NMBGMR Open-file Geologic Map 209
Last Modified 2013
NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES A DIVISION OF NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
33°37'30"N
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466000
105°20'0"W
468000
469000
470000
105°17'30"W
471000
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Ti
Ql
Qm
Qm
474000
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32
43
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Py
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Ql
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105°15'0"W
476000
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3720000
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3720000
475000
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FIGURE 3–Road-cut exposure of Qm near UTM 454500, 3717600, showing extensively developed
pedogenic carbonate cement. Almost all clasts are fine-grained granite (Ti). Note thin, dark brown
organic-rich soil on top surface.
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FIGURE 2—Stream-cut exposure of Ql deposits on the eastern side of the Capitan Peak quadrangle
near UTM 476600, 3710700. Note the absence of extensive carbonate cement and the presence of
accumulated reddish clays.
FIGURE 1—Deposits of Qy exposed in a ravine near UTM 475600, 3710500. This exposure is
typical of Qy deposits in the area, where coarse gravel deposits are overlain by 1–2 meters of fine,
predominantly silty material.
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Š™ȱ—’ȱŽœŒ›’™’˜—œ
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Map Symbols
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Qm
Gelogic contact– solid where exposed, dashed
‘Ž›Žȱ’—Ž››Žǰȱ˜ĴŽȱ ‘Ž›ŽȱŒ˜—ŒŽŠ•Žǯ
Qp
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Detachment fault–solid where exposed, dashed where
’—Ž››Žǯȱ
ŠŒ‘ž›Žœȱ˜—ȱž™™Ž›ȱ™•ŠŽǯ
Anticline–solid where known, dashed where inferred,
˜ĴŽȱ ‘Ž›ŽȱŒ˜—ŒŽŠ•Žǯ
3715000
3715000
Qyl
¢—Œ•’—ŽȮœ˜•’ȱ ‘Ž›Žȱ”—˜ —ǰȱ˜ĴŽȱ ‘Ž›ŽȱŒ˜—ŒŽŠ•Žǯ
v
Ql
50
Ql
3714000
3714000
Ql
Qyl
Ql
Qm
Ql
Qy
Ql
3713000
Qm
Ql
Qm
Ql
Ti
Qm
Qm
Ql
Qm
Ql
Ql
Ql
Pg
4
13
5
9
6
5
Qy
8
Qy
5
Ql
3
Ql
Py
11
2
5
10
8
11
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Qy
Ps
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6
Ps
47
6
10
50
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16
Ps
A
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Qy
Qp
Qy
Ps
467000
468000
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5
Ps
469000
470000
105°20'0"W
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14
471000
472000
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473000
105°17'30"W
474000
25
28
6
6
5
9
6
Qyl
Late
Mid.
Ql
Ps
Qm
Tig
Ti
Py
3708000
Pg
Ps
Pg
Py
Pa
Py
50
Py
5
46
11
6
11
5
s
s
71
45
15
12
Qy
Py
70
Pg
8
15
3
4
9
Qy
466000
9
6
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Py
3707000
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32 10
16
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FIGURE 4—Fine-grained granite forms giant monoliths on the eastern end of the Capitan Mountains.
View is to the northeast of the mountains just beyond the eastern edge of the Capitan Peak quadrangle.
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3707000
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Ps
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6
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475000
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›•¢ȱŠ••ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱœž›ŠŒŽȱ›ž‹‹•Žȱ’œȱŒ˜–™˜œŽȱ˜ȱꗎȬ›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˜ —Ȭœ•˜™Žǯȱ’—ŒŽȱ’ȱ Šœȱ—˜ȱ™›ŠŒ’ŒŠ•ȱ ’‘ȱ‘Žȱ’–ŽȱŠŸŠ’•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
Fine-grained granite—ȱ‘Žȱ›˜Œ”ȱ’œȱŒ‘Š›ŠŒŽ›’œ’ŒŠ••¢ȱꗎȬ›Š’—ŽȱŠ—ȱŠ—ȬŒ˜•˜›ŽǰȱŽ¡‘’‹’’—ȱ
™‘Ž—˜Œ›¢œœȱ ˜ȱ œž‹‘Ž›Š•ȱ ˜ȱ Žž‘Ž›Š•ȱ ȬŽ•œ™Š›ȱ ž™ȱ ˜ȱ Š‹˜žȱ Śȱ ––ȱ ŠŒ›˜œœǰȱ Š—ȱ Š—‘Ž›Š•ȱ
–žœŒ˜Ÿ’ŽȱŠ—Ȧ˜›ȱ‹’˜’Žȱ›˜–ȱŗȮŘȱ––ȱŠŒ›˜œœǯȱ‘Žȱ›˜Œ”ȱŒ˜––˜—•¢ȱ ŽŠ‘Ž›œȱŠȱ•’‘Ȯrusty tan
Œ˜•˜›ȱŠ—ȱŒ˜––˜—•¢ȱŽ¡‘’‹’œȱŽ’‘Ž›ȱŠȱœ–˜˜‘ȱ˜›ȱœ•’‘•¢Ȯ›Š—ž•Š›ȱŽ¡ž›Žǯȱ˜––˜—•¢ȱ˜›–œȱ
•Š›Žȱœž‹Š—ž•Š› to rounded ‹˜ž•Ž›œǯ
PERMIAN
Qp
M
5
5
10
3709000
Holo.
