Newpublications
Plant's compliance with EPA standards for
radioactive-waste management and disposal:
Sandia National Laboratories, Rept. SAND88287r, n pp.
Grolocrc eUADRANGLEMAPS
lIMBMMR
Bertram-Howery, S. G., and Huntet R. L., edi+Bulletin 13l-Continental magmatism, ab- GQ-1611-Geologic map of the Wilson Mountain
tors, 1989,Preliminary plan for disposal-system
stracts,by IAVCEI, 1989,340pp.
$12.00 quadrangle, Catron and Grant Counties, New
characterization and long-term performance
*Memoir 46-Field excursionsto volcanic terranes
Mexico, by J. C. Ratt6 and W. E. Brooks, 1989,
evaluation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant:
scale1:24,000.
in the westem United States,volume I: SouthSandia National Laboratories, Rept. SAND89GQ-l55l-Geologic
Tse
Bonita
School
map
of
the
ern Rocky Mountain region, edited by C. E.
0178,variously paginated.
quadrangle, McKinley County, New Mexico, by
Chapin and f. Zidek, 1989,x+486 pp. $25.00
Broadhead, R. F., 1989, Bravo Dome COz field'Memoir 47-Field excursionsto volcanic tenanes
R. S. Zech, 1989,scaleL:24,M.
U.S.A. New Mexico,BravoDome:AmericanAsin the western United States, volume II: Cassociation of Petroleum Geologists, Treatise of
cades and Intermountain West, edited by C. E.
GEopnvstcel INvEsrrcATIoN
Petroleum Geology,Atlas of Oil and Gas Fields,
Chapin and J. Zidek, 1989,ix+285 pp. $17.00 GP-980-Aerial gamma-raycolor contour maps of
Rept. A-011, 21 pp.
These three publications have been produced
regional surface concentrations of potassium, Carter,N. L., and Officer,C. 8., 1989,Microscopic
for the International Association of Volcanology
uranium, thorium and composite-colormaps of
lamellar deformation features in quartz-disand Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI)
uranium, potassium, thorium, and their ratios
criminative characteristics of shock-generated
General Assembly held in SantaFe, New Mexin New Mexico, by J. S. Duval, 1989,4 sheets,
varieties----comment:Geology, v. 17, no. 5, pp.
ico, on June25-fuly 1, 1989.Bulletin131contains
scale1,000,000.
478-479.
more than 600 abstractspertaining to symposia
Cavazza,W., 7989,Sedimentationpattern of a rifton 1) North American cordilleran magmatism,
filling unit, Tesuque Formation (Miocene), EsHvpnorocrc INvESTIGATIoNSATLAS
2) continental arcs, 3) extensionalvolcanism, 4)
paiola Basin, Rio Grande rift, New Mexico:
aqueousmagmatic fluids, ore deposits,and geo- HA-555-Distribution of fluoride in ground water
Joumal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 59, no.2,
in the alluvial basins of Arizona and adiacent
thermal systems, 5) active volcanism and hazpp.287-296.
parts of California, Nevada, and New Mexico,
ards, and 6) volcanic and magmatic processes.
Clemons,R. E., 1989,Lost mines and buried trea1988,
3
W.
B.
Garrett,
by
F.
N.
Robertson
and
The memoirscontain a combination of scientific
sures in south-central New Mexico: El Palacio,
sheets, scale 1:500,000.
papers and field guides designed to familiarize
v. 94, no. 3, pp.26-37.
the reader with the geology of a particular volDrewes, H., leader, 1989,Tectonicsof the eastern
canic field and then lead him through it. Memoir Mtscru-aNEous FIELDsruDIES MAPS
part of the Cordilleran orogenicbelt, Chihua46 consists of nine excursionsto volcanic fields
MF-2068-North-south stratigraphic cross sechua. New Mexico and Arizona: American Geoin New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas;
tions of Upper Cretaceousrocks, northern San
physical Union, 28th International Geological
Memoir47 contains seven excursionsto volcanie
Juan Basin, southwestern Colorado, by C. M.
tongress, Field Trip Guidebook Tl2l, 82 pp.
fields in Washington, Oregon, Montana, WyoMolenaar and J. K. Baird, 1989,3 sheets.
