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