo1, Jeff Amato1 and Jordan Bell1 1New Mexico State University, Department of Geological Sciences/MSC 3AB, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, millo@nmsu.edu Map of the southwest United States highlighting localities where ~1.2 Ga
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
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
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
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
Geometry, kinematics, and timing of Proterozoic shear zones in New Mexico and northwestern Arizona: a record of multiple orogenic pulses?
John M. Bailey The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, jbailey06@unm.edu Proterozoic shear zones are key features of southwestern North America’s orogenic belts that extend over 1,000 km along strike from Mexico to eastern
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
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
Geologic Mapping in New Mexico: An Update on the New Mexico STATEMAP Program
Matthew J. Zimmerer1, Michael Timmons1, Phil Miller1, Jake Ross1, Siânin Spaur1 and Daniel Lavery1 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, Matthew.Zimmerer@nmt.edu The New Mexico STATEMAP Program is
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
The Uvas Basaltic Andesite: a Large-Volume Volcanic Field Erupted During the Initiation of the Southern Rio Grande Rift
Lee H. Hughes1 and Jeffery M. Amato1 1New Mexico State University, 1780 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, United States, lhhughes@nmsu.edu The Uvas Volcanic Field (UVF) is a large-volume dominantly mafic volcanic field representing
Magdalena Science Café Water Resources Science Project
Kassidy Brunson1, Jeremiah Alvarez1, Zeb Apachito1, Cade Brunson1, Tristin Alvarez1, Jim Sauer1, Bonnie Frey2, Nicole Hurtig3 and Laila Sturgis2 1Magdalena Teen Science Café, 202 Spruce St, Magdalena, NM, 87825, jsauer000@gmail.com 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology,
Metagenome-assembled Genomes from Extremophilic Microbial Communities In and Around Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico
Angeline Noelle I. Diongson1, Abigail Brown1, Mackenzie B. Best2, Raymond R. Castillo1, Evita A. Chee3, Katelyn Green1, Elaena L. Hann1, Zoë E. Havlena2, Willie A. Hughes3, Nathaniel E. Jobe1, Damilola M. Odumade1, Andre J. Ortiz1,
Droning on at NMSU: Exploring Integration of Geologic and Uas Workflows
Thomas Valenzuela1, Nicole Salladin1, Alexis Salmeron1, Michael Murphy1, Joseph Wilcox1 and Casey James Duncan1 1Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, MSC 3AB, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, thovalen@nmsu.edu Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
Observations on Subsurface Stratigraphy at the I&W Brine Site in Carlsbad, New Mexico
Eric D. Koenig1 and Michael L. Rucker2 1WSP E&I, Inc., 4221 Balloon Park Road, NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109, eric.koenig@wsp.com 2WSP E&I, Inc., 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 600, Phoenix, AZ, 85034 The City of Carlsbad,
Investigating the Geometry of an Unnamed Fault System South of Socorro, New Mexico, Using an Integrated Geophysical and Remote Sensing Approach
George Pharris1, Riley Heath1, Victoria Jones1, Veronica Prush1, Isabel Morris1, Lindsay Worthington2, Collin Brandl2, Sarah Rysanek2, Jillian Podmore2 and Jonathan Anaya1 1New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, george.pharris@student.nmt.edu 2University of New Mexico,
Hydrologic Response of the Gallinas River to 2023 Spring Snowmelt Post-2022 Hermits Peak/calf Canyon Fire
Mary Frances Bibb1 and Jennifer Lindline1 1Natural Resources Management Department, New Mexico Highlands University, P.O. Box 9000, Las Vegas, NM, 87701, United States, mbibb4@live.nmhu.edu Forest fires are well known to impact the quality of water
Alteration and geochemistry of Clinkers in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico
Devlon R. Shaver1, Virginia T. McLemore2 and Evan Owen2 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 605 Green acres lane, Bosque Farms, NM, 87068, United States, blackkingrex@gmail.com 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral
Evaluating Segmentation Behavior Along the Alamogordo Fault Using Remote Sensing and Field-based Datasets
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 (Wells and Coppersmith, 1994). Regional earthquake hazard
The Calm Before the Volcanic Storm
Matthew J. Zimmerer1, Peter W. Lipman2 and Nicholas F. Meszaros3 1New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 87801, matthew.zimmerer@nmt.edu 2Volcano Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, 94025
Linking Genomes and Geochemistry in Extreme Environments Across the Greater Valles Caldera Ecosystem, New Mexico
Daniel S. Jones1, Abigail Brown2, Mackenzie B. Best3, Raymond R. Castillo2, Evita A. Chee4, Angeline Noelle I. Diongson2, Katelyn Green2, Elaena L. Hann2, Zoë E. Havlena3, Willie A. Hughes4, Nathaniel E. Jobe2, Damilola M. Odumade2,
High-Magnesium Dolomites in South-Central New Mexico
Daniel M. Runyan1, Virginia T. McLemore2, Evan J. Owen2 and Ethan B. Haft1 1Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, daniel.runyan@student.nmt.edu 2New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New
Phylogenetic Analysis of Ammonia Monooxygenase (amoa) Genes From Desert Caves
Kenyan Pius Phlieger1, Katelyn Green1 and Daniel Jones1 1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM, 87801, Kphlieger@gmail.com Nitrification is the process by which ammonia is oxidized to nitrate, and is
Plagioclase Mineral Chemistry of Basalt Rocks from the Black Mountain-Santo Thomas Chain in the Potrillo Volcanic Field
Teresa Dominguez1 and Jennifer Thines1 1New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88001, teresad@nmsu.edu In his 1971 study, Hoffer offered two hypotheses (1) the magma which erupted from the Black Mountain-Santo Thomas chain originated from