Newpublications topical report (GRI-91/0072)that had limited contractional orogeny in western North distribution. This publication includes the America: evidence from ca. 1..4Ga plutons: 1{MBMMR reviewed papers on the Sanfuan Basinfrom Geology,v.22, no.10, pp. 901-904. *Bulletin ll3-Geology of East Potrillo Moun- that report, but omits two generic papers, Sanford, R. F., 7994,A quantitative model of tains and vicinity, Dofra Ana County, New and makes the researchresults more avail- ground-water flow during formation of tab- Mexico, by W. R. Seagerand G. H. Mack, able to geoscientistsand engineers. ular sandstone uranium deposits: Economic 1994,27pp., I table,16 figs., 3 sheets,scale Geology, v. 89, no. 2, pp.34l-360. L:24,0N. $10.00 Semken,S. C. (ed.), 1992,Fieldguide to a ge- The East Potrillo Mountains arba is in USGS ologic excursion in the northeastern Navaio southwest Dofra Ana County, approximately Nation: Navajo Community College. Ship- 25 mi west of El Pasoand 34 mi southwest GEor.ocrc euADRANGLEMAps rock, Navajo Nation, New Mexico, Proceed- of Las Cruces. The MexiceUnited States GQ-l737-Geologic map of the Clifton House ings of the Western Slope Intercollegiate border forms the southern limit of the map, quadrangle, showing fossil zones in the Pi- Geologic Field Conference, October 9-11, and the 10T6'30' meridian delineates the erre Shale, Colfax County, New Mexico, by 1992,68 pp. western edge of the map; altogether, ap- C. L. Pillmore and G. R. Scott, 194, scal-e Wade, S. C., and Reiter, M., 1994,A hydro- proximately 90 mi'? of varied terrain weie l:24,000. thermal study to estimate vertical gr6und- studied. water flow in the Cafrutillo well field, between The prominent volcanic domes of GQ-l749-Geologic map of the Los Pinos Mt. Riley Las Cruces and El Paso:New Mexico Water and Mt. Cox dominate the view, quadrangle, Rio Arriba and Taos Counties, towering 1,475 ResourcesResearch Institute, New Mexico ft or so above their surround- New Mexico, and Conejos County, Colo- ings. State University, WRRI Rept.282,71 pp. To the southeast, the narrow ridge rado, by R. A. Thompsonand P.W. Lipman, Wade, S. C., and Reiter, M., 194, Hydrother- known as the East Potrillo Mountains rises 1994.scale 1.:24.000. approximately 900-1,000ft above the bolson mal estimation of vertical ground-water flow, GQ-L750-Geologic map of the San Antonio floor. Approximately 4,265ft of sedimentary Caflutillo, Texas:Ground Water, v. 32, no.5, Mountain quadlanglel Rio Arriba County, and volcanic rocks and alluvium, which range pp.735-742. New Mexico, by R. A. Thompson and P. W. in age from middle Permian to Holocene,are Lipman, L994, scale1,:24,ffi0. exposed in the study area. The East Potrillo Mountains area reveals Open-lilerepons important details about regional Laramide, Warrn-nrsouRcEs INVEsTIGATIoNS middle Tertiary, and late Tertiary deforma- WRI 92-4l88-Reconnaissance investigation IIMBMMR tion. The oldest structures are folds and as- of water quality, bottom sediment, and biota +374-Geology along a margin of the Colorado sociated thrust faults that are the products associatedwith irrigation drainage in the Pine Plateau and Rio Grande rift, north-central of Laramide compressionin Late Creta- River Project area, Southem Ute Indian Res- New Mexico: roadlog and field-stop discus- ceous--earlyTertiary time. These structures ervation, southwestern Colorado and north- sions to accompanyfield trip #3 of the Rocky are dissectedby a system of low-angle nor- western New Mexico, 1988-89, by D. L. Mountain/South-central