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Rocky Mountain Section - 64th Annual Meeting (9–11 May 2012)

Session No. 25
Thursday, 10 May 2012: 1:30 PM-4:30 PM
Alvarado F&G (Hotel Albuquerque)

T8. Multidisciplinary Studies of the Rio Grande Rift: Basins, Volcanism, Geophysics, and Hydrogeology II

GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology and Volcanology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology & Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology & Tectonics Division

 

Sean D. Connell, Daniel J. Koning and V.J.S. Grauch, Advocates
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1:30 PM
INFLUENCES OF TECTONISM AND PALEOCLIMATE ON 15-10 MA DRAINAGE EVOLUTION IN THE NORTHERN RIO GRANDE RIFT, 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 and 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, dkoning@nmbg.nmt.edu, dkoning@nmbg.nmt.edu
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1:45 PM
MID-UPPER MIOCENE SEDIMENTARY STRATA IN THE WESTERN ESPANOLA BASIN, NEW MEXICO
BROXTON, David E., Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, WOLDEGABRIEL, Giday, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, EES-16/MS D462, Los Alamos, NM 87545, VANIMAN, David, Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell Road, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719 and KONING, Daniel J., New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institution of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, broxton@lanl.gov, broxton@lanl.gov
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2:00 PM
GEOMORPHIC AND STRATIGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS OF ASYMMETRIC SUBSIDENCE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE BASIN, RIO GRANDE RIFT, NEW MEXICO
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 and SMITH, Gary A., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131, connell@gis.nmt.edu, connell@gis.nmt.edu
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2:15 PM
TOPOGRAPHIC AND HYDROGEOLOGIC INFLUENCES ON DEPOSITION IN THE HUECO BOLSON AQUIFER, RIO GRANDE RIFT
LANGFORD, Richard P., The University of Texas at El Paso, 500W University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968, MARRUFO CANNON, Sandy S., Marathon Oil Corp, 5555 San Felipe St, Houston, TX 77056 and DOSER, Diane I., Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, langford@utep.edu, langford@utep.edu
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2:30 PM
TIMING AND RATES OF CANYON INCISION AND BASIN INTEGRATION ALONG THE NORTHERN RIO GRANDE, SAN LUIS VALLEY, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO
RULEMAN, Chester A., U.S. Geological Survey, Geology and Environmental Change Science Center, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, MIGGINS, Daniel P., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225 and MASON, Cody C., U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Mail Stop 980, Denver, CO 80225, cruleman@usgs.gov, cruleman@usgs.gov
 
2:45 PM
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3:15 PM
MAPPING LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS AND FAULTS WITHIN THE EAST-CENTRAL SAN LUIS BASIN, RIO GRANDE RIFT, USING AIRBORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEYS
BEDROSIAN, Paul A., GRAUCH, V.J.S., BLOSS, Benjamin R., FITTERMAN, David V., ABRAHAM, Jared D. and DRENTH, Benjamin J., US Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Bldg 20, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, pbedrosian@usgs.gov, pbedrosian@usgs.gov
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3:30 PM
EXPLORING HYDROLOGIC CONNECTIONS IN THE UPPER CRUST – THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RIO GRANDE RIFT
LUETH, Virgil W., New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, vwlueth@nmt.edu, vwlueth@nmt.edu
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3:45 PM
INITIAL GEOPHYSICAL EVALUATION BY THE SAGE PROGRAM OF A GEOTHERMAL PROSPECT IN THE CERROS DEL RIO VOLCANIC FIELD NEAR SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
JIRACEK, George R.1, BIAGINI, Beckie1, HASTEROK, Derrick2, ZABLOWSKI, Paul3, CASTRO, Brian4, LE PAPE, Florian5, KENNEDY, Morgan6, FEUCHT, Daniel7, PELLERIN, Louise8 and BEDROSIAN, Paul A.9, (1)Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, (2)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, 9500 Gilman Dr. Mail Stop 0225, La Jolla, CA 92093-0225, (3)Boston University, Boston, MA 02062, (4)University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, (5)Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies, Dublin, 2, Ireland, (6)Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75205, (7)University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, (8)Green Engineering Inc, Berkeley, CA 99507-3668, (9)US Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Bldg 20, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, gjiracek@geology.sdsu.edu, gjiracek@geology.sdsu.edu
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4:00 PM
GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION OF THE WINSTON GRABEN, CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, USA
SOPHY, Matthew J., Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Box 2872, Socorro, PA 87801 and KELLEY, Shari A., New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, mjsophy@nmt.edu, mjsophy@nmt.edu
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4:15 PM
DEEP GROUNDWATER FLOW FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLATEAU TO THE ALBUQUERQUE BASIN, NEW MEXICO
MELIS, Erwin A.1, JONES, Mike1, PEERY, Roger L.1 and CONNELL, Sean D.2, (1)John Shomaker & Associates, Inc, 2611 Broadbent Parkway NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107, (2)New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2808 Central Ave. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, emelis@shomaker.com, emelis@shomaker.com
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