New Mexico Geological Society
Fall Field Conference Guidebook – 74
Geology of the Nacimiento Mountains and Rio Puerco Valley
Karl E. Karlstrom, Daniel J. Koning, Spencer G. Lucas, Nels A. Iverson, Larry S. Crumpler, Jayne C. Aubele, Johanna M. Blake, Fraser Goff, Shari A. Kelley
[editors]
2024, 349 pages.
Conference Organizers' message
The 2024 New Mexico Geological Society (NMGS) Fall Field Conference will be centered in Bernalillo, New Mexico. The history of this community, like much of New Mexico, is that of a nexus involving very long interactions among Indigenous, Hispano, Anglo, and other cultures. Our geoheritage gains strength from this unique cultural richness as well as our unique geology. We thank the Pueblos of Santa Ana, Zia, and Jemez, as this field conference studies geology across their present and traditional homelands. We recognize and honor them as original caretakers with deep connections to the land. Geology (study of the Earth) is also part of their Indigenous knowledge systems. Rivers are another theme of this field conference; the Rio Grande, Rio Jemez, and Rio Puerco have shaped our landscapes and host many of our stops and discussions.
We are trying new things for the 74th NMGS Fall Field Conference. The traditional minipapers are peer reviewed and folded in with the technical papers this year rather than included with the road log section. All the papers and road logs are open access and freely available on the NMGS website in PDF format during and after the meeting (https://nmgs.nmt.edu/publications/guidebooks/74). To save costs and paper, we are printing fewer hard copies of the full guidebook, mainly just for participants and libraries. Hold onto yours; it may be worth a fortune some day!
The geologic theme is the Nacimiento nexus. You know you are at a nexus when you find yourself in the middle of something. In this case, the Nacimiento nexus is where three major physiographic provinces meet: the Colorado Plateau, the Rocky Mountains, and the Rio Grande rift. Also converging at this crossroads are the northeast-trending Jemez lineament and the Jemez Mountains containing the Valles Caldera supervolcano. To examine the Nacimiento nexus requires a synthesis of the things that make the adjoining provinces similar and different (Karlstrom et al., 2024). The details can be complex but the summary is simple: the Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, and Rio Grande rift share many aspects of a common geologic history of Proterozoic crust formation, regional Paleozoic and Mesozoic depositional systems that record the biological evolution of life on Earth, and a multistage Cenozoic uplift and denudation history that has shaped our landscapes. The spectacular region near San Ysidro lays bare aspects of each of these shared chapters of New Mexico's geology.
This scientific theme may carry momentum into future NMGS field conferences. Next year, the 2025 fall field conference - NMGS's 75th - will be centered in Cuba and will examine the Colorado Plateau edge and the San Juan Basin. The following year, the 2026 fall field conference (the 76th) will be centered in the Albuquerque area and will focus on the Rio Grande rift and rocks exposed in its rift-flanks.