Sections annual mal faults that are associatedwith moder- Butler,R. P. Krueger,B. C. Osmundson,A. meeting of the GSA, Albuquerque, NM, April ately rotated strata, presumably the result of L Thompson, J. J. Formea,and D. W. Wick- 20-27,7991, by M. A. Gonzalez and D. P. early extension in the Rio Grande rift. The man,7993, 105pp. Dethier, 80 pp. $r6.00 most *405-Geology recent strucfuresare high-anglenormal WRI 93-4065-Reconnaissance investigation of the Zuni Salt Lake 7.5-min- faults that cut middle Tertiary and Quater- of water quality, bottom sediment, and biota ute quadrangle, Catron County, New Mex- nary fanglomerate and border the modern associatedwith irrigation drainagein the San ico, 194, by O. f . Anderson,2l pp., 2 oversize fault-block uplifts and basins. sheets. fuan River area, San Juan County, north- $7.20 western New Medco, 1990-97,by P. BIan- [A colored section is availableto walk-in cus- *Bulletin J. 146-Coalbed methane in the Upper chard, R. R. Roy, and T. F. O'Brien, 1993, tomers for an additional $3.50.1 Cretaceous Fruitland Formation, San Juan 141pp. Basin, New Mexico and Colorado, edited by WRI 93-4088-Water{evel changesin the High USGS W. B. Ayers, Jr., and W R. Kaiser, 1994,216 Plains aquifer: predevelopment to 1991,by 93-292-F-Geologic radon potential of EPA pp., 14 tables,158 figs. $15.00 T. S. McGrath and J. T. Dugan, L993,53 pp. Region 6; Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Coalbed methane is playing an increas- Oklahoma, and Texas,edited by R. R. Schu- ingly important role in meeting the energy mann, 1993,150 pp. needs of the United States.This unconven- 93-455-National Water-qualityAssessment tional gas may supply 4-57o ol the domestic Otherpublications Program; water use in the Rio Grande valley, natural gas in 194. The San fuan Basin led 1990,by S. F. Richey and S. R. Ellis,7993,2 the nation in coalbedmethane production in Anderson, O. f ., and Lucas,S. G., 1994,Mid- PP. 7992, when nearly 2,100 Fruitland coalbed dle Jurassicstratigraphy, sedimentation and 93-596-C-Plays for assessmentin Region IIl, wells produced approximately 1147billion cu- paleogeography in the southem Colorado Colorado Plateau and Basin and Range, as (Bcf) bic feet of coalbedmethane-8l7o of the of October 4, 1993; 195 National Assess- total U.S. coalbedmethane production of ap- ment of Oil and Gas,compiled by D. L. Gau- proximately 553 Bcf. tier and K. L. Varnes,1993,78 pp. This publication discussesfive areas that 93-596-D-Plays for assessmentin Region IV, relate to controls on the occurrenceor prod- Rocky Mountains and northern GreatPlains, ucibility of coalbedmethane in the SanJuan as of October4,1993;1995 National Assess- Basin:tectonic setting; depositional setting; Lucas, S. G., and Anderson, O. 1., 1994,The ment of OiI and Gas, compiled by D. L. Gau- tracture patterns in Fruitland coal beds and Camp Springs Membet baseof the Late Tri- tier and K. L. Varnes, 7993,34 pp. adjacentstrata; studies of hydrology, thermal assicDockum Formation in west Texas:West 93-59GE-Plays for assessmentin Region V, maturity, and gas compostion; and the in- TexasGeological Society, Bulletin, v. 34, no. West Texasand eastern New Mexico, as of tegration of geologicand hydrologic studies. 2, pp. 5-L5. October 4, 7993;1995National Assessment The research, funded by the Gas Research Lucas,S. G., and Anderson,O. J., 1994,lJpper of Oil and Gas, compiled by D. L. Gautier Institute and conducted by the Bureauof Ec- Permian Ochoa Group of west Texas and and K. L. Vames, 1993,9 pp. onomic Geology at The University of Texas southeasternNew Mexico: Permophiles,no. 93-680-Abstracts of the U.S. GeologicalSur- at Austin, the Colorado Geological Survey, 24, pp. 43-46. vey, Central region, 1993poster review, com- and the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Nyman, M. W., Karlstrom, K. E., Kirby, E., piled by C. E. Baker and A. B. Coury, 1993, Mineral Resources, was summarized in a Graubard, C. M., 1994,Mesoproterbzoic 27 PP.
