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V. T. McLemore
Selected Recent Publications

(also see: Complete Listing of Publications and Reports and students supported by McLemore)

(* peer reviewed)

  1. *McLemore, V.T., Owen, E., Kelley, S.K., Zimmerer, M., Haft, E. and Gysi, A., 2022, Structural and chemical controls of REE mineral deposits in the Gallinas Mountains (Gallinas District), Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA; in Christie, A.B. (ed.), Proceedings of the 16th SGA Biennial Meeting, 28-31 March 2022: p. 235-238. SGA2022_Proceedings_vol_2_Abstracts 03-06-22.pdf (dropbox.com)
  2. McLemore, V.T., 2021, Potential Lithium Resources in New Mexico: SME Annual Meeting, Preprint 21-61, https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/staff/mclemore/documents/21_061.pdf
  3. McLemore, V.T., Kelley, S., Zimmerer, M.J., Owen, E., Haft, E., Cantrell, T., Gysi, A., Haley, D., Cherotich, S., and Trivett, A., 2021, Geology and mineral resources of the Gallinas Mountains, Lincoln and Torrance Counties, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Minerals Resources, Open-file Report 617, 164 p., https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/openfile/details.cfml?Volume=617
  4. *Ackerman,L., Rapprich,V., Polák,L., Magna,T., McLemore,V.T., Pour,O., and  Čejková, B., 2021, Petrogenesis of silica-rich carbonatites from continental rift settings: a missing link between carbonatites and carbonated silicate melts? Journal of Geosciences, v. 66 (2021), issue 2, p. 71 – 87 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.320, http://www.jgeosci.org/detail/jgeosci.320
  5. *Kopačková-Strnadová V., Rapprich V., McLemore V., Pour O. and Magna T.: 2021, Quantitative estimation of rare earth element abundances in compositionally distinct carbonatites: Implications for Proximal Remote-Sensing Prospection of critical elements.International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, v. 103, 18 p., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2021.102423
  6. *McLemore, V.T., 2021, Episyenites in the Zuni Mountains, Cibola County, New Mexico—new interpretations: New Mexico Geological Society, Guidebook 67, p. 129-136, https://nmgs.nmt.edu/publications/guidebooks/downloads/71/71_p0129_p0136.pdf
  7. * McLemore, V.T., Smith, A., Riggins, A.M., Dunbar, N., Rämö, O.T., and Heizler, M.T., 2020, REE-bearing Cambrian-Ordovician episyenites and carbonatites in southern and central New Mexico, USA, in Koutz, F.R. and Pinnell, W.M., eds. Vision for discovery: Geology and ore deposits if the Great Basin: Geological Society of Nevada, 2020 Symposium Proceedings, p. 411-428, https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/staff/mclemore/projects/mining/REE/documents/McLemore.pdf
  8. *McLemore, V.T., Frey, B., Hayek, E.E., Hettiarachchi, E., Brown, R., Chavez, O., Paul, S., and Das, M., 2020, The Jackpile-Paguate uranium mine, Grants Uranium District: Changes in perspectives from production to superfund site in Frey, B.A., Kelley, S.A., Zeigler, K.E., McLemore, V.T., Goff., F, and Ulmer-Scholle, D.S., eds., The geology of the Mount Taylor area: New Mexico Geological Society, Special Publication 14, p. 77-88, https://nmgs.nmt.edu/publications/special/14/.
  9. *McLemore, V.T., 2020, Critical minerals in New Mexico; work needed to realize resources: Mining Engineering, v. 72, no. 2, pp. 31-31, https://me.smenet.org/abstract.cfm?preview=1&articleID=9501&page=31
  10. *Kelley, K.D., Spry, P.G., McLemore, V.T., Fey, D.L., and Anderson, E.D., 2020, Alkalic-type epithermal gold deposits model: U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5070-R, 88 p., https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sir20105070R
  11. *McLemore, V.T., 2020, Uranium deposits in the Poison Canyon Trend, Ambrosia Lake Subdistrict, Grants Uranium District, McKinley and Cibola Counties, New Mexico in Frey, B.A., Kelley, S.A., Zeigler, K.E., McLemore, V.T., Goff., F, and Ulmer-Scholle, D.S., eds., The geology of the Mount Taylor area: New Mexico Geological Society, Special Publication 14, p. 53-64, https://nmgs.nmt.edu/publications/special/14/.
