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For Sale : New Mexico State Geology Publications

New Mexico School of Mines :
State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Annual and Biennial Reports - Bulletins - Circulars - Geologic Maps - Ground-Water Reports
Hydrogeologic Reports - Hydrogeologic Sheets
Memoirs - New Mexico Geology (a periodical) - Resource Maps - Stratigraphic Charts
See Misc. section for a few items from other series.

Geological Societies : Various Publications

University of New Mexico : Publications in Geology (Series)

Misc. New Mexico geology publications.

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Good to very good. Lightly used. Owner's name/stamps. Some bumped edges and corners.
Older spines may show wear/darkening/sunning. Covers / edge of page block may be slightly soiled.
Covers lightly rubbed. Softcover unless noted. Please ask if you need more information on any item.

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New Mexico Bureau of Mines : Annual Reports & Biennial Reports (AR or BR)
9x6" and staple bound unless noted. Reports go from July 1 to June 30 of the next year.
Contains general statistics, financial statements, plus information for the various divisions for the whole state, with interesting bits such as mine production. Later reports sometimes included Contributed Articles.

NM AR 1 : 1945-46: 42p. Includes interesting 34th Annual report of the State Inspector of mines, with things like mine fires, accidents (with names, ages, description of accident) and such. (water touched spine end). $5

NM AR 2 : 1946-47: 49p. Includes 35th annual report of the State Inspector of mines (numbered as 36th report incorrectly), with things like mine fires, accidents (with names, ages, description of accident) and such. $5

NM AR 3 : 1947-48: 56p. Includes 36th annual report of the State Inspector of mines. (numbered as 37th report incorrectly), with things like mine fires, accidents (with names, ages, description of accident) and such. $5

NM AR 4 : 1948-49: 59p. Includes 37th annual report of the State Inspector of mines, with things like mine fires, accidents (with names, ages, description of accident) and such. $5

NM BR 1951-52: Around 30p., not numbered, 11x8.5”, comb-bound, low quality printing. (bumped edges, front cover missing title). $1

NM BR 1953-54: 51p., comb-bound. $1

NM BR 1954-55 and 1955-56 : 79p. $1

NM BR 1956-57 and 1957-58 : 39p., includes photo of Bureau staff (named), student assistants, and the Homestake Sapin Mill in Grants, and other photos. $3

NM BR 1960-61 and 1961-62 : 41p. Includes color photo of staff working in drafting room, staff photo (named), color photo of the X-ray analysis lab and a metallurgical lab, and of a student operating a diamond drill at Banner Mining Company. $3

NM BR 1962-63 and 1963-64 : 42p. Includes photos of staff (named), plus a number of photos of them at work in labs and mines. $3

NM AR 1964-65 : 20p. Free with any minimum purchase.

NM AR 1965-66 : 52p. Free with any minimum purchase.

NM AR 1966-67 : 44p. Free with any minimum purchase.

NM AR 1967-68 : 35p. Free with any minimum purchase.

NM AR 1968-69 : 34p., includes photos of staff (named). $1

NM AR 1971-72 : 23p., with named photos of staff. $1

NM AR 1972-73 : 31p., with named photos of staff. $1

NM AR 1973-74 : 33p., with named photos of staff, plus some color photos from a field trip led by Charles Chapin. $1

NM AR 1974-75 : 28p., with named photos of staff. $3
Turquoise in New Mexico.

NM AR 1975-76 : 47p, with named photos of staff. $3
Potash in New Mexico.
Terrestrial heat flow near Datil, New Mexico.
Harding pegmatite – outdoor museum and historical site.

NM AR 1976-77 : 87p., with named photos of staff. $5
Sketch of the first 50 years of the NMBMMR.
Pycnodonte newberryi (Stanton) – Common guide fossil in Upper Cretaceous of New Mexico.
Uranium industry of New Mexico.
Thermoluminescence of quartz in Uraniferous sandstones – methods and initial tests.
Reclamation of coal surface-mined lands in New Mexico.

NM AR 1977-78 : 61p. (bumped edge) $3
The 1872 mining law – is it really obsolete?
Coal industry of New Mexico in 1978.
Prionocyclus novimexicanus (Marcou) – common Upper Cretaceous guide fossil in New Mexico.

NM AR 1978-79 : 80p., with named photos of staff. $1
National Coal Resources Data System in New Mexico, by B. J. Spence.
Some guide fossils in Upper Cretaceous Juana Lopez Member of Mancos and Carlisle Shales, New Mexico, by S. C. Hook and W. A. Cobban.
Paleontology of Fruitland Formation near Bisti, San Juan Basin, New Mexico--a progress report, by D. L. Wolberg and D. V. LeMone.
Estimate of energy resources of New Mexico 1979, by F. E. Kottlowski and S. Thompson III.
Dinosaurs, turtles, badlands, and coal in northwest New Mexico, by D. L. Wolberg and F. E. Kottlowski.
Evaluation of scoria deposits in New Mexico, by J. C. Osburn.

NM AR 1979-80 : 69p., with named photos of staff. $1
Paleocurrents of Bliss Sandstone (Cambrian-Ordovician), southwestern New Mexico and western Texas, by S. Thompson III and P. E. Potter.
Lopha sannionis (White)--common Upper Cretaceous guide fossil in New Mexico, by S. C. Hook and W. A. Cobban.
Equus conversidens from the Pleistocene of northeast Grant County, New Mexico, by D. L. Wolberg.

NM AR 1980-81 : 72p., with named photos of staff. $1
Spathites puercoenis (Herrick and Johnson) - common Upper Cretaceous guide fossil in Rio Puerco valley, New Mexico, by S. C. Hook and W. A. Cobban.
Development of coal resources and paleontology--summary of a conference workshop, by D. L. Wolberg.
Preliminary report on sedimentology and gas production of tight Abo Formation sandstones, Chaves County, New Mexico, by R. F. Broadhead.