M
M
F
Qp
Middle Pleistocene alluvial deposits—˜–™˜œŽȱ ˜ȱ ™˜˜›•¢Ȯœ˜›Žȱ œž‹Š—ž•Š›Ȯto
œž‹›˜ž—ŽȮ™Ž‹‹•Žœȱ ˜ȱ •Š›Žȱ ‹˜ž•Ž›œǰȱ ‘Žȱ ŸŠœȱ –Š“˜›’¢ȱ Š›Žȱ Œ˜–™˜œŽȱ ˜ȱ ꗎȮ›Š’—Žȱ
›Š—’Žȱ ǻTiǼǯȱ ˜–Žȱ Ž™˜œ’œȱ Œ˜—Š’—ȱ Šȱ œ’—’ęŒŠ—ȱ Š–˜ž—ȱ ˜ȱ Š—ž•Š›Ȯ˜ȱ œž‹›˜ž—Žȱ
Š›”Ȯ›Š¢ȱ˜ȱ‹•ŠŒ”Ȯȱ’›˜—ȱŒ•Šœœȱǻ–Š—Ž’ŽȱŠ—ȱ‘Ž–Š’ŽǼȱ›˜–ȱœ–Š••ȱ™Ž‹‹•Žœȱž™ȱ˜ȱŠ‹˜žȱŚŖȱ
Œ–ȱŠŒ›˜œœǯȱ‘Ž›ŽȱQmȱŽ™˜œ’œȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱœ’—’ęŒŠ—•¢ȱŽ›˜Žȱ‘Žȱ’›˜—ȱŒ•Šœœȱ•˜ŒŠ••¢ȱ˜›–ȱŠȱ
•Šȱ ™•ŠŒŽ›ǯȱ •‘˜ž‘ȱ ™˜˜›•¢ȮŽ¡™˜œŽǰȱ ‘ŽœŽȱ Ž™˜œ’œȱ •˜ŒŠ••¢ȱ Œ˜—Š’—ȱ Šȱ Ž••ȮŽŸŽ•˜™Žȱ
‘˜›’£˜—ȱ˜ȱ•Š–’—Š›ȱŒŠ•’Œ‘Žǯȱ‘ŽœŽȱŽ™˜œ’œȱŠ›Žȱ‘’‘Ž›ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ•Š—œŒŠ™Žȱ‘Š—ȱQlȱŽ™˜œ’œȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ
‹ŽŽ—ȱ’œœŽŒŽȱ‹¢ȱŽŽ™Ž›ȱ›Š’—ŠŽœǯȱ˜––˜—•¢ȱ•Žœœȱ‘Š—ȱȱŗŘȱ–ȱǻŚŖȱŽŽǼȱ‘’Œ”ǯ
San Andres Formation—Ž’ž–Ȭȱ˜ȱ‘’Œ”Ȭ‹ŽŽȱ˜•˜–’ŽȱŠ—ȱ•’–Žœ˜—Žǯȱ˜•˜–’Žȱ‹ŽœȱŠ›Žȱ
¢™’ŒŠ••¢ȱ•’‘Ȯ›Š¢ǰȱ ‘Ž›ŽŠœȱ•’–Žœ˜—Žȱ‹ŽœȱŠ›ŽȱŒ˜––˜—•¢ȱŠ›”Ž›Ȯ›Š¢ǯȱŠ—¢ȱ‹ŽœȱŒ˜—Š’—ȱ
œŠ—Ȭœ’£Žȱ ‹›˜”Ž—ȱ ˜œœ’•ȱ Ž‹›’œȱ œž››˜ž—Žȱ ‹¢ȱ Šȱ –Š›’¡ȱ Œ˜–™˜œŽȱ ˜ȱ –’Œ›’Žȱ Š—ȱ –˜›Žȱ
Œ˜––˜—•¢ȱ–’Œ›˜œ™Š›ǯȱ˜–Žȱ‹ŽœȱŒ˜—Š’—ȱŠ’—ǰȱ™Š›Š••Ž•ȱ•Š–’—ŠŽȱ‘ŠȱŠ›Žȱ™Š›Š••Ž•ȱ˜ȱ‹Ž’—ǯȱ
‘Ž›ȱ ‹Žœȱ Š›Žȱ –Šœœ’ŸŽȱ Š—ȱ Š™™ŽŠ›ȱ ‹’˜ž›‹ŠŽǯȱ ›Š—ŽȬ ŽŠ‘Ž›’—ȱ Œ‘Ž›ȱ ’œȱ –’—˜›ȱ ‹žȱ
’Žœ™›ŽŠȱŠ—ȱ’œȱŒ˜–™˜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–ŠœœŽœȱž™ȱ˜ȱœŽŸŽ›Š•ȱŽ—œȱ˜ȱŒŽ—’–ŽŽ›œȱŠŒ›˜œœȱ‘Šȱ’œȱ‹˜‘ȱ’œŒ˜›Š—ȱŠ—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‘’˜™˜œȱ ǻŒ˜––˜—•¢ȱ ž™ȱ ˜ȱ Řȱ Œ–ȱ Š—ȱ ›Ž™•ŠŒŽȱ ‹¢ȱ
Œ‘Ž›Ǽǰȱ Š—ȱ œ™Š›œŽȱ žœœ’•’—’œǯȱ ‘Žȱ ŒŠ›‹˜—ŠŽȱ ‹Žœȱ Š›Žȱ ’—Ž›‹ŽŽȱ ’‘ȱ Ž••Ȯœ˜›Žǰȱ ꗎȬȱ ˜ȱ
–Ž’ž–Ȭ›Š’—Žȱ šžŠ›ĵȱ œŠ—œ˜—Žȱ ›˜–ȱ ŗȮŗŖȱ –ȱ ǻřȮřŘȱ ŽŽǼȱ ‘’Œ”ǰȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱ ™›˜‹Š‹•¢ȱ ›Ž™›ŽœŽ—ȱ
’—Ž›˜—ž’—ȱ•˜›’ŽŠȱŠ—œ˜—ŽǯȱŠ¡’–ž–ȱ‘’Œ”—Žœœȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŠ—ȱ—›Žœȱ˜›–Š’˜—ȱ’œȱŠ‹˜žȱ
ŘŚŚȱ–ȱǻŞŖŖȱŽŽǼǯ
62
12
10
15
3
25
3
Py
Pg
12
v
Qy
Qp
8
75
77
64
F
Ps
F
10
12
M
35
s
75
Ps
27
Qp
Qy
4
Ql
5
Ps
M
4
5
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6
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Ql
Qp
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Py
15
13
Qy
