Publications
Open-File Report 496
Preliminary Geologic Map
of the
Albuquerque–Rio Rancho
Metropolitan Area & Vicinity,
Bernalillo & Sandoval Counties, New Mexico
Sean Connell
November, 2006
VERSION 2.0
The Preliminary Geologic Map of the Albuquerque–Rio Rancho Metropolitan Area and Vicinity, Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties, New Mexico is a digital geologic compilation of sixteen 7.5-minute quadrangles, comprising an area of about 2,500 square kilometers of the Albuquerque basin of north-central New Mexico. This compilation, prepared at a scale of 1:50,000, depicts the geology underneath the cities of Albuquerque and Rio Rancho and surrounding areas and was completed in order to better characterize geologic controls on groundwater resources and geologic hazards in this rapidly growing urban region. The open-file report consists of a geologic map, cross-sections, and associated data compiled for the greater Albuquerque-Rio Rancho metropolitan area, Bernalillo and Sandoval County, New Mexico. Work on this project is ongoing and a printed GM-series map and comprehensive report will be published at a later date. It is expected that the data available in this report will be modified by future work, but it is being released because of the need for this data by the geologic and technical community. A geologic report describing the map products is currently being written and will be released when finished.
GIS-data and Supplemental data are available on CD-ROM or through an anonymous ftp site.
A CD-ROM of this project may be purchased through the Bureau of Geology offices in Socorro and Albuquerque for $10.
VERSION 2.0 SUPERCEDES PREVIOUS RELEASES
Get Data (via HTTP or via FTP)
- Readme text file
- FTP readme
- Metadata file (html)
- Plate 1: Geologic Map with contours (7.1 MB PDF)
- Plate 1: Geologic Map with contours and shaded relief (21.9 MB PDF)
- Plate 2: Geologic Cross Sections and Maps (2.8 MB PDF)
- GIS data (zipped 84 MB)
- Supplemental data (zipped 14 MB)
- Entire CD-ROM contents (zipped 182 MB)
(This report is subject to revision).
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801-4796
information: (575) 835-5420
fax: (575) 835-6333
http://geoinfo.nmt.edu
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