NMBGMR Open-file Geologic Map 208
Last Modified 2013
NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES A DIVISION OF NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
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105°25'0"W
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CONTOUR INTERVAL 40 FEET
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NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929
Magnetic Declination
June 2009
8º 46' East
At Map Center
Holo.
Early
Qo
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Yeso Formation— —Ž›‹ŽŽȱꗎȬ›Š’—ŽȱšžŠ›ĵȱœŠ—œ˜—Žǰȱœ’•œ˜—Žǰȱ˜•˜–’ŽǰȱŠ—ȱ‹ŽŽȱ
¢™œž–ǯȱ ’•œ˜—Žȱ ’œȱ Œ˜––˜—•¢ȱ ›žœ¢Ȯ›Žȱ Š—ȱ ™Š•ŽȮ¢Ž••˜ ǯȱ ˜•˜–’Žȱ ‹Žœȱ Š›Žȱ •˜ŒŠ••¢ȱ
˜œœ’•’Ž›žœȱ Š—ȱ Œ˜—Š’—ȱ œ’•’Œ’ꮍȮ‹›ŠŒ‘’˜™˜ȱ Š—ȱ Œ›’—˜’ȱ ›Š–Ž—œǰȱ Š‹ž—Š—ȱ Œ˜’•Žȱ
Šœ›˜™˜œǰȱŠ–’—’˜œǰȱŠ—ȱ™˜œœ’‹•¢ȱ˜‘Ž›ȱŒŽ™‘Š•˜™˜œǯȱ˜•˜–’Žȱ‹Žœȱ•˜ŒŠ••¢ȱŒ˜—Š’—ȱ–˜•’Œȱ
™˜›˜œ’¢ȱ ’‘ȱœ˜–Žȱ™˜›Žœȱœ’••ȱꕕŽȱ ’‘ȱ¢™œž–ǯȱ ¢™œž–ȱ‹ŽœȱŠ›Žȱ¢™’ŒŠ••¢ȱœž‹Ȯ‘˜›’£˜—Š••¢ȱ
‹Š—ŽȱŠ—ȱŠ›Žȱ•˜ŒŠ••¢ȱ‘’Œ”Ž›ȱ‘Š—ȱŗŖȱ–ǯȱ¡™˜œž›ŽœȱŠ›Žȱ™˜˜›ȱŠ—ȱ¢™’ŒŠ••¢ȱ–Š—•Žȱ‹¢ȱ›Ž˜•’‘ǯȱ
‘Žȱ‘’Œ”Žœœȱ˜‹Š’—Žȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱ•˜ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱžÛ˜£ȱŠ—¢˜—ȱȱŽǯȱ˜ǯȱŗȱ Ž••ȱ’œȱśŗřȱ–ȱǻŗǰŜŞśȱ
ŽŽǼǯ
Abo Formation (in cross-section only)—‘˜ —ȱ ˜—•¢ȱ ’—ȱ ‘Žȱ Œ›˜œœȬœŽŒ’˜—œǯȱ ‘Žȱ ‘’Œ”—Žœœȱ
˜‹Š’—Žȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱ•˜ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱžÛ˜£ȱŠ—¢˜—ȱȱŽǯȱ˜ǯȱŗȱ Ž••ȱ’œȱŗŗŘȱ–ȱǻřŝŖȱŽŽǼǯ
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3709000
Map Symbols
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Gelogic contact– solid where exposed, dashed
‘Ž›Žȱ’—Ž››Žǰȱ˜ĴŽȱ ‘Ž›ŽȱŒ˜—ŒŽŠ•Žǯ
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Qy
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Detachment fault–solid where exposed, dashed where
’—Ž››Žǯȱ ŠŒ‘ž›Žœȱ˜—ȱž™™Ž›ȱ™•ŠŽǯ
3708000
Anticline–solid where known, dashed where inferred,
˜ĴŽȱ ‘Ž›ŽȱŒ˜—ŒŽŠ•Žǯ
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¢—Œ•’—ŽȮœ˜•’ȱ ‘Ž›Žȱ”—˜ —ǰȱ˜ĴŽȱ ‘Ž›ŽȱŒ˜—ŒŽŠ•Žǯ
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Strike and dip of vertical bedding
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FIGURE 5—Red siltstone and fine-grained sandstone of the Grayburg Formation (Pgr) are best
exposed beneath caps of Qm. View is looking northeast from near UTM 454000, 3711000.