Fallin, J. A.T.,7989, Hydrogeologyof Lower Creming, Idaho, Nevada, and California. The inMF-2069-Preliminary geologic map of the Grey
taceous strata under the southern High Plains
dividual excursionswere compiled from
Hill Spring quadrangle, San Juan and McKinley
of Texas and New Mexico: TexasWater Develcontributions of three to eleven authors each;a
Counties,New Mexico,by R. B. O'Sullivan,D. L.
opment Board, Rept. 31'4,39PP.
total of 105authors contributed to the 16 excurWeide, and G. R. Scott, in cooperation with the
Finch, W. L, Huffman, A. C., Jr., and Fassett,J.
sions. The technical papers form integral parts
US BIA and the Navajo Nation, 1989, scale
8., leaders, 1989,Coal, uranium, and oil and
of the excursions,contain much new data, and
l:24,000.
gas in Mesozoic rocks of the San Juan Basinare expected to serve as important references MF-2075-Geologic map of the O Bar O Canyon
anatomy of a giant energy-rich basin: American
ror manv vears.
West quadrangle, Catron County, New Mexico,
Geophysical Union, 28th International GeologThe volumes may be purchasedas a set at the
by D H. Richter and V. A. Lawrence, 1989,scale
ical Congress,Field Trip GuidebookT120,I pp.
discounted price of $50.00 plus postage and
1,:24,W
Friedman, G. M., 1989,Cementation Patterns,rehandling.
sequences,
edited
*Bulletin 124-Lower and Middle Pennsylvanian
of sedimentary
view of Diagenesis
MAI'S
MtscruaNrous
SERIES
INVESTIGATIONS
v.242,
no.4883,
pp.
O.
Marshall:
Science,
by
l.
strata in the Orogrande and PedregosaBasins,
1317-1318.
I-l9O7-Geologic map of the Latir volcanic field
New Mexico, by J. t . Wilson, 1989, 16 pp., 6
and adiacent areas, northern New Mexico, by
Gonzales,M. M., 1989,Compilation and comparfigs., I table.
$5.00
P. W. Lipman and J. C. Reed,fr., 1989,2 sheets,
ison of test-hole location surveys in the vicinity
This report appraises the depositional enviscale1:48,000
of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site: Sandia
ronment and potential reservoirdevelopment of
National laboratories, Rept. SAND 88-1ffi5, 260
I-l940-Swelling clays map of the conterminous
Lower and Middle Pennsylvanian strata in and
United States,by W. W Olive, A. F. Chleborad,
around the Orogrande and PedregosaBasinsin
PP.
C. W. Frahme, J. Schlocker,R. R. Schneider,and Grambling, J. A., and Tewksbury,B. J., editors,
southern New Mexico and northem ChihuaR. L. Schuster, 1989,scale 1:7,500,000.
1989,Proterozoicgeology of the southern Rocky
hua, Mexico. A NE-SW cross section from the
Mountains: GeologicalSocietyof America, SpeSacramentoto the Big Hatchet Mountains shows
0therpublications
cial Paper235. 175pp. (includesThe role of cruslower and Middle Pennsylvanian carbonate and
tal extension in the metamorphism of Proterozoic
terrigenous rock types in detail, and an isopach Alexopoulos,J. S., Grieve, R. A. F., and Robertrocks in northern New Mexico, by I. A. Gramson, P. B., 1989, Microscopic lamellar deforand facies map shows their distribution. Combling, M. L. Williams, R. F. Smith, and C. K.
mation features in quartz-discriminative
piled from yearsof investigation, the report wiII
Mawer, pp. 87-110;ProterozoicsuPracrustalrocks
characteristicsof shock-generatedvarieties-rebe an invaluable referenceon carbonatepetrogand plutons of the Cimarron Canyon area, northply: Geology,v. 17, no. 5, pp.478-479.
raphy of Pennsylvanian strata for the region.
central New Mexico, by R. A. Wobus, pp. 111Alexander, J. I. D., and Watkinson,A. 1.,7989,
USGS
118;Geology and geochemistry of early ProterMicrofolding in the Permian Castile Formaozoic volcanic and subvolcanicrocks of the Petion-an example of geometric systemsin mulPnorrssroNeL PApER
cos greenstone belt, Sangrede Cristo Mountains,
tilayer folding, Texasand New Mexico: Geological
ltl40-Quatemary movement along the La fencia
New Mexico, by I. M. Robertsonand K. C. ConSociety of America, Bulletin, v. 101, no. 5, pp.
fault, central New Mexico, bv M. N. Machette,
die, pp. 179-ltt6; Geochronologicstudy of Pre742-750.