NM AR 1981-82 : 71p., with named photos of staff. $2
Pseudaspidoceras pseudonodosoides (Choffat)--common Upper Cretaceous guide fossil in southwest New Mexico, by W. A. Cobban and S. C. Hook.
Reclamation of surface-mining areas in New Mexico, by G. H. Roybal and R. W. Eveleth.
Raton Basin magnetostratigraphy near Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, by D. L. Wolberg, M. A. Payne, and A. P. Hunt.
Coal geology studies by New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, by G. H. Roybal.

NM AR 1982-83 : 11x8.5”, 36p., with named photos of staff. $2
The Upper Cretaceous guide fossil, Mytiloides mytiloides (Mantell), in New Mexico.

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New Mexico Bureau of Mines : Bulletins (B) 9x6", First Editions unless noted.
These started as the "New Mexico School of Mines : State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources."
Good to Very Good. Covers lightly rubbed, most have owner's name/stamp/filing mark.

NM B 7 : 1933 : The metal resources of New Mexico and their economic features. By Samuel G. Lasky and Thomas Peltier Wootton. 178p, 2 plates fold out at back, 4 figures. Detailed reporting by county and mining district, as well as by mineral. This is an important and rare early view of New Mexico metal mining. (VG, but with three folded corner tips, and a bumped corner.) $48

NM B 8 : 1932 : The ore deposits of Socorro County, New Mexico. By S. G. Lasky. 1932. 139 p., 4 plates (2 are fold-outs), 21 figs.

Choose your copy of New Mexico Bulletin 8:
Original First Edition, 1932. (Lightly bumped corners, spine ends a bit rough) $20
First Edition, 1973 printing. VG $8

NM B 9 : 1933 : The oil and gas resources of New Mexico. By Dean E. Winchester. 256p., 33 plates (5 in pocket), 11 figures, many fold-outs. An excellent and detailed report on the petroleum geology of New Mexico, including individual fields, formations, anticlines and such. (spine a bit darkened) $12

NM B 10 : 1934 : The geology and ore deposits of Sierra county, New Mexico. By George Townsend Harley. First Edition. 220p., 11 plates (9 in pocket), 19 figures. Plus 2 more items in pocket, for a total of 11 sheets in pocket. Many of the plates and figures are fold-outs. Includes some super vintage photos as well as numerous maps. Black range mining district, Apache mining district (Chloride), Kingston mining district (Black range), Tierra Blanca mining district (Bromide No. 1), Carpenter mining district, Hillsboro lode mining district (Las Animas), Hillsboro placer mining district, Bonanza vein, Rattlesnake vein, Lake Valley mining district, Taylor Creek tin district, Silver Monument mine, Lookout mine, Tierra Blanca mining district, Cuchillo Mines company, Mary Richmond mine, Old Dude vein and much more.

Choose your copy of New Mexico Bulletin 10 :
Original First Edition, 1934 (spine a bit darkened) $25
First Edition, 1975 printing. (cover rubbed) $12

NM B 12 : 1937 : The non-metallic mineral resources of New Mexico and their economic features (exclusive of fuels). By Sterling B. Talmage and Thomas P. Wootton. 162p., frontispiece, 2 plates (one in pocket), 4 figures. Neat vintage photos of Mine plant and refinery of United States Potash Company, and Almora Marble Company quarry. (Spine may be a bit darkened) $12

NM B 16 : 1941 : Mining, oil, and mineral laws of New Mexico. By Charles H. Fowler and Sterling B. Talmage. 251p. $12

NM B 18 : 1942 : The oil and gas resources of New Mexico, compiled by R. L. Bates, 1942, 320p., 35 plates (includes 20 in envelope), 23 figures. Second Edition. (Good. Owner's sticker or stamp on cover. Plate envelope a bit tattered, plates all good). $15

NM B 19 : 1944 : Manganiferous Iron-ore deposits near Silver City, New Mexico. By Lawson P. Entwistle. 70p., 10 plates (3 in pocket), 11 figures. (Generally VG, but cover is cleanly loose from text block - repair with a glue of flexible glue if you'd like. One in-text plate is present but loose) $24

NM B 21 : 1946 : Fluorspar resources of New Mexico. By Howard E. Rothrock, C. H. Johnson, and A. D. Hahn. Content is presented in 3 parts : Geology and description of the deposits; Mining and milling of Fluorspar in New Mexico; Uses and marketing of Fluoorspar. 245p., numerous fold-outs, 23 plates (6 in pocket), 15 figures. (Lower spine end covering rough, some tanning) $30

NM B 23 : 1945 : Stratigraphy and oil-producing zones of the Pre San Andres formations of Southeastern New Mexico, a preliminary report. By Robert E. King. 31p., 3 plates in pocket, 1 figure. (lightly bumped corners) $6

NM B 24 : 1946 : Building blocks from natural lightweight materials of New Mexico. By Donn M. Clippinger. 35 p. , frontispiece, 6 plates, 8 figures.

Choose your copy of NM Bulletin 24 :
Good/VG (cover edges sunned) - $8
Fair (faintly water marked margin, label sticker on first page margin) - $3

NM B 25 : 1946 : Mica deposits of the Petaca district, Rio Arriba county, New Mexico. With brief descriptions of the Ojo Caliente district, Rio Arriba county, and the Elk Mountain district, San Miguel county. By Richard H. Jahns. 294p., color frontispiece, 25 plates (5 in pocket), 28 figures. (spine a bit darkened) $18

NM B 28 : 1947 : Pumice aggregate in New Mexico, its uses and potentialities. By Donn M. Clippinger and Walter E. Gay. 50p., many nice photos, frontispiece, 18 plates, 7 figures. (some tanning) $8

NM B 29 : 1949 : Pre-San Andres stratigraphy and oil-producing zones in southeastern New Mexico—a progress report, by E. R. Lloyd. 79p., 10 plates (4 in pocket), 7 figures. $3

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NM B 31 : 1954 : Geology of the Thoreau quadrangle, McKinley and Valencia counties, New Mexico. Structure, stratigraphy, and mineral and ground-water resources of a part of the northeast flank of the Zuni Mountains. By Clay T. Smith. 36p., 1 figure, 1 plate. Text is staple-bound, in a printed manilla envelope with a large folded color geologic map. $15