FIGURE 4—Close-up of cross-bedding in Santa Rosa Sandstone exposed immediately below
Qo deposits, near UTM 454000, 3713000. Pencil is about 15 cm long.
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FIGURE 3—Intercalated quartz sandstone and chert-pebble conglomerate within the Santa Rosa
sandstone exposed near UTM 455700, 3714900. View is to the north.
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Strike and dip of bedding, interpreted from aerial photo
Strike and dip of overturned bedding
Zamora Well, ID #56020
Geologic map of the Capitan Pass quadrangle,
Lincoln County, New Mexico.
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Location of cave
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Sinkhole
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Talus slopes
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Geologic cross section
June 2010
by
Steven J. Skotnicki
FIGURE 6—View looking south-southwest down Lincoln Canyon towards Priest canyon across
Rio Bonito from approximately UTM 464000, 3708000. The lower half of the hills are composed
of the folded Yeso Formation (Py), while the upper parts of the mesas are composed of the nearly
flat-lying San Andres Formation (Ps). The snow-covered Sierra Blanca is in the distance.v
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QUADRANGLE LOCATION
Glorieta Sandstone—Ž••Ȯœ˜›ŽǰȱꗎȮ˜ȱ–Ž’ž–Ȭ›Š’—ŽȱšžŠ›ĵȱœŠ—œ˜—Žȱ›˜–ȱŗȮŗŖȱ–ŽŽ›œȱ
‘’Œ”ǯȱ ‘Žȱ œŠ—œ˜—Žȱ ‹Žœȱ Š™™ŽŠ›ȱ ˜ȱ ˜ŒŒž›ȱ ’‘’—ȱ Šȱ Ž ȱ ‘ž—›Žȱ ŽŽȱ ˜ȱ ‘Žȱ ‹ŠœŽȱ ˜ȱ ‘Žȱ Š—ȱ
—›Žœȱ ˜›–Š’˜—ǯȱ Š—œ˜—Žȱ ‹Žœȱ ¢™’ŒŠ••¢ȱ ŽŠ‘Ž›ȱ •’‘Ȯ˜›Š—Žȱ ˜ȱ ‹›˜ —ȱ Š—ȱ ’—ȱ –˜œȱ
˜žŒ›˜™œȱ Œ˜—Š’—ȱ Š‹ž—Š—ȱ ŒŠ•Œ’ŽȬŒŽ–Ž—Žȱ Ȭœ’£Žȱ Œ˜—Œ›Ž’˜—œȱ ž™ȱ ˜ȱ ŘȮřȱ ––ȱ ŠŒ›˜œœǯȱ
Š¡’–ž–ȱ‘’Œ”—Žœœȱ’œȱŠ‹˜žȱşȱ–ȱǻřŖȱŽŽǼǯ
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7000 FEET
NEW MEXICO
Pleistocene
CENOZOIC
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Base map from U.S. Geological Survey 1981, from photographs taken 1973, field checked in 1974, edited in 1981.
1927 North American datum, UTM projection -- zone 13N
1000-meter Universal Transverse Mercator grid, zone 13, shown in blue
Qm
FIGURE 2—An arroyo within Qy deposits near UTM 454400, 3712700 shows mostly fine,
silty material interbedded with a layer of coarser sand and gravel.
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Mid.
