2012 Annual Fall Field Conference
Sierra County, NM
October 3-6, 2012

Every fall since 1950, the Society has held a field conference to some part of New Mexico and, in some cases, to border states. From the beginning, the conference has been accompanied by a guidebook with detailed road logs as well as peer-reviewed papers relevant to the region. These guidebooks remain as invaluable references to the geology of the conference study area and most are available for purchase.

Fall 2012 Conference Overview

Call for Papers (manuscript deadline: 3/30/2012)

The 63^rd annual Fall Field Conference of the New Mexico Geological Society will be held in Sierra County and hosted out of Truth or Consequences. The conference area is in a geologically diverse portion of the center of the state that has not been formally visited by the Society since 1986. The trip offers the opportunity to observe all aspects of the local geology, including Rio Grande rift tectonics and sedimentary history; Paleozoic stratigraphy, sedimentation and paleontology; geology of the Caballo and Mud Springs Mountains; and Tertiary volcanism and mining history in the southern San Mateo Mountains.

Conference organizers:

• Spencer Lucas (NMMNHS),
• Virginia T. McLemore (NMBGMR),
• Karl Krainer (UI),
• Justin Spielmann (NMMNHS)
• Willam Berglof (NMMNHS)

Future Conferences:

Widespread enthusiasm for the Fall Field Conferences has led to receipt of many proposals for future conferences. Therefore, the schedule of upcoming field conferences is now outlined for the next several years. The field conference venues and names of organizers are listed below. All members are encouraged to volunteer assistance to the organizers or to contribute to the guidebooks. If you live near or are involved with the geology in the vicinity of the future conference sites, please consider contacting one of the organizers.

Fall 2013: I-40 from Albuquerque, NM to Flagstaff, AZ
 — organizers: Steve Semken and Kate Zeigler

If you have an idea for a future field conference, please contact the President of the NMGS.

Photos From Past Fall Field Conferences

Everyone is invited to share their best digital photos of past conferences with the rest of the Society membership. Please contact the society webmaster via the 'comments' link below.

• 1998: Las Cruces Country II
• 2002: White Sands
• 2005: Chama-Ghost Ranch
• 2011: Tusas Mountains and Ojo Caliente