Search Spring Meeting Abstracts

New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting
April 7, 2017, Macey Center, New Mexico Tech campus, Socorro, NM

2017 Proceedings Volume
Online ISSN: 2834-5800
https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017

Results ordered by Year and Page (in Abstract Volume)

The Fusulind Eowaeringella and the Desmoinesian-Missourian Boundary in Central New Mexico: Reexamination of the Gotera Canyon Section, Northern Manzano Mountains

Bruce D. Allen and Spencer G. Lucas

p. 12. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.512

The “Box Canyon tuff” and its Relationship to the Schoolhouse Mountain Caldera, Mogollon-Datil Volcanic Field, Southwest New Mexico

Jeffrey M. Amato, Vanessa M. Swenton, William C. McIntosh, and Tara N. Jonell

p. 13. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.539

The Characterization of Abandoned Uranium Mines in New Mexico

John Asafo-Akowuah and Virginia T. McLemore

p. 14. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.528

Major Elements, Trace Elements, and Sr, Nd, and Pb Isotopes of Whole Rocks From the Doña Ana Mountains: Identifying Potential Connections Between Caldera-Related Igneous Rocks in South-Central New Mexico

Tyler J. Askin, Frank C. Ramos, and Peter J. Stevens

p. 15. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.545

The Recent Alpine High Oil and Gas Field Discovery, West Texas

Anthony L. Benson

p. 16. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.493

Uranium Industry: Overview

Bernard Bonifas

p. 17. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.500

The Upper Mancos Shale in the San Juan Basin: Three Oil and Gas Plays, Conventional and Unconventional

Ronald F. Broadhead

p. 18. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.488

Uranium Concentrations in Dust Flux Across the Jackpile Mine Superfund Site

Reid D. Brown, Dan Cadol, and Bonnie Frey

p. 19. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.530

Paragenesis of Uranium Minerals in the Grants Mineral Belt, New Mexico: Applied Geochemistry and the Development of Oxidized Uranium Mineralization

Samantha Caldwell and William X. Chavez, Jr.

p. 20. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.515

Lithofacies Analysis of the Sierra Ladrones Formation Near the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters (southern Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico): Implications for Cliff Fault Movement During the Early Pleistocene

Eda Celep, Daniel J. Koning, and David W. Love

p. 21. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.547

Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Geochronology From Early(?)–Middle Eocene, Post-Laramide Volcanic and Volcaniclastic Strata of the Palm Park Formation in South-Central New Mexico

Ryan H. Creitz, Brian A. Hampton, Greg H. Mack, and Jeffrey M. Amato

p. 22. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.518

A New Chasmosaurine Ceratopsid From the Hall Lake Member of the Mcrae Formation (maastrichtian), South-Central New Mexico

Sebastian G. Dalman and Spencer G. Lucas

p. 23. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.483

New Evidence for Cannibalism in Tyrannosaurid Dinosaurs From the Late Cretaceous of New Mexico

Sebastian G. Dalman and Spencer G. Lucas

p. 24. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.482

What Lies Beneath the Dunes? Gravity Measurements to Characterize Sub-Surface Density Structure and Understand Controls on Dune Migration in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

Ryan Dunagin, M. Roy, Shari Kelley, L. Worthington, and J. Butts

p. 25. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.520

Forsterite and Pyrrhotite Dissolution Rates from Kinetic Testing using Mine Tailings: Results from Geochemical Modelling

Rodrigo Frayna Embile, Jr. and Ingar Walder

p. 26. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.516

Change in Provenance of Proterozoic Metasedimentary Rocks in the Picuris Mountains Based on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (libs) of Detrital Tourmaline

Shoshauna Farnsworth-Pinkerton, Nancy J. McMillan, Barbara L. Dutrow, and Darrell J. Henry

p. 27. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.537

Water-Depth-Based Differences in Ammonoid Assemblages From the Upper Cretaceous (turonian) Blue Hill Member of the Carlile Shale, North-Central New Mexico

Michael P. Foley and Spencer G. Lucas

p. 28. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.484

3D Inverse Models of Magnetotelluric Data in the Central Rio Grande Rift Illuminate Rift Basin Geometry and Possible Interactions Between Deep Brines and Surface Waters

Matthew Folsom, Jeff Pepin, Jared Peacock, Mark Person, Shari Kelley, and David Love

p. 29. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.511

Functional Change in Molluscan Diversity Dynamics Observed Across OAE2

Nicholas Freymueller and Corinne Myers

p. 30. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.523

Why I Remain a Uranium Bull

Michael S. (Mickey) Fulp

p. 31. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.522

Coming Soon – Geologic Map of the Mount Taylor Volcano Area, New Mexico: Centerpiece for the 2020 Fall Field Conference

Fraser Goff, Shari A. Kelley, David J. McCraw, Cathy J. Goff, Bonnie A. Frey, Kate Zeigler, and Virginia T. McLemore

p. 32. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.497

Provenance Trends From Upper Cretaceous Nonmarine Strata in Southern New Mexico: Implications for Drainage Evolution and Sediment Dispersal Along the Southwestern Margin of the Western Interior Seaway

Brian A. Hampton, Greg H. Mack, and Cody J. Stopka

p. 33. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.550

Correlation of Ash Flow Tuffs From the Mogollon-Datil Volcanic Field in Southwestern New Mexico Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (libs): an Analysis of Sanidine Phenocrysts