NM B 32 : 1952 : Compilation of State tax law relating to oil, gas, and mining properties in New Mexico. By E. P. Ripley. 79p., includes samples of all forms. $5

NM B 36 : 1954 : Mineral resources of Fort Defiance and Tohatchi quadrangles, Arizona and New Mexico, by J. E. Allen and R. Balk. 192 pp., color frontispiece, 19 tables, 21 figures, 16 plates (7 in pocket – on a total of 4 sheets (4 are combined on 1)). $5

NM B 37 : 1954 : Geology and mineral deposits of Lake Valley quadrangle, Grant, Luna, and Sierra Counties, New Mexico, by H. L. Jicha, Jr. 93 pp., 8 tables, 13 figures, 5 plates (1 in pocket), frontispiece photo of Lake Valley town in 1905. $7

NM B 39 : 1957 : The metal resources of New Mexico and their economic features through 1954. (A revision of Bulletin 7, with detailed information for the years 1932-1954. By Eugene Carter Anderson. 183p., 21 tables, 3 figures, 5 plates in pocket. (library pocket inside front cover OR creased cover corner.) $10

NM B 41 : 1957 : Geology of Puertecito quadrangle, Socorro County, New Mexico, by W. H. Tonking. 67 pp., 3 tables, 9 figures, 1 plate in pocket. $4

NM B 43 : 1955 : Bibliography of New Mexico geology and mineral technology through 1950, by M. R. Burks and J. H. Schilling. 198 pp. (lower spine end rough) $3

NM B 45 : 1958 : Precambrian and Tertiary geology of Las Tablas quadrangle, New Mexico, by F. B. Barker. 104 pp., 14 tables, 3 figures, 13 plates (3 in pocket). $4

NM B 49 : 1958 : Permian sedimentary facies, central Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico, by D. W. Boyd. 100 pp., 4 tables, 8 figures, 6 plates (2 in pocket). $5

NM B 52 : 1956 : Bibliography of New Mexico geology and mineral technology, 1951–1955, by C. F. Schilling and J. H. Schilling. 136 pp. $3

NM B 57 : 1958 : Geology of the central Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, and Cochise County,Arizona, by E. Gillerman. 152 pp., 2 tables, 1 figure, 14 plates (2 in pocket) $7

NM B 58 : 1957 : Geology of Dog Springs quadrangle, New Mexico, by D. B. Givens. 40 pp., 1 plate. Both text and color plate are in a printed envelope. $3

NM B 59 : 1958 : Wall-rock alteration in the Cochiti mining district New Mexico, by W. M. Bundy. 71 pp., 7 tables, 34 figures, 2 plates in pocket. $3

NM B 60 : 1959 : Geology and mineral deposits of the Northern Big Burro Mountains – Redrock area, Grant county, New Mexico. By Charles H. Hewitt. 151p., 10 tables, 3 figures, 13 plates (2 in pocket) $42

NM B 61 : 1958 : Lexicon of New Mexico geologic names: Precambrian through Paleozoic, by H. L. Jicha, Jr. and C. Lochman-Balk. 137 pp. $3

NM B 62 : 1959 : Geology of Lordsburg quadrangle, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, by R. F. Flege. 36 pp., 2 tables, 2 figures, 10 plates (2 in pocket). $7

NM B 63 : 1959 : Geologic studies of Union County, New Mexico, by B. Baldwin and W. R. Muehlberger. This report consists of two parts : I – Geology of Union county, II – Volcanic rocks of Des Moines quadrangle. 171 pp., 5 tables, 28 figures, 17 plates (4 in pocket on a total of 7 sheets) (spine has crease at divider between text and plate packet) $13

NM B 67 : 1959 : Mineral deposits of Lincoln County, New Mexico, by G. B. Griswold. 117 pp., 11 tables, 31 figures, 12 plates (9 in pocket). (cover lightly rubbed) $8

NM B 70 : 1960 : Geology of the Knight Peak area, Grant County, New Mexico, by D. L. Ballmann. 39 pp., 3 tables, 10 figures, 1 plate in pocket. $2

NM B 72 : 1961 : Mineral deposits of Luna County, New Mexico, by G. B. Griswold. 157 pp., 14 tables, 24 figures, 10 plates in pocket. $11

NM B 74 : 1961 : Bibliography of New Mexico geology and mineral technology 1956–1960, by C. F. Schilling and J. H. Schilling. 124 pp. $3

NM B 75 : 1961 : Geology of the southeastern part of the Chama Basin, by C. T. Smith, A. J. Budding, and C. W. Pitrat. 57 pp., 2 tables, 7 figures, 8 plates in pocket. $15

NM B 76 Molybdenum resources of New Mexico, by J. H. Schilling, 1965, 76 pp. 1 table, 7 figures, 2 plates in pocket. $4

NM B 78 : 1962 : Geology of the north half of the Pelona quadrangle, Catron County, New Mexico, by C. E. Stearns. 46 pp., 1 folded plate. Both text and color geologic map are in a printed envelope. $3

NM B 81 : 1967 : Summary of the mineral resources of Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Santa Fe Counties, New Mexico (exclusive of oil and gas), by W. E. Elston. 81 pp., 13 tables, 2 plates in pocket. $4

NM B 82 : 1964 : The geology of Jarilla Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, by P. G. Schmidt and C. Craddock. 55 pp., 13 figures, 2 folded plates. Both text and plates are in a printed envelope. $5

NM B 83 : 1964 : Mineral deposits of western Grant County, New Mexico, by E. Gillerman. 213 pp., 3 tables, 34 figures, 11 plates in pocket, 11 photos. $11

NM B 84 : 1965 : Geology of the Walnut Wells quadrangle, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, by R. A. Zeller, Jr., and A. M. Alper. 105 pp., 2 plates in pocket, 13 figures, 15 tables. $4

