Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

Publication Date

Spring 5-16-1961

Abstract

The transitional character of the middle Permian (Leonardian and Guadalupian) Yeso Formation, Glorieta sandstone, and San Andres formation in central New Mexico has been recognized in several reports (Needham and Bates, 1943; Wilpolt, et. al., 1946; Wilpolt and Wanek, 1951; and Boyd, 1958). Interpretation of the depositional history and environment of this sequence has been restricted to generalizations based on field observation.

A detailed petrographic study of the Yeso-Glorieta-San Andres transition at a single locality was undertaken in an attempt to gain better understanding of this stratigraphic interval.

Degree Name

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

First Committee Member (Chair)

Roger Yates Anderson

Second Committee Member

J. Paul Fitzsimmons

Third Committee Member

Wolfgang Eugene Elston

Project Sponsors

New Mexico Geological Society

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

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