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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)
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Roadlogs: (each includes listed mini-papers)
First-Day Road Log: Bernalillo to San Ysidro, with Stops at Tierra Amarilla Anticline and Twin Mounds
Travertine Springs (43.29 MB PDF)
— Karl E. Karlstrom, Koning Daniel J., Laura J. Crossey, Cameron C. Reed, Spencer G. Lucas, and Matthew T. Heizler, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.1 [SUMMARY]
— Karl E. Karlstrom, Koning Daniel J., Laura J. Crossey, Cameron C. Reed, Spencer G. Lucas, and Matthew T. Heizler, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.1 [SUMMARY]
Second-Day Road Log: From Bernalillo to San Ysidro, around Southern Nacimiento Mountains, to San Luis
and Guadalupe in the Middle Rio Puerco Valley (73.07 MB PDF)
— Daniel J. Koning, Larry S. Crumpler, Maya Elrick, Karl E. Karlstrom, Stephen G. Wells, Spencer G. Lucas, and Stephanie M. Jeffries, pp. 25-78. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.25 [SUMMARY]
— Daniel J. Koning, Larry S. Crumpler, Maya Elrick, Karl E. Karlstrom, Stephen G. Wells, Spencer G. Lucas, and Stephanie M. Jeffries, pp. 25-78. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.25 [SUMMARY]
Third-Day Road Log: From San Ysidro to Gilman Tunnels and Soda Dam (18.25 MB PDF)
— Karl E. Karlstrom, Laura J. Crossey, Cameron C. Reed, Ben Rodriguez, Spencer G. Lucas, Shari A. Kelley, and Fraser Goff, pp. 79-94. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.79 [SUMMARY]
— Karl E. Karlstrom, Laura J. Crossey, Cameron C. Reed, Ben Rodriguez, Spencer G. Lucas, Shari A. Kelley, and Fraser Goff, pp. 79-94. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.79 [SUMMARY]
Roadlog References:
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Papers:
Synopsis of the Nacimiento geologic nexus (287 KB PDF)
— Karl E. Karlstrom, Koning Daniel J., Spencer G. Lucas, Larry S. Crumpler, Fraser Goff, Shari A. Kelley, Cameron C. Reed, Nels A. Iverson, and Laura J. Crossey, [eds.], pp. 105-126. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.105 [ABSTRACT]
— Karl E. Karlstrom, Koning Daniel J., Spencer G. Lucas, Larry S. Crumpler, Fraser Goff, Shari A. Kelley, Cameron C. Reed, Nels A. Iverson, and Laura J. Crossey, [eds.], pp. 105-126. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.105 [ABSTRACT]
Inherited zircons in post-75 Ma igneous rocks of the western San Juan Mountains: Evidence for long-term involvement of Proterozoic lithosphere in magma production (2.62 MB PDF)
— David A. Gonzales, [ed.], pp. 127-140. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.127 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024003
— David A. Gonzales, [ed.], pp. 127-140. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.127 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024003
Upper Paleozoic stratigraphy around the Sierra Nacimiento, San Pedro Mountains, and Jemez Mountains, Northern New Mexico (8.37 MB PDF)
— Spencer G. Lucas and Karl Krainer, [eds.], pp. 141-156. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.141 [ABSTRACT]
— Spencer G. Lucas and Karl Krainer, [eds.], pp. 141-156. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.141 [ABSTRACT]
New observations and tectonic inferences on the Mississippian-Lower Pennsylvanian strata in the Sierra Nacimiento-San Pedro Mountains-Jemez Mountains, north-central New Mexico (22.90 MB PDF)
— Karl Krainer and Spencer G. Lucas, [eds.], pp. 157-170. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.157 [ABSTRACT]
— Karl Krainer and Spencer G. Lucas, [eds.], pp. 157-170. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.157 [ABSTRACT]
Biostratigraphy/ecostratigraphy of the early Pennsylvanian Osha Canyon formation at Guadalupe Box, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico (9.84 MB PDF)
— Patrick J. Carey, Spencer G. Lucas, and Deborah Petrak Green, [eds.], pp. 171-175. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.171 [ABSTRACT]
— Patrick J. Carey, Spencer G. Lucas, and Deborah Petrak Green, [eds.], pp. 171-175. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.171 [ABSTRACT]
The trace fossil Zoophycos from middle Pennsylvanian strata at Guadalupe Box, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico (12.61 MB PDF)
— Spencer G. Lucas, Karl Krainer, Patrick J. Carey, Deborah Petrak Green, and Paul T. May, [eds.], pp. 177-183. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.177 [ABSTRACT]
