New Mexico Geological Society
Fall Field Conference Guidebook–59
Geology of the Gila Wilderness-Silver City area
Greg Mack, James Witcher, Virgil W. Lueth, 2008, 210 pages
The Gila Wilderness region of southwestern New Mexico is spectacular in both scenery and geologic features. Its locaton on the boundary of the Mogollon-Datil volcanic field while straddling the boundaries between the Basin and Range, southern Rio Grande rift, and Mogollon Slope results in rock exposures that span a vast range of geologic time. Some of the largest ore deposits in New Mexico are located here that contribute significantly to the economy of the Silver City area. Over twelve research papers and twelve minipapers document the latest discoveries over diverse subjects ranging from magmatism both 1.5 billion years ago and during the formation of the Mogollon-Datil volcanic field, ore deposit formation, waterresources, and soil utilization by the Mogollon cultures. Sixteen color plates help to illustrate the geological complexity of this enchanting area of New Mexico.
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Table of Contents:
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)
Download (3.03 MB PDF)
Roadlogs: (each includes listed mini-papers)
Mangas Basin and the Mogollon Mountains: First-day road log, from Silver City to the Catwalk near Glenwood, via the Mangas Basin
— Greg H. Mack and Jim Ratte, pp. 1-26. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.1
— Greg H. Mack and Jim Ratte, pp. 1-26. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.1
Mini-papers:
Buckhorn zeolite deposit
— Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 10-11.
— Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 10-11.
Alod Leopold: 1887-1948
— Duane M. Moore, [ed.], pp. 12-13.
— Duane M. Moore, [ed.], pp. 12-13.
The ~28 Ma Bursum caldron, viewed from the Aldo Leopold vista and from Holt Mountain
— Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston, pp. 14-15.
— Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston, pp. 14-15.
The ~28 Ma Bursum caldron, viewed from the Aldo Leopold vista and from Holt Mountain
— Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston, pp. 14-15.
— Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston, pp. 14-15.
Geology along the Catwalk National Recreation trail near Glenwood, New Mexico
— James C. Ratte, pp. 17-26.
— James C. Ratte, pp. 17-26.
Geology of the southern Gila Wilderness: Second-day road log from Silver City to Lake Roberts via San Lorenzo
— Greg H. Mack, Barry S. Kues, Katherine A. Giles, and Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 27-48. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.27
— Greg H. Mack, Barry S. Kues, Katherine A. Giles, and Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 27-48. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.27
Mini-papers:
Paleontology and age of the Pennsylvanian Oswaldo and Syrena formations
— Barry S. Kues, pp. 36-38.
— Barry S. Kues, pp. 36-38.
Tectonic elements of the San Lorenzo area: Emory cauldron, Mimbres fault zone, and Mimbres half-graben
— Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston, pp. 39-41.
— Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston, pp. 39-41.
Chino Mine, Santa Rita district, Grant County, New Mexico
— Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 41-43.
— Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 41-43.
Role of the Santa Rita-Hanover axis in the development and preservation of the Chino ore body
— Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston and M. James Aldrich, pp. 44-46.
— Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston and M. James Aldrich, pp. 44-46.
Isotope characteristics of thermal waters in the Silver City region, New Mexico
— Fraser Goff, Cathy J. Goff, and James C. Witcher, pp. 47-48.
— Fraser Goff, Cathy J. Goff, and James C. Witcher, pp. 47-48.
Geology of the Burro Mountains: Third-day road log from Silver City to the southern Burro Mountains on Highway 90 West
— Greg H. Mack, Jeffrey M. Amato, and Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 49-60. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.49
— Greg H. Mack, Jeffrey M. Amato, and Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 49-60. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.49
Mini-papers:
Tyrone Mine, Burro Mountains district, Grant County, New Mexico
— Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 54-56.
— Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 54-56.
Late Cretaceous mafic magamtism in the Burro Mountains
— Jeffrey M. Amato and Andre O. Boullion, pp. 56-58.
