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Adam S. Read

Adam in the Grand Canyon
Looking at ~600 Ka river gravels deposited on the Mesoproterozoic Dox formation above Unkar Creek in the Grand Canyon

Geologist / Webmaster

New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
New Mexico Tech
2808 Central Avenue SE
Albuquerque NM 87106-2245

(505) 366-2533 (Albuquerque)
505) 366-2559 fax

Education

Specialties and Current Projects

mica fish
Mica fish in quartzite from near Guadalupita, New Mexico record a top-east shear sense.

Work History

Publications

Papers

  1. K. E. Karlstrom, J. M. Amato, M. L. Williams, M. Lfeizler C. Shaw, A. Read, and P Bauer, 2004, Proterozoic Tectonic Evolution of the New Mexico Region:A Synthesis, in: New Mexico Geological Society Special Volume - 11 The Geology of New Mexico - A Geologic History, Greg H. Mack and Katheine A.Giles, eds, 2004, 474 pages.
  2. Read, A..S., Karlstrom, K.E., Grambling, J.A., Bowring, S.A., Heizler, M., and Daniel, C., 1999, A mid-crustal cross section from the Rincon Range, northern New Mexico: evidence for 1.68 Ga pluton-enhanced tectonism and 1.4 Ga regional metamorphism.: in: Rocky Mountain Geology, v.34, no. 1,: Lithospheric structure and evolution of the Rocky Mountains Part II, (special volume), University of Wyoming, K.E. Karlstrom (ed). v.34, no. 1, p. 67-91. [ABSTRACT]
  3. Read, A..S., Karlstrom, K.E., 1999, Mississippian Del Padre Sandstone or Proterozoic Quartzite? in: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 50th Field Conference, Sandia Mountains, New Mexico, p. 41-45. [ABSTRACT]
  4. Williams, M.L., Karlstrom, K.E., Lanzirotti, A., Read, A.S., Bishop, J.L., Lombardi, C.E., Wingstead, M.B., 1999, New Mexico middle crustal cross sections: 1.65 Ga macroscopic geometry, 1.4 Ga thermal structure and continued problems in understanding crustal evolution, in: Rocky Mountain Geology: Lithospheric structure and evolution of the Rocky Mountains Part II, (special volume), University of Wyoming, K.E. Karlstrom (ed), v.34, no. 1, p. 53-56. [ABSTRACT]

Books

  1. Brian Brister, Paul W. Bauer, Adam S. Read and Virgil W. Lueth, eds., 2004, New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 55th Field Conference: Geology of the Taos Region, 440 p.

Geologic Maps

  1. Borchert, C., and Read, A.S., 1998, Geology of the Tesuque 7.5-min. quadrangle, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Open-file Geologic Map OF-GM 47, scale 1:24,000.
  2. Cather, S.M. and Read, A.S. 2003, Preliminary Geology of the Silver Creek 7.5 min quadrangle, New Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Open-file Geologic Map OF-GM 75, scale 1:24,000.
  3. Connell, S., Cather, S., Ilg, B., Karlstrom, K.E., Menne, B., Picha, M., Andronicus, C., Read, A.S., Bauer, P., and Johnson, P.S., 1995 (latest revision:), Geology of the Bernalillo and Placitas 7.5-min quadrangles, Sandoval County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Open-file Digital Geologic Map OF-DGM 16 and OF-GM 2, scale 1:24,000.
  4. de Moor,M., Zinsser,A., Karlstrom, K.,Chamberlin, R.,Connell, S.,Read, A.,2005, Geology of the La Joya 7.5' quadrangle, Socorro County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Open-file Geologic Map OF-GM 102, scale 1:24,000.
  5. Karlstrom, K.E., Kirby, E., Connell, S., Read, A.S., Ferguson, C., Osburn, G.R., Ilg., B., Abbott, J., Hitchcock, C., Kelson, K., Noller, J., Sawyer, T., Bauer, P., Ralser, S., Love, D., and Nyman, M., 1994 (latest revision: 22, September, 1999), Geology of the Tijeras 7.5-min quadrangle, Bernalillo County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Open-file Digital Geologic Map OF-GM 4, scale 1:24,000.
  6. Read, A.S., Koning, D.J., and Johnson, P.S.,, 2004, Generalized geologic map of the southern Española Basin, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources Open-File Report-481,, scale 1:50,000, CD-ROM (PDF files and GIS data).
  7. Read, A.S., and Rawling, G.C., 2002 , Preliminary Geology of the Pecos 7.5 min quadrangle, San Miguel and Santa Fe Counties, New Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Open-file Geologic Map OF-GM 52, scale 1:24,000.
  8. Read, A.S., Koning, D.J., Smith, G.A., Ralser, S., Rogers, J., Bauer, P.W., 2000, Geology of the Santa Fe 7.5-min. quadrangle, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Open-file Geologic Map OF-GM 32, scale 1:12,000.
  9. Read, A.S., Rogers, J., Ralser, S., Ilg, B., Kelley, S., 1999, Geology of the Seton Village 7.5-min quadrangle, Santa Fe County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Open-file Digital Geologic Map OF-DGM-23, scale 1:12,000.
  10. Read, A.S., Allen, B., Osburn, G.R., Ferguson, C., Chamberlain, R., 1998 (latest revision: 14 February, 2000) Geology of the Sedillo 7.5-min quadrangle, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Open-file Digital Geologic Map OF-GM 20:, scale 1:24,000.
  11. Read, A.S., Connell, Karlstrom, K.E., S, Kirby, E., Ferguson, C., Ilg, Pazzaglia, F, Osburn, G.R., Van Hart, D,. 1995 (latest revision: 22 February, 2000) Geology of the Sandia Crest quadrangle, Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties, New Mexico, Open-file Digital Geologic Map OF-GM 6: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, scale 1:24,000.
  12. Read, A.S., Cather, S.M., Chamberlin, R.M., Connell, S.D., and Karlstrom, K.E., 2007, Preliminary geologic map of the Ladron Peak quadrangle, Socorro County, New Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Open-file Geologic Map OF-GM 142, scale 1:24,000.

