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Office Phone: (575) 835-5140
Email:  vwlueth@nmt.edu
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Published Papers

Lueth, V.W., Peters, Lisa, and Chamberlin, Richard, 2004, 40Ar/39Ar age dating of hydrothermal manganese mineralization in the  Luis Lopez district, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources Bulletin 161, p. 239 - 249.

McLemore, V.T., Lueth, V.W. and Walker, B.M., 2004, Alteration scars in the Red River Valley, Taos County, New Mexico: in, Brister, B.S., Bauer, P.W., Read, A.S. and Lueth, V.W., Geology of the Taos Region, New Mexico Geological Society, Guidebook 55, p. 53.

1  paper in press.

Books (written or edited)

Brister, B.S., Bauer, P.W., Read, A.S. and Lueth, V.W., Geology of the Taos Region, New Mexico Geological Society, Guidebook 55, 440 p.

Deardorff, J. and Lueth, V.W., Proceedings of the 25th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium, 27 p.

Papers Presented at Professional Meetings

Lueth, V.W., 2004, Early commercial mineral collecting in New Mexico as represented in the Mineral Collector (1894-1909), Proceedings of the 25th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium, p.5

North, R.M. and Lueth, 2004, Gemstones of New Mexico, Proceedings of the 25th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium, p. 8-9.

McLemore, V.T., Lueth, V.W., Rowe, A., Walker, B.M., DeMark, R.S. and Hlava, P. F., 2004, Proceedings of the 25th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium, p.12.

Eveleth, R.W. and Lueth, V.W., 2004, Proceedings of the 25th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium, p. 19.

McGlasson, J., Megaw, P.K. and Lueth, V.W., 2004, The wealth of New Spain: Conquistador silver in Mexico: Proceedings of the 25th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium, p. 20-23.

Partey, F.K., Widom, E., Lueth, V.W., Lev, S., and Rakovan, J., 2004, Tracing the source of fluorine in the fluorite mineralization of the southern Rio Grande Rift: Geological Scoiety of America Cordilleran and Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, 

Reports and Miscellaneous Publications (Unpublished reports; include reports of contract research; open-file reports, etc.)

Periodic updates of the NMBMMR Mineralogical Museum Web Pages

Journals Edited

Seminars and/or Speaking Engagements

Peco Diamonds: Authigenic quartz and dolomite crystals from the Seven Rivers Formation, New Mexico - Chaparral Gem and Mineral Club (Roswell)

The Minerals of New Mexico - Festival of the Cranes (Socorro)

Research Contracts and Grants Awarded (only title, not amounts to be posted on internet)

The effects of Mineralogical Changes on Rock Pile Stability at Questa Mine, New Mexico, Proposal to Molycorp, Inc.

Research Contracts and Grants Proposed

Awards and Other Recognitions

Service on Graduate Student Committees (list student and title of project and if you are major supervisor)
MS Thesis Committees:
David Birney (E&ES)
Jason Odette (E&ES)
Ismail Ozen (Min. Eng.)

Courses Taught

Continuing Education Courses Given/Taken

Service on Institute Committees
Space Utilization Committee

Service in Professional Societies 
Board of Directors: Society of Mineral Museum Professionals - President, 2003 to current 
Board of Directors: Friends of Mineralogy - Vice President 2004 - current; Secretary 2002 -2003  
Chair: Collections Committee - SMMP 
Education Committee - SMMP 
Campus Representative - Geological Society of America

Service on Commissions/Councils/Boards
Adjunct Curator - New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Sciences, Albuquerque, NM 
Steering Committee - Celebration of Our Mountains: El Paso, TX and Las Cruces, NM

Bureau Service Projects Active This Period
Chairman - New Mexico Mineral Symposium

Research Projects Active This Period

Geochronology and geochemistry of jarosite mineralization in the Rio Grande Rift and Colorado Plateau regions

Origin of fluorite mineralization in the Rio Grande Rift

Geochemical "fingerprinting" of gold nuggets from New Mexico 

Age and paleoclimate conditions of alteration scar development in the Red River area, New Mexico 

Geochemical "fingerprinting" of copper artifacts from New Mexico

Microchemical investigation of the origin of color in smithsonite

Public Service/Education and Outreach
Museum Tours:
National Atomic Museum 
Science Olympiad 
State Science Fair 
Socorro Head Start 
Tech Orientation 
Socorro Nursery COOP 
Tech Admissions Office 
Tech Exploration Day 
West Texas A& M Geology 
Bear Canyon Senior Center
63 School Groups 

Display Development:
Fossil Displays (continuing)
Lapidary Arts Display
Gemstone Display 
Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute 

Educational Programs/Developments:

Material Requests: 74

Rock or Mineral Identifications (includes: walk-in, correspondence, and mineral show requests): 1000 + 

Traveling Mineral Exhibitions: 
Tucson (Feb.) 
Albuquerque (Mar.) 
Silver City Gem and Mineral Show (Aug.) 
Denver Gem & Mineral Show (Sept.) 
Chaparral Rockhound Show (Roswell - Oct.) 
Earth Treasure's Show (Los Alamos - Dec.) 

Science Olympiad Event Sponsor: 
Fossils
Coaches Seminar - Fossils

Papers and Proposals Reviewed
Paper Reviews:
none this report period

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