— Jeffrey M. Amato and Andre O. Boullion, pp. 56-58.
Papers:
Early geological studies in southwestern and south-central New Mexico (8.17 MB PDF)
— Barry S. Kues, pp. 77-106. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.77 [ABSTRACT]
— Barry S. Kues, pp. 77-106. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.77 [ABSTRACT]
Magmatism and metamorphism at 1.46 Ga in the Burro Mountains, southwestern New Mexico (2.79 MB PDF)
— Jeffrey M. Amato, Andre O. Boullion, and Amos E. Sanders, pp. 107-115. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.107 [ABSTRACT]
— Jeffrey M. Amato, Andre O. Boullion, and Amos E. Sanders, pp. 107-115. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.107 [ABSTRACT]
When batholiths exploded: The Mogollon-Datil volcanic field, southwestern New Mexico (2.83 MB PDF)
— Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston, pp. 117-128. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.117 [ABSTRACT]
— Wolfgang E. (Wolf) Elston, pp. 117-128. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.117 [ABSTRACT]
Potential for Laramide porphyry copper deposits in southwestern New Mexico (1.28 MB PDF)
— Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 141-149. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.141 [ABSTRACT]
— Virginia T. McLemore, pp. 141-149. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.141 [ABSTRACT]
Closure and reclamation of the Hanover-Empire zinc mine area, Grant County, New Mexico (2.44 MB PDF)
— Robert W. Newcomer, Douglas E. Romig, and Walter Niccoli, pp. 151-157. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.151 [ABSTRACT]
— Robert W. Newcomer, Douglas E. Romig, and Walter Niccoli, pp. 151-157. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.151 [ABSTRACT]
Paleoclimatic implications of stable oxygen and carbon isotopes of lacustrine and pedogenic calcite from the Gila Conglomerate (Plio-Pleistocene), Mangas Basin, west-central New Mexico (2.30 MB PDF)
— Greg H. Mack and Neil J. Tabor, pp. 159-165. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.159 [ABSTRACT]
— Greg H. Mack and Neil J. Tabor, pp. 159-165. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.159 [ABSTRACT]
Soil-geomorphic setting and change in prehistoric agricultural terraces in the Mimbres area, New Mexico (3.13 MB PDF)
— Jonathan A. Sandor, John W. Hawley, Robert H. Schiowitz, and Paul L. Gersper, pp. 167-175. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.167 [ABSTRACT]
— Jonathan A. Sandor, John W. Hawley, Robert H. Schiowitz, and Paul L. Gersper, pp. 167-175. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.167 [ABSTRACT]
Evidence for large-scale Laramide tectonic inversion and a mid-Tertiary caldera ring fracture zone at the Lightening Dock geothermal system, New Mexico (2.72 MB PDF)
— James C. Witcher, pp. 177-187. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.177 [ABSTRACT]
— James C. Witcher, pp. 177-187. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.177 [ABSTRACT]
Geologic controls on ground-water flow in the Mimbres Basin, southwestern New Mexico (2.85 MB PDF)
— Finch, Steven T., Jr. McCoy, Annie and Erwin Melis, pp. 189-198. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.189 [ABSTRACT]
— Finch, Steven T., Jr. McCoy, Annie and Erwin Melis, pp. 189-198. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.189 [ABSTRACT]
Water-bearing properties of selected geologic materials in mining areas of Grant County, New Mexico (1.03 MB PDF)
— L. Clay Kilner, pp. 199-203. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.199 [ABSTRACT]
— L. Clay Kilner, pp. 199-203. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59.199 [ABSTRACT]
Recommended Guidebook Citation:
- Mack, Greg, Witcher, James, Lueth, Virgil W.; [eds.], 2008, Geology of the Gila Wilderness-Silver City area, New Mexico Geological Society, Guidebook, 59th Annual Field Conference, 210 pp. ISBN: 9781585460939 https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-59