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Open-file Report - 454

This open-file combines roadlogs and papers from two field trips to the Albuquerque Basin in 2001. OFR-454a and OFR-454b are from a field-guide that accompanied a pre-meeting field trip of the Geological Society of America Rocky Mountain and South-Central Section conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico entitled: "Stratigraphy and tectonic development of the Albuquerque Basin, central Rio Grande rift." OFR-454c-d is from a field guide for the Friends of the Pleistocene, Rocky Mountain-Cell, 45th Field Conference entitled: "Plio-Pleistocene stratigraphy and geomorphology of the central part of the Albuquerque Basin." These field guides were released as open-files to make them more broadly accessible.

Note: These reports available as a single zipped archive, as complete reports (below), or papers may be downloaded individually in PDF format (see below). The entire report (a-d) can also be purchased on CD-ROM for a modest fee.

  1. Stratigraphy and tectonic development of the Albuquerque Basin, central Rio Grande rift, by Connell, Sean D., Love, D. W., Lucas, S. G., Koning, D. J., Derrick, N., Maynard, Stephen R., Morgan, Gary S., and Jackson-Paul, Patricia B., 2001, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resouces Open File Report 454a, 56 p.
    [download 5.08 MB PDF]
  2. Stratigraphy and tectonic development of the Albuquerque Basin, central Rio Grande rift, Mini-Papers, by Connell, Sean D., Lucas, S. G., Love, D. W., 2001, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resouces Open File Report 454b, 121 p.
    [download 6.26 MB PDF]
  3. Plio-Pleistocene stratigraphy and geomorphology of the central part of the Albuquerque Basin, by Connell, Sean D., Love, David W., Sorrell, John D., Harrison, J. Bruce J., 2001, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resouces Open File Report 454c-d, 102 p.
    [download 7.27 MB PDF]

GSA Field Trip: Stratigraphy and tectonic development of the Albuquerque Basin, central Rio Grande rift
OPEN-FILE REPORT-454a-b

Roadlogs (OFR-454a):

INTRODUCTION [pdf, 117 kb]

  • FIRST DAY, Santo Domingo sub-basin, Hagan embayment, and northern flank of the Sandia Mountains [pdf, 1.9 Mb]
  • SECOND DAY, Calabacillas sub-basin, Zia Pueblo, Rio Rancho, and Tijeras Arroyo [pdf, 1.7 Mb]
  • THIRD DAY, Belen sub-basin, Sevilleta NWR, and northern Socorro Basin [pdf, 1.1 Mb]

Papers (OFR-454b):

INTRODUCTION [pdf, 116 kb]

