Third-day Road Log: Lemitar Mountains and San Lorenzo Canyon
— Richard Chamberlin, Daniel J. Koning, and Andrew Jochems
Summary:
Today’s half-day tour examines a highly extended terrane (3x) of the Rio Grande rift in the northern Lemitar Mountains followed by observations of unusually well-exposed Miocene Popotosa Formation (lower Santa Fe Group) and transverse rift structures at San Lorenzo Canyon.
Note: Full-text Fall Field Conference road logs for recent guidebooks are only available in print.
Recommended Citation:
- Chamberlin, Richard; Koning, Daniel J.; Jochems, Andrew, 2022, Third-day Road Log: Lemitar Mountains and San Lorenzo Canyon, in: New Mexico Geological Society, 72nd Fall Field Conference, Sept. 2022, Socorro, New Mexico, Koning, Daniel J.; Hobbs, Kevin J.; Phillips, Fred M.; Nelson, W. John; Cather, Steven M.; Jakle, Anne C.; Van Der Werff, Brittney, New Mexico Geological Society, Field Conference, pp. 122-142. https://doi.org/10.56577/FFC-72.122