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Table of Contents (1.40 MB PDF requires Acrobat 7.0 or later)

Table of Contents:

Note:
Papers from this guidebook are available for free download (requires Acrobat Reader). Road logs, mini-papers, maps, and other selected sections of this guidebook are only available in print.

1. First-day road log from Carlsbad to White City, Orla, Loving, Potash Enclave and return to Carlsbad. (print only)
   — George S. Austin, James M. Barker, Joseph E. Crawford, John W. Hawley, David W. Love, Spencer G. Lucas, and Jim W. Adams, pp. 1-42.

2. Mini-papers: (print only)

   Overview of the geomorphic history of the Carlsbad area
   — John W. Hawley, pp. 2-3.
3. Some principles of calcisol development and soil-geomorphic relationships in southeastern New Mexico
   — John W. Hawley, pp. 4-5.
4. K Hill and Yeso Hills selenite occurrence
   — Joseph E. Crawford, pp. 8-10.
5. Sulfide/barite/fluorite ore deposits, Delaware Basin, New Mexico and west Texas
   — Carol A. Hill, pp. 10.
6. The Castile as a "nonmarine" evapoite
   — Roger Y. Anderson, pp. 12-13.
7. The Castile Formation: A continuing paradox
   — Alick B. Leslie, Alan Kendall, and Gill Harwood, pp. 13-14.
8. Castile microfolding
   — A. J. Watkinson and J. I. D. Alexander, pp. 14-16.
9. Geology of the Pokorny sulfur deposit, Culberson County, Texas
   — George F. Klemmick, pp. 18-19.
10. The geology and development of the Phillips Ranch sulfur deposit
    — James R. Gulinger, pp. 21-23.
11. Progress report on ground-water movement within the sulfur-bearing zones of the lower Castile Formation at Phillips Ranch deposit, Culberson County, Texas
    — Teri D. Davis, pp. 23-26.
12. Upper Neogene valley and depression fills of the Orla, Texas area
    — John W. Hawley, pp. 27.
13. Post-tectonic reheating of portions of the Permian Basin as expressed by iso-reflectance lines on regional structural sections
    — Charles E. Barker and Mark J. Pawlewicz, pp. 29-30.
14. Cenozoic confusion, controversy and collapse at Pierce Canyon
    — John W. Hawley, David Love, and Spencer G. Lucas, pp. 33-34.
15. A total dissolved solids map for the northern portion of the Capitan aquifer
    — Michael G. Wallace, pp. 38-39.
16. Federal management of the potash area in southeastern New Mexico
    — James A. Olsen, pp. 39-41.
17. Second-day road log frm Carlsbad to White City, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Salt Flat, Washington Ranch and return to Carlsbad
    — Jim W. Adams, John W. Hawley, Lloyd C. Pray, and David W. Love, pp. 43-67.

18. Mini-papers: (print only)

    The Wallace Pratt Ship-on-the-Desert Research Center, Guadalupe Mountains National Park
    — Jim W. Adams and Larry E. Henderson, pp. 48-49.
19. The Frijoles Ranch complex: Pioneer legacy of the Guadalupes
    — Brent Wauer and Ben. Gilmore, pp. 53-54.
20. The Pinery Station of the Butterfield Overland Stagecoach line
    — Jim W. Adams, pp. 54-55.
21. Diversity of life in Guadalupe Mountains National Park
    — Michael Baldree, pp. 55-56.
22. Geology of the west face of the Guadalupe Mountains
    — Lloyd C. Pray and Jim W. Adams, pp. 63-65.
23. History of the Washington Ranch, Eddy County, New Mexico
    — Peggy L. Burton, Jim W. Adams, and Carl Engwall, pp. 65-67.
24. Third-day road log: From Carlsbad to Dark Canyon, Last Chance Canyon, Sitting Bull Falls, Rocky Arroyo and return tp Carlsbad (print only)
    — Jim W. Adams, David W. Love, and John W. Hawley, pp. 69-86.

25. Mini-papers: (print only)

    Brantley Lake State Park
    — Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 79-80.
26. Globe Plaster Mining Co., Oriental, New Mexico
    — Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 80.
27. Production history and geology of Avalon (Delaware) field
    — D. L. Cantrell and T. V. Kane, pp. 81-82.
28. Standing on sand: A short history of the Carlsbad area
    — Jed Howard, pp. 84-86.
29. Supplemental road log 1: From Pierce Canyon (First day Stop 6) to New Mexico Highway 31/128 junction north of Salt Lake, via Mescalero Plain, Los Medanos (WIPP) and Nash Draw (print only)
    — John W. Hawley and David W. Love, pp. 87-97.

30. Mini-papers: (print only)

    Summary of Delaware Basin end-stage deposits
    — Robert M. Holt and Dennis W. Powers, pp. 90-92.
31. Environmental evaluation group's environmental monitoring of the WIPP site
    — Jim W. Kenney, pp. 92-94.
32. New Mexico Environment Department DOE/WIPP oversight
    — Paul E. Sanchez, pp. 94-96.
33. Supplemental road log 2: From junction of NM-137 and Sitting Bull Falls road to Salt Flat graben, via Queen, west Guadalupe Rim, El Paso Gap, Dog Canyon and Crow Flats (print only)
    — David W. Love and John W. Hawley, pp. 99-107.
34. Supplemental road log 3: From US-285/NM-524 junction, Happy Valley and Carlsbad Civic Center, via truck bypass route and Standpipe road (print only)
    — John W. Hawley, pp. 109.

