New Mexico Geological Society
Fall Field Conference Guidebook - 49
Las Cruces Country II
Greg H. Mack, George S. Austin and James M. Barker, eds, 1998, 325 pages.
It has been 23 years since the New Mexico Geological Society last visited the Las Cruces area (Guidebook 26). Greg Mack and his field conference committee have put together an interesting and diversified meeting including Paleozoic basin evolution, Cenozoic history of southern New Mexico, and economic geology of the area. The first day follows a route from Las Cruces to Truth or Consequences along I-25. The goal of the first day is to examine parts of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary sections. The morning stop at Derry Hills is to examine the Magdalena Group and Permian Abo formation. In the afternoon we visit Mescal Canyon, east of Truth and Consequences to examine upper Cretaceous siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. The second day is dedicated to the Cenozoic history of southern New Mexico exposed in Selden Canyon, Broad Canyon and near Rincon. The third day focuses on economic geology with visits to see features associated with a recently discovered geothermal field, and a quarry where barite and manganese were mined on a small scale.
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Note —Downloads of the papers below are free. Road logs, mini-papers, and some other sections of recent guidebooks are only available in print.
Front Matter: (includes Dedication, President's Message, & Conference Organizer's Message)
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Roadlogs: (each includes listed mini-papers)
First-day road log from Las Cruces to Derry Hills and Mescal Canyon in the Caballo Mountains (5.94 MB PDF)
— Greg H. Mack, Timothy F. Lawton, and Katherine A. Giles, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.1 [SUMMARY]
— Greg H. Mack, Timothy F. Lawton, and Katherine A. Giles, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.1 [SUMMARY]
Mini-papers:
Robledo Mountains, key outcrops in south-central New Mexico
— Frank E. Kottlowski and William R. Seager, pp. 3-4.
— Frank E. Kottlowski and William R. Seager, pp. 3-4.
Basic principles of sequence stratigraphy
— Greg H. Mack, Katherine A. Giles, and Timothy F. Lawton, pp. 6-8.
— Greg H. Mack, Katherine A. Giles, and Timothy F. Lawton, pp. 6-8.
Key to identification of tetrapod footprints from lower Permian red beds of southern New Mexico
— Spencer G. Lucas and Adrian P. Hunt, pp. 11-13.
— Spencer G. Lucas and Adrian P. Hunt, pp. 11-13.
Second-day road log from Las Cruces to Selden Canyon, Broad Canyon, and Rincon Arroyo (3.20 MB PDF)
— Greg H. Mack and Nancy J. McMillan, pp. 23-34. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.23 [SUMMARY]
— Greg H. Mack and Nancy J. McMillan, pp. 23-34. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.23 [SUMMARY]
Mini-papers:
Early Pleistocene (Early Irvingtonian) co-occurrence of the Proboscideans Cuvieronius, Stegomastodon, and Mammuthus at Tortugas Mountain, Dona Ana County, New Mexico
— Spencer G. Lucas, Gary S. Morgan, and Greg H. Mack, pp. 34.
— Spencer G. Lucas, Gary S. Morgan, and Greg H. Mack, pp. 34.
Third-day road log: From Las Cruces to Rincon Hills via I-25 (1.53 MB PDF)
— Greg H. Mack, James Witcher, and Thomas Giordano, pp. 35-38. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.35 [SUMMARY]
— Greg H. Mack, James Witcher, and Thomas Giordano, pp. 35-38. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.35 [SUMMARY]
Mini-papers:
The Rincon SLH1 geothermal well
— James C. Witcher, pp. 35-38.
— James C. Witcher, pp. 35-38.
