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Geologic Resources Inventory National Park Service : Natural Resource Stewardship and Science U.S. Department of the Interior Geologic Maps of Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico " Map 1: Pecos Unit Map 2: Glorieta Unit (Cañoncito) Map 3: Glorieta Unit (Pigeon’s Ranch) Qt Py PPNsc PNPsc Py Qvf U Qa TRm Qt PPNsc Ql Qc QTg M Qt Pa Qa TRs Qt Py Qa PPNsc Py ñones monocline F Los Pi QTg Pg Psa Py Pecos syncline Psa U Psa Qc Pa Qt " PPNsc TRm Py Psa TRsl Pecos Pueblo anticline TRsl Pg Qt Qa M PNPsc Qvf 63 TRsl Pg PNPsc Xgg Psa Qa QTg " TRsm " PPNsc Pa Qt TRsu Psa PPNsc PPNsc Py QTg Qt Pa 300 Qc TRm PNal TRm TRs Qt PPNsc Qa QTg 25 Qt Pueblo and F TRsl Mission Ruins TRsm PNal Qa Trail Qt Qt PPNsc M PNPsc Qt Pa Qt Xgg QTg QTg Qa Qca TRc " Qa Qc 50 TRsl TRs Qt Visitor Center Qa Glo Xgg rie TRm TRm ta C re TRc " e k QTg Qa QTg TRsl Xgg TRc Pg Qt Qa PPNsc Qt Qt PNal D QTg Qc Qc Qvf U Qt Qt QTg Qc Qc PNal Qa Pa Qc 25 k e Qt Qa e Qa r C Py Psa PPNsc QTg Qvf o Psa e t PPNsc s Qvf i Qt l Psa a TRsl G Qa Pg Qvf Qa Pa ecos R TRm P iver Qa Py Glorieta Mesa fault zone Qa U Qa Psa TRsl Qvf Pg QTg Qvf Qt Qc PPNsc Psa TRs PPNsc Pg TRc Qt Pg PPNsc PPNsc QTg F Qc Py 25 Psa TRm Py TRm+Pa Qvf QTg Qvf Qt Qt TRc TRc PPNsc U M TRsl Py Qt Qa Manzanita monocline Pg Qvf North 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 North 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 PPNsc Qvf North TRm+Pa PNal 0 0.5 1 1.5 Pg Kilometers Kilometers Qt Kilometers Psa Pa Miles Miles Pa Qt Miles TRsl 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 Qvf 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 TRm F U NPS Boundary Full Extent of Digital Data, Areas of Detail in Red Qc Quaternary colluvium TRc Chinle Group Py Yeso Formation Xgr Granodiorite Geologic Line Features arkose bed Infrastructure TRs Santa Rosa Formation PPNsc Sangre de Cristo Formation Xmg Megacrystic granitoid North 0 1 2 3 Qca Quaternary colluvium and alluvium Kilometers structures Faults Miles towns TRsu Santa Rosa Formation, upper member PNm Madera Formation Xd Diorite 0 1 2 3 Qvf Quaternary valley fill roads normal fault, solid where known or park trails U certain, dashed where approximate or TRsm Santa Rosa Formation, middle member PNal Alamitos Formation Xa+Xd Amphibolite and diorite D inferred, dotted where concealed Ql Quaternary landslide FoldsF U on up block, D on down block 60 " anticline, solid where known Glorieta Pass PNlp La Pasada Formation Xa Amphibolite Canada de Los Alamos 7562ft or certain, dashed where approximate, unknown offset/displacement, solid where Qt Quaternary terrace deposit TRsl Santa Rosa Formation, lower member 2305m La Cueva dotted where concealed known or certain, dashed where " approximate or inferred, dotted where U monocline, solid where known TRm Moenkopi Formation PNs Sandia Formation Xqms Quartz muscovite schist isto concealed QTg Quaternary-Tertiary gravel Cr or certain, dotted where concealed De s Glorieta ? indicates queried fault M e in " gr ta syncline, solid where known Mt Tererro Formation n n Map 3: Glorieta Unit Map 1: Pecos Unit TRm+Pa Moenkopi Formation and Artesia Formation Xf Felsic schist and phyllite a u 25 Pecos or certain, dashed where inferred, QTa Ancha Formation S o (Pigeon’s Ranch) 50 Geologic Units M dotted where concealed Pa Artesia Formation Mes Espiritu Santo Formation Xbp Biotite and pelitic schist Geologic Contacts water Tg Galisteo Formation solid where known or certain, Xgg Granite to granitic gneiss dashed where approximate or inferred, Qaf Artificial fill Tgv Gravel deposits, older Psa San Andres Formation Xms Muscovite schist 25 dotted where concealed 300 Visitor Center Map 2: Glorieta Unit ? indicates queried contact Xg Biotite granitoid (Cañoncito) Qa Quaternary alluvium Tt Santa Fe Group Pg Glorieta Sandstone 25 water or shoreline Cerro de Escobas 8212ft 60 2503m This map was produced by Georgia Hybels (Colorado State University) in April 2015. It is an overview of compiled geologic data prepared as part As per source map scale and U.S. National Map Accuracy Standards, geologic features represented here are within 6 m (20 ft) eta Me Glori sa of the NPS Geologic Resources Inventory. This map is not a substitute for site-specific investigations. (1:12,000 scale data) or 12 m (40 ft) (1:24,000 scale data) of their true location. The source maps used in creation of the digital geologic data were: All digital geologic data and publications prepared as part of the Geologic Resources Inventory are available at the NPS Integrated D U Resource Management Applications Portal (IRMA): https://irma.nps.gov/App/Reference/Search. Enter “GRI” as the search text and Ilg, B., Bauer, P. W., Ralser, S., Rogers, J., and Kelley, S. 1997. Preliminary Geologic Map of the Glorieta 7.5-min Quadrangle, Santa Fe County, select a park from the unit list. New Mexico (scale 1:12,000). Open-File Geologic Map OF-GM 11. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources. Read, A., and Rawling, G. 2002. Preliminary Geologic Map of the Pecos 7.5-min Quadrangle, San Miguel and Santa Fe Counties, New Mexico (scale 1:24,000). Open-File Geologic Map OF-GM 52. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources..
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