CD-ROM

  1. Barker, James; Wilks, Maureen; Jones, Glen; Read, Adam; Frisch, Karl; Vaiza, Judy; Hemenway, Lynne; Gonzales, Terry; Schwartzenberg, Donn; Kehow, Larry; Bailey, Jami; Runyon, Natalie; Hawley, J.; McCraw D.; Love, D.; Connell, S., 2006, Construction aggregate on New Mexico State Trust Lands, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Open-file Report 462, version 5.0, CD-ROM (three disk set; This is a joint project of the New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources and the New Mexico State Land Office.)
  2. Read, Adam and Brister, Brian, 2001, Oil and Gas Resource Development for San Juan Basin, New Mexico -Geographic Information System Maps, in: Oil and Gas Resource Development for San Juan Basin, New Mexico - A 20-year, Reasonable Foreseeable development (RFD) Scenario Supporting the Resource Management Plan for the Farmington Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2001, Thomas W. Engler, Brian S. Brister, Her-Yuan Chen, Lawrence W. Teufel, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Open-file Report 463, CDROM. (This report contains numerous GIS coverages and databases useful for anyone interested in petroleum issues in Northwest New Mexico.)
  3. Read, Adam; Broadhead, Ron; Lopez, Annabelle; Fleming, Elizabeth; and Watrous, Jim, 2000, New Mexico Oil & Gas Pools, With an additional special emphasis on: The Morrow Play, Adam Rewis and Brian S. Brister, Circular 209, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, (CD-ROM with maps and data in several formats including: ArcView, ArcExplorer, and PDF) (see documentation)

