The Uvas Volcanic Field (UVF) is a large-volume dominantly mafic volcanic field representing the earliest (~27 Ma) significant mafic magmatism in the southern Rio Grande rift (RGR). It consists of lava flows, dikes, and domes with compositions ranging from basalt to trachyandesite. In this study, we will use 40 Ar/ 39 Ar dating, isotope (Nd and Pb) and whole-rock geochemistry, and geothermometry (olivine-liquid) to evaluate magma sources during the early stages of crustal extension in the southern RGR. We collected 32 samples over a broad area of the UVF, including the Sierra De Las Uvas Mtns, Goodsight Mtns., and Southern Caballo Mtns. Alteration is ubiquitous; to ensure accurate results, 10 of the least altered samples were subjected to ultrasonic leaching, crystal picking, and magnetic separation. Thin-sections from 16 samples show an assemblage mainly consisting of microlitic plagioclase, magnetite, and clinopyroxene, and medium-grained olivine and pyroxene phenocrysts. The samples show extensive alteration, with widespread secondary replacement of olivine and pyroxene, extensive clay development within plagioclase, and calcite-filled amygdules. Whole-rock geochemistry of 10 samples reveals a sub-alkaline character for the UVF with variations in SiO 2 (50–58 wt.%), Na 2 O (2.9–3.8 wt.%), and K 2 O (0.5–2.4 wt.%). Magma evolution was influenced by olivine and pyroxene fractionation, resulting in lower MgO, FeO, and CaO concentrations with increasing SiO 2 . Eight out of the ten samples generally show a depletion of high field-strength elements and an abundance of large-ion lithophile elements. The enrichment in mobile elements like Sr, Ba, and Pb, along with non-mobile elements such as Rb, despite being basaltic in composition, suggests significant crustal assimilation. Most UVF samples resemble basalts that come from modified sub-continental lithospheric mantle melting, similar to the Mogollon-Datil Volcanic field connected to the Cenozoic ignimbrite flare-up (~37–23 million years ago). Two samples from a location 30 km away (Southern Caballo Mtns.) from the main central domal uplift have an Ocean Island Basalt (OIB)-like composition, suggesting a different magma source. The origin of these samples, whether from a less-contaminated magma or a later pulse from a deeper source related to rapid extension in the Rio Grande rift beginning around 27 million years ago, remains uncertain. More radiogenic isotope analysis and precise dating will help clarify this. We will assess whether UVF's composition corresponds to the onset of rifting. By merging geochemical data with accurate 40 Ar/ 39 Ar dating, we aim to determine whether radiogenic isotope and geochemical signatures suggest a more primitive magma, as expected during widespread stretching in the eruptive period. Identifying a clear geochemical change from lithospheric mantle melting through conductive heating to asthenospheric melting through decompression melting would offer strong evidence f
{"title":"The Uvas Basaltic Andesite: a Large-Volume Volcanic Field Erupted During the Initiation of the Southern Rio Grande Rift","authors":"L. Hughes, Jeffery M. Amato","doi":"10.56577/sm-2023.2946","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56577/sm-2023.2946","url":null,"abstract":"The Uvas Volcanic Field (UVF) is a large-volume dominantly mafic volcanic field representing the earliest (~27 Ma) significant mafic magmatism in the southern Rio Grande rift (RGR). It consists of lava flows, dikes, and domes with compositions ranging from basalt to trachyandesite. In this study, we will use 40 Ar/ 39 Ar dating, isotope (Nd and Pb) and whole-rock geochemistry, and geothermometry (olivine-liquid) to evaluate magma sources during the early stages of crustal extension in the southern RGR. We collected 32 samples over a broad area of the UVF, including the Sierra De Las Uvas Mtns, Goodsight Mtns., and Southern Caballo Mtns. Alteration is ubiquitous; to ensure accurate results, 10 of the least altered samples were subjected to ultrasonic leaching, crystal picking, and magnetic separation. Thin-sections from 16 samples show an assemblage mainly consisting of microlitic plagioclase, magnetite, and clinopyroxene, and medium-grained olivine and pyroxene phenocrysts. The samples show extensive alteration, with widespread secondary replacement of olivine and pyroxene, extensive clay development within plagioclase, and calcite-filled amygdules. Whole-rock geochemistry of 10 samples reveals a sub-alkaline character for the UVF with variations in SiO 2 (50–58 wt.%), Na 2 O (2.9–3.8 wt.%), and K 2 O (0.5–2.4 wt.%). Magma evolution was influenced by olivine and pyroxene fractionation, resulting in lower MgO, FeO, and CaO concentrations with increasing SiO 2 . Eight out of the ten samples generally show a depletion of high field-strength elements and an abundance of large-ion lithophile elements. The enrichment in mobile elements like Sr, Ba, and Pb, along with non-mobile elements such as Rb, despite being basaltic in composition, suggests significant crustal assimilation. Most UVF samples resemble basalts that come from modified sub-continental lithospheric mantle melting, similar to the Mogollon-Datil Volcanic field connected to the Cenozoic ignimbrite flare-up (~37–23 million years ago). Two samples from a location 30 km away (Southern Caballo Mtns.) from the main central domal uplift have an Ocean Island Basalt (OIB)-like composition, suggesting a different magma source. The origin of these samples, whether from a less-contaminated magma or a later pulse from a deeper source related to rapid extension in the Rio Grande rift beginning around 27 million years ago, remains uncertain. More radiogenic isotope analysis and precise dating will help clarify this. We will assess whether UVF's composition corresponds to the onset of rifting. By merging geochemical data with accurate 40 Ar/ 39 Ar dating, we aim to determine