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Fall Field Conference Guidebooks

Since 1950, the New Mexico Geological Society’s Fall Field Conference has explored regions of New Mexico and neighboring states. The accompanying guidebooks combine detailed road logs with edited, peer-reviewed papers and are an essential reference for the region’s geology.

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Peer-reviewed papers—called “articles” in some early volumes—are available to the public as free PDF downloads. Road logs, mini-papers, and other selected sections remain available only in print.

Select Contents & free papers below to explore a guidebook, or search for particular papers.

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FFC-45

Mogollon Slope (West-Central New Mexico and East-Central Arizona)

Richard M. Chamberlin, Barry S. Kues, Steven M. Cather, James M. Barker and William C. McIntosh, eds, 1994, 335 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-45

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FFC-38

Northeastern New Mexico

Spencer G. Lucas and Adrian P. Hunt, eds, 1987, 354 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-38

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FFC-11

Rio Chama Country

Edward C. Beaumont and Charles B. Read, eds., 1960, 129 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-11

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FFC-3

Rio Grande Country

Ross B. Johnson and Charles B. Read, eds, 1952, 126 pages, (Reprinted 1996). https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-3

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FFC-35

Rio Grande Rift (Northern New Mexico)

W. Scott Baldridge, Patricia W. Dickerson, Robert E. Riecker and Jiri Zidek, eds, 1984, 379 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-35

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FFC-2

San Juan Basin (New Mexico and Arizona)

Clay T. Smith and Caswell Silver, eds, 1951, 163 pages, (Reprinted 1996). https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-2

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FFC-1

San Juan Basin (New Mexico and Colorado)

Vincent C. Kelley, Edward C. Beaumont and Caswell Silver, eds, 1950, 152 pages. (Reprinted 1996) https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-1

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FFC-43

San Juan Basin IV

Spencer G. Lucas, Barry S. Kues, Thomas E. Williamson and Adrian P. Hunt, eds, 1992, 411 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-43

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FFC-30

Santa Fe Country

Raymond V. Ingersoll, Lee A. Woodward and H. L. James, eds. 1979, 310 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-30

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FFC-14

Socorro Region

Frederick J. Kuellmer, ed., 1963, 204 pages, (reprinted 1996). https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-14

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FFC-34

Socorro Region II

Charles E. Chapin and Jonathan F. Callender, eds, 1983, 344 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-34

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FFC-72

Socorro Region III

Daniel J. Koning, Kevin M. Hobbs, Fred M. Phillips, W. John Nelson, Steven M. Cather, Anne C. Jakle, and Brittney Van Der Werff, [editors] 2022, 426 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-72

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FFC-40

Southeastern Colorado Plateau

Orin J. Anderson, Spencer G. Lucas, David W. Love and Steven M. Cather, eds., 1989, 345 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-40

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FFC-51

Southwest Passage: A trip through the Phanerozoic

Timothy F. Lawton, Nancy J. McMillan and Virginia T. McLemore, eds, 2000, 282 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-51

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FFC-4

Southwestern New Mexico

Frank E. Kottlowski, ed, 1953, 153 pages, (Reprinted 1996). https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-4

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FFC-16

Southwestern New Mexico II

J. Paul Fitzsimmons and Christina L. Balk, eds., 1965, 244 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-16

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FFC-17

Taos-Raton-Spanish Peaks Country (New Mexico and Colorado)

Stuart A. Northrop and Charles B. Read, eds., 1966, 128 pages (Reprinted 1996). https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-17

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FFC-41

Tectonic Development of the Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

Paul W. Bauer, Spencer G. Lucas, Christopher K. Mawer and William C. McIntosh, eds, 1990, 450 pages, NMGS. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-41

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FFC-20

The Border Region, Chihuahua and the United States

Diego A. Cordoba, Sherman A. Wengerd and John Shomaker, eds., 1969, 228 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-20

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FFC-68

The Geology of the Ouray-Silverton Area

Karl E. Karlstrom, David A. Gonzales, Matthew J. Zimmerer, Matthew Heizler, and Dana S. Ulmer-Scholle, [editors] 2017, 219 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-68

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FFC-31

Trans Pecos Region (West Texas)

Patricia W. Dickerson, Jerry M. Hoffer and Jonathan F. Callender, eds, 1980, 308 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-31

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FFC-37

Truth or Consequences Region

Russell E. Clemons, William E. King, Greg H. Mack and Jiri Zidek, eds, 1986, 317 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-37

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FFC-27

Vermejo Park

Rodney C. Ewing and Barry S. Kues, eds, 1976, 306 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-27

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FFC-10

West-Central New Mexico

James E. Weir, Jr. and Elmer H. Baltz, eds., 1959, 162 pages ( Reprinted 1996). https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-10

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FFC-32

Western Slope (Western Colorado)

Rudy C. Epis and Jonathan F. Callender, eds, 1981, 337 pages. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-32

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