San Andres Formation—Ž’ž–Ȭȱ˜ȱ‘’Œ”Ȭ‹ŽŽȱ˜•˜–’ŽȱŠ—ȱ•’–Žœ˜—Žǯȱ˜•˜–’Žȱ‹ŽœȱŠ›Žȱ
¢™’ŒŠ••¢ȱ•’‘–gray–Œ˜•˜›Žǰȱ ‘Ž›ŽŠœȱ•’–Žœ˜—Žȱ‹ŽœȱŠ›ŽȱŒ˜––˜—•¢ȱŠ›”Ž›ȱ›Š¢ǯȱŠ—¢ȱ‹Žœȱ
Œ˜—Š’—ȱœŠ—–œ’£Žȱ‹›˜”Ž—ȱ˜œœ’•ȱŽ‹›’œȱœž››˜ž—Žȱ‹¢ȱŠȱ–Š›’¡ȱŒ˜–™˜œŽȱ˜ȱ–’Œ›’ŽȱŠ—ȱ–˜›Žȱ
Œ˜––˜—•¢ȱ–’Œ›˜œ™Š›ǯȱ˜–Žȱ‹ŽœȱŒ˜—Š’—ȱŠ’—ǰȱ™Š›Š••Ž•ȱ•Š–’—ŠŽȱ™Š›Š••Ž•ȱ˜ȱ‹Ž’—ǯȱ‘Ž›ȱ‹Žœȱ
Š›Žȱ–Šœœ’ŸŽȱŠ—ȱŠ™™ŽŠ›ȱ‹’˜ž›‹ŠŽǯȱ›Š—Ž– ŽŠ‘Ž›’—ȱŒ‘Ž›ȱ’œȱ–’—˜›ȱ‹žȱ ’Žœ™›ŽŠȱŠ—ȱ’œȱ
Œ˜–™˜œŽȱ˜ȱ›Š—ž•Š›ȱ–’Œ›˜Œ›¢œŠ••’—ŽȱšžŠ›ĵǯȱ‘ŽȱŒ‘Ž›ȱŒ˜––˜—•¢ȱ˜›–œȱ’››Žž•Š›•¢ȱœ‘Š™Žȱ
–ŠœœŽœȱ ž™ȱ ˜ȱ œŽŸŽ›Š•ȱ Ž—œȱ ˜ȱ ŒŽ—’–ŽŽ›œȱ ŠŒ›˜œœȱ ‘Šȱ ’œȱ ‹˜‘ȱ ’œŒ˜›Š—ȱ Š—ȱ Œ˜—Œ˜›Š—ȱ ˜ȱ
‹Ž’—ǯȱ ˜––˜—ȱ •Š›Ž›ȱ ˜œœ’•œȱ ’—Œ•žŽȱ Œ˜’•Žȱ Šœ›˜™˜œȱ ž™ȱ ˜ȱ Š‹˜žȱ śȱ Œ–ȱ ŠŒ›˜œœȱ Š—ȱ •Žœœȱ
Š‹ž—Š—ȱ —Šž’•˜’œȱ ž™ȱ ˜ȱ Š‹˜žȱ ŗŖȱ Œ–ǯȱ –Š••Ž›ȱ ›ŽŒ˜—’£Š‹•Žȱ ˜œœ’•œȱ ’—Œ•žŽȱ Œ›’—˜’ȱ œŽ–ȱ
œŽ–Ž—œǰȱ’œŠ›’Œž•ŠŽȱ‹›ŠŒ‘’˜™˜œȱǻŒ˜––˜—•¢ȱž™ȱ˜ȱŘȱŒ–ȱŠ—ȱ›Ž™•ŠŒŽȱ‹¢ȱŒ‘Ž›ǼǰȱŠ—ȱœ™Š›œŽȱ
žœœ’•’—’œǯȱ ‘Žȱ ŒŠ›‹˜—ŠŽȱ ‹Žœȱ Š›Žȱ ’—Ž›‹ŽŽȱ ’‘ȱ Ž••ȱ œ˜›Žǰȱ ꗎȮ˜ȱ –Ž’ž––grained
šžŠ›ĵȱ œŠ—œ˜—Žȱ ›˜–ȱ ŗȮŗŖȱ –ȱ ‘’Œ”ǰȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱ ™›˜‹Š‹•¢ȱ ›Ž™›ŽœŽ—ȱ ’—Ž›˜—ž’—ȱ •˜›’ŽŠȱ
Š—œ˜—ŽǯȱŠ¡’–ž–ȱ‘’Œ”—Žœœȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŠ—ȱ—›Žœȱ˜›–Š’˜—ȱ’œȱŠ‹˜žȱŘŚřȱ–ȱǻŞŖŖȱŽŽǼǯ
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Grayburg Formation—Žȱœ’•œ˜—ŽǰȱꗎȬ›Š’—ŽȱœŠ—œ˜—ŽǰȱŠ—ȱ–’—˜›ȱ¢™œž–ǯȱ‘’œȱž—’ȱ’œȱ
Œ‘Š›ŠŒŽ›’œ’ŒŠ••¢ȱ ˜–’—ŠŽȱ ‹¢ȱ ›žœ¢–›Žȱ šžŠ›ĵȱ œ’•œ˜—Žȱ Š—ȱ ꗎ–›Š’—Žȱ œŠ—œ˜—Žǯȱ ’—ŒŽȱ
Ž¡™˜œž›Žȱ’œȱ™˜˜›ǰȱ’ȱ Šœȱ’œ’—ž’œ‘Žȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱ˜ŸŽ›•¢’—ȱŠ—Šȱ˜œŠȱŠ—œ˜—Žȱ–˜œ•¢ȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱ
‹Šœ’œȱ˜ȱŒ˜•˜›ǯȱ‘’Œ”—Žœœȱ’œȱŠ‹˜žȱŜŝȱ–ȱǻŘŘŖȱŽŽǼǯ
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FIGURE 1—View looking east-southeast down-slope from the east side of Capitan Peak.
