3d Cross-Section of the Albuquerque Basin
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3D block diagram showing the subsurface beneath Albuquerque, NM in the vicinity of Lomas Boulevard.
by: Sean Connell and Adam Read
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New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Longitude: -106.609991
Latitude: 35.110703
(WGS 84 or NAD 83)
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The Albuquerque basin is an east-tilted half graben within the Rio Grande rift. Pennsylvanian sedimentary rocks exposed on Sandia Crest have been faulted and deeply buried in the basin with a throw (or offset) of about 5 miles.
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Image posted: 12-17-2021