— Spencer G. Lucas, Karl Krainer, Patrick J. Carey, Deborah Petrak Green, and Paul T. May, [eds.], pp. 177-183. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.177 [ABSTRACT]
Was the Lower Permian Abo formation, New Mexico, deposited by distributive fluvial systems? (2.76 MB PDF)
— Spencer G. Lucas, John B. Rogers, and Karl Krainer, [eds.], pp. 185-187. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.185 [ABSTRACT]
— Spencer G. Lucas, John B. Rogers, and Karl Krainer, [eds.], pp. 185-187. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.185 [ABSTRACT]
Early Permian trace fossils from the Abo formation near Jemez Springs, Sandoval County, New Mexico (3.18 MB PDF)
— Spencer G. Lucas, [ed.], pp. 189-191. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.189 [ABSTRACT]
— Spencer G. Lucas, [ed.], pp. 189-191. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.189 [ABSTRACT]
Triassic-Jurassic stratigraphy, San Ysidro area, Sandoval County, New Mexico (1.88 MB PDF)
— Spencer G. Lucas, [ed.], pp. 193-195. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.193 [ABSTRACT]
— Spencer G. Lucas, [ed.], pp. 193-195. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.193 [ABSTRACT]
Unusal trace fossil assemblage from the upper Cretaceous Paguate Member of the Dakota formation in the Ojito Wilderness, Sandoval County, New Mexico (5.77 MB PDF)
— Spencer G. Lucas and Paul T. May, [eds.], pp. 197-199. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.197 [ABSTRACT]
— Spencer G. Lucas and Paul T. May, [eds.], pp. 197-199. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.197 [ABSTRACT]
Comparison of the sedimentologic and stratigraphic characteristics of the Point Lookout vs. Gallup sandstones near Cabezon, New Mexico (9.61 MB PDF)
— Daniel J. Koning, [ed.], pp. 201-217. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.201 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024005
— Daniel J. Koning, [ed.], pp. 201-217. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.201 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024005
Upper Cretaceous macruran decapods (lobsters) from the southeastern San Juan Basin, Sandoval County, New Mexico (3.34 MB PDF)
— Paul T. May, Spencer G. Lucas, and Michael P. Foley, [eds.], pp. 219-223. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.219 [ABSTRACT]
— Paul T. May, Spencer G. Lucas, and Michael P. Foley, [eds.], pp. 219-223. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.219 [ABSTRACT]
Geochemistry and microbial diversity of CO2-rich springs and U-series dating of travertine from the Tierra Amarilla anticline, New Mexico (23.02 MB PDF)
— Brandi Cron, Laura J. Crossey, Karl E. Karlstrom, Victor J. Polyak, Asmerom, Yemane, and Chris McGibbon, [eds.], pp. 225-235. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.225 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024007
— Brandi Cron, Laura J. Crossey, Karl E. Karlstrom, Victor J. Polyak, Asmerom, Yemane, and Chris McGibbon, [eds.], pp. 225-235. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.225 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024007
Differential river incision due to Quaternary faulting on the Rio Salado-Jemez system at the million-year scale (11.41 MB PDF)
— Cameron C. Reed, Karl E. Karlstrom, Ben Rodriguez, Nels A. Iverson, Matthew T. Heizler, Dylan Rose-Coss, Laura J. Crossey, Chris Cox, April Jean, Victor J. Polyak, and Yemane Asmerom, [eds.], pp. 237-256. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.237 [ABSTRACT]
— Cameron C. Reed, Karl E. Karlstrom, Ben Rodriguez, Nels A. Iverson, Matthew T. Heizler, Dylan Rose-Coss, Laura J. Crossey, Chris Cox, April Jean, Victor J. Polyak, and Yemane Asmerom, [eds.], pp. 237-256. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.237 [ABSTRACT]
Uranium-series geochronology of travertine from Soda Dam, New Mexico: A Quaternary record of episodic spring discharge and river incision in the Jemez Mountains (7.69 MB PDF)
— April Jean, Laura J. Crossey, Karl E. Karlstrom, Victor J. Polyak, and Yemane Asmerom, [eds.], pp. 257-270. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.257 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024004
— April Jean, Laura J. Crossey, Karl E. Karlstrom, Victor J. Polyak, and Yemane Asmerom, [eds.], pp. 257-270. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.257 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024004