5
4
7
7
45
11
4
5
30
Qy
23
5
2
Qy
50
M
Ps
5
11
6
Ps
52
15
62
20
8
3
15
Pg
6
6
14
10
Py
21
9
Ql
Qp
12
5
8
20
11
5
2
5
2
Py
8
3
5
46
Pg
e
8
Ps
4
10
5
10
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9
8
5
4
4
15
Pg
Py
M
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7
Qp
14
8
6
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5
10
A'
3710000
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20
15
34
18
12
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3709000
7
4
8
Ps
F
4
30
12
10
10
35
10
7
Ps
5
Qy
10
4
16
3
M
5
M
3
4
Ps
25
Qy
5
8
Ps
5
14
9
Qp
Pg
32
9
Qy
46
45
42
M
6
5
2
Ps
Ps
18
F
5
2
7
Late Pleistocene alluvial deposits—‘ŽœŽȱ Ž™˜œ’œȱ Œ˜—œ’œȱ ˜ȱ ™˜˜›•¢Ȯœ˜›Žȱ œŠ—ǰȱ ›ŠŸŽ•ǰȱ
Š—ȱ ‹˜ž•Ž›œȱ ˜ȱ ˜–’—Š—•¢ȱ Tiǯȱ ‘Ž¢ȱ Š›Žȱ ™˜˜›•¢ȮŽ¡™˜œŽǰȱ ‹žȱ Œ˜––˜—•¢ȱ ˜›–ȱ Ž››ŠŒŽȱ
›Ž–—Š—œȱ•Žœœȱ‘Š—ȱŠ‹˜žȱŜȱ–ȱǻŘŖȱŽŽǼȱŠ‹˜ŸŽȱ‘ŽȱQylȱŽ™˜œ’œǯ
Ps
30
30
Ps
M
M
5
4
5
12
8
15
F
3
5
20
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9
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F
21
5
7
43
Pg
52
68
33
4
Py
F
4
4
11
6
F
15
4
5
Qyl
10
3
Ps
33
13
Ti
3711000
6
70
10
10
F
16
11
61
4
15
5
21
54
23 Pg
14
5
8
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15
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Ps
12
Ps
8
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Ps
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14
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34
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Pg
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17
10
Py
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18
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Correlation Diagram
33°32'30"N
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58
M
22
9
10
10
Py
Py
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11
18
10
15
Py
52
12
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6
Py
10
Pg
M
Py
3710000
5
5
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67
74
Ps
Qm
Pg
F
Ps
46
20
10
3
15 Ps
Ql
7
3
10 12
Pg
5
20
Holocene and Late Pleistocene alluvial deposits, undivided—˜–’—ŠŽȱ ‹¢ȱ œŠ—ȱ ˜ȱ
‹˜ž•Ž›œȱ ˜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 ’‘ȱŽ•ŽŸŠ’˜—œȱŠ‹˜žȱřȮşȱ–ȱǻŗŖȮřŖȱ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 ˜ȱ
ŠŽœȱ Š›Žȱ ŸŽ›¢ȱ ’ĜŒž•ȱ ˜ȱ ’œ’—ž’œ‘ȱ ˜—ȱ ‘Žȱ ‹›˜Šȱ Š••žŸ’Š•ȱ Š™›˜—ȱ ˜—ȱ ‘Žȱ œ˜ž‘ȱ œ’Žȱ ˜ȱ ‘Žȱ
Š™’Š—ȱ˜ž—Š’—œǯ
Qm
Pg
F
15
Pg
40
Qyl
62
Qm
Ql
46
Ps
20
Pleistocene
15
QUATERNARY
Ps
14
TERTIARY
20
38
F
10
11
62
CENOZOIC
20
7
8
Py
Pg
PALEOZOIC
Qm
10
Pg
10
13
Qm
Py
13
Tig
Ps
v
v
v
Pg
Ps
6
3711000
Py
32
Geologic cross section
3712000
Qm
F
Qm
10
Ps
5
12
11
Ql
3708000
3
3
Ps
Qm
Qy
4
7
Qm
Qm
4
A'
Talus slopes
s
5
Ql
Qy
vv v
Py
10
Ql
5
Ps
3
10
Sinkhole
Qm
22
10
v
3712000
Py
a
Qm
Holocene playa deposits—˜œ•¢ȱ ŽŠ”•¢ȱŒ˜—œ˜•’ŠŽȱœ’•ȱŠ—ȱŒ•Š¢ǯȱ‘ŽœŽȱꕕȱŽ™›Žœœ’˜—œȱ
’‘’—ȱ ‘Žȱ Š—ȱ—›Žœȱ ˜›–Š’˜—ȱ ’—ȱ ‘Žȱ œ˜ž‘Ž›—ȱ ™Š›ȱ ˜ȱ ‘Žȱ Š™’Š—ȱ ŽŠ”ȱ šžŠ›Š—•Žȱ
‘Ž›Žȱ‘Ž¢ȱŠ›Žȱ’—Ž›™›ŽŽȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱœ’—”ȱ‘˜•Žœȱ‘Šȱ‘ŠŸŽȱꕕŽȱ ’‘ȱœŽ’–Ž—ǯȱ‘Žȱ™›ŽœŽ—ŒŽȱ˜ȱ
œ–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
TERTIARY
17
5
Qm
Location of cave
Ps
11
33°32'30"N
A
Strike and dip of overturned bedding
Ti
Qm
v
v
v
v
v
v
Qyl
Qm
Ql
Strike and dip of bedding, interpreted from aerial photo
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3713000
Qm
Strike and dip of bedding
PERMIAN
Qm
Qyl
~
s
Ql
Strike and dip of vertical bedding
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 ˜–™˜œŽȱ ˜ȱ ŽŠ”•¢ȱ Œ˜—œ˜•’ŠŽȱ
’—Ž›‹ŽŽȱ›ŠŸŽ•ǰȱœ’•ǰȱŠ—ȱŒ•Š¢ǯȱ˜––˜—•¢ȱ˜›–ȱ›Ž•Š’ŸŽ•¢ȱ̊ȱŽ™˜œ’œȱŠȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ˜–ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ
’Ž›ȱ›Š’—ŠŽœǰȱŠ—ȱŒ‘Š›ŠŒŽ›’œ’ŒŠ••¢ȱŒ˜—Š’—ȱŠ‹ž—Š—ȱŠ›”ȱ‹›˜ —ǰȱ˜›Š—’ŒȬȱŠ—ȱœ’•Ȭ›’Œ‘ȱ
œ˜’•œȱŠȱ‘Žȱœž›ŠŒŽǯȱ‘ŽœŽȱŽ™˜œ’œȱŠ›ŽȱŒ˜––˜—•¢ȱ’—Œ’œŽȱž™ȱ˜ȱŠ‹˜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••¢ȱ
Œ˜—Š’—œȱŠȱ•ŽŠœȱ ˜ȱŠ—ȱ™˜œœ’‹•¢ȱ‘›ŽŽȱœŽ™Š›ŠŽȱŽ››ŠŒŽȱ•ŽŸŽ•œǯ
476000
20
33°30'0"N
Glorieta Sandstone—Ž••ȱ œ˜›Žǰȱ ꗎȬȱ ˜ȱ –Ž’ž–Ȭ›Š’—Žȱ šžŠ›ĵȱ œŠ—œ˜—Žȱ ›˜–ȱ ŗȮŗŖȱ –ȱ
‘’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 Œ˜—Œ›Ž’˜—œȱ ž™ȱ ˜ȱ ŘȮřȱ ––ȱ ŠŒ›˜œœǯȱ Š¡’–ž–ȱ
‘’Œ”—Žœœȱ’œȱŠ‹˜žȱşȱ–ȱǻřŖȱŽŽǼǯ