NM B 85 : 1964 : Stratigraphy and petroleum possibilities of Catron County, New Mexico, by R. W. Foster. 55 pp., 1 table, 11 figures, 2 plates in pocket. $3

NM B 86 : 1965 : Geology and ore deposits of the Sacramento (High Rolls) mining district, Otero County, New Mexico, by S. E. Jerome, D. D. Campbell, J. S. Wright, and H. E. Vitz. 30 pp., 18 plates in fat plate packet. $9

NM B 87 : 1965 : Mineral and water resources of New Mexico. Compiled in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey, State Engineer of New Mexico, New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission, and U.S. Bureau of Mines (report for U.S. Senate). GOLD cover. 437 pp., 89 figures, 56 tables. (cover lightly smudged) $8

NM B 88 : 1967 : Sources for lightweight shale aggregate in New Mexico, by R. W. Foster. 86 pp., 4 tables, 22 figures. $4

NM B 89 : 1967 : Geology of the Chama quadrangle, New Mexico, by W. R. Muehlberger. 114 pp., 1 table, 17 figures, 2 plates in pocket. $8

NM B 90 : 1966 : Bibliography of New Mexico geology and mineral technology 1961–1965, by T. Ray. 124 pp. $3

NM B 93 : 1969 : Bromine in the Salado Formation, Carlsbad potash district, New Mexico, by S. S. Adams. 122 pp., 16 tables, 46 figures. $4

NM B 98 : 1972 : Geology of the Fort Sumner sheet, New Mexico, by V. C. Kelley. 55 pp., 8 figures, 2 plates in pocket. (spine lightly sunned) $9

NM B 99 : 1973 : Bibliography of New Mexico geology and mineral technology, 1966 through 1970, by M. A. Koehn and H. H. Koehn. 288 pp. $5

NM B 101 : 1973 : Geology of Rincon quadrangle, New Mexico, by W. R. Seager and J. W. Hawley. Pertains to the Rio Grande rift between Las Cruces and Hatch. 42 pp., 7 figures, 5 tables, 2 plates in pocket. $4

NM B 103 : 1976 : Annotated bibliography and mapping index of Precambrian of New Mexico, by J. M. Robertson. 90 pp., 2 maps in pocket. (library pocket inside front cover) $4

NM B 106 : 1977 : Bibliography of New Mexico geology and mineral technology 1971 through 1975, by J. R. Wright and J. A. Russell. 137 pp. (library pocket inside front cover) $5

NM B 108 : 1981 : Supplemental bibliography of New Mexico geology and mineral technology through 1975, by D. M. Heljeson and C. L. Holts. 136 pp. $5

NM B 109 : 1984 : Bibliography of New Mexico geology and mineral technology 1976–1980, by D. M. Adkins-Heljeson and C. L. Holts. 173 pp. $5

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New Mexico Bureau of Mines : Circulars (C) Softcover, 11x8.5", most are staple bound, most are illustrated.
The mimeographed format of early circulars appears to be the original printing. Owner's stamp on front. G to VG unless noted.

NM C 5 : 1932 : Gold mining and gold deposits in New Mexico, by E. H. Wells and T. P. Wootton. 24p.

Choose your copy of New Mexico Circular 5 :
1940 printing. Rivet bound, mimeographed. (This copy has a stiff backing sheet at back that has rough edges, the circular itself does not have rough edges. Light tanning.) $18
1970 printing, same First Edition but nicer printing. Staple bound. VG - $24

NM C 15 : 1947 : Tables of fluorescent and radioactive minerals. Compiled by Robert L. Hershey. Staple bound, mimeographed, 14p. ((cover page tanned) $1

NM C 30 : 1955 : Index to samples from oil and gas well tests in Library at Socorro, New Mexico. Compiled by Robert A. Bieberman and Florence B. Crespin. Staple bound, 24p. $2

NM C 31 : 1955 : Subsurface completion data of wells drilled for oil and gas during 1954. Compiled by Roy W. Foster and Florence B. Crespin. Staple bound, 48p. $5

NM C 36 : 1956 : A deposit of high calcium lime rock in Valenica county, New Mexico. By Henry L. Jicha, Jr. Staple bound, 5p. $1

NM C 39 : 1955 : Preliminary observations on the Mississippian system of Northern New Mexico. By Augustus K. Armstrong. Staple bound, 36p., fold-out. $6

NM C 42 : 1956 : Subsurface completion data of wells drilled for oil and gas during 1955, by R. W. Foster and C. F. Schilling. Staple bound. 57 pp. $1

NM C 45 : 1958 : Index to samples from oil and gas well tests in library at Socorro, New Mexico, 1955 through 1957, by R. A. Bieberman and M. M. Dowdle. Staple bound. 7 pp. $1

NM C 49 : 1958 : Subsurface completion data of wells drilled for oil and gas during 1956, by R. W. Foster, R. A. Bieberman, and M. M. Dowdle. Staple bound. 76 pp. $1

NM C 54 : 1960 : Magnetite taconite rock in Precambrian formations in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, by W. E. Bertholf II. Staple bound. 24 pp. $1

NM C 55 : 1960 : Some scheelite occurrences in the Magdalena mining district of New Mexico, by C. F. Austin. Staple bound. 17 pp. $1

NM C 60 : 1962 : Reconnaissance of commercial high-calcium limestones in New Mexico. By Frank E. Kottlowski. Staple bound, 77p. $8

NM C 61 : 1962 : Index to samples from oil and gas well tests in library at Socorro, New Mexico, 1958 to July 1, 1961, by L. P. Blymn and S. L. Ballenger. Staple bound. 11 pp. $1

NM C 76 : 1964 : Barite deposits of New Mexico, by F. E. Williams, P. V. Fillo, and P. A. Bloom. Staple bound. 46 pp. $3

NM C 77 : 1965 : Directory of mines of New Mexico. By Lucien A. File. 188p., plate in pocket. $48

NM C 84 : 1966 : County, township, and range locations of New Mexico's mining districts, by L. A. File and S. A. Northrop. 66 pp. $4