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Santa Rosa Sandstone—Š—œ˜—Žǰȱœ’•œ˜—ŽǰȱŠ—ȱ–’—˜›ȱŒ˜—•˜–Ž›ŠŽǯȱ‘Žȱ•˜ Ž›ȱ™Š›œȱ˜ȱ‘’œȱ
ž—’ȱ Š›Žȱ ˜–’—ŠŽȱ ‹¢ȱ ™Š•ŽȮ¢Ž••˜ ȱ šžŠ›ĵȱ œŠ—œ˜—Žȱ Š—ȱ ’—Ž›‹ŽŽȱ ŒŠ•ŒŠ›Ž—’Žȱ Š—ȱ
ŒŠ•Œ’•ž’Žœǯȱ’–¢ȱœŠ—œ˜—Žȱ‹ŽœȱŠ›ŽȱŒ˜––˜—•¢ȱ›Š–Ž—Š•ȱŠ—ȱŠ›ŽȱŒ˜–™˜œŽȱ˜ȱœž‹›˜ž—Žȱ
œŠ—Ȯœ’£Žȱ ˜ȱ œ–Š••ȱ ™Ž‹‹•ŽȮœ’£Žȱ ǻŗǯśȱ Œ–Ǽȱ ›Š–Ž—œȱ ˜ȱ Š—ȱ ˜ȱ ›Š¢ȱ ꗎȮ›Š’—Žȱ •’–Žœ˜—Žǯȱȱ
›˜œœȮ‹Ž’—ȱ’œȱŒ˜––˜—ȱ’—ȱœŽœǰȱŽ—œȱ˜ȱŒŽ—’–ŽŽ›œȱ‘’Œ”ǰȱ‘Šȱœ‘˜ ȱŽ›˜œ’˜—Š•ȱ‹ŠœŽœǯȱŸŽ—ȱ
™Ž‹‹•¢ȱ‹ŽœȱŠ›ŽȱŒ›˜œœȮ‹ŽŽȱŠ—ȱ•˜ŒŠ••¢ȱœ‘˜ ȱŽ›˜œ’˜—Š•ȱ‹ŠœŽœȱŠ—ȱ›’™Ȯž™ȱŒ•Šœœȱ˜ȱœŠ—œ˜—Žǯȱ
˜ŒŠ••¢ǰȱ‘Žȱ¢Ž••˜ ȮœŠ—œ˜—Žȱ‹ŽœȱŒ˜—Š’—ȱŒ‘Ž›Ȯ™Ž‹‹•ŽȱŒ˜—•˜–Ž›ŠŽȱ‹Žœȱž™ȱ˜ȱŗȮŘȱ–ȱ‘’Œ”ȱ
‘Šȱ˜›–ȱŒ‘Ž›ȱ•Šœȱ˜ —Ȯœ•˜™Žǯȱ‘Žȱž™™Ž›ȱ™Š›œȱǻŠœȱŽ¡™˜œŽǼȱŠ›ŽȱŒ˜–™˜œŽȱ˜ȱŒ˜—•˜–Ž›ŠŽȱ
Œ˜—Š’—’—ȱ Š—ž•Š›ȱ ˜ȱ œž‹›˜ž—Žȱ ™Ž‹‹•Žœȱ ˜ȱ ‹˜ž•Ž›œȱ ǻŗȱ –Ǽȱ ˜ȱ Š›”Ȯ‹›˜ —ȱ –Ž’ž–Ȯ˜ȱ
Œ˜Š›œŽȮ›Š’—ŽȱœŠ—œ˜—Žǰȱ›Š¢ȱ•’–Žœ˜—ŽǰȱŠ—ȱŠȱŸŠ›’Ž¢ȱ˜ȱŽ•œ’ŒȮ’—›žœ’ŸŽȱ›˜Œ”ȱ‘Šȱ’œȱŠ›”Ž›ȱ
gray and more platy than is Tiǯȱ••ȱŽ¡™˜œž›ŽœȱŠ›ŽȱŸŽ›¢ȱ™˜˜›ȱŠ—ȱ–˜œȱŽ¡™˜œž›Žœȱ˜›–ȱŽ—•Žȱ
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›˜Œ”ȱ’œȱŒ‘Š›ŠŒŽ›’œ’ŒŠ••¢ȱꗎ–grained and tan–Œ˜•˜›ŽǰȱŽ¡‘’‹’’—ȱ™‘Ž—˜Œ›¢œœȱ˜ȱœž‹‘Ž›Š•ȱ˜ȱ