Trenton L. Haskell and Nancy J. McMillan

p. 34. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.514

Detrital Sanidine ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar Dating: Transforming Sedimentary Rock Geochronology

Matthew T. Heizler, Karl Karlstrom, Matthew Zimmerer, Jake Ross, Laura Crossey, and William McIntosh

p. 35. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.544

⁴⁰Ar/ ³⁹Ar Detrital Sanidine Dating of the Ogallala Formation in Southeastern New Mexico and West Texas

Kevin Henry, Matthew T. Heizler, and Steve T. Cather

p. 36. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.534

The Paleoproterozoic Mazatzal Province of Southern New Mexico: Insight from Detailed Field Mapping and Isotope Geochemistry

Colby Howland and Jeff M. Amato

p. 37. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.510

Distinguishing Calcite With and Without Biomarkers Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico

Brent A. Jackson and Nancy J. McMillan

p. 38. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.531

Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures of the Mesoproterozoic Lanoria Formation, Franklin Mountains, El Paso County, Texas

Eric J. Kappus, Spencer G. Lucas, and Matthew R. Stimson

p. 39. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.529

Geothermal Potential of the Southern San Luis Basin, Taos County, New Mexico

Shari Kelley and Jeff D. Pepin

p. 40. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.513

Reactivation of the Mt. Taylor Mine – Obstacles and Opportunities

Alan K. Kuhn

p. 41. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.491

Fossil Turtles of the Upper Cretaceous Mcrae Formation, Sierra County, New Mexico

Asher Jacob Lichtig and Spencer G. Lucas

p. 42. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.480

Phylogeny of the Enigmatic Eocene Testudinoid Turtle echmatemys and the Origin of the Testudinidae

Asher Jacob Lichtig and Spencer G. Lucas

p. 43. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.481

Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry of Uranium in Aquifer Systems, Pajarito Plateau, New Mexico

Patrick Longmire, Kim Granzow, Stephen Yanicak, David Fellenz, Michael Dale, Megan Green, and Antonio Trujillo

p. 44. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.507

Geochemical Processes Controlling Transport and Deposition of Uranium, Española Basin, New Mexico

Patrick Longmire, Virginia T. McLemore, Dennis McQuillan, Stephen Yanicak, and David Vaniman

p. 45. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.499

Implications of Past Extents of Rio Salado and Rio Puerco Deposits in the Southwestern Corner of the Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico

David W. Love, Alex Rinehart, Richard Chamberlin, Eda Celep, and Dan Koning

p. 46. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.535

Stratigraphy and Age of the Dinosaur-Dominated Fossil Assemblage of the Upper Cretaceous Hall Lake Member of the Mcrae Formation, Sierra County, New Mexico

Spencer G. Lucas, Sebastian Dalman, Asher J. Lichtig, Scott Elrick, W. John Nelson, and Karl Krainer

p. 47. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.479

The Cretaceous Section at Placitas, Sandoval County, New Mexico

Spencer G. Lucas and John B. Rogers

p. 48. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.492

The Paleozoic Section at Bell Hill, Socorro County, New Mexico

Spencer G. Lucas, Bruce Allen, Karl Krainer, and James E. Barrick

p. 49. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.490

The Evolution of Uranium Mineralization in New Mexico

Virgil W. Lueth and Kelsey McNamara

p. 50. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.508

Phyllic Alteration in the Copper Flat Porphyry Copper Deposit, Sierra County, New Mexico

Kierran Maher and Chaneil Wallace

p. 51. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.543

The Demise of the Cuatrociénegas Gypsum Dune Field, and What It Means for the White Sands National Monument

Ethan A. Mamer and B. Talon Newton

p. 52. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.524

A Possible New Species of Dimetrodon (Eupelycosauria: Sphenacodontidae) from the Lower Permian Abo Formation, Socorro County, New Mexico

Kenneth L. McKeighen, Kendra R. McKeighen, Henry W. McKeighen, and Spencer G. Lucas

p. 53. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.495

Uranium Resource Potential in New Mexico

Virginia T. McLemore and John Asafo-Akowuah

p. 55. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.527

Uranium Resources in New Mexico in 2017

Virginia T. McLemore

p. 54. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.496

A Hydrogeochemical Analysis and Recharge Evaluation of Cienega Spring Located in the Sandia Mountains, New Mexico

Alexandra J. Minitrez, Laura J. Crossey, and Christopher McGibbon

p. 56. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.526

Sequential Chemical Extraction as a Method to Determine Uranium Mineral Leachability and Speciation

Alexandra Rose Pearce, Ingar F. Walder, Bonnie Frey, and Virgil W. Lueth

p. 57. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.525

The Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field: Evaluating Open-System Processes in Magmas Derived Beneath the Great Plains

Sid Pinkerton, Frank C. Ramos, and Matthew Zimmerer

p. 58. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.536

Late Triassic Metoposaurid Amphibian Skull Allometry: Comparison of the Lamy, New Mexico, Population to Four Other Populations

Larry F. Rinehart and Spencer G. Lucas

p. 59. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.501

Legacy Molybdenum Mine Tailings in the Context of the Questa Caldera: Challenges in Distinguishing Anthropogenic From Background Water Types

Kylian Nathiel Robinson

p. 60. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.542

⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar Geochronology of Magmatism and Alteration in the Gallinas Mountains With Implications for Rare Earth Mineralization

Alanna Robison, William McIntosh, and Virgil W. Lueth

p. 61. https://doi.org/10.56577/SM-2017.540

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