NM C 88 : 1966 : Index to samples from oil and gas well tests in library at Socorro, New Mexico, July 1, 1961 to July 1, 1966, by R. A. Bieberman and S. Whitmore. Staple bound. 11 pp. $1

NM C 91 : 1968 : Gravity survey in central Socorro County, New Mexico, by A. R. Sanford. Staple bound. 14 pp. $1

NM C 95 : 1968 : Water law atlas, by T. A. Garrity, Jr., and E. T. Nitzschke, Jr. Staple bound. 46 pp. $1

NM C 103 : 1969 : Geology and beryllium mineralization near Apache Warm springs, Socorro county, New Mexico. By Patrick D. Hillard. Staple bound, 16p., 3 plates in pocket. $7

NM C 107 : 1970 : Theses and dissertations of the New Mexico institute of mining and technology, 1931-1969. Compiled by Irma Youngblood and Henry H. Koehn. Staple bound, 20p. $2

NM C 109 : 1970 : Index to samples from oil and gas well tests in library at Socorro, New Mexico, July 1, 1966, to June 1, 1970, by R. A. Bieberman. Staple bound. 10 pp. $1

NM C 110 : 1970 : Test data for New Mexico clay materials, part I, central New Mexico (Bernalillo, Los Alamos, Sandoval, and Santa Fe Counties), by W. L. Hawks. Staple bound, 37 pp., 15 tables, 5 figures. $1

NM C 115 : 1971 : Records of wells and springs in the Socorro and Magdalena areas, Socorro County, New Mexico, 1968. By Nancy J. Clark and W. K. Summers. Staple bound, 51p., 2 plates in pocket. $7

NM C 119 : 1971 : Bibliography of geophysics for New Mexico through 1970, by D. J. Cash. Staple bound. 27 pp. $2

NM C 121 : 1972 : Geochemical background values in iron-bearing rocks of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, by D. F. McLeroy. Staple bound. 11 pp. $2

NM C 131 : 1974 : Pennsylvanian System of Chloride Flat, Grant County, New Mexico, by D. V. LeMone, W. E. King, and J. E. Cunningham. Staple bound. 18 pp. $1

NM C 137 : 1973 : Computer program for Monte Carlo economic evaluation of a mineral deposit, by R. J. Roman and G. W. Becker. Staple bound. 23 pp. (supersedes Progress Report E-5) $1

NM C 139 : 1973 : Clay minerals in east-central New Mexico, by H. D. Glass, J. C. Frye, and A. B. Leonard,. Staple bound, 14 pp., 12 figures. $1

NM C 148 : 1977 : New Mexico’s energy resources ’76 – annual report of Office of the State Geologist. By Emery C. Arnold and others. Staple bound, 27p., includes folded color Resource Map 8. $3

NM C 155 : 1977 : Geologic appraisal of deep coals, San Juan Basin, New Mexico, by J. W. Shomaker and M. R. Whyte. Staple bound. 39 pp. $4

NM C 156 : 1978 : Volcanoes and related basalts of Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico, by V. C. Kelley and A. M. Kudo. Staple bound. 30 pp., 2 plates in pocket. $7

NM C 167 : 1978 : New Mexico’s energy resources ’77 – Office of the State Geologist. By Emery C. Arnold and others. Staple bound, 47p., 3 items in pocket. $6

NM C 169 : 1979 : Geology of Good Sight Mountains and Uvas Valley, southwest New Mexico, by R. E. Clemons. Staple bound. 31 pp., 2 plates in pocket. $5

NM C 182 : 1982 : Industrial rocks and minerals of the Southwest, compiled by G. S. Austin. 111 pp. Includes 19 technical articles plus 2 abstracts. Among other topics coverage includes : Carlsbad potash mining, Potash in Libya, Langeinite in potash, New Mexico limestones, Scoria exploration and utilitzation in New Mexico, Zeolite deposits, Lithium-rich tuffs, Origin of talc in Allamoore district of Texas, Fluorspar deposits of Christmas mountains district of Brewster county in Texas, Perlite deposit at No Agua peaks, Perlite in El Salvador. $11

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New Mexico Bureau of Mines : Geologic Maps (GM) Color, folded, in a printed envelope.
Earlier maps are in a 9.5x6.5” envelope, after GM 23 they are in a 11x8.5” envelope.
Maps VG unless noted, envelopes may have bumped edges and owner's stamps or filing marks.

NM GM 2 : 1957 : Reconnaissance geologic map of Luera Spring thirty-minute quadrangle, Willard, M. E. Scale 1:126,720. $1

NM GM 3 : 1957 : Reconnaissance geologic map of Pinonville thirty-minute quadrangle, Willard, M. E. Scale 1:126,720. $1

NM GM 15 : 1960 : Reconnaissance geologic map of Virden thirty-minute quadrangle, Elston, W. E. Scale 1:126,720. $1

NM GM 17 : 1962 : Reconnaissance geologic map of southern Animas Mountains, Zeller, R. A., Jr. Scale 1:62,500. $1

NM GM 18 : 1963 : Geologic map of the Sandia Mountains and vicinity, New Mexico. By Vincent C. Kelley. $35

NM GM 20 : 1968 : Geologic map of El Rito quadrangle, Rio Arriba county, New Mexico, Bingler, E. C. Scale 1:24,000. $2

NM GM 22 : 1968 : Geologic map of Brazos Peak quadrangle, New Mexico, Muehlberger, W. R. Scale 1:48,000. Includes 3 sheets (geologic map, cross sections, and structure contour and tectonic map) and 7 pages of text. $4

NM GM 23 : 1971 : Reconnaissance geologic map of the Pelona thirty-minute quadrangle, Willard, M. E.; Stearns, C. E. Scale 1:126,720. $2