Using InSAR and GNSS observations to investigate verical motions in the Valles Caldera, Northern New Mexico (6.72 MB PDF)
— Savannah C. Devine, Eric Lindsey, Nathan Maier, Ronni Grapenthin, and Andrew Newman, [eds.], pp. 271-279. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.271 [ABSTRACT]
— Savannah C. Devine, Eric Lindsey, Nathan Maier, Ronni Grapenthin, and Andrew Newman, [eds.], pp. 271-279. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.271 [ABSTRACT]
Structural geology of the Tierra Amarilla Anticline, New Mexico (17.29 MB PDF)
— John M. Bailey, Karl E. Karlstrom, Cameron C. Reed, and Matthew T. Heizler, [eds.], pp. 281-289. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.281 [ABSTRACT]
— John M. Bailey, Karl E. Karlstrom, Cameron C. Reed, and Matthew T. Heizler, [eds.], pp. 281-289. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.281 [ABSTRACT]
Petrography, ascent rate, and cooling history of Cabezon Peak magma, New Mexico (7.23 MB PDF)
— Fraser Goff and James A. Stimac, [eds.], pp. 291-298. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.291 [ABSTRACT]
— Fraser Goff and James A. Stimac, [eds.], pp. 291-298. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.291 [ABSTRACT]
Emplacement of shallow intrusions at Goblin Colony and their impact on paleohydrology and alteration, Southern Jemez Mountains, New Mexico (1.33 MB PDF)
— Fraser Goff, Matthew J. Zimmerer, and Cathy J. Goff, [eds.], pp. 299-302. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.299 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024006
— Fraser Goff, Matthew J. Zimmerer, and Cathy J. Goff, [eds.], pp. 299-302. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.299 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024006
Investigating co-occurences of gypsum veins and magnesium sulfates in the Rio Puerco necks region as a geochemical proxy for sulfate origin on Mars (4.01 MB PDF)
— Anna Szynkiewicz and Ettenborough, Ivy, Smith, Sara M., Vaniman, David, [eds.], pp. 303-305. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.303 [ABSTRACT]
— Anna Szynkiewicz and Ettenborough, Ivy, Smith, Sara M., Vaniman, David, [eds.], pp. 303-305. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.303 [ABSTRACT]
Critical minerals in sediment-hosted stratbound copper deposits in the Nacimiento and Zuni Mountains, Northwestern New Mexico: Preliminary results (7.72 MB PDF)
— Virginia T. McLemore, Evan J. Owen, and Jakob Newcomer, [eds.], pp. 307-317. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.307 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024001
— Virginia T. McLemore, Evan J. Owen, and Jakob Newcomer, [eds.], pp. 307-317. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.307 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024001
The BLM Homestake well (2.17 MB PDF)
— Peter W. Burck, Adam S. Belew, Jeff A. Fassett, Jesus J. Gallegos, Adam L. Lujan, Samuel B. MacKenzie, David E. Mattern, Wesley C. Myers, Brian A. Novosak, Charles L. Schaub, and Michael B. Shelley, [eds.], pp. 319-322. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.319 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024002
— Peter W. Burck, Adam S. Belew, Jeff A. Fassett, Jesus J. Gallegos, Adam L. Lujan, Samuel B. MacKenzie, David E. Mattern, Wesley C. Myers, Brian A. Novosak, Charles L. Schaub, and Michael B. Shelley, [eds.], pp. 319-322. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.319 [ABSTRACT] Supplemental Data: https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2024002
Guadalupe Ruin: Background, overview, and archaeological and administrative history (1.79 MB PDF)
— Stephanie M. Jeffries, [ed.], pp. 323-332. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.323 [ABSTRACT]
— Stephanie M. Jeffries, [ed.], pp. 323-332. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-74.323 [ABSTRACT]
Back Matter: (usually includes a stratigraphic column and/or correlation chart)
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Recommended Guidebook Citation:
- Karlstrom, Karl E.;Koning, Daniel J.;Lucas, Spencer G.;Iverson, Nels A.;Crumpler, Larry S.;Aubele, Jayne C.;Blake, Johanna M.;Goff, Fraser;Kelley, Shari A., 2024, Geology of the Nacimiento Mountains and Rio Puerco Valley, New Mexico Geological Society, Guidebook, 74th Annual Field Conference, 334 pp. ISBN: 1-58546-119-9