New Mexico Geological Society
Fall Field Conference Guidebook - 25
Ghost Ranch

Charles T. Siemers, Lee A. Woodward and Jonathan F. Callender, eds, 1974, 404 pages.

The New Mexico Geological Society was founded in 1947. The year 1974, however, will long be remembered as the"Silver Anniversary" of the Geological Society in commemoration of the 25th consecutive field conference. The first day road log is from Ghost Ranch to Cuba and Nacimiento Mine. The route begins near the south end of the Chama Basin where excellently exposed Permian through Jurassic strata are seen. Then we cross the south end of the Gallina-Archuleta arch which separates the shallow Chama Basin from the structurally deeper San Juan Basin and enter the San Juan Basin. Then turning southeast we approach the eastern edge of the San Juan Basin and the western part of the Nacimiento uplift. Leaving Cuba we see progressively steeper-dipping Cretaceous rocks and upon reaching the Mesaverde outcrop the section is overturned (the beds dip toward the east). As we continue eastward, the Jurassic section is also inverted and we then cross the Nacimiento fault. East of the fault, the Triassic Chinle Formation is rightside-up. The second day road log is from Coyote Junction of US-84 and NM-96 to Abiquiu, El Rito, Petaca, Tres Piedras, Hopewell Lake, Chama Basin, and return to Ghost Ranch. The highlights of this route will be Tertiary rocks of the Rio Grande rift, Precambrian rocks and pegmatite deposits of the Brazos uplift, and Jurassic-Cretaceous stratigraphy of the Chama Basin. The third day road log is from Junction US-84 and El Rito turnoff to Espanola, Valle Grande, San Ysidro, and Bernalillo. Highlights of this trip will be exposures of Tertiary strata of the Rio Grande rift, volcanic rocks and structures of the Jemez Mountains, geothermal energy, and Mississippian and Pennsylvanian stratigraphy.

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Road log from Ghost Ranch to Cuba and Nacimiento mine, New Mexico (print only)
— Lee A. Woodward, J. E. Fassett, and L. W. Talbott, pp. 1-9.
Road log from Coyote Junction of U.S. 84 and N.M. 96 to Abiquiu, El Rito, Petaca, Tres Piedras, Hopewell Lake, Chama Basin, and return to Ghost Ranch (print only)
— Richards L. Burroughs, L.A. Woodward, and H. N. Dixon, pp. 11-29.
Alternate road log: La Madera Junction to Tres Piedras via U.S. 285 (print only)
— Richards L. Burroughs, pp. 31-34.
Road log from junction of U.S. 84 and El Rito turnoff to Espanola, Valle Grande, San Ysidro, and Bernalillo, New Mexico (print only)
— Albert M. Kudo, pp. 35-49.
Guidebook economics-"The Incremental Book" (924 KB PDF)
— William L. Hiss, pp. 61-64.
Amendments to the constitution and by-laws of the New Mexico Geological Society (31 KB PDF)
— William L. Hiss, pp. 65.
Scenes from the past (7.77 MB PDF)
— William L. Hiss, pp. 67-74.
The way of the Fray: a pictorial diary of the Escalante Expedition through north-central New Mexico, 1776 (3.34 MB PDF)
— H. L. James, pp. 77-82.
The Los Alamos archaeological survey, Pajarito Plateay, New Mexico (948 KB PDF)
— Charlie R. Steen, pp. 83--85.
The nacient mineral industries of Cerro Pedernal, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (1.85 MB PDF)
— A. Helene Warren, pp. 87-93.
Precambrian rocks of the southern Sierra Nacimiento, New Mexico (481 KB PDF)
— Lee A. Woodward, Ruben Martinez, Harvey R. DuChene, Otto L. Schumacher, and Richard K. Reed, pp. 95-99.
Contrasting types of Precambrian granitic rocks in the Dixon-Penasco area, northern New Mexico (985 KB PDF)
— Philip E. Long, pp. 101-108.
Precambrian metavolcanic rocks of the Tusas Mountains, New Mexico: major elements and oxygen isotopes (490 KB PDF)
— Fred Barker and Irving Friedman, pp. 115-117.
Summary of recent Rb-Sr age determinations from Precambrian rocks of north-central New Mexico (49 KB PDF)
— Douglas G. Brookins, pp. 119-121.
Tectonics of central-northern New Mexico (675 KB PDF)
— Lee A. Woodward, pp. 123-129.
Structure of the Guadalupe Box area, Sandoval County, New Mexico (699 KB PDF)
— Harvey R. DuChene, pp. 131-135.
Geophysical studies in the Jemez Mountains region, New Mexico (964 KB PDF)
— George R. Jiracek, pp. 137-144.
Biostratigraphy of the Arroyo Penasco Group, Lower Carboniferous (Mississsippian), north-central New Mexico (3.58 MB PDF)
— Augustus K. Armstrong and Bernard L. Mamet, pp. 145-158.
Pennsylvanian rocks of north-central New Mexico (490 KB PDF)
— Harvey R. DuChene, pp. 159-165.
Permian rocks of north-central New Mexico (246 KB PDF)
— D. L. Baars, pp. 167-169.
The Upper Triassic Chinle Formation in north-central New Mexico (306 KB PDF)
— Robert B. O'Sullivan, pp. 171-174.
The Triassic paleontology of Ghost Ranch (836 KB PDF)
— Edwin H. Colbert, pp. 175-178.
Upper Triassic plants of Canon del Cobre, New Mexico (2.06 MB PDF)
— Sidney R. Ash, pp. 179-184.
Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Morrison Formation (Jurassic), Ojito Spring Quadrangle, Sandoval County, New Mexico: A preliminary discussion (5.07 MB PDF)
— Gary A. Flesch, pp. 185-195.
Petrography of Morrison Formation (Jurassic) sandstone of the Ojito Spring Quadrangle, Sandoval County, New Mexico (5.88 MB PDF)
— Gary A. Flesch and Michael D. Wilson, pp. 197-210.
Stratigraphy and uranium potential of the Burro Canyon Formation in the southern Chama Basin, New Mexico (1.04 MB PDF)
— A. E. Saucier, pp. 211-217.
History of Mesozoic lakes of northern New Mexico (482 KB PDF)
— William F. Tanner, pp. 219-223.
Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks of the eastern San Juan Basin, New Mexico and Colorado (691 KB PDF)
— J. E. Fassett, pp. 225-230.
Cretaceous rocks of the Tierra Amarilla coal field and adjacent areas, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (450 KB PDF)
— E. R. Landis, C. H. Dane, and W. A. Cobban, pp. 231-238.
The Dakota Sandstone (Cretaceous) of the southern part of the Chama Basin, New Mexico--A preliminary report on its stratigraphy, paleontology, and sedimentology (4.53 MB PDF)
— Keith Grant and Donald E. Owen, pp. 239-249.
Correlation of the Gallup Sandstone and associated formations, Upper Cretaceous, eastern San Juan and Acoma Basins, New Mexico (2.91 MB PDF)
— C. M. Molenaar, pp. 251-258.
The Carlile-Niobrara contact and Lower Niobrara strata near El Vado, New Mexico (1.98 MB PDF)
— Norman R. King, pp. 259-266.
Macroinvertebrate paleoecology of a transgressive marine sandstone, Cliff House Sandstone (Upper Cretaceous), Chaco Canyon, northwestern New Mexico (2.49 MB PDF)
— Charles T. Siemers and Norman R. King, pp. 267-277.
Age relations of upper part of Lewis Shale on east side of San Juan Basin, New Mexico (377 KB PDF)
— W. A. Cobban, E. R. Landis, and C. H. Dane, pp. 279-282.
Dating rocks of the Santa Fe Group: Programs and problems (565 KB PDF)
— Ted Galusha, pp. 283-286.
Outline of the igneous geology of the Jemez Mountain volcanic field (464 KB PDF)
— A. M. Kudo, pp. 287-289.
Neogene volcanism in the southern San Luis Basin (215 KB PDF)
— Richard L. Burroughs, pp. 291-294.
Sandstone copper deposits of the Nacimiento region, New Mexico (633 KB PDF)
— Lee A. Woodward, William H. Kaufman, and Otto L. Schumacher, pp. 295-299.
Nacimiento pit, a Triassic strata-bound copper deposit (791 KB PDF)
— Lyle W. Talbott, pp. 301-303.
Possible source areas for sandstone copper deposits in northern New Mexico (423 KB PDF)
— Dennis J. LaPoint, pp. 305-308.
Uranium occurrences of the Nacimiento-Jemez region, Sandoval and Rio Arriba counties, New Mexico (872 KB PDF)
— William L. Chenoweth, pp. 309-313.
Uranium in the Petaca, Ojo Caliente, and Bromide districts, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (29 KB PDF)
— William L. Chenoweth, pp. 315.
Metallic mineral deposits of the Tusas Mountains (182 KB PDF)
— E. C. Bingler, pp. 317-322.
Oil and gas development and production, eastern San Juan Basin (818 KB PDF)
— Emery C. Arnold, pp. 323-328.
Upper Cretaceous coal in the Cuba-La Ventana-Torreon area, eastern San Juan Basin, New Mexico (271 KB PDF)
— Edward C. Beaumont and John W. Shomaker, pp. 329-332.
Humate mining in northwestern New Mexico (868 KB PDF)
— John W. Shomaker and William L. Hiss, pp. 333-336.
Ground water in the southwestern part of the Jemez Mountains volcanic region, New Mexico (923 KB PDF)
— Frank W. Trainer, pp. 337-345.
General geohydrology of the Pajarito Plateau (527 KB PDF)
— William D. Purtymun and Steven Johansen, pp. 347-349.
General geology and ground water conditions in the Truchas-Espanola-Velarde area of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (573 KB PDF)
— R. L. Borton, pp. 351-354.
Dry hot rock project (213 KB PDF)
— Francis G. West, pp. 355-358.
Landslides on "Brazos Pass" (1.28 MB PDF)
— Warren Bennett, pp. 359-363.
Structure and stratigraphy in the vicinity of the Shell Oil Co. Santa Fe Pacific No. 1 Test Well, southern Sandoval County, New Mexico (1.15 MB PDF)
— Bruce A. Black and William L. Hiss, pp. 365-370.
Structural and petrogenetic relationships of pegmatites in the Petaca district, New Mexico (1.22 MB PDF)
— Richard H. Jahns, pp. 371-375.

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New Mexico Geological Society
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