Žž‘Ž›Š•ȱ ȬŽ•œ™Š›ȱž™ȱ˜ȱŠ‹˜žȱŚȱ––ȱŠŒ›˜œœǰȱŠ—ȱŠ—‘Ž›Š•ȱ–žœŒ˜Ÿ’ŽȱŠ—Ȧ˜›ȱ‹’˜’Žȱ›˜–ȱŗ–Řȱ
––ȱŠŒ›˜œœǯȱ‘Žȱ›˜Œ”ȱŒ˜––˜—•¢ȱ ŽŠ‘Ž›œȱŠȱ•’‘ȱ›žœ¢ȱŠ—ȱŒ˜•˜›ȱŠ—ȱŒ˜––˜—•¢ȱŽ¡‘’‹’œȱŽ’‘Ž›ȱ
Šȱœ–˜˜‘ȱ˜›ȱœ•’‘•¢ȱ›Š—ž•Š›ȱŽ¡ž›Žǯȱ˜––˜—•¢ȱ˜›–œȱ•Š›Žȱœž‹Š—ž•Š›ȱ˜ȱ›˜ž—Žȱ‹˜ž•Ž›œǯ
PERMIAN
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Early Pleistocene alluvial deposits—‘’œȱž—’ȱ˜›–œȱ˜—•¢ȱ ˜ȱœ–Š••ȱŽ››ŠŒŽœȱ˜—ȱ‘ŽȱŠ›ȱ Žœȱ
œ’Žȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŠ™’Š—ȱ™ŠœœȱšžŠ›Š—•Žȱ ‘Ž›Žȱ‘Ž¢ȱ›Žœ’ŽȱŠ‹˜žȱŜŖȱ–ȱǻŘŖŖȱŽŽǼȱŠ‹˜ŸŽȱ‘Žȱ–˜Ž›—ȱ
›Š’—ŠŽǯȱ ‘Ž¢ȱ Š›Žȱ Œ˜–™›’œŽȱ ˜ȱ Š›–›ŠŸŽ•Žȱ œŠ—ȱ ˜ȱ œ–Š••ȱ ‹˜ž•Ž›œȱ Œ˜–™˜œŽȱ ˜ȱ ‹›˜ —ȱ
šžŠ›ĵȱ œŠ—œ˜—Žǰȱ ›Š¢ȱ •’–Žœ˜—Žǰȱ Œ‘Ž›ǰȱ Š—Žœ’Žȱ ǻ˜›ȱ –˜—£˜—’ŽȦœ¢Ž—’ŽǼȱ Š—ȱ Šȱ Š›”Ž›Ȯ›Š¢ȱ
™•Š¢ȱ›Š—’’Œȱ’—›žœ’ŸŽȱ›˜Œ”ǯȱ
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Middle Pleistocene alluvial deposits—Composed of poorly–œ˜›Žȱ œž‹Š—ž•Š›–to
œž‹›˜ž—ŽȮ™Ž‹‹•Žœȱ˜ȱ•Š›Žȱ‹˜ž•Ž›œǰȱ‘ŽȱŸŠœȱ–Š“˜›’¢ȱŠ›ŽȱŒ˜–™˜œŽȱ˜ȱꗎ–grained granite
(TiǼǯȱ˜–ŽȱŽ™˜œ’œȱŒ˜—Š’—ȱŠȱœ’—’ęŒŠ—ȱŠ–˜ž—ȱ˜ȱŠ—ž•Š›ȱ˜ȱœž‹›˜ž—ŽȱŠ›”ȱ›Š¢ȱ˜ȱ‹•ŠŒ”ȱ
’›˜—ȱŒ•Šœœȱǻ–Š—Ž’ŽȱŠ—ȱ‘Ž–Š’ŽǼȱ›˜–ȱœ–Š••ȱ™Ž‹‹•Žœȱž™ȱ˜ȱŠ‹˜žȱŚŖȱŒ–ȱŠŒ›˜œœǯȱ‘Ž›ŽȱQm
