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The geology of southern New Mexico and west Texas represents over a billion years of earths history. Evidence of events such as explosive eruptions of great volcanoes, uplift and erosion of ancient mountains, and deposition of sediment in subtropical seas is available for those who know how to read the rocks. This guide for nonspecialists not only provides the necessary background for comprehension but also a guide to local features. Part I explains the basic principles of geology, including the origin of rocks, geologic time, rock deformation, and plate tectonics. Part II divides the geologic history of the region into eight major events and illustrates both the rock strata produced by each event and the ancient geography of the era. Part III contains twenty-two field trips to view geologic history, mostly in easily accessible natural outcrops. Natives and visitors alike will find that this clearly written and well-illustrated book contributes to a greater appreciation of the unique landscape of the southwest.

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title	:	The Geology of Southern New Mexico : A Beginner's Guide, Including El Paso
author	:	Mack, Greg H.
publisher	:	University of New Mexico
isbn10 \| asin	:	0826317944
print isbn13	:	9780826317940
ebook isbn13	:	9780585322490
language	:	English
subject	Geology--New Mexico, Geology--Texas--El Paso Region.
publication date	:	1997
lcc	:	QE143.M33 1997eb
ddc	:	557.89
subject	:	Geology--New Mexico, Geology--Texas--El Paso Region.

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The Geology of Southern New Mexico

A Beginner's Guide

Including El Paso

Greg H. Mack

Page iv

1997 by the University of New Mexico Press

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mack, Greg H.
The geology of southern
New Mexico: a
beginner's guide
Greg H. Mack.1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical
references (p. ).
ISBN 0-8263-1794-4 (pbk.)

1. GeologyNew Mexico.

2. GeologyTexasEl Paso Region.

I. Title.

QE143.M33 1977

557.899dc20

96-35688

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TO ANDY AND CORY,
AND MOST OF ALL
TO LELA

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CONTENTS

Prologue: What Is This Book about and Who Is It For?

Part I: The Earth Is Changing

1. How to Read the Rocks

2. Geologic Time

3. Deformation

4. Plate Tectonics

Part II: A Brief History of West Texas and Southern New Mexico before Man Arrived

5. Precambrian: Collision and Accretion

6. Early and Middle Paleozoic: Shallow, Subtropical Seas

7. Late Paleozoic: The Ancestral Rocky Mountains

8. Early Cretaceous: The Chihuahua Trough

9. Late Cretaceous: The Western Interior Seaway

10. Early Tertiary: Laramide Mountain Building and Volcanism

11. Middle Tertiary: The Great Calderas

12. Late Tertiary and Quaternary: The Rio Grande Rift

Part III: Field Trips

1. Eastern Trans-Mountain Road, El Paso, TX

2. Cobre Uplift, near San Lorenzo, NM

3. McKelligon Canyon Park, El Paso, TX

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4. Murchison Park, Scenic Drive, El Paso, TX

5. Bishop's Cap, near Las Cruces, NM

6. Lake Valley, NM

7. Dry Canyon-La Luz Canyon, Alamogordo, NM

8. Lucero Arroyo, Doa Ana Mountains, NM

9. Robledo Mountains, near Las Cruces, NM

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10. Guadalupe Mountains, TX and NM

106

11. Cerro de Cristo Rey, El Paso, TX

112

12. Mescal Canyon, Truth or Consequences, NM

117

13. San Diego Mountain, NM

122

14. Faulkner Canyon, NM

125

15. Cedar Hills, NM

129

16. Florida Mountains, near Deming, NM

133

17. Dripping Springs State Park and San Augustin Pass, near Las Cruces

136

18. Black Range, NM

140

19. Apache Canyon, Caballo Mountains, NM

146

20. Rincon, NM

152

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