  12. * McLemore, V.T., 2019, Mineral resources in Union County, New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society, Guidebook 66, p. 109-116, supplemental material https://nmgs.nmt.edu/repository/index.cfml?rid=2019002
  13. *McLemore, V.T., 2019, Critical minerals in New Mexico: SME Annual Meeting, Preprint 19-132, 6 p., https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/staff/mclemore/projects/documents/19_132.pdf
  14. *McLemore, V.T., 2018, Rare Earth Elements (REE) Deposits Associated with Great Plain Margin Deposits (Alkaline-Related), Southwestern United States and Eastern Mexico: Resources, 7(1), 8; 44 p., doi:10.3390/resources7010008; http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/7/1/8 link http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/7/1/8 (international publication)
  15. *McLemore, V.T., 2017, Mining districts and prospect areas of New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Resource Map 24, 65 p., scale 1:1,000,000.
  16. * McLemore, V.T., Timmons, S., and Wilks, M., eds., 2017, Energy and Mineral deposits in New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Memoir 50 and New Mexico Geological Society, Special Publication 13.
  17. *McLemore, V.T., 2017, Update of Industrial Minerals and Rocks of New Mexico: Mining Engineering, v. 69, no. 6, p. 49-56, http://me.smenet.org/reader.cfm?page=49
  18. *McLemore, V.T. and Chenoweth, W.C., 2017, Uranium resources; in McLemore, V.T., Timmons, S., and Wilks, M., eds., Energy and Mineral deposits in New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Memoir 50 and New Mexico Geological Society Special Publication 13, 80 p.
  19. *McLemore, V.T. and Lueth, V., 2017, Metallic Mineral Deposits; in McLemore, V.T., Timmons, S., and Wilks, M., eds., Energy and Mineral deposits in New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Memoir 50 and New Mexico Geological Society Special Publication 13, 92 p.
  20. *McLemore, V.T. and Austin, G.S., 2017, Industrial minerals and rocks; in McLemore, V.T., Timmons, S., and Wilks, M., eds., Energy and Mineral deposits in New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Memoir 50 and New Mexico Geological Society Special Publication 13, 128 p.
  21. * McLemore, V.T. and Wilton, T., 2017, Uranium in New Mexico: A special issue of New Mexico Geology: New Mexico Geology, v. 39, no. 1, p. iii.
  22. *Rämö, O.T., Calzia, J.P., McLemore, V.T. and Heikkilä, P., 2016, Mid-Proterozoic evolution of southern Laurentian lithosphere; crustal domains and potassic magmatic suites in Mojavia and Mazatzal; in Lithosphere 2016, Ninth Symposium On The Structure, Composition And Evolution Of The Lithosphere In Fennoscandia Institute Of Seismology: University Of Helsinki, Report S-65 p. 121-124, http://www.seismo.helsinki.fi/pdf/Lito2016.pdf
  23. *McLemore, V.T., 2016, Episyenites in the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County, New Mexico—Preliminary Results; in Frey, B.A., Karlstrom, K.E. , Lucas, S.G., Williams, S., Ziegler, K., McLemore, V., and Ulmer-Scholle, D.S., eds., Geology of the Belen area: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 67, p. 255-262.
  24. McLemore, V.T., Asafo-Akowuah, J. and Robison, A., 2016, Assessment of Rare Earth Elements at Apache Mesa (Stinking Lake), Jicarilla Apache Reservation, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: Final report to Jicarilla Indian Tribe, NMBG Open-file report 587, https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/openfile/details.cfml?Volume=587 .
  25. *McLemore, V.T., 2016, Tellurium Resources in New Mexico: New Mexico Geology, v. 38, no. 1, p. 1-16, https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/periodicals/nmg/38/n1/nmg_v38_n1.pdf

Updated July 11. 2022