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Roadside Geology of New Mexico

Roadside Geology of New Mexico

by Magdalena Sandoval Donahue and Lucy Chronic

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Learn about the Geology of New Mexico with maps, photos and expert descriptions! This 6"x9" paperback has 355 pages that are packed with detailed information about New Mexico Geology. Second edition. See table of contents below.

Roadside Geology of New Mexico
Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments
xi
    Note to the Readers
xi
 
 
Geologic History of New Mexico
1
    Types of Rocks
4
    Precambrian Era
7
    Paleozoic Era
11
    Mesozoic Era
15
    Cenozoic Era
18
    The Modern Landscape
27
 
 
The Colorado Plateau
31
    I-40: Arizona - Gallup - Grants
35
    US 64: Chama - Farmington - Arizona
39
    US 491: Gallup - Colorado
47
    US 550: Colorado - Cuba - San Ysidro
54
        Aztec Ruins National Monument
56
        Chaco Cultural National Historic Park
59
        Gypsum of White Mesa
63
    NM 602 and NM 53: Gallup - Grants
64
        El Morro National Monument
66
        El Malpais National Monument
69
 
 
Rio Grande Rift
73
  Northern Rift and Southern Rocky Mountains
77
    I-25: Las Vegas - Santa Fe
77
        Pecos Canyon State Park
81
    US 64: Raton - Ute Park - Taos
82
    US 64: Taos - Chama
90
    US 285: Santa Fe - Colorado
98
    NM 68: Espanola - Taos
103
    High Road to Taos Scenic Byway: Pojoaque - Ranchos de Taos
108
    NM 522 and MN 38 (Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway):
        Taos - Questa - Eagle Nest
114
        Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
117
    JEMEZ MOUNTAINS
121
    NM 502 and NM 4: Pojoaque - White Rock - San Ysidro
124
        Diablo Canyon Recreation Area
127
        Bandelier National Monument
129
    Bandelier to San Ysidro
131
        Fenton Lake State Park
134
    NM 96: Cuba - Abiquiu
138
 
 
  Southern Rift
145
    I-25: Santa Fe - Albuquerque
145
        Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
147
    Albuquerque
150
        Sandia Mountains and the Tramway
153
    NM 14 (Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway):
 
        Tijeras - I-25 near Santa Fe
155
        Cerrillos Hills State Park
158
    I-25: Albuquerque - Socorro
160
    I-25: Socorro - Truth or Consequences
167
    I-25: Truth or Consequences - Las Cruces
171
        Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument
176
    Las Cruces to Texas on I-10
177
    I-40: Grants - Albuquerque
178
        Petroglyph National Monument and the Albuquerque Volcanoes
182
    I-40: Albuquerque - Clines Corners
183
    US 54: Texas - Carrizozo
189
    US 60: Bernardo - Mountainair - Encino
194
        Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
197
        Manzano and Quarai Ruins
199
    US 70: Las Cruces - Alamogordo
200
        Aguirre Spring Recreation Area
204
        White Sands National Park
206
    US 380: Carrizozo - San Antonio (I-25)
209
        Trinity Site National Historic Landmark
213
 
 
The Peaceful Plains
215
    I-25: Colorado - Raton - Las Vegas
220
        Sugarite Canyon State Park
223
        Canadian River Canyon in Sabinoso Wilderness
226
    I-40: Clines Corners - Santa Rosa
229
    I-40: Santa Rosa - Tucumcari - Texas
233
    US 54: Carrizozo - Santa Rosa
238
    US 64: Oklahoma - Clayton - Raton
242
        Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trackways
244
        Capulin Volcano National Monument
247
    US 70: Clovis - Roswell
248
    US 82: Alamogordo - Artesia
251
        Sunspot Scenic Byway
256
    US 285: Santa Fe - Encino
260
    US 285: Vaughn - Roswell - Carlsbad
263
        Carlsbad Caverns National Park
268
    US 380: Texas - Roswell
272
        Bottomless Lakes State Park
275
    US 380: Roswell - Carrizozo
276
 
 
The Volcanic Southwest
284
    I-10: Arizona - Lordsburg - Deming
287
    I-10: Deming - Las Cruces
292
        Rockhound State Park and Spring Canyon Recreation Area
294
    US 60: Socorro - Datil
297
    US 60: Datil - Arizona
302
    US 180: Deming - Silver City - Arizona
306
        City of Rocks State Park
308
        Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
310
        The Catwalk
314
 
 
Glossary
317
References
328
Index
341


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