NM GM 26 : 1973 : Geologic map and sections of San Pablo quadrangle, New Mexico, Woodward, L. A.; Anderson, J. B.; Kaufman, W. H.; Reed, R. K. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 27 : 1973 : Geologic map and sections of Rancho del Chaparral quadrangle, New Mexico, Woodward, L. A.;Kaufman, W. H.; Reed, R. K. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 28 : 1973 : Geologic map and sections of La Ventana quadrangle, New Mexico, Woodward, L. A.; Schumacher, O. L. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 29 : 1973 : Geologic map and sections of Bishop Cap-Organ Mountains area, New Mexico, Seager, W. R. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 31 : 1974 : Geologic map of Grants uranium region, Chapman, Wood and Griswold, Inc. Scale 1:126,720. (On three sheets) $5

NM GM 31 Revised : 1977 : Geologic map of Grants uranium region, Chapman, Wood and Griswold, Inc. Scale 1:126,720. (On 3 sheets) (envelope lightly smudged) $7

NM GM 32 : 1974 : Geologic map and sections of Nacimiento Peak quadrangle, New Mexico, Woodward, L. A.; McLelland, D.; Kaufman, W. H. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 33 : 1974 : Geologic map and sections of Holy Ghost Spring quadrangle, New Mexico, Woodward, L. A.; Martinez, R. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 34 : 1974 : Geologic map and sections of San Miguel Mountain quadrangle, New Mexico, Woodward, L. A.; DuChene, H. R.; Reed, R. K. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 36 : 1976 : Geology of east half Corralitos Ranch quadrangle, New Mexico, Clemons, R. E. Scale 1:24,000. (on two sheets) $5

NM GM 37 : 1976 : Geology of San Ysidro quadrangle, New Mexico, Woodward, L. A.; Reutschilling, R. L. Scale 1:24,000. (with errata sheet) $4

NM GM 39 : 1976 : Geology of Gallina quadrangle, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, Woodward, L. A.; Gibson, G.G.; McLelland, D. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 40 : 1977 : Surficial geology of northeast New Mexico, Hunt, C. B. Scale 1:500,000. (2 sheets, 1 is map, 1 is legend) $28

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NM GM 42 : 1978 : Surficial geology of southwest New Mexico, Hunt, C. B. Scale 1:500,000. (2 sheets, 1 is map, 1 is legend) (envelope lightly smudged) $28

NM GM 43 : 1978 : Surficial geology of northwest New Mexico, Hunt, C. B. Scale 1:500,000. (2 sheets, 1 is map, 1 is legend) $4

NM GM 44 : 1977 : Geology of west half of Corralitos Ranch quadrangle, New Mexico, Clemons, R. E. Scale 1:24,000. (on 2 sheets) $5

NM GM 45 : 1977 : Geology of Gilman quadrangle, New Mexico, Woodward, L. A.; DuChene, H. R.; Martinez, R. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 46 : 1982 : Geology of Regina quadrangle, Rio Arriba and Sandoval counties, New Mexico, Merrick, M. A.; Woodward, L. A. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 47 : 1979 : Geology of Jarosa quadrangle, New Mexico, Woodward, L. A.; Timmer, R. S. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 48 : 1978 : Geology of Espanola Basin, New Mexico, Kelley, V. C. Scale 1:125,000. 1st Ed. $8

NM GM 49 : 1979 : Coal geology of Torreon Wash area, southeastern San Juan Basin, Tabet, D. E.; Frost, S. J. Scale 1:24,000. (on 3 sheets) $5

NM GM 50 : 1981 : Precambrian rocks of Red River-Wheeler Peak area, New Mexico, Condie, K. C. Scale 1:48,000. $4

NM GM 51 : 1982 : Geology of Massacre Peak quadrangle, Luna County, New Mexico, Clemons, R. E. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 52 : 1982 : Geology of Florida Gap quadrangle, Luna County, New Mexico, Clemons, R. E. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 55 : 1984 : Geology of Pueblo Viejo Mesa quadrangle, Socorro and Cibola counties, New Mexico, Osburn, J. C. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 56 : 1984 : Geology of Capitol Dome quadrangle, Luna County, New Mexico, Clemons, R. E. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 57 : 1987 : Geology of east half of Las Cruces and northeast El Paso 1 degree by 2 degree sheets, New Mexico, Seager, W. R.; Hawley, J. W.; Kottlowski, F. E.; Kelley, S. A. Scale 1:125,000. (On 4 sheets, including geologic map, cross sections and gravity profiles (2 of the sheets), and Bouguer anomaly map.) $16

NM GM 58 : 1983 : Geology of Gym Peak quadrangle, Luna County, New Mexico, Clemons, R. E.; Brown, G. A. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 59 : 1985 : Geology of South Peak quadrangle, Luna County, New Mexico, Clemons, R. E. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 61 : 1987 : Geology and coal resources of Atarque Lake 1:50,000 quadrangle, New Mexico (NW quadrant of Fence Lake 1:100,000 sheet), Anderson, O. J. Scale 1:50,000. (on two sheets) $5

NM GM 63 : 1988 : Geology of Hermanas quadrangle, Luna County, New Mexico, Seager, W. R.; Clemons, R. E. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 64 : 1990 : Geology and coal resources of Vanderwagen quadrangle, McKinley County, New Mexico, Anderson, O. J. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 66 : 1991 : Geology and mineral resources of Manuelito quadrangle, McKinley County, New Mexico, Anderson, O. J. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 67 : 1992 : Geology of French Mesa quadrangle, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, Crouse, D. L.; Hultgren, M. C.; Woodward, L. A. Scale 1:24,000. $4

NM GM 69 : 1990 : Geology of St. Peter's Dome area, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, Goff, F.; Gardner, J. N.; Valentine, G. Scale 1:24,000. (On two sheets) $5

NM GM 72 : 1991 : Geology of El Morro quadrangle, Cibola County, New Mexico, Anderson, O. J.; Maxwell, C. H. Scale 1:24,000. $5

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New Mexico Bureau of Mines : Ground-Water Reports (GW)
Softcover, 9x6”, illustrated. Owner's marks on cover, Good to Very Good unless noted.