November 1994 . New Mexico Galogy Palo Duro Basin, 58 Santa Fe Formation, 56 PalomasFormation, 42 Santa Fe Group, 85 ParadiseFormation, 57-58 Santa Rita mining district, 24 lndexlo NewMexico Geology, volume 16 PecosRiver, 59-60 Santo Domingo Basin, 55 pedogenesis,8, 9, 12 SartenSandstone, 51-52 i'enniylvanian, 76, 26-28,30, Savarese,G , 82 57-58, 83 Scholle mining district, 36 Abbott,J C, 83 San Juan, 74-75 karst, T-"12,57 PerchaShale, 7 Seager,W, 78 Abo Formation, 26-30 SantaFe Cotnty,21.,75 Kelly Limestone,16 Permian,17,26, 29, 57-58, Sealey,P L,85 abstracts SierraCounty, 47 48,59, Keres Group, 56 72,75,84-8s sedimentation,36, 42, 47, 56- Mineral Symposium,15-16 67,77 Kietzke,K K ,4'1.-48 Perry,F V, 60 58, 83 NMGS, 35-37, 56-61.,79- Socorro County, 4, 75-16, Kilbourne Hole, 81-82 petrography, 8, 11 Silurian, 7 85 52, 59, 67, 7r-72, 76, 81., Krby, E ,82-84 petrogenesis,79-81 Sims,K W W,79-80 seealso NMG 17(11 85 Kottlowski,F E ,26-30,54 pehology,41, 81 Sivils,D J,57 Albuquerque Basin, 56-58, 72 Taos County, 56 Kudo,A M,50-61 Phillips,F M,80 Smith, G A., 55 ammonites,49,52-53 Union County, 72, 76 Kues,B S ,74,49-54 Phillips,W. M, 61 snakes, 85 Anderson,O J ,17,49-54 Cowan, C , 15 Kyle, P R, 35-35 Pictured Cliffs Sandstone,75 Spell,T L, 36 Andrew,l E ,60,82 Cretaceous,17,22, 49 54,83 Pinos Altos mining district, Stamm,R C ,2610 Anthony, L , 80 Cross,A , 84 Ladron Mountains, 82-83 SteepleRock mining district, Appelt,RM,36 Laughlin, A W, 60-61 Pittsburgh mining district, 25 75,24, 35-36 argon/argon dating, 36-37, Dakota Sandstone, 49-54, 75 Lavine,A., 56 placer 9o1d,21.25 stratigraphy, 7-8, 49-50, 52- 56-57, 83 Daniel,CG,82 lead, 59 Pleistocene,17, 43-M, 58, 53, 56-57 Armstrong,A K,25-30 Datil Group, 55 Lifton,N A,61 60-61 Austin,G 5 ,7-6,59-60 Davis,R L, 84 Linchburgmine, 15-15 Pliocene,47-48,81,85 Taos Plateau volcanic field, DeMark, R S., 15-15 Lockey,M G,84-85 plutonism, 35, 83 80-81 Baldridge,W S,79-80 DePaolo,D I ,79-80 Long,C A, 81 82 Pollock,T R, 82-83 tax/revenue table, 77, 79 Balk,C L, 54 Desmoinesian,28 Longmire,P, 59 potassium,35-35 tectonism,83 Bandelier Tuff, 1-3, 36, 60 Devonian,7 Lordsburg mining district, 35 Poths,f., 80 terra rosa,8, 12 Barker,J M ,56,79 Dewitt,C B,15-15 Los Lunas volcano, 57 Potrillo volcanic field, 60-51, Tertiary, 1.6,21-22, 66, 80-84 basalt,41-48, 57, 60-61,79- diagenesis,9 Love, D W, 57, 84 81-82 thermochronology, 83 81 dolomite,7-72,75,28 Lozinsky,R P,57 Precambrian, 10, 75, 83-84 thorium, 35,79-80 Basinand Rangeprovince, 8, Dougleris,A P ,36-37 Lucas,S G, 17, 41-48,84- Proterozoic,27-22, 24, 26, Thurman Formation, 56-57 66, 87 Dunbhr,N W,35,80 85 28-30, 59, 81-84 Tijeras fault zone, 83 Bauer,P W, 82-83 Duncan,R J, 59 Lueth,V W, 36 pumice, 1-6, 60 trackways, 84-85 Big HatchetMountains, 57- Dutro, I T, 26-30 Luo, F, 84 Treadwell,C1,58 58 Quade,J , 61 Tularosa Basin,67 biogeochemistry,59 EastGrants Ridge, 1, 4, 50 maars,17, 4l-48,67 quaftz, 7, 10-72, 22 biostratigraphy, 49-50, 52, 53 ElephantButte Lake,41-48 Mamet, B L ,26-30 Quaternary, 43-44, 60-61', uranium, 59,79-80 bivalves,17,49-54 Elizabethtown-Baldy mining mapping, 84 80-83 Uvas volcanic field, 80-81 Blagbrough,I W ,65-71 disirict, 21-23 McDougall, I , 36 Boot Heel volcanicfield, 57 El MalpaisNational McFadden,L, 59 Ralser,S , 84 Valles caldera, 58-59 Boryta,J D, 56 Monument, 50-51 Mclntosh,W C ,56-57,60- Raton Basin, 76 Valles Rhyolite, 1, 3, 60 Bowring, S A, 82-83 Ennis,D J, 35 67 Recent,21-22, 44, 59 volcanism, 15, 17, 24, 35-36, Brandvold,L A,59-60 Eocene,83 Mclemore, V. T ,"15,21-25, Red Hill-Quemado volcanic 41-48, s6-57, 60-61.,79-84 breccia,T-72 eoliandeposits, 57 35, 59-50 field, 60-51 Broadhead,R F.,72-77 epithermal fissure veins, 15 McMillan,N J,80-81 Reid,K, 61 Watt,P, 59 Bursum Formation,85 erosion, 57, 83 Melker,MD,82 Reynolds,C B ,57 Weary,D I ,26-30 Exogyra,49-54 Mesozoic,83 Rincon Hills, 55-57 White Oaks mining district, CaballoMountains, 56-57 metamorphism, 83 Rio Grande, 4, 42, 58, 67, 84 25 Campbell,AR,35-36 feldspar, 7, 70, 59, 83-84 miarolitics, 15 Rio Grande rift, 16, 35, 56- Whitworth, T M, 36 CapitanMountains, 67 , 69,83 fluorite, 35 microfossils,41-48 57,81-84 Williams,M L,31-34 carboncycling, 58 Fry,E. W, 57 mineralogy, 15-16, 35, 59 Rio Puerco,81, 84 Wisconsin, 65-66, 68-70 Carney,J , 51 FusselmanDolomite, 7-12 Miocene,15, 27-22,24, 47, 60 RobledoMountains, 84 WoldeGabriel, G , 60 Cascadden,TE,61 Mississippian,16, 30, 57-58 rock glaciers, 65-71 Wolf, C P, 59 cavefillings, 7, 10 geochemistry,15, 35-j6, 59- Mogollon-Datil volcanic field, Rogers,J B, 58-59 Cederquist,D P ,82 ot 4, 57, 60 Romano,E M,82 xenocrysts,61 Cenomanian,49-54 geochronology,25, 35, 56-57, Mogollon mining district,24 Rowe,H D,82 xenoliths,60 Cenozoic,41-48, 80 81 60-51, 83 MonticelloPoint maar,41-48 Rubio Peak Formation, 56 Cerro Toledo Rhyolite, 36 gold, 15,27)5,35,59 moraines,68 Young,L M ,7-73 Chamberlin,RM,56 Goodwin,L 8,82-83 Mount Withington caldera, SacramentoMountains, 7, 66, Chapin,C E, 35 36 Gorbach,C,84 57 70 zeolites, 56-57 chlorine,80 Grambling,JA,31-34 Mozley,PS,59 San Agustin pluvial-lake Zidek,J,85 clay,35 36, 56-57,59-60 Munell, M T ,79-80 basln, 66, 69 Zuni-Bandera volcanic field, Clemons,RussellE,T8 Hallett, B , 57 Sangrede Cristo Mountains, 60-67,79-80 Cochiti Formation,56 Hallett,R8,81 New Placersmrning district, 68,70,83 Zuni Mountains, 25-30 ColoradoPlateau, 8, 66, 80- Hansonburg mining district, 35 27,23 SanJuan Basin,29-30,56, 69, Zuni Salt Lake maar,17 81 Hayden,S N, 82 Niemy.jski,T, 57 72, 75-77 Colpitts,R M, Jr, 85 Heckert,A B, 85 No Agua Peaks,55 SanJuan Formation, 56
New MexicoGeology November 1994 87 Terry Telles); Clay Minerals Society meeting NewMexico Bureau ol Mines and SME Restructuring Committee meeting (George Austin); Cenhal SME meeting (George andMineral Resources statf notes Austin, Janes Barker, Gretchen Hoffnran); ISO 9000 meeting and SME Board of Drectors meeting flim Barker); NM StateEngineers Wa- ter Rights hearing (Willian Haneberg); Ap- The Bureauhas filled two part-time positions ological Society of America annual meeting: plied Fluvial Geomorphology short course by hiring Lynn Heizler as Assistant Curator in Mike Whitworth (co-author Virgil Lueth, "Po- (William Haneberg); Denver Gem and Mineral the Mineral Museum and Lisa Petersas a Lab tential geologic membrane controls on healy Show (Vigil Lueth); mineral display at Chap- Technician in the Geochronology Lab. Anni- metal transport"); Virgil Lueth (co-author Mike arral Gem and Mineral Show (Virgil Lueth); versaries of our staff members with 5 or more Whitworth, "Geologic membrane effects and led field hip to Orogrande and Organ district years of service from September through Oc- the origin of red bed copper deposits"). Frank for El Paso-Juarez-LasCruces "Celebration of tober are: JacquesRenault, 30; George Austin, Kottlowski presented the Frye Award and at- our Mountain" (Virgil Lueth); porphyry cop- 20; Ruben Crespin, 19;Bob Eveleth,17;Dave tended the Coal Geology Division meeting. per conference, "Bootprints along the Cordil- Love, 14; |ane Love, 13; Ron Broadhead, 1.2; Steve Cather, Bill Haneberg, and Matt Heizler lera" (Virginia Mclemore); management Steve Cather and RebeccaTitus, 8; Ann Lan- also attended. seminar (RebeccaTitus); Western StatesSeis- ning, 6; Glen fones, 5. Charles Chapin, Directot attended the Gov- mic Policy Council, NM Geologic Delegate The New Medco GeologicalSociety 45th An- ernor's TechnicalExcellence Committee meet- (William Haneberg); conducted topographic- nual Field Conference was to the Mogollon ing; NM Oil & GasAssociation annual meeting map-reading workshop for teachers(fim Bar- Slope, west-central New Mexico and east-cen- (Frank Kottlowski, Neil Whitehead, III); Coal ker, Gretchen Hoffman, Susan Welch); "Out tral Arizona. Richard Chamberlin, Ron Broad- Surface Mining Commission meeting; NM of the Rock," workshop for teacherstaught by head, Steven Cather, fanres Barker, William Mining Association meeting (Frank Kot- National Energy Foundation (Susan Welch); Mclntosh, Orin Anderson, Gretchen Hoff- tlowski, Susan Welch set up NMBMMR ex- Albuquerque Geological Society (Neil White- man, George Austin, and Norma Meeks served hibit); Water Quality Control Commission head, III, talk, Fracture at the surface in the on various committeesand compiled road logs. hearings (Lynn Brandvold). San Juan Basin,N.M. and Colo.: implications Guidebook articles were written by Richard Other meetings attended by NMBMMR staff for petroleum, groundwater, and engineering Chanberlin, William Mclntosh, Steven Cather, were: Geoanalysis'94conference (Lynn Brand- geology);New Mexico GeographicInformation Nelia Dunbar, Charles Chapin, Orin Ander- vold, poster, Distribution and partitioning of Council, fall meeting (Neil Whitehead, III, Dave son, Gretchen Hoffman, Ron Broadhead, Vir- copper, lead, and zinc in stream-sediments Love, Glen |ones); Wastewaterreuse feasibility ginia Mclemore, and George Austin. above and below an abandoned mining and workshop (Mike Whitworth); SME meeting and Guidebook preparation was aided by Becky Ti- milling area near Pecos,New Mexico, U.S.A. field trip (Abe Gundiler); NM Water Law con- tus, Kathy Campbell, and fesse Dengate who facques Renault, talk, Method of XRF analysis ference (Charles Chapin, |ohn Hawley, Bill provided the line drawings and illustrations; for environmental lead using thin film princi- Haneberg, Mike Whitworth). Lynne Hemenway and Terry Telles did the word ples); Association of Earth ScienceEditors (Carol Articles by Orin Anderson and Marshall processing. Other staff attending were Paul Hjellming, Nancy Gilson); How to Supervise Reiter are referenced in SercicelNews,Other Bauer, Frank Kottlowski, Dave Love, jane Love, People workshop (Norma Meeks, fames Bar- publiutions. |ohn Hawley, William Haneberg, Neil White- ker, Ron Broadhead, Bill Haneberg, Charles Staffnotes makes its final appearancein this head, III, and Virgil Lueth. Chapin); Grammar and Usage seminar (Deb- issue as a feature in Neu Mexim Geology.The Staff members presented papers at the Ge- bie Goering, Lois Gollmer, Theresa Lopez, series has been discontinued.
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