Geologic Map
of
Fence Lake, New Mexico
1:100,000 metric sheet
compiled by
Orin J. Anderson
New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Socorro, New Mexico 87801
Open-file 220
1986
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Compilation of Fence Lake
1:100,000 metric sheet
The detailed geologic mapping (1:24,000) upon which this
compilation is based is shown on sheet 2.
each 7-1/2 min
quadrangle
The full reference for
map
in published or open-file report
form is listed below. In addition to these 7-1/2 min quadrangle
maps,
the
westhalf
two 1:50,000 scale
oftheFence
geologic
maps
Lake
sheet has
by
the
New
been
prepared as
Mexico
Bureau
of
Mines and Mineral Resources. Thesewill be available as GM-61
(Atarque Lake 1:50,000), and GM-62 (Fence Lake 1:50,000).
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Anderson, 0. J., 1981, Geology and Coal Resources of Cantaralo
Spring Quadrangle, Cibola County, New Mexico: New Mexico
Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Open-file 142.
Anderson, 0. J., 1982, Geology and Coal Resourcesof Venadito
Camp Quadrangle, Cibola County, New Mexico: New Mexico
Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Open-file
163.
Anderson, 0. J., 1982, Geology and Coal Resourcesof Atarque Lake
Quadrangle, Cibola County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau
of
Mines and Mineral Resources Open-file 167.
of Mesita de
Anderson, 0. J., 1982, Geology and Coal Resources
Yes0 Quadrangle, Cibola County, New Mexico: New Mexico
Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Open-file 171.
Anderson, 0. J., 1986, Geology and Mineral Resourcesof York
Ranch SE Quadrangle, Cibola and Catron Counties, New Mexico:
New
Mexico
of Mines
Bureau
and
Mineral
Resources
Open-file
220-A.
Anderson, 0. J., and Mapel, W. J., 1983, Geology and Coal
SE Quadrangle, Cibola County,
Resources of Shoemaker Canyon
2
New
Mexico: New
Mexico
Bureau
of
Mines
and
Mineral
Resources
Open-file 172.
Arkell, B., 1984, Geologic Mapof Veteado Mountain Quadrangle,
Cibola
and
Catron
Counties,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of
Mines and Mineral Resources
Open-file.222.
Arkell, B., 1984, Geologic Map of Techado Quadrangle, Cibola and
CatrOn Counties, New Mexico:
New Mexico
Bureau
of
Mines
and
Mineral Resources Open-file? ? ?
Campbell, F. W., 1981, Geology and coal resourcesof Cerro Prieto
and the Dyke Quadrangle, Cibola County,
New Mexico: New
Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Open-file 144.
Frost, S. J., and Anderson,
0.
J., 1982,
Geologyand coal
reSOUrCeS of TwentyTwo Spring Quadrangle, Cibola and Catron
Counties, New Mexico: New
Mexico
of Mines
Bureau
and
Mineral
Resources Open-file 143.
Landis, E. R., and Haschke, L. R., 1983, Geologic
mapof Fence
Lake SW Quadrangle, Cibola and Catron Counties, New Mexico:
U.S.
Geol. Surv. Map MF series.
Mapel, W. J., and Yesberger, W. L., 1985, Geologic
mapof the
Goat Hill Quadrangle, Cibola County, New Mexico:U.S. Geol.
Surv. Map MF-1727.
Mapel, W. J., and Yesberger, W. L., 1985, Geologic
mapof the
Nicoll Lake Quadrangle, Cibola and McKinley Counties, New
Mexico: U . S .
Geol. Surv. Map MF-1757.
Mapel, W. J., and Yesberger, W. L., 1985, Geologic
mapof the Red
Lake Mission Quadrangle, Cibola County,
New Mexico: U.S.
Geol. Surv. Map MF-1758.
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Maxwell, C. H.,
1981, Geologic Mapof the El Malpais Instant
Study Area and adjacent areas:U.S.
Geol. Surv. Map MF-1375-
A.
McLellan, M. W., Haschke, L. R., and Robinson, L. N., 1982,
Geologic Mapof Rincon Hondo Quadrangle, Cibola County, New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. Surv. Map MF-1506.
McLellan, M. W., Haschke, L. R., and Robinson, L. N., 1983,
Geologic Map of the
Moreno
Hill
Qbadrangle,
Cibola
and
Catron Counties, New Mexico:
U.S. Geol. Surv. Map MF-1509.
McLellan, M. W., Robinson, L. N., and Haschke, L. R., 1983,
Geologic Map of Fence
Mexico: U . S .
Lake
Quadrangle,
Geol. Surv. Map MF-1533.
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Spears Formation (Oligocene)
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RioSalado Tongue of Mancos Shale
Twowells Tongue of Dakota Sandstone
Whitewater arroyo Tongue of Mancos
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