35. Papers:

    Geologic walking tour of Carlsbad Cavern (1.40 MB PDF)
    — Carol A. Hill, pp. 117-128. [ABSTRACT]
36. Elemental sulfur in caves of the Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico (1.89 MB PDF)
    — Kimberley I. Cunningham, Harvey R. DuChene, and Charles E. Spirakis, pp. 129-136. [ABSTRACT]
37. Middle-late Proterozoic extension in the Carlsbad region of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas (2.45 MB PDF)
    — Donald C. Adams, Mark A. Ouimette, and Fred Moreno, pp. 137-144. [ABSTRACT]
38. Geology and mineral resources in the Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico and Hudspeth County, Texas (2.24 MB PDF)
    — Virginia T. McLemore and James R. Guilinger, pp. 145-153. [ABSTRACT]
39. Erosional margins and patterns of subsidence in the late Paleozoic west Texas basin and adjoining basins of west Texas and New Mexico (1.87 MB PDF)
    — Thomas E. Ewing, pp. 155-166. [ABSTRACT]
40. Small-scale structures in the Guadalupe Mountains region: Implication for Laramide stress trends in the Permian Basin (1.16 MB PDF)
    — Erdlac, Richard J., Jr., pp. 167-174. [ABSTRACT]
41. A contribution to the evolving stratigraphic framework of middle Permian strata of the Delaware Basin, Texas and New Mexico (1.56 MB PDF)
    — Charles H. Kerans, W. M. Fitchen, M. H. Gardner, and B. R. Wardlaw, pp. 175-184. [ABSTRACT]
42. Sequence stratigraphic framework of the upper San Andres Formation and equivalent basinal strata in the Brokeoff Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico (1.35 MB PDF)
    — William M. Fitchen, pp. 185-193. [ABSTRACT]
43. Anatomy of offlap: Upper San Andres Formation (Permian, Guadalupian), Last Chance Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico (2.63 MB PDF)
    — Mark D. Sonnenfeld, pp. 195-203. [ABSTRACT]
44. Outcrop permeabilities within four facies of a single depositional parasequence, upper San Andres Formation (Permian, Guadalupian/Leonardian), Lawyer Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico (704 KB PDF)
    — Malcolm A. Ferris, Charles Kerans, and Sharp, John M., Jr., pp. 205-210. [ABSTRACT]
45. Dissolution of Permian Salado salt during Salado time in the Wink area, Winkler County, Texas (1.89 MB PDF)
    — Kenneth S. Johnson, pp. 211-218. [ABSTRACT]
46. Stratigraphy of the Permian-Triassic boundary in southeastern New Mexico and west Texas (3.54 MB PDF)
    — Spencer G. Lucas and Orin J. Anderson, pp. 219-230. [ABSTRACT]
47. Triassic stratigraphy in southeastern New Mexico and southwestern Texas (849 KB PDF)
    — Spencer G. Lucas and Orin J. Anderson, pp. 231-235. [ABSTRACT]
48. Late Triassic vertebrates from the Dockum Formation near Otis Chalk, Howard County, Texas (1.98 MB PDF)
    — Spencer G. Lucas, Adrian P. Hunt, and Robert Kahle, pp. 237-244. [ABSTRACT]
49. Stratigraphy, paleontology and correlation of lower Cretaceous exposures in southeastern New Mexico (3.20 MB PDF)
    — Barry S. Kues and Spencer G. Lucas, pp. 245-260. [ABSTRACT]
50. The Ogallala and Gatuna Formations in the southeastern New Mexico region: A progress report (1.28 MB PDF)
    — John W. Hawley, pp. 261-269. [ABSTRACT]
51. The upper Cenozoic Gatuna Formation of southeastern New Mexico (2.08 MB PDF)
    — Dennis W. Powers and Robert M. Holt, pp. 271-282. [ABSTRACT]
52. Economic geology of the Carlsbad potash district, New Mexico (2.09 MB PDF)
    — James M. Barker and George S. Austin, pp. 283-291. [ABSTRACT]
53. Oil and gas in the New Mexico part of the Permian Basin (1.40 MB PDF)
    — Ronald F. Broadhead and Stephen W. Speer, pp. 293-300. [ABSTRACT]
54. Geology and mineralization of the Culberson sulfur deposit (2.53 MB PDF)
    — Joseph E. Crawford and C. S. Wallace, pp. 301-316. [ABSTRACT]
55. Barite/celestite/selenite/calcite mineralization at Bell Lake sink, Lea County, New Mexico (846 KB PDF)
    — Carol A. Hill, pp. 317-320. [ABSTRACT]
56. Post-Pleistocene patterns of shallow groundwater flow in the Delaware Basin, southeastern New Mexico and west Texas (1.89 MB PDF)
    — Thomas F. Corbet and Michael G. Wallace, pp. 321-325. [ABSTRACT]
57. Hydrogeologic trends in the Dell City area, Hudspeth County, Texas (656 KB PDF)
    — Sharp, John M., Jr., James R. Mayer, and Eldon McCutcheon, pp. 327-330. [ABSTRACT]
58. WIPP-related geological issues (1.12 MB PDF)
    — Lokesh N. Chaturvedi, pp. 331-338. [ABSTRACT]
59. A reconnaissance study of mercury and base metal concentrations in water and stream- and lake-sediment samples along the Pecos River, eastern New Mexico (3.12 MB PDF)
    — Virginia T. McLemore, Lynn A. Brandvold, and Donald K. Brandvold, pp. 339-351. [ABSTRACT]
60. Site selection and characterization of the Sand Point landfill site, Eddy County, New Mexico (1.02 MB PDF)
    — Dennis W. Powers and Marvin Magee, pp. 353-357. [ABSTRACT]