Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs
Publication Date
Spring 5-5-1953
Abstract
Sedimentary Rocks exposed at the surface in the low area between the north-trending Caballo and Fra Cristobal Mountains of south-central New Mexico include the late Cretaceous Mesaverde formation, the late Cretaceous and early Tertiary McRae formation, and the Miocene-Pliocene Santa Fe formation. A thin veneer of Jordana pediment gravel covers the older rocks on the eastern edge of the area.
Degree Name
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
First Committee Member (Chair)
Vincent Cooper Kelley
Second Committee Member
None
Third Committee Member
J. Paul Fitzsimmons
Language
English
Keywords
McRae Canyon, Mesaverde formation, New Mexico
Document Type
Thesis
Recommended Citation
Bushnell, Hugh P.. "Geology of the McRae Canyon Area Sierra County, New Mexico." (1953). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/eps_etds/120
Geologic Map of the McRae Canyon Area
201610261419.pdf (5875 kB)
Paleozoic Sections of Mud Springs Mountains
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