Preliminary Geologic Map of the Ruidoso Quadrangle
OF-GM-93
NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES A DIVISION OF NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
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Base from U.S.Geological Survey 1963, revised 1982.
1927 North American datum, UTM projection -- zone 13N
1000- meter Universal Transverse Mercator grid, zone 13, shown in red
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Geologic map of the Ruidoso
quadrangle, Lincoln and Otero Counties, New Mexico.
7000 FEET
May 2004
1 KILOMETER
by
Geoffrey Rawling 1
CONTOUR INTERVAL 40 FEET
NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Open-file Map Series
1
NMBGMR, 801 Leroy Pl., Socorro, NM, 87801
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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 A. Scholle,
Director and State Geologist, Dr. J. Michael Timmons, Geologic Mapping Program Manager).
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A
A Location of geologic cross section
Geologic contact, solid where exposed, dashed where approximately
located, dotted where concealed, queried where inferred
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?
Normal fault, arrow shows dip and dip direction of fault plane where
measured, ball and bar on downthrown side, dashed where
approximately located, dotted where concealed. Fault tip is queried
where the termination of fault is unknown.
Anticline, trace of axial plane, dashed where approximately located
Syncline, trace of axial plane, dashed where approximately located
Tsv-tp - Trachyphonolite porphyry flows
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Dip and dip direction of bedding, dashed where compiled from Moore et
al (1998a)
Tsv-tf - Trachybasalt flows
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Dip and dip direction of eutaxitic foliation in welded ash-flow tuff, dashed
where compiled from Moore et al (1998b)
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Dip and dip direction of joints
Dip and dip direction of plane of small fault
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Trend and plunge of slickenside striae
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Outcrop and local trace of dike, with dip and dip direction where
measured
H00123
Water well with NM State Engineer Office W.A.T.E.R.S. database
reference number
Water well projected into cross section
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Cenozoic Igneous Rocks
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Qaf - Alluvial fan deposits (middle to upper Pleistocene)
Qls - Landslide deposits (lower to middle Pleistocene?)
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Qrt1 - Upper terrace deposit of Rio Ruidoso (middle Pleistocene)
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Quaternary and Tertiary Surficial Deposits
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Mapped and compiled by Geoffrey Rawling
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Tad - Andesite/diorite dike, undivided (Oligocene)
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.
NOTES AND ACKOWLEDGEMENTS
Geology within Mescalero Tribal lands north of the Rio Ruidoso in the northwest
corner of the quadrangle was compiled from Moore et al (1988b). Geology within
Mescalero Tribal lands south of US 70 and east of Fence Canyon was compiled from
Moore et al (1988a).
I thank Thora Padilla of the Mescalero Apache Tribe for granting access to tribal
lands and Ernest Kadayso for escorting me. Dan Abercrombie of the US Department of
Agriculture facilitated the access to the Mescalero Lands. Doug Rappuhn of the New
Mexico State Engineer’s Office kindly provided lithologic logs of water wells in the
Ruidoso area.
REFERENCES CITED AND SELECTED REFERENCES
PERTINENT TO THE STUDY AREA
Ash, S. R., and Davis, L. V., 1964, Guidebook of the Ruidoso Country: New Mexico
Geological Society, Guidebook 15, 189 p.
Barker, J. M., Kues, B. S., Austin, G. S., and Lucas, S. G., 1991, Geology of the Sierra
Blanca, Sacramento, and Capitan Ranges: New Mexico Geological Society,
Guidebook 42, 362 p.
Cather, S. M., 1991, Stratigraphy and provenance of Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene
strata of the western Sierra Balca Basin, New Mexico, in Barker, J. M., Kues, B.
S., Austin, G. S., and Lucas, S. G., eds., Geology of the Sierra Blanca,
Sacramento, and Capitan Ranges: New Mexico Geological Society, Guidebook
42, p. 265-275.
Kelley, V. C., 1971, Geology of the Pecos Country, Southeastern New Mexico: New
Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Memoir 24, 75 p.
Moore, S. L., Foord, E. E., and Meyer, G. A., 1988a, Geologic and aeromagnetic map of
a part of the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, Otero County, New Mexico:
U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1775,
1:50000 scale.
Moore, S. L., Foord, E. E., Meyer, G. A., and Smith, G. W., 1988b, Geologic Map of the
northwestern part of the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, Otero County,
New Mexico: U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map
I-1895, scale 1:24000.
Mourant, W. A., 1963, Water resources and geology of the Rio Hondo drainage basin,
Chaves, Lincoln, and Otero Counties, New Mexico: New Mexico Office of the
State Engineer Technical Report 28, 85 p.
Sloan, C. S., and Garber, M. S., 1971, Groundwater hydrology of the Mescalero Apache
Indian Reservation, south-central New Mexico: U.S. Geologic Survey Hydrologic
Investigations Atlas HA-349, scale 1:125000.
Thompson, T. B., 1966, Geology of the Sierra Blanca, Lincoln and Otero Counties, New
Mexico: PhD Dissertation, University of New Mexico, 146 p.
Thompson, T. B., 1972, Sierra Blanca Igneous Complex, New Mexico: Geological
Society of America Bulletin, v. 83, p. 2341-2356.
Wasiolek, M., 1991, The hydrogeology of the Permian Yeso formation within the upper
Rio Hondo Basin and the Eastern Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, Lincoln
and Otero Counties, New Mexico, in Barker, J. M., Kues, B. S., Austin, G. S., and
Lucas, S. G., eds., Geology of the Sierra Blanca, Sacramento, and Capitan
Ranges: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 42, p. 343-351.
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