Roadlog References:
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Papers:
Prehistoric peoples of the northern Chihuahuan Desert (931 KB PDF)
— David T. Kirkpatrick and Meliha S. Duran, pp. 41-45. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.41 [ABSTRACT]
— David T. Kirkpatrick and Meliha S. Duran, pp. 41-45. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.41 [ABSTRACT]
Early images of the Organ Mountains: artwork of the U.S.-Mexican Boundary Commission of 1851-1852 (2.17 MB PDF)
— Jerry E. Mueller and Wade A. Mueller, pp. 47-53. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.47
— Jerry E. Mueller and Wade A. Mueller, pp. 47-53. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.47
Apaches and the mining menace: Indian-White conflicts in southwestern New Mexico, 1800-1886 (2.33 MB PDF)
— Hana S. Norton, pp. 55-60. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.55 [ABSTRACT]
— Hana S. Norton, pp. 55-60. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.55 [ABSTRACT]
The Aguirre Spring debris flow of August 14, 1991 (2.98 MB PDF)
— Loretta M. Heckman and Jerry E. Mueller, pp. 61-69. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.61 [ABSTRACT]
— Loretta M. Heckman and Jerry E. Mueller, pp. 61-69. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.61 [ABSTRACT]
Quaternary paleospring deposits at San Diego Mountain in south-central New Mexico (1.33 MB PDF)
— Michael D. Jarvis, Brenda J. Buck, and James C. Witcher, pp. 71-74. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.71 [ABSTRACT]
— Michael D. Jarvis, Brenda J. Buck, and James C. Witcher, pp. 71-74. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.71 [ABSTRACT]
Origin and hazard implications of a matrix-free boulder deposit on the east flank of the Organ Mountains, south-central New Mexico (1.18 MB PDF)
— William J. Stone, pp. 75-77. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.75 [ABSTRACT]
— William J. Stone, pp. 75-77. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.75 [ABSTRACT]
Eolian stratigraphy of intrabasinal fault depressions in the northern Hueco and southern Tularosa Basins: Evidence for neotectonic activity (2.83 MB PDF)
— Brenda J. Buck, John M. Jr. Kipp, and H. Curtis Monger, pp. 79-86. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.79 [ABSTRACT]
— Brenda J. Buck, John M. Jr. Kipp, and H. Curtis Monger, pp. 79-86. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.79 [ABSTRACT]
Las Cruces country: A geophysical and remote sensing perspective (1.68 MB PDF)
— G. Randy Keller, Brian S. Penn, and Steven H. Harder, pp. 87-91. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.87 [ABSTRACT]
— G. Randy Keller, Brian S. Penn, and Steven H. Harder, pp. 87-91. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.87 [ABSTRACT]
Self-potential surveys of three geothermal areas in the southern Rio Grande rift, New Mexico (2.44 MB PDF)
— Howard P. Ross and James C. Witcher, pp. 93-100. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.93 [ABSTRACT]
— Howard P. Ross and James C. Witcher, pp. 93-100. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.93 [ABSTRACT]
Geophysical interpretation of subsurface geology, pediment of the San Andres Mountains to the Jornada del Muerto Basin, New Mexico (1.96 MB PDF)
— Timothy J. Maciejewski and Kate C. Miller, pp. 101-106. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.101 [ABSTRACT]
— Timothy J. Maciejewski and Kate C. Miller, pp. 101-106. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.101 [ABSTRACT]
Temporal and spatial magmatic evolution of the Rio Grande rift (3.03 MB PDF)
— Nancy J. McMillan, pp. 107-116. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.107 [ABSTRACT]
— Nancy J. McMillan, pp. 107-116. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.107 [ABSTRACT]
Geochemistry and geochronology of Quaternary mafic volcanic rocks in the vicinity of Carrizozo, New Mexico (1.48 MB PDF)
— Elizabeth Y. Anthony, Jerry Hoffer, Wendi J. Williams, Jane Poths, and Brian Penn, pp. 117-122. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.117 [ABSTRACT]
— Elizabeth Y. Anthony, Jerry Hoffer, Wendi J. Williams, Jane Poths, and Brian Penn, pp. 117-122. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.117 [ABSTRACT]