NM GW 1 : 1948 : Geology and ground-water resources of the eastern part of Colfax County, New Mexico, Griggs, R. L. 180 pages, 8 plates (3 in pocket), 10 figures. (spine sunned, bumped corner) $8

NM GW 2 : 1951 : Geology and ground-water resources of San Miguel County, New Mexico, Griggs, R. L.; Hendrickson, G. E. 121 pages, 2 figures, 6 plates (2 in pocket). $6

NM GW 4 : 1955 : Geology and ground-water resources of north-eastern Socorro County, New Mexico, Spiegel, Z. 99 pages, 6 tables, 8 figures, 2 plates in pocket. $5

NM GW 5 : 1957 : Geology and ground-water resources of Torrance County, New Mexico, Smith, R. E. 186 pages, 16 tables, 7 figures, 5 plates (3 in pocket). $8

NM GW 6 : 1961 : Geology and ground-water conditions in southern Lea County, New Mexico, Nicholson, A., Jr.; Clebsch, A., Jr. 123 pages, 9 tables, 30 figures, 2 plates in pocket. $6

NM GW 7 : 1963 : Geology and ground-water conditions in eastern Valencia County, New Mexico, Titus, F. B., Jr. 113 pages, 7 tables, 16 figures, 6 plates (2 in pocket), 5 appendices. $6

NM GW 8 : 1967 : General occurrence and quality of ground water in Union County, New Mexico, Cooper, J. B.; Davis, L.V. 168 pages, 6 tables, 3 figures, 1 plate in pocket. $6

NM GW 9 : 1966 : Geology and ground-water resources and geology of Quay County, New Mexico, Berkstresser, C. F., Jr.; Mourant, W. A. 115 pages, 6 tables, 6 figures, 5 plates in pocket. $6

NM GW 10 : 1970 : Reconnaissance of water resources of De Baca County, New Mexico, Mourant, W. A.; Shomaker, J. W, 87 pages, 6 tables, 9 figures, 4 plates in pocket. $6

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New Mexico Bureau of Mines : Hydrogeologic Reports (HR)
Softcover, 11x8.5” unless noted, illustrated. Owner’s marks on cover. Good to Very Good unless noted.

NM HR 1 : 1971 : Geology and ground-water resources of central and western Dona Ana County, New Mexico, King, W. E.; Hawley, J. W.; Taylor, A. M.; Wilson, R. P. 64 pages, 7 tables, 6 figures, 1 plate in pocket. 11x9” Coverage includes Palomas basin, Selden Canyon area, Mesilla Bolson, Mesilla Valley, La Mesa, more. (library pocket inside front cover) $35

NM HR 2 : 1972 : Water resources and general geology of Grant County, New Mexico, Trauger, Frederick D. 211 pages, 15 tables, 50 figures (2 of these are folded in a pocket at back, the rest are in text). $35

NM HR 3 : 1973 : Water resources of Guadalupe County, New Mexico, Dinwiddie, G. A.; Clebsch, A., Jr. 43 pages, 7 tables, 9 figures (3 of which are folded in a pocket at back). $6

NM HR 4 : 1976 : Catalog of thermal waters in New Mexico, Summers, W. K. 79 pages, 29 tables, 1 microfiche in pocket at back (contains 11 analyses), 47 figures. (Library pocket inside front cover, cover lightly rubbed) $9

NM HR 5 : 1980 : Ground water in the Sandia and northern Manzano Mountains, New Mexico, Titus, F. B., Jr. 66 pages, 3 tables, 22 figures (1 of which is folded in a pocket at back). $12

NM HR 6 : 1983 : Hydrogeology and water resources of San Juan Basin, New Mexico, Stone, W. J.; Lyford, F. P.; Frenzel, P. F.; Mizell, N.H.; Padgett, E. T. 70 pages, 14 tables (6 of which are on 2 microfiche sheets at back), 103 figures. Pocket at back contains a a total of 7 sheets : a Hydrogeologic map, 3 sheets of cross sections, and 3 sheets of figures. (back cover edge bumped) $18

NM HR 7 : 1984 : Selected papers on water quality and pollution in New Mexico, compiled by Stone, W. J. 300 pages. Proceedings of a symposium on water quality and pollution in New Mexico, April 12, 1984, Socorro, New Mexico. $9

Here are a few of the 25 papers presented in Hydrogeologic Report 7 :
Heavy metals and pesticides in water, sediments, and biota in the middle Rio Grande Valley.
Natural surface water quality in the Grants Mineral Belt.
Intensive winter survey of the Rio Hondo, near Twining (Taos ski valley), Taos county, New Mexico.
Protection of surface waters – the AWT plant at Red River, New Mexico.
Quality of urban runoff in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Uranium industry impacts on groundwater in New Mexico.
Oil-field brine contamination, a case study, Lea county, New Mexico.
The bomb-36 C1 pulse as a tracer for soil-water movement near Socorro, New Mexico.

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New Mexico Bureau of Mines : Hydrogeologic Sheets (HS) Color, folded, in a printed envelope.
Maps VG unless noted, envelopes may have bumped edges and owner's stamps or filing marks.

NM HS 1 : 1979 : Hydrogeology of Aztec quadrangle, San Juan County, Brown, D. R.; Stone, W.J. Scale 1:62,500. $4

NM HS 2 : 1981 : Hydrogeology of Ambrosia Lake-San Mateo area, McKinley and Cibola Counties, New Mexico, Brod, R. C.; Stone, W. J. Scale 1:62,500. $4

NM HS 4 : 1983 : Hydrogeology of Arroyo Chico-Torreon Wash area, McKinley and Sandoval Counties, New Mexico, Craigg, S. D.; Stone, W. J., Scale 1:62,500. $4

 

New Mexico Bureau of Mines : Memoirs (M) Softcover, 11x8.5", illustrated
Owner’s marks on cover. Good to Very Good unless noted. First Edition unless noted.