Ž™˜œ’œȱ ‘ŠŸŽȱ ‹ŽŽ—ȱ œ’—’ęŒŠ—•¢ȱ Ž›˜Žȱ ‘Žȱ ’›˜—ȱ Œ•Šœœȱ •˜ŒŠ••¢ȱ ˜›–ȱ Šȱ •Šȱ ™•ŠŒŽ›ǯȱ •‘˜ž‘ȱ
™˜˜›•¢ȱ Ž¡™˜œŽǰȱ ‘ŽœŽȱ Ž™˜œ’œȱ •˜ŒŠ••¢ȱ Œ˜—Š’—ȱ Šȱ Ž••ȱ ŽŸŽ•˜™Žȱ ‘˜›’£˜—ȱ ˜ȱ •Š–’—Š›ȱ ŒŠ•’Œ‘Žǯȱ
‘ŽœŽȱ Ž™˜œ’œȱ Š›Žȱ ‘’‘Ž›ȱ ’—ȱ ‘Žȱ •Š—œŒŠ™Žȱ ‘Š—ȱ Qlȱ Ž™˜œ’œȱ ‘ŠŸŽȱ ‹ŽŽ—ȱ ’œœŽŒŽȱ ‹¢ȱ ŽŽ™Ž›ȱ
›Š’—ŠŽœǯȱ˜––˜—•¢ȱ•Žœœȱ‘Š—ȱŗŘȱ–ȱǻŚŖȱŽŽǼȱ‘’Œ”ǯ
Fine-grained granite—›ŽŠœȱœž‹“ŽŒŽȱ˜ȱ™Ž›’•ŠŒ’Š•ȱŠŒ’Ÿ’¢ǯȱ‘’œȱž—’ȱŒ˜—Š’—œȱ‘ŽȱŠ›ŽŠœȱ˜ȱ
‘ŽȱŠ™’Š—ȱ™•ž˜—ȱ‘Šȱ Ž›Žȱœž‹“ŽŒŽȱ˜ȱ•ŠŒ’Š•ȱ˜›ȱ™Ž›’•ŠŒ’Š•ȱ™›˜ŒŽœœŽœǯȱ‘Ž›Žȱ’œȱŠ•–˜œȱ—˜ȱ
’—ŠŒȱ ˜žŒ›˜™ǰȱ ¢Žȱ —ŽŠ›•¢ȱ Š••ȱ ˜ȱ ‘Žȱ œž›ŠŒŽȱ ›ž‹‹•Žȱ ’œȱ Œ˜–™˜œŽȱ ˜ȱ ꗎ–›Š’—Žȱ ›Š—’Žǯȱœȱ
–Š™™Žǰȱ‘’œȱž—’ȱŠ•œ˜ȱŒ˜—Š’—œȱŠ•žœȱŠ—ȱ›˜Œ”ȱ•ŠŒ’Ž›ȱŽ™˜œ’œȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱŒ˜—Š’—ȱ–ŠŽ›’Š•ȱ‘Šȱ‘Šœȱ
–˜ŸŽȱ ˜ —–œ•˜™Žǯȱ ’—ŒŽȱ ’ȱ Šœȱ —˜ȱ ™›ŠŒ’ŒŠ•ȱ ’‘ȱ ‘Žȱ ’–Žȱ ŠŸŠ’•Š‹•Žȱ ˜ȱ ’œ’—ž’œ‘ȱ ‘Žȱ
’쎛Ž—ȱ¢™Žœȱ˜ȱœ•˜™ŽȱŽ™˜œ’œǰȱ’ȱ–ŠŽȱœŽ—œŽȱ˜ȱ•ž–™ȱ‘Ž–ȱ’—˜ȱ‘’œȱ˜—Žȱž—’ǯ
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Late Pleistocene alluvial deposits—‘ŽœŽȱŽ™˜œ’œȱŒ˜—œ’œȱ˜ȱ™˜˜›•¢ȱœ˜›ŽȱœŠ—ǰȱ›ŠŸŽ•ǰȱŠ—ȱ
‹˜ž•Ž›œȱ˜ȱ˜–’—Š—•¢ȱTiǯȱ‘Ž¢ȱŠ›Žȱ™˜˜›•¢ȱŽ¡™˜œŽǰȱ‹žȱŒ˜––˜—•¢ȱ˜›–ȱŽ››ŠŒŽȱ›Ž–—Š—œȱ•Žœœȱ
‘Š—ȱŠ‹˜žȱŜȱ–ȱǻŘŖȱŽŽǼȱŠ‹˜ŸŽȱ‘ŽȱQyl deposits.