Qualitative relationships of late Cenozoic cinder cones, southern Rio Grande rift, utilizing cone morphology and landsat thematic imagery: A preliminary assessment (1.44 MB PDF)
— Jerry M. Hoffer, Brian S. Penn, Oscar A. Quezada, and Monica Morales, pp. 123-128. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.123 [ABSTRACT]
— Jerry M. Hoffer, Brian S. Penn, Oscar A. Quezada, and Monica Morales, pp. 123-128. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.123 [ABSTRACT]
Geologic framework of Tertiary intrusions of the Cornudas Mountains, southern New Mexico (1.94 MB PDF)
— Constance J. Nutt and J. Michael O'Neill, pp. 129-134. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.129 [ABSTRACT]
— Constance J. Nutt and J. Michael O'Neill, pp. 129-134. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.129 [ABSTRACT]
The stratigraphy of south-central New Mexico (6.93 MB PDF)
— Greg H. Mack, Frank E. Kottlowski, and William R. Seager, pp. 135-154. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.135 [ABSTRACT]
— Greg H. Mack, Frank E. Kottlowski, and William R. Seager, pp. 135-154. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.135 [ABSTRACT]
The allochthonous nature of lower Mississippian Waulsortian mounds in the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico (2.15 MB PDF)
— Katherine A. Giles, pp. 155-160. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.155 [ABSTRACT]
— Katherine A. Giles, pp. 155-160. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.155 [ABSTRACT]
The Beeman Formation (Upper Pennsylvanian) of the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico: Guide to the Dry Canyon area with discussion on shelf and basin responses to eustasy, tectonics, and climate (4.16 MB PDF)
— William D. Raatz and J. A. (Toni) Simo, pp. 161-176. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.161 [ABSTRACT]
— William D. Raatz and J. A. (Toni) Simo, pp. 161-176. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.161 [ABSTRACT]
Facies description and evolution of a Wolfcampian (Early Permian) shelf margin: Hueco Mountains, west Texas (3.38 MB PDF)
— Michelle L. Stoklosa, J. A. (Toni) Simo, and Gregory P. Wahlman, pp. 177-186. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.177 [ABSTRACT]
— Michelle L. Stoklosa, J. A. (Toni) Simo, and Gregory P. Wahlman, pp. 177-186. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.177 [ABSTRACT]
Cretaceous stratigraphy and biostratigraphy in the southern San Andres Mountains, Dona Ana County, New Mexico (2.79 MB PDF)
— Spencer G. Lucas and John W. Estep, pp. 187-196. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.187 [ABSTRACT]
— Spencer G. Lucas and John W. Estep, pp. 187-196. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.187 [ABSTRACT]
Cretaceous stratigraphy and biostratigraphy, western Franklin Mountains, El Paso, Texas (2.10 MB PDF)
— Spencer G. Lucas, Leroy L. Corbitt, and John W. Estep, pp. 197-203. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.197 [ABSTRACT]
— Spencer G. Lucas, Leroy L. Corbitt, and John W. Estep, pp. 197-203. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.197 [ABSTRACT]
Corals from the Upper Cretaceous of south-central New Mexico (0.98 MB PDF)
— Spencer G. Lucas and Orin J. Anderson, pp. 205-207. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.205 [ABSTRACT]
— Spencer G. Lucas and Orin J. Anderson, pp. 205-207. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.205 [ABSTRACT]
Latest Cretaceous leaf megafloras from the Jose Creek Member, McRae Formation, New Mexico (4.30 MB PDF)
— Upchurch, Garland R., Jr. and Greg H. Mack, pp. 209-222. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.209 [ABSTRACT]
— Upchurch, Garland R., Jr. and Greg H. Mack, pp. 209-222. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.209 [ABSTRACT]
The Ceratopsian dinosaur Torosaurus from the Upper Cretaceous McRae Formation, Sierra County, New Mexico (1.29 MB PDF)
— Spencer G. Lucas, Greg H. Mack, and John W. Estep, pp. 223-227. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.223 [ABSTRACT]
— Spencer G. Lucas, Greg H. Mack, and John W. Estep, pp. 223-227. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.223 [ABSTRACT]