1988,82 pp.
cambrian rocks of the Sandia Mountains, New
Baldridge, W. S., and Olsen, K. H., 1989,The Rio
Mexico, by D. G. Brookins and A. Maiumdar,
Grande rift: American Scientist,v. 7/, no. 3, pp.
BuLLsrrN
pp.Ia7-r5$.
240J47.
l734-F-Mineral resourcesof the Sierra Ladrones Bertram-Howery,S. G., and Hunter, R. L., 1989, Icerman, L., and Parker,S. K., editors, L988,New
Wi.ldernessStudy Area, Socorro County, New
Plans for evaluation of the WasteIsolation Pilot
Mexico statewide geothermal energy program:
August 1989 Nal MexicoGeology
Mexico, by S. L. Moore, M. S. Allen, C. L. Long,
and J. T. Neubert, 7989,22pp
geologic
Upcoming
meetings
243, no. 4898,p. 7679.
Krumhansl, I. L.; 1989,WasteIsolation pilot plant
brine field pH measurements-technique and
interpretation: Sandia National Laboratories,
Rept. SAND88-3352,50 pp.
Lappin, A. R., and Hunter, R. L., editors,Systems
analysis, long-term radionuclide transpoit, and
dose assessments,Waste lsolation pilot plant
(WIPP), southeasternNew Mexico; March 1989:
liandia National Laboratories, Rept. SAND89()462,variously paginated.
McHone, J. F., Nieman, R. A, Lewis, C. F., and
Yates,A. M.,7989, Stishoviteat the CretaceouF
Tertiary boundary, Raton, New Mexico: Science, v. 243, no. 4895,pp. 7782-1784.
Monastersky, R., 1989,Signs of an ancient worldwide wallop: ScienceNews, v. 135,no. 9, p.132.
Norman, D. I., Kyle, P. R., and Baron, C , 1989,
Analysis of trace elements including rare earth
elements in fluid inclusion liquids: Economic
Geology,v. 84, no. l, pp.162-766.
Shupe, S. J., and Folk-Williams,J. A., 1988,The
upper Rio Grande-a guide to decision-making:
WesternNetwork, SantaFe, 52 pp.
Torma, A. 8., and Gundiler, I. H., editors, 1989,
Precious and rare metal technologies, symposium proceedings:Elsevier, ProcessMetalluigy
5,702 pp. (includesMineralogyof silver-bearing
ore deposits of the Western United Statesand
Peru, by W. X. Chavez,Jr.,J. Manrique, and p
Shrestha,pp. 43-50; A regional study of precious-metal mineralization: Chloride miriing
district, New Mexico, by R. W Harrison, pp.
s1-68).
Wilbur, I. H. , 7989,SnakeBridge vaults into record
book: New Mexico Magaziie, v. 67, no. 6, pp.
JJ-j/
.
Williams, M. L.,7987, Stratigraphic,structural,and.
metamorphic relationships in Proterozoicrocks
from northem New Mexico:Ph.D. dissertation.
University of New Mexico, 138pp.
Wilson, W. E., editor, 1989,New Mexico:The MineralogicalRecord,v. 20,no. l, 96pp. (Theentire
January-February issue is devoted to New Mexrco.)
Zeuch, D. H., 7989,Isostatic hot-pressing mechanism maps for pure and natural sodium chloride--applications to nuclear waste isolation in
bedded and domal salt formations: Sandia National Laboratories,Rept. SAND88-2207,96 pp.
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Sept. 15-17
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New Mexico Geological
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fall field seminar
Sept. 28Oct. I
SoutheasternColorado LesMcFadden
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Albuquerque, NM 87131
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AAPG-SEPM-EMD
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Section meeting
Oct. 1-4
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Association of
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annual meeting
Oct. 1-6
Vail, CO
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Late CambrianOrdovician geology of
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Oct. 18-19
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Searchfor the subtle
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Oct. 19-20
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Midland, TX
West TexasGeological Society
P.O. Box 1595,
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Lordsburg Gem and
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Oct.27-29
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Armory
Lordsburg, NM
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annual meeting
Oct. 29Nov. 2
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Tenth New Mexico
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reports
ilIIIBMMR
USGS
Sand Canyon (NM-020-008). Little Rimrock
(NM-020-b09),Pinyon (NM-020-010),and petacaPinta (NM-020-014)WildemessShrdvAreas.