FIGURE 5—This view looking northwest was taken immediately west and downhill from Photo 6
(see report), and shows steeply-dipping and folded dolomite beds of the Yeso Formation overlain by
a mesa of nearly flat-lying San Andres Formation.
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¢Ȯred and paleȮ¢Ž••˜ ǯȱ ˜•˜–’Žȱ ‹Žœȱ Š›Žȱ •˜ŒŠ••¢ȱ
˜œœ’•’Ž›˜žœȱ Š—ȱ Œ˜—Š’—ȱ œ’•’Œ’ꮍȱ ‹›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‹Ȭ‘˜›’£˜—Š••¢ȱ
‹Š—ŽȱŠ—ȱŠ›Žȱ•˜ŒŠ••¢ȱ‘’Œ”Ž›ȱ‘Š—ȱŗŖȱ–ȱǻřřȱŽŽǼǯȱ¡™˜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’œȱ
ŗǰŜŞśȱŽŽǯ
SW A
105°15'0"W
A' NE
7,000'
7,000'
Qy
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
1:24,000
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KYLE
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CONTOUR INTERVAL 20 FEET
LINCOLN
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NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929
Magnetic Declination
June 2009
8º 42' East
At Map Center
QUADRANGLE LOCATION
Geologic map of the Capitan Peak quadrangle,
Lincoln County, New Mexico.
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).
Qy
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Ps
Ps
5,000'
Qy
Qy
Ps
5,000'
Py
4,000'
6,000'
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3,000'
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May 2010
by
Steven J. Skotnicki
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Arizona State University, Gilbert, AZ, 85233
COMMENTS TO MAP USERS
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Open-File Geologic Map 209
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6,000'
7000 FEET
1 KILOMETER
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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
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conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as
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7,000'
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6,000'
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