  1. Stratigraphy of the Albuquerque Basin, Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico: A Progress Report, S.D. Connell A-1 [pdf, 1.2 Mb]
  2. Summary of Blancan and Irvingtonian (Pliocene and early Pleistocene) Mammalian Biochronology of New Mexico, G.S. Morgan and S.G. Lucas [pdf, 598 kb]
  3. Miocene Mammalian Faunas and Biostratigraphy of the Zia Formation, Northern Albuquerque Basin, Sandoval County, New Mexico, G.S. Morgan and S.G. Lucas [pdf, 149 kb]
  4. Pliocene Mammalian Biostratigraphy and Biochronology at Loma Colorada de Abajo, Sandoval County, New Mexico, G.S. Morgan and S.G. Lucas [pdf, 154 kb]
  5. Plio-Pleistocene Mammalian Biostratigraphy and Biochronology at Tijeras Arroyo, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, S.G. Lucas and G.S. Morgan [pdf, 281 kb]
  6. Lithostratigraphy and Pliocene Mammalian Biostratigraphy and Biochronology at Belen, Valencia County, New Mexico, G.S. Morgan, S.G. Lucas, and D.W. Love [pdf, 184 kb]
  7. Pliocene Mammalian Biostratigraphy and Biochronology at Arroyo de la Parida, Socorro County, New Mexico, G.S. Morgan and S.G. Lucas [pdf, 89 kb]
  8. Stratigraphy of the Lower Santa Fe Group, Hagan Embayment, North-Central New Mexico: Preliminary Results, S.D. Connell and S,M. Cather [pdf, 1.1 Mb]
  9. Stratigraphy of the Tuerto and Ancha Formations (Upper Santa Fe Group), Hagan and Santa Fe Embayments, North-Central New Mexico, D.J. Koning, S.D. Connell, F.J. Pazzaglia, and W.C. McIntosh [pdf, 838 kb]
  10. Stratigraphy of the Middle and Upper Pleistocene Fluvial Deposits of the Rio Grande (Post Santa Fe Group) and the Geomorphic Development of the Rio Grande Valley, Northern Albuquerque Basin, North-Central New Mexico, S.D. Connell and D.W. Love [pdf, 938 kb]
  11. Preliminary Interpretation of Cenozoic Strata in the Tamara No. 1-Y Well, Sandoval County, North-Central New Mexico, S.D. Connell, D.J. Koning, and N.N. Derrick [pdf, 734 kb]
  12. Guide to the Geology of the Eastern Side of the Rio Grande Valley along Southbound I-25 from Rio Bravo Boulevard to Bosque Farms, Bernalillo and Valencia Counties, New Mexico, D.W. Love, S.D. Connell, N. Dunbar, W.C. McIntosh, W.C. McKee, A.G. Mathis, P.B. Jackson-Paul, J. Sorrell, and N. Abeita [pdf, 390 kb]
  13. Pliocene and Quaternary Stratigraphy, Soils, and Tectonic Geomorphology of the Northern Flank of the Sandia Mountains, New Mexico: Implications for the Tectonic Evolution of the Albuquerque Basin, Reprinted with permission from NMGS Guidebook 50 (Pazzagila and Lucas, 1999), S.D. Connell and W.G. Wells [pdf, 1.45MB]
  14. Discussion of New Gravity Maps for the Albuquerque Basin Area, Reprinted with permission from NMGS Guidebook 50 (Pazzagila and Lucas, 1999), V.J.S. Grauch, C.L. Gillespie, and G.R. Keller [pdf, 737 KB]
  15. Principal Features of High-Resolution Aeromagnetic Data Collected near Albuquerque, New Mexico, Reprinted with permission from NMGS Guidebook 50 (Pazzagila and Lucas, 1999), V.J.S. Grauch [pdf, 536 KB]

Friends of the Pleistocene Field Trip: Plio-Pleistocene stratigraphy and geomorphology of the central part of the Albuquerque Basin
OPEN-FILE REPORT 454c-d

Sean D. Connell, David W. Love, John D. Sorrell, and J. Bruce J. Harrison [eds]

Map:

Simplified Preliminary Geologic Map of the Isleta Reservation and Surrounding Areas [pdf, 442 kb]

Roadlogs:

INTRODUCTION: [pdf, 656 kb]

  • FIRST DAY ROAD LOG: Geology of the Isleta Reservation [pdf, 2.1 Mb]
    Sean D. Connell, David W. Love, and John D. Sorrell
  • SECOND DAY ROAD LOG: Geology of southern Albuquerque and Tijeras Arroyo [pdf, 2.1 Mb]
    Sean D. Connell, David W. Love, and J. Bruce J. Harrison
  • THIRD DAY ROAD LOG: Geology of Los Lunas volcano [pdf, 1.3 Mb]
    — David W. Love and Sean D. Connell

Papers:

  1. Terraces of Hell Canyon and its tributaries, Memorial Draw and Ojo de la Cabra, D. W. Love [pdf, 131 kb]
  2. Surface geology and liquefaction susceptibility in the inner valley of the Rio Grande near Albuquerque, New Mexico, K.I. Kelson, C.S. Hitchcock, and C.E. Randolph [pdf, 799 kb]
  3. Stratigraphy of middle and upper Pleistocene fluvial deposits of the Rio Grande Valley (Post-Santa Fe Group) and the geomorphic development of the Rio Grande Valley, northern Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, S.D. Connell and D. W. Love [pdf, 888 kb]
  4. Summary of Blancan and Irvingtonian (Pliocene and early Pleistocene) mammalian biochronology of New Mexico (reprinted from NMBMMR Open-file report 454B), G.S. Morgan, and S.G. Lucas [pdf, 552 kb]
  5. Plio-Pleistocene mammalian biostratigraphy and biochronology at Tijeras Arroyo, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (reprinted from NMBMMR Open-file report 454B), S.G. Lucas and G.S. Morgan [pdf, 266 kb]
  6. Cuspate-lobate folds along a sedimentary contact, Los Lunas volcano, New Mexico (reprinted from NMBMMR Bulletin 137), W.C. Haneberg [pdf, 166 kb]