Reversal magnetostratigraphy and radioisotopic geochronology of the Plio-Pleistocene Camp Rice and Palomas Formations, southern Rio Grande rift (2.31 MB PDF)
— Greg H. Mack, Stephen L. Salyards, William C. McIntosh, and Michael R. Leeder, pp. 229-236. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.229 [ABSTRACT]
— Greg H. Mack, Stephen L. Salyards, William C. McIntosh, and Michael R. Leeder, pp. 229-236. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.229 [ABSTRACT]
Pliocene (Blancan) vertebrate fossils from the Camp Rice Formation near Tonuco Mountain, Dona Ana County, southern New Mexico (4.18 MB PDF)
— Gary S. Morgan, Spencer G. Lucas, and John W. Estep, pp. 237-249. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.237 [ABSTRACT]
— Gary S. Morgan, Spencer G. Lucas, and John W. Estep, pp. 237-249. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.237 [ABSTRACT]
Origin of barite-fluorite-galena deposits in the southern Rio Grande rift, New Mexico (4.36 MB PDF)
— Virginia T. McLemore, Thomas H. Giordano, Virgil W. Lueth, and James C. Witcher, pp. 251-263. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.251 [ABSTRACT]
— Virginia T. McLemore, Thomas H. Giordano, Virgil W. Lueth, and James C. Witcher, pp. 251-263. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.251 [ABSTRACT]
Tellurium mineralization in the northern Organ district, Dona Ana County, New Mexico (1.73 MB PDF)
— Virgil W. Lueth, pp. 265-269. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.265 [ABSTRACT]
— Virgil W. Lueth, pp. 265-269. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.265 [ABSTRACT]
Commercial perlite deposits of New Mexico and North America (2.69 MB PDF)
— George S. Austin and James M. Barker, pp. 271-277. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.271 [ABSTRACT]
— George S. Austin and James M. Barker, pp. 271-277. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.271 [ABSTRACT]
A reinterpretation of ore zoning in the Organ district, Dona Ana County, New Mexico (2.29 MB PDF)
— Virgil W. Lueth and Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 279-285. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.279 [ABSTRACT]
— Virgil W. Lueth and Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 279-285. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.279 [ABSTRACT]
Active and recently active construction materials and aggregate operations in Dona Ana County, New Mexico (3.34 MB PDF)
— George S. Austin, James M. Barker, and Edward W. Smith, pp. 287-298. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.287 [ABSTRACT]
— George S. Austin, James M. Barker, and Edward W. Smith, pp. 287-298. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.287 [ABSTRACT]
Summary of the mineral resources in Dona Ana County, New Mexico (3.34 MB PDF)
— Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 299-307. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.299 [ABSTRACT]
— Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 299-307. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.299 [ABSTRACT]
Geochemistry, geochronology, and tectonic implications of jarosite mineralization in the northern Franklin Mountains, Dona Ana County, New Mexico (2.52 MB PDF)
— Virgil W. Lueth, Philip C. Goodell, Matthew T. Heizler, and Lisa Peters, pp. 309-315. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.309 [ABSTRACT]
— Virgil W. Lueth, Philip C. Goodell, Matthew T. Heizler, and Lisa Peters, pp. 309-315. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.309 [ABSTRACT]
Characterization of hydrostratigraphy and groundwater flow on the southwestern San Andres Mountains pediment, NASA-JSC White Sands Test Facility (2.82 MB PDF)
— Geoffrey C. Giles and John W. Pearson, pp. 317-325. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.317 [ABSTRACT]
— Geoffrey C. Giles and John W. Pearson, pp. 317-325. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49.317 [ABSTRACT]
Back Matter: (usually includes a stratigraphic column and/or correlation chart)
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Recommended Guidebook Citation:
- Mack, G. H.; Austin, G. S.; Barker, J. M.; [eds.], 1998, Las Cruces Country II, New Mexico Geological Society, Guidebook, 49th Annual Field Conference, 325 pp. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-49