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Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs
Publication Date
4-24-1978
Abstract
The Cerros del Rio volcanic field is located about 10 km west of Santa Fe, New Mexico and southeast of the Jemez Mountains volcanic complex. The field lies on the Jemez- La Bajada constriction which separates the Española and the Albuquerque-Belen basins of the Rio Grande rift. At this point the rift is laterally offset 30 km. Approximately 180 sq km were mapped for this study. The northwestern map boundary parallels White Rock Canyon, a 300 m gorge which has been cut by the Rio Grande within the past 1 m. y. About 60 vents were discovered in the area, and the field was active about 2.6 m.y. ago.
Degree Name
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
First Committee Member (Chair)
Wolfgang Eugene Eaton
Second Committee Member
Vincent Copper Kelley
Third Committee Member
Albert Masakiyo Kudo
Fourth Committee Member
Klaus Keil
Fifth Committee Member
Jonathan Ferris Callender
Language
English
Document Type
Thesis
Recommended Citation
Aubele, Jayne Christine. "Geology of the Cerros Del Rio Volcanic Field, Santa Fe, Sandoval, and Los Alamos Counties, New Mexico." (1978). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/eps_etds/266