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˜ȱ ꗎȬ›Š’—Žȱ ›Š—’Žǯȱ œȱ –Š™™Žǰȱ ‘’œȱ ž—’ȱ Œ˜—Š’—œȱ ‹˜‘ȱ ŠŽȱ •Ž’œ˜ŒŽ—Žȱ Ž™˜œ’œȱ ’‘ȱ
Ž•ŽŸŠ’˜—œȱŠ‹˜žȱř–9 m (10–řŖȱŽŽǼȱŠ‹˜ŸŽȱ‘Žȱ•ŽŸŽ•ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ–˜Ž›—ȱ›Š’—ŠŽœǯȱ ˜•˜ŒŽ—ŽȱŽ™˜œ’œȱ
˜›–ȱ˜—Žȱ˜›ȱ–˜›ŽȱŽ››ŠŒŽȱ•ŽŸŽ•œȱ‹Ž•˜ ȱ‘Žȱ•ŽŸŽ•ȱ˜ȱQlȱŽ™˜œ’œǯȱ‘Žȱ ˜ȱŠŽœȱŠ›ŽȱŸŽ›¢ȱ’ĜŒž•ȱ
˜ȱ’œ’—ž’œ‘ȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱ‹›˜ŠȱŠ••žŸ’Š•ȱŠ™›˜—ȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱœ˜ž‘ȱœ’Žȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŠ™’Š—ȱ˜ž—Š’—œǯ
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Holocene playa deposits—˜œ•¢ȱ ŽŠ”•¢ȱ Œ˜—œ˜•’ŠŽȱ œ’•ȱ Š—ȱ Œ•Š¢ǯȱ ‘ŽœŽȱ ꕕȱ Ž™›Žœœ’˜—œȱ
’‘’—ȱ‘ŽȱŠ—ȱ—›Žœȱ˜›–Š’˜—ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱœ˜ž‘Ž›—ȱ™Š›ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŠ™’Š—ȱŽŠ”ȱšžŠ›Š—•Žȱ ‘Ž›Žȱ
‘Ž¢ȱŠ›Žȱ’—Ž›™›ŽŽȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱœ’—”ȱ‘˜•Žœȱ‘Šȱ‘ŠŸŽȱꕕŽȱȱœŽ’–Ž—ǯȱ‘Žȱ™›ŽœŽ—ŒŽȱ˜ȱœ–Š••ȱœŽŠœ˜—Š•ȱ
™˜—œȱ ’‘’—ȱœ˜–Žȱ˜ȱ‘Ž–ȱœžŽœœȱ‘Šȱ ŠŽ›ȱ˜Žœȱ—˜ȱ’—ę•›ŠŽȱ ’‘’—ȱ‘Ž–ȱŸŽ›¢ȱšž’Œ”•¢ǯ
PALEOZOIC
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Holocene alluvial deposits—These deposits were mapped separately from the remainder of
‘ŽȱžŠŽ›—Š›¢ȱœž›ęŒ’Š•ȱŽ™˜œ’œȱ‹ŽŒŠžœŽȱ‘Ž¢ȱŠ›Žȱ›Ž•Š’ŸŽ•¢ȱŽŠœ¢ȱ˜ȱ’Ž—’¢ȱŠ—ȱŠ›Žȱ’–™˜›Š—ȱ
‹ŽŒŠžœŽȱ ‘ŽœŽȱ Š›Žȱ Š›ŽŠœȱ ‘Šȱ –Š¢ȱ ‹Žȱ ™›˜—Žȱ ˜ȱ ̘˜’—ǯȱ ‘Ž¢ȱ Š›Žȱ Œ˜–™˜œŽȱ ˜ȱ
weakly–Œ˜—œ˜•’ŠŽȱ ’—Ž›‹ŽŽȱ ›ŠŸŽ•ǰȱ œ’•ǰȱ Š—ȱ Œ•Š¢ǯȱ ‘Ž¢ȱ Œ˜––˜—•¢ȱ ˜›–ȱ ›Ž•Š’ŸŽ•¢ȱ ̊ȱ
Ž™˜œ’œȱŠȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ˜–ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ ’Ž›ȱ›Š’—ŠŽœǯȱ‘Ž¢ȱŒ‘Š›ŠŒŽ›’œ’ŒŠ••¢ȱŒ˜—Š’—ȱŠ‹ž—Š—ȱŠ›”ȱ
‹›˜ —ǰȱ ˜›Š—’ŒȮŠ—ȱ œ’•Ȯ›’Œ‘ȱ œ˜’•œȱ Šȱ ‘Žȱ œž›ŠŒŽǯȱ ‘Žȱ Ž™˜œ’œȱ Š›Žȱ Œ˜––˜—•¢ȱ ’—Œ’œŽȱ ž™ȱ ˜ȱ
Š‹˜žȱŘȮřȱ–ȱ‹¢ȱ‘Žȱ–˜Ž›—ȱ›Š’—ŠŽœǰȱ ‘Ž›ŽȱŸŽ›’ŒŠ•ȱŠŒŽœȱ•˜ŒŠ••¢ȱœ‘˜ ȱ˜•Ž›ȱœ˜’•ȱ‘˜›’£˜—œǯȱœȱ
–Š™™Žǰȱ‘’œȱž—’ȱ•˜ŒŠ••¢ȱŒ˜—Š’—œȱŠȱ•ŽŠœȱ ˜ȱŠ—ȱ™˜œœ’‹•¢ȱ‘›ŽŽȱœŽ™Š›ŠŽȱŽ››ŠŒŽȱ•ŽŸŽ•œǯ
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Disturbed by man—This unit was mapped only as the earthen dam in the southwest part of
the Capitan pass quadrangle along Salado Creek.
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FIGURE 7—Tightly folded dolomite and siltstone beds are exposed along Lincoln Canyon.
COMMENTS TO MAP USERS
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Open-File Geologic Map 208
Mapping of this quadrangle was funded by a matching-funds grant from the STATEMAP program
