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Geology of the Gila Wilderness-Silver City area

2008
210 pages

Greg Mack, James Witcher, Virgil W. Lueth, 2008, 210 pages https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59

Research papers are free to download.
Roadlogs, mini-papers and some other sections are available in print.


SKU: FFC-59

About this guidebook

The Gila Wilderness region of southwestern New Mexico is spectacular in both scenery and geologic features. Its locaton on the boundary of the Mogollon-Datil volcanic field while straddling the boundaries between the Basin and Range, southern Rio Grande rift, and Mogollon Slope results in rock exposures that span a vast range of geologic time. Some of the largest ore deposits in New Mexico are located here that contribute significantly to the economy of the Silver City area. Over twelve research papers and twelve minipapers document the latest discoveries over diverse subjects ranging from magmatism both 1.5 billion years ago and during the formation of the Mogollon-Datil volcanic field, ore deposit formation, waterresources, and soil utilization by the Mogollon cultures. Sixteen color plates help to illustrate the geological complexity of this enchanting area of New Mexico.

Contents & downloads

Note — Downloads of the papers below are free.

Road logs, mini-papers, and some other sections of recent guidebooks are only available in print.

Front Matter

(includes Dedication, President’s Message, & Conference Organizer’s Message)

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Roadlogs

(each includes listed mini-papers)

Mangas Basin and the Mogollon Mountains: First-day road log, from Silver City to the Catwalk near Glenwood, via the Mangas Basin

Greg H. Mack and Jim Ratte, pp. 1-26.

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Mini-papers

Buckhorn zeolite deposit

Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 10-11.

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Alod Leopold: 1887-1948

Duane M. Moore, [ed.], pp. 12-13.

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The ~28 Ma Bursum caldron, viewed from the Aldo Leopold vista and from Holt Mountain

Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston, pp. 14-15.

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The ~28 Ma Bursum caldron, viewed from the Aldo Leopold vista and from Holt Mountain

Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston, pp. 14-15.

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Geology along the Catwalk National Recreation trail near Glenwood, New Mexico

James C. Ratte, pp. 17-26.

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Geology of the southern Gila Wilderness: Second-day road log from Silver City to Lake Roberts via San Lorenzo

Greg H. Mack, Barry S. Kues, Katherine A. Giles, and Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 27-48.

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Mini-papers

Paleontology and age of the Pennsylvanian Oswaldo and Syrena formations

Barry S. Kues, pp. 36-38.

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Tectonic elements of the San Lorenzo area: Emory cauldron, Mimbres fault zone, and Mimbres half-graben

Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston, pp. 39-41.

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Chino Mine, Santa Rita district, Grant County, New Mexico

Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 41-43.

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Role of the Santa Rita-Hanover axis in the development and preservation of the Chino ore body

Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston and M. James Aldrich, pp. 44-46.

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Isotope characteristics of thermal waters in the Silver City region, New Mexico

Fraser Goff, Cathy J. Goff, and James C. Witcher, pp. 47-48.

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Geology of the Burro Mountains: Third-day road log from Silver City to the southern Burro Mountains on Highway 90 West

Greg H. Mack, Jeffrey M. Amato, and Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 49-60.

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Tyrone Mine, Burro Mountains district, Grant County, New Mexico

Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 54-56.

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Late Cretaceous mafic magamtism in the Burro Mountains

Jeffrey M. Amato and Andre O. Boullion, pp. 56-58.

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Papers

Magmatism and metamorphism at 1.46 Ga in the Burro Mountains, southwestern New Mexico

Jeffrey M. Amato, Andre O. Boullion, and Amos E. Sanders, pp. 107-115.

The early Oligocene Copperas Creek volcano and geology along New Mexico Highway 15 between Sapillo Creek and the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Grant and Catron counties, New Mexico

James C. Ratte, pp. 129-140.

Closure and reclamation of the Hanover-Empire zinc mine area, Grant County, New Mexico

Robert W. Newcomer, Douglas E. Romig, and Walter Niccoli, pp. 151-157.

Paleoclimatic implications of stable oxygen and carbon isotopes of lacustrine and pedogenic calcite from the Gila Conglomerate (Plio-Pleistocene), Mangas Basin, west-central New Mexico

Greg H. Mack and Neil J. Tabor, pp. 159-165.

Soil-geomorphic setting and change in prehistoric agricultural terraces in the Mimbres area, New Mexico

Jonathan A. Sandor, John W. Hawley, Robert H. Schiowitz, and Paul L. Gersper, pp. 167-175.

Evidence for large-scale Laramide tectonic inversion and a mid-Tertiary caldera ring fracture zone at the Lightening Dock geothermal system, New Mexico

James C. Witcher, pp. 177-187.

Geologic controls on ground-water flow in the Mimbres Basin, southwestern New Mexico

Finch, Steven T., Jr. McCoy, Annie and Erwin Melis, pp. 189-198.

Recommended citation

  1. Mack, Greg, Witcher, James, Lueth, Virgil W.; [eds.], 2008, Geology of the Gila Wilderness-Silver City area, New Mexico Geological Society, Guidebook, 59th Annual Field Conference, 210 pp. ISBN: 9781585460939 https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59