whether radiogenic isotope and geochemical signatures suggest a more primitive magma, as expected during widespread stretching in the eruptive period. Identifying a clear geochemical change from lithospheric mantle melting through conductive heating to asthenospheric melting through decompression melting would offer strong evidence f","PeriodicalId":208607,"journal":{"name":"New Mexico Geological Society, 2023 Annual Spring Meeting, Proceedings Volume, Theme: \"Geological responses to wildfires\"","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114898415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rare Earth Elements in Humates Mined in the San Juan Basin","authors":"J. Lempke, B. Frey, B. Goehring, V. McLemore","doi":"10.56577/sm-2023.2954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56577/sm-2023.2954","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":208607,"journal":{"name":"New Mexico Geological Society, 2023 Annual Spring Meeting, Proceedings Volume, Theme: \"Geological responses to wildfires\"","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123036581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stratigraphy of the early Permian DeChelly erg in New Mexico","authors":"S. Lucas, K. Krainer","doi":"10.56577/sm-2023.2891","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56577/sm-2023.2891","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":208607,"journal":{"name":"New Mexico Geological Society, 2023 Annual Spring Meeting, Proceedings Volume, Theme: \"Geological responses to wildfires\"","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128372192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Pence, Paul T. May, P. Sealey, J. Stewart, S. Lucas
{"title":"Complete Fish Fossil From the Upper Cretaceous Mancos Shale near Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico","authors":"R. Pence, Paul T. May, P. Sealey, J. Stewart, S. Lucas","doi":"10.56577/sm-2023.2894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56577/sm-2023.2894","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":208607,"journal":{"name":"New Mexico Geological Society, 2023 Annual Spring Meeting, Proceedings Volume, Theme: \"Geological responses to wildfires\"","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129002236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas A. Valenzuela, N. Salladin, Alexis Salmeron, Michael Murphy, Joseph Wilcox, C. Duncan
{"title":"Droning on at NMSU: Exploring Integration of Geologic and Uas Workflows","authors":"Thomas A. Valenzuela, N. Salladin, Alexis Salmeron, Michael Murphy, Joseph Wilcox, C. Duncan","doi":"10.56577/sm-2023.2932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56577/sm-2023.2932","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":208607,"journal":{"name":"New Mexico Geological Society, 2023 Annual Spring Meeting, Proceedings Volume, Theme: \"Geological responses to wildfires\"","volume":"190 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114009399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surface Water and Snowpack Modeling With Emphasis on Post-Wildfire Hydrologic Impacts in the Santa Fe Watershed, NM","authors":"Joseph Kuljis","doi":"10.56577/sm-2023.2913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56577/sm-2023.2913","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":208607,"journal":{"name":"New Mexico Geological Society, 2023 Annual Spring Meeting, Proceedings Volume, Theme: \"Geological responses to wildfires\"","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125257423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revisions to the Pensylvanian-Permian Lithostratigraphic Nomenclature in the Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico","authors":"S. Lucas, K. Krainer","doi":"10.56577/sm-2023.2880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56577/sm-2023.2880","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":208607,"journal":{"name":"New Mexico Geological Society, 2023 Annual Spring Meeting, Proceedings Volume, Theme: \"Geological responses to wildfires\"","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125641949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Observations on Subsurface Stratigraphy at the I&W Brine Site in Carlsbad, New Mexico","authors":"Eric D. Koenig, M. Rucker","doi":"10.56577/sm-2023.2928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56577/sm-2023.2928","url":null,"abstract":"of","PeriodicalId":208607,"journal":{"name":"New Mexico Geological Society, 2023 Annual Spring Meeting, Proceedings Volume, Theme: \"Geological responses to wildfires\"","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125725612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angeline Noelle I. Diongson, Abigail Brown, Mackenzie B. Best, Raymond R. Castillo, Evita A. Chee, Katelyn Green, Elaena L. Hann, Z. Havlena, W. Hughes, Nathaniel E. Jobe, Damilola M. Odumade, Andre J. Ortiz, Lama Ramadan, Cassandra H. Skaar, Daniel S. Jones
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{"title":"Metagenome-assembled Genomes from Extremophilic Microbial Communities In and Around Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico","authors":"Angeline Noelle I. Diongson, Abigail Brown, Mackenzie B. Best, Raymond R. Castillo, Evita A. Chee, Katelyn Green, Elaena L. Hann, Z. Havlena, W. Hughes, Nathaniel E. Jobe, Damilola M. Odumade, Andre J. Ortiz, Lama Ramadan, Cassandra H. Skaar, Daniel S. Jones","doi":"10.56577/sm-2023.2934","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56577/sm-2023.2934","url":null,"abstract":".","PeriodicalId":208607,"journal":{"name":"New Mexico Geological Society, 2023 Annual Spring Meeting, Proceedings Volume, Theme: \"Geological responses to wildfires\"","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114711521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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