Cibola County, New Mexico, by J. H. Bullock,
Jr., T. A. Roemer,and G. A. Nowlan, 1989,27
pp., I nonreproduciblemap plate.
$5.40
*35l-Hydrocarbon source-rock
evaluation,Iames
K. Anderson, Inc. No. l Wishbone Federalwell,
sec. 1, T4S, R3E, SocorroCounty, New Mexico,
by G. S. Baylissand R. R. Schwjrzer,GeoChem
Laboratories,Inc., 1989,43 pp.
$8.60
r354-Hydrocarbon source-rock
evaluation, Suntionale for assessment of undiscovered,
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ray Mid-Continent Oil Co. No. 1 Briscoe well,
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ico, by G. S. Bayliss aria R. R. Schwarzer,
155 pp.
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GeoChemLaboratories,Inc., 1989,14 pp.$2.80 88-643-Abstracts of the U.s. Geologicalsurvey,
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18 pp., 1 nonreproducible map plate.
$3.60
Oil and Gas Co. No. I Esteswell, sec.35, T5N,
C. E' Barker and A. B. Coury, 7989,29-pp.
89-3i-Geologic and hydrologiidita for the Rus+89-7-Analytical results and sample
R8E, Torrance Coun$, New Mexico, bv G. S.
locality map
tler Formationnearthe WastJlsolationPilot Plant,
Bayliss and R. R. Schwarzer,GeoChem Laborafor stream-sedimentand heavy-mineral-concensoutheasternNew Mexico, by S. F. Richey,1989,
tories, Inc., 1989,16 pp.
$3.20
trate samplesfrom the Rimrock (NM-020-007),
72 pp.
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Atgust
1989
NewMexicoBureau
of Mines
andMineral
Resources
staffnotes
searchInstitute planning meeting (fohn Hawley);
Denver X-ray Conference (Chris McKee); AAPG
computer short course (Gretchen Roybal); Archaeological Society of New Mexico field school
(Bob Weber); Ute Mountain Gem and Mineral Society show (Marc Wilson); Sanfuan Gem and Mineral Society show (Marc Wilson); Marc visited many
landfill waste-disposalsites in New Mexico." Jim
mineral museums in the Midwest for comparison
Barker's talk at Industria.l Minerals Forum was
with our museum; landslide workshop bv USGS
"Testing of perlite: economicsand health charac- and Arizona GeologicalSociety(JohnHawley and
teristics." Ron Broadhead'stalk to the Roswell and
Bill Haneberg); Sample Dissolution Methods for
the AlbuquerqueGeologicalSocietieswas "Petro- Atomic Spectroscopyworkshop (Lynn Brandvold,
Ieum geology of Pennsylvanianand Lower Per- Barbara Popp, and JeanneVerploegh); legislative
mian strata, Tucumcari Basin, east-centralNew
hearing on landfill and hazardous-wastemanageMexico." Marc Wilson's talk to Albuquerque Gem
ment in southern New Mexico (fohn Hawley); EPA
derson and Richard Chamberlin, 10; Barbarapopp,
and Mineral group was "Geologyand mineralogy meeting conceming Cimarron mill near Carrizozo
11; and Frank Kottlowski, 38. Chris McKee wis
of Michigan'sKeweenawPeninsula."At the GSA
(Lynn Brandvold and Abe Gundiler); hearings by
promoted to X-ray Facility Manager, Jeanne Ver- Rocky Mountain and Cordilleran sections meetBernalillo County Commission and Albuquerque
ploegh to Chem Lab TechnicianII, Albert Bacato ing, Diane Bellis'and Don Wolberg's talks were
City Council on Cerro Colorado landfill site (John
Maintenance Carpenter II, Ruben Archuleta to 'An unusual occurrenceof the mineral huntite from
Hawley); and NMERI workshop on Albuquerque
Metallurgical Lab Technician, Monte Brown and the Late Cretaceous coal-bearing Fruitland Forsoils and foundations (Dave Love and Bill HaneBecky Titus to Cartographer II, and Manuel Vas- mation, San
Juan Basin" and "Geochemicalsig- berg).
quez to Mechanic I.
nafuresin a late Cretaceousstratigraphicsequencd
Abe Gundiler's project on "Pressure oxidation
For the Quadrennial meeting of the Interna- from the San
of refractorysulfide oresand thiourealeachingof
fuan Basin"; the posteipresenled by
tional Associationof Volcanologyand Chemistrv Don, Diane, GeorgeAustin, and Paul Domski was
the residues" was funded by NMMMRRI; Ceoree
of the Earth'sInterior (lAVCEt;in SantaFe,Chuci< "Stratigraphy and paleogeochemistryof the Fossil Austin
was elected to fellowship in GSA; BLi4
Chapin was publications chairman and with firi
Forest sedimentary sequence,late Cretaceous,San
presented Don Wolberg with "Volunteers for PubZidek, aided by Lynne McNeil, Monte Brown, and Juan Basin: implications for depositional environlic Lands" Award for recovering a fossil elk specBecky Titus, put together Bulletin l3l, Memoirs ments." Gretchen Roybal described the NCRDS
imen near Roswell. Lois Devlin is NMBMMR's
46 and 47, and the proqram/directorv. Field-trio systemat the spring NMGIC meeting. Diane Bel- representative
on Tech's Drug Policy Committee.
leadersincludedChutk -hapin, Steve'Cather,
anh li!' tatk to the Aibuq"uerqueGeologicaYsociety was
Mrs. Ethel Schmitt and Dr. Harrison H. (Jack)
Bill Mclntosh. Mclntosh, Chapin, and John Sutter "Fluid inclusions in fossil ambJr: primitive atSchmitt donated the thirty-year collections of Dr.
Bave a poster session titled "Timing and distri- mosphereor not?"
Harrison A. Schmitt to NMBMMR; Bob Eveleth is
bulion of Oligoceneignimbriteactivily in the MoStaff members participated in the following
appraising this outstanding gift to our Geotechngollon-Datil volcanic field, southwestern New meetings, workshops, and seminars: AAPG naical lnformation Center,along with the mining paMexico." SteveCather, Dave Love, and paul Bauer tional meeting (Ron Broadhead,AAPG House of
pers of SeymourThurmond donatedby Mrs. Heien
attended the session,Lois Devlin and fennifer Bor- Delpgates; Sam Thompson, workshops; Frank
Thurmond. Raymond Schmidt donated to the
yta handled NMBMMR's exhibits.
Kottlowski, EMD ExecuiiveCommittee;ind Steve Mineral Museum a historic plaque and a silver
Virginia Mclemore presented two talks at the
speciman from the Bridal Chamber vug at Lake
28th International Giological Congresstitled
Valley. (See page 62, this issue.) Diane Belis and
"Geology and geochemistry of Cambrian-OrdoDon Wolberg uncovered a fossil coconut from the
vician syenites in New Mexico and their relationFruitland Formation in the Fossil Forest (stump
ship to a Cambrian-Ordovician carbonatite and
field) of the Split Lips Flat areaduring the summei
alkalic magmatic event in New Mexico and Colofield course.
rado, USA," and "Mineralogy and geochemistry
PaleontologicalSocietySpe. In_Paleotechniques,
of alteration associatedwith'the Lemitar carbon- workshop (ludyYaiza, Lynne McNeil, TheresaLocial Publication No. 4, are two papersby Don Wolatites, central New Mexico, USA." Judy Vaiza, pez, and Lorraine Peck);Association of American
berg, "Stabilizing pyritic material;'and t'Gluesand
Lynne McNeil, and Preciliano Vaiza managed State Geologists annual meeting (James RobertNMBMMR's exhibiq Frank Kottlowski was on6 of son); GSA Rocky Mountain and Cordilleran secthe eight USA delegatesto IGC and IUGS Council
(Diane Bellis and Don Wolberg);
!ig1t- l:"!i"g
meerrnSs.
USGSWRD workshop on sediment/contaminarits
John Hawley's talk at Landfill Issues in New
hansport research(Dave Love); New Mexico GeoMexico_Forum, sponsored by Senator Bingaman,
Information Council spring meeting (Dave
Faphic
was "Geology and environmental concerns at Love and Gretchen Roybal); Water
Resouries Re-
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