of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Act, administered by the U. S. Geological Survey,
and by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, (Dr. Peter Scholle,
Director and State Geologist, Dr. J. Michael Timmons, Geologic Mapping Program Manager).
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
New Mexico Tech
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, New Mexico
87801-4796
[575] 835-5490
This and other STATEMAP quadrangles are available
for free download in both PDF and ArcGIS formats at:
http://geoinfo.nmt.edu
A geologic map displays information on the distribution, nature, orientation, and age relationships
of rock and deposits and the occurrence of structural features. Geologic and fault contacts are
irregular surfaces that form boundaries between different types or ages of units. Data depicted
on this geologic quadrangle map may be based on any of the following: reconnaissance field
geologic mapping, compilation of published and unpublished work, and photogeologic interpretation.
Locations of contacts are not surveyed, but are plotted by interpretation of the position of a given
contact onto a topographic base map; therefore, the accuracy of contact locations depends on the
scale of mapping and the interpretation of the geologist(s). Any enlargement of this map could cause
misunderstanding in the detail of mapping and may result in erroneous interpretations. Site-specific
conditions should be verified by detailed surface mapping or subsurface exploration. Topographic
and cultural changes associated with recent development may not be shown.
Cross sections are constructed based upon the interpretations of the author made from geologic
mapping, and available geophysical, and subsurface (drillhole) data. Cross-sections should be used as
an aid to understanding the general geologic framework of the map area, and not be the sole source
of information for use in locating or designing wells, buildings, roads, or other man-made structures.
The map has not been reviewed according to New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
standards. The contents of the report and map should not be considered final and complete until
reviewed and published by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources. The views and
conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as
necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the State of New Mexico, or
the U.S. Government.
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