2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 182
Tuesday, 30 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T86. New Perspectives on the Rio Grande Rift: From Tectonics to Groundwater (Posters)

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division

Authors will be present from 2:30 to 4:30 PM.

 

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NEW CONSTRAINTS ON RIFT-ASSOCIATED FAULTING IN SUNSHINE VALLEY, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
ROTZIEN, Jon1, ANDERSON, Megan1, PARKER, Emily1, LYNN, Helen B.2 and RULEMAN, Cal3, (1)Geology Dept, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, (2)Earth Science, Montana State University, 200 Traphagen Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046 MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, jon.rotzien@gmail.com, jon.rotzien@gmail.com
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GEOPHYSICAL ANOMALIES AND NEW CONSTRAINTS ON BURIED STRUCTURES, EAST-CENTRAL SAN LUIS BASIN, COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO
DRENTH, Benjamin J.1, GRAUCH, V.J.S.2 and RODRIGUEZ, Brian D.2, (1)School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd, Norman, OK 73019, (2)USGS, Box 25046, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, bdrenth@usgs.gov, bdrenth@usgs.gov
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MAPPING SUBSURFACE STRUCTURE AND AQUIFERS IN THE RIO GRANDE RIFT— AEROMAGNETIC AND GRAVITY INTERPRETATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN ESPAÑOLA BASIN, NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
GRAUCH, V.J.S., USGS, Box 25046, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, PHILLIPS, Jeffrey D., U.S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 964 - Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, JOHNSON, Peggy, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801-4796, KONING, Daniel J., New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 and BANKEY, Viki, U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, M.S. 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, tien@usgs.gov, tien@usgs.gov
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CORRELATION OF MAGNETOTELLURIC RESISTIVITY SOUNDINGS AND REGIONAL BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICAL ROCK PROPERTIES TO STRATIGRAPHY OF THE NORTHERN RIO GRANDE RIFT, NEW MEXICO
RODRIGUEZ, Brian D., USGS, Box 25046, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225 and SAWYER, David A., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, brod@usgs.gov, brod@usgs.gov
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REVISED 40AR/39AR GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE JEMEZ AND CERROS DEL RIO VOLCANIC FIELDS, NM
SAWYER, David A., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, WOLDEGABRIEL, Giday, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, MCINTOSH, William, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801 and THOMPSON, Ren A., Earth Surface Processes Team, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 980, P.O. Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046, dsawyer@usgs.gov, dsawyer@usgs.gov
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SUMMARY OF THE GEOLOGY, GEOCHRONOLOGY, AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE ABIQUIU AREA, NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
MALDONADO, Florian1, MIGGINS, Daniel, P.2 and BUDAHN, James R.2, (1)USGS, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Box 25046, MS 974, Denver, CO 80225, fmaldona@usgs.gov, fmaldona@usgs.gov
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CENOZOIC EXTENSION ACROSS THE WESTERN RIO GRANDE RIFT MARGIN IN THE NORTHERN JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND ADJOINING COLORADO PLATEAU, NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
KELLEY, Shari A., Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Bullock St, Socorro, NM 87801 and KONING, Daniel J., New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, sakelley@ix.netcom.com, sakelley@ix.netcom.com
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TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE ESPAÑOLA BASIN, RIO GRANDE RIFT, NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
KONING, Daniel J., New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, SMITH, Gary, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131, CONNELL, Sean D., New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2808 Central Ave. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, SLATE, Janet L., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, DFC, MS 406, Denver, CO 80225, WOLDEGABRIEL, Giday, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, EES-16/MS D462, Los Alamos, NM 87545, PETERS, Lisa, New Mexico Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, MCINTOSH, William, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, DUNBAR, Nelia, Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Institution of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 and HORNING, Robert, P.O. Box 662, Tesuque, NM 87574, dkoning@nmt.edu, dkoning@nmt.edu
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UPPER NEOGENE TEPHROCHRONOLOGIC CORRELATIONS IN THE NORTHERN RIO GRANDE RIFT, NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN COLORADO
SLATE, Janet L.1, SARNA-WOJCICKI, Andrei M.2, WAN, Elmira3, KONING, Daniel J.4, CONNELL, Sean D.5, DETHIER, David P.6, WAHL, David B.3 and PERKINS, Michael E.7, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, DFC, MS 406, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey (emeritus), 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 975, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 975, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (4)New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (5)New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2808 Central Ave. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, (6)Geosciences Dept, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (7)Dept of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, jslate@usgs.gov, jslate@usgs.gov
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VOLCANISM AND EXTENSIONAL TECTONISM OF THE SOUTHWESTERN ESPAÑOLA BASIN, NORTHERN RIO GRANDE RIFT, NEW MEXICO
THOMPSON, Ren1, MARK, Hudson1, MINOR, Scott2, MCINTOSH, William3, MIGGINS, D.P.1, GRAUCH, V.J.S.4, SAWYER, David5, DETHIER, D.P.6 and WARREN, R.G.7, (1)USGS, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, MS 980, P.O. Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, (3)New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, (4)USGS, Box 25046, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, (5)USGS, MS 980, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, (6)Dept. Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (7)Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, rathomps@usgs.gov, rathomps@usgs.gov
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PLIOCENE STRAIN TRANSFER IN THE RIO GRANDE RIFT OF NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
HUDSON, Mark R.1, MINOR, Scott A.2, THOMPSON, Ren A.1, CAINE, Jonathan3 and BROWN, Laurie4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, DFC, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, (3)U.S. Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (4)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, 233 Morrill Science Center, 611 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, mhudson@usgs.gov, mhudson@usgs.gov
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FAULT-KINEMATIC PATTERN OF EXTENSIONAL STRAIN TRANSFER BETWEEN BASINS OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE RIFT, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
MINOR, Scott A., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 980, Box 25046, Fed. Ctr, Denver, CO 80225, HUDSON, Mark R., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, CAINE, Jonathan Saul, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225 and THOMPSON, Ren, USGS, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, sminor@usgs.gov, sminor@usgs.gov
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FAULTS IN ROCK, FAULTS IN DIRT, AND ENIGMATIC BRECCIAS IN THE ESPAÑOLA BASIN, NEW MEXICO: THEIR RELATIONS TO RIFT ARCHITECTURE, GROUND WATER, AND A POSSIBLE IMPACT STRUCTURE
CAINE, Jonathan Saul, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, MINOR, Scott A., U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225 and BUDAHN, James R., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 974, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, jscaine@usgs.gov, jscaine@usgs.gov
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GEOCHRONOLOGY OF OLIGOCENE MAFIC DIKES WITHIN THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLATEAU: IMPLICATIONS TO REGIONAL STRESS FIELDS OF THE EARLY RIO GRANDE RIFT
CHAMBERLIN, Richard M.1, MCINTOSH, William C.1 and DIMEO, Melissa I.2, (1)New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, richard@gis.nmt.edu, richard@gis.nmt.edu
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