Abstracts

  1. Bauer, Paul W. ; Read, Adam S., 2003, Geologic mapping in the Espanola Basin by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Geologic and hydrogeologic framework of the Espanola Basin; proceedings Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey OF 03-0369.
  2. Cather, S.M.; Read, A.S.; Krainer, K.; Lucas, S.G.; Kelley, S.A.; Kues, B.S.; Allen, B.D.; And Timmons, J.M., 2007, Analysis of Proximal Syntectonic Pennsylvanian Deposits Yields Definitive Evidence of Major Phanerozoic Slip on Picuris–Pecos Fault, North-Central New Mexico, New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting, 2007.
  3. Cather, S.M.; Read; A.S.; Krainer, K.; Lucas, S.G.; Kelley, S.A.; Allen, B.D.; and Timmons, J. M., 2007, Proximal Syntectonic Deposits Yield Definitive Evidence of Major Post-Atokan Slip on Picuris–Pecos Fault, North-Central New Mexico, Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America: Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 39, No. 6, p. 230.
  4. Connell, S.D., and Read, A.S., 1999, Preliminary regional compilation of geologic mapping along portions of the Albuquerque basin, Sandia mountains, and vicinity, central New Mexico, USGS Middle Rio Grande Basin Study--Proceedings of the third annual workshop, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Feb 24-25,1999). (SEE ABSTRACT)
  5. Fleming, E.R., Hoffman, G.K., Read, A.S., 1999, Drill core, cuttings, and geological resources available at the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, (Poster and brochure), New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting, Proceedings volume, p. 64.
  6. Geissman, J.W., Feig, T., Kirby, E., Melker, M., Read, A., Romano, E., Rowe, H., Wawrzyniec, T., 1994, Paleomagnetic contact and conglomerate tests on the age of magnetizations in the Mississippian Leadville Fm. and karst features, San Juan Mountains, CO.: Abstract, Geological Society of America 1994 Fall Meeting.
  7. Koning, Daniel J. ; Read, Adam S.; Grauch, V. J. S.; Minor, Scott A, 2005, Intrabasinal architecture of the southern Epanola Basin, Geologic and hydrogeologic framework of the Espanola Basin; proceedings Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey OF 2005-1130 (SEE ABSTRACT)
  8. Koning, Daniel J.; Read, Adam S.; Grauch, (Tien) V.J.S.; and Minor, Scott A., 2006, Late Oligocene-Miocene structures in and west of the Santa Fe Embayment, New Mexico, and inferences regarding tectonism and paleotopography, From: Geologic and Hydrogeologic Framework of the Española Basin -Proceedings of the 5th Annual Española Basin Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 7-8, 2006, Kevin C. McKinney, editor, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1134, p. 25.
  9. Koning, D.J.; Smith, G.A.; and Read, A., 2007, Cenozoic Stratigraphy in The Santa Fe Embayment and Northwards To The Buckman Well Field, Española Basin, NM, Espanola Technical Advisory Group Meeting, 2007 (abstract volume in prep).
  10. McCraw, D.J., Timmons, J.M., and Read, A.S., 2005, The New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources’ Preliminary Map Series: Expediting Dissemination of STATEMAP Geologic Map Data to the Public, Digital Mapping Techniques ‘05— Workshop Proceedings Edited by David R. Soller April 24-27, 2005 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2005-1428, 274p. [ABSTRACT]
  11. McElvain, T.H., Read, Adam, Petersen, Michael, Elston, Wolfgang, Newsom, Horton, and Cohen, Barbara, 2006, Possible impact strucure in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains near Santa Fe, New Mexico: A preliminary report, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Philadelphia Annual Meeting, Vol. 38, No. 7, p. 298. [ABSTRACT]
  12. Mcelvain, T. H.; Read, A.; Tegtmeier, E.; Peterson, M.T.; Elston, W. E.; Newsom, H.E.; and Cohen, B.A., 2007, Breccias of the Sangre De Cristo Impact Site Near Santa Fe, New Mexico: A Progress Report, New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting, 2007.
  13. Muggleton, S R; Geissman, J W; Kelley, S A; Read, A S; and Chamberlin, R M, 2007, Paleomeomagnetic Data from Tertiary Mafic Dikes and Pseudotachylites from the Sierra Ladrones, a Spatially Focused, Large-Magnitude Extension Rift-Flank Uplift, Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico: Implications for Footwall Exhumation, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract GP21A-0106.
  14. Sawyer, David A.; Smith, Gary; Koning, Dan J.; Kelley, Shari ; Kellogg, Karl; Cole, Greg; Thompson, Ren; Minor, Scott; and Read, Adam, 2006, Compilation progress on the extended Los Alamos-Espanola Basin 1:100,000-scale geologic map database, From: Geologic and Hydrogeologic Framework of the Española Basin -Proceedings of the 5th Annual Española Basin Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 7-8, 2006, Kevin C. McKinney, editor, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1134, p. 33.
  15. Read, Adam S., 1996, Sub-horizontal flow and folding facilitated by plutonism within the middle crust: Rincon Range, Mora County, New Mexico.: Abstract, New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting.
  16. Read, A.S., 2000, Preliminary results of recent mapping in the Santa Fe area, New Mexico Geological Society, Proceedings Volume Annual Spring Meeting 2000, p. 28.
  17. Read, A. S. ; Dunbar, N.W. ; Jercinovic, M.J., 2001, Monazite ages determined by electron microprobe analysis of schist from the Rincon Range, southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico, New Mexico Geological Society spring meeting New Mexico Geology v. 23, no. 2 .(SEE ABSTRACT)
  18. Read, Adam S., Karlstrom, Karl E., Selverstone, Jane, 1996, A transition from steep to subhorizontal tectonic fabrics, granite sheets as middle-crustal detachments: Rincon Range, Mora County New Mexico.: Abstract, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting 1996 Abstracts with Programs.
  19. Read, Adam S. ; Koning, Daniel J.; Johnson, Peggy S., 2003, Geologic and hydrostratigraphic mapping of the Santa Fe region, New Mexico; applications for assessing and managing groundwater resources, Geological Society of America, 2003 annual meeting Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America v. 35, no. 6
  20. Read, Adam S.; Koning, Daniel J.; Johnson, Peggy S., 2004, Geologic and hydrostratigraphic mapping progress in the southern Espanola Basin, Geologic and hydrogeologic framework of the Espanola Basin; proceedings Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey OF 2004-1093.
  21. Read, Adam S.; McCraw, David J.; Rawling, Geoffrey, 2002, New tricks for old dogs; a digital technique for producing mylar base maps for geologic mapping and compilation, Digital mapping techniques '02; workshop proceedings Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey OF 02-0370: p. 111-117.

Interests

fabric transposition
An altered garnet(?) pophyroblast in a schist from the Rincon Range displays a spectacular millipede microstructure.

 

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