NM M 15 : 1963 : Geology and technology of the Grants uranium region, prepared by The Society of Economic Geologists, compiled by V. C. Kelley, general chairman Uranium Field Conference. 277 pp., illustrated, fold-outs. This book contains 37 technical reports and a couple shorter items. Among much more, it specifically mentions the Black Jack mines, Dysart No. 1 mine, Section 22 mine, Anne Lee mine, Sandstone mine, Cliffside mine, Marquez mine, Poison Canyon, Jackpile mine area, Kermac mines, Mine safety problems, more. (Fair (covers show a mild water mark, inside is untouched) $5

NM M 16 : 1965 : Stratigraphy of the Big Hatchet Mountains area, New Mexico, by R. A. Zeller, Jr. 128 pp., frontispiece, 6 plates in pocket, 18 figures, 3 tables. (small water mark on edge of back cover, doesn't affect anything) $7

NM M 24 : 1971 : Geology of the Pecos country, southeastern New Mexico, by V. C. Kelley. 75p., 1 table, 26 figures, 7 plates (on 8 sheets) in pocket. (cover lightly rubbed, library pocket inside front cover) $68

NM M 34 : 1978 : Fluorspar in New Mexico, by W. N. McAnulty. 64 pp., 6 tables, 31 figures, 11 photos, 14 maps in pocket. (cover lightly rubbed, library pocket inside front cover) $8

NM M 35 : 1979 : Geology and geochemistry of Precambrian rocks, central and south-central New Mexico, by K. C. Condie and A. J. Budding. 60 pp., 13 tables, 48 figures, 3 maps in pocket, 3 appendices on a sheet of microfiche. $10

NM M 38 : 1980 : Geology and mineral technology of the Grants uranium region 1979, compiled by C. A. Rautman in cooperation with 83 others. 400 pp., heavily illustrated. This large book contains 49 separate technical reports on all aspects of the Grants Uranium region. Includes the loosely inserted corrected version of page 141-2. $11

NM M 42 : 1987 : Geology and mineral resources of Sierra Nacimiento and vicinity, New Mexico, by L. A. Woodward. 84 pp., 2 tables, 41 figures, 1 plate in pocket. (front cover lightly rubbed, one edge bumped) $13

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New Mexico Bureau of Mines : New Mexico Geology (a periodical) 11x8.5”, staple bound. $2 each.
Nicely printed with detailed illustrations, 16-24 pages each. I have listed only selected, longer papers. Many titles are shortened.
Peer-reviewed research papers pertaining to the geology of this and neighboring states, as well as shorter contributions.
Owner's marks on cover.

NM Geology Vol. 1 No. 1 : February 1979.
Tertiary geology of Hidalgo county, New Mexico.
New methods of working an old mine, case history of the Eberle group, Mogollon, New Mexico.

NM Geology Vol. 1 No. 3 : August 1979.
Microbiology and mining – practices and problems.
Principal mining districts of New Mexico.
Turquoise in New Mexico.
Ft. Selden and Leasburg.

NM Geology Vol. 2 No. 1 : February 1980.
Geology of Cieneguilla Creek drainage basin in southwest Colfax county, New Mexico.
Geology and oil characteristics of tar sand near Santa Rosa, New Mexico.
Potash in New Mexico.
City of Rocks.

NM Geology Vol. 2 No. 2 : May 1980.
Reinterpretation of type section of Juana Lopez Member of Mancos Shale.
Depositional environments and paleocurrents of Chinle formation (Triassic), eastern San Juan Basin.

NM Geology Vol. 2 No. 3 : August 1980.
Geology and paleontology of Tortugas Mountain, Dona Ana county, New Mexico.
Red Rock talc deposit, Sierra county, New Mexico.
Goniopholis kirtlandicus Wiman – forgotten crocodile from the Kirtland Formation, San Juan Basin.

NM Geology Vol. 2 No. 4 : November 1980.
Carbonatites in the Lemitar Mountains, Socorro county, New Mexico.
Round Hound State Park.

NM Geology Vol. 3 No. 1 : February 1981.
Barite in the White Sands Missile Range.
Ground-water head distribution in the third dimension of the Pecos River basin, New Mexico.

NM Geology Vol. 3 No. 2 : May 1981.
Adobe brick production in New Mexico.
Cenozoic stratigraphy and structure of the Socorro Peak volcanic center, central New Mexico : a summary.
Storrie Lake State Park.

NM Geology Vol. 3 No. 3 : August 1981. (cover missing a blank corner tip)
Precambrian metallic mineralization in New Mexico.
A mosasaur from the Lewis Shale (Upper Cretaceous), northwestern New Mexico.

NM Geology Vol. 3 No. 4 : November 1981.
Cañas Gypsum member of Yeso formation (Permian) in New Mexico.
Early Tertiary (?) strata penetrated in Jornada del Muerto.
Uranium resources in New Mexico.
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park.

NM Geology Vol. 4 No. 1 : February 1982.
Lacustrine sediments of Baca formation (Eocene), western Socorro county, New Mexico.
Palomas volcanic field.
Elephant Butte State Park.

NM Geology Vol. 4 No. 2 : May 1982.
Oil and gas discovery wells drilled in New Mexico in 1981.
Carlsbad Caverns gypsum deposits.
Bishop Ash near Grama.
Living Desert State Park.

NM Geology Vol. 4 No.3 : August 1982.
Petrography and age of plutonic rocks of Florida Mountains, New Mexico – preliminary report.
Pajarito fault zone of Española basin.
New Cretaceous leaf locality in lower Kirtland Shale member.

NM Geology Vol. 4 No. 4 : November 1982.
Earthquake sequence of 1938-1939 in Mogollon mountains, New Mexico.
Fence Lake Formation.
Santa Fe River and Hyde Memorial Park.

NM Geology Vol. 5 No. 2 : May 1983.
Sedimentology and paleontology of Lower Permian fluvial redbeds of north-central New Mexico – preliminary report.
Florida Mountain overthrust belt.
Geology and uranium potential of Sabinoso district.

NM Geology Vol. 5 No. 3 : August 1983.
Magnetostratigraphy of a core from Raton Basin, New Mexico – implications for synchroneity of Cretaceous / Tertiary boundary events.
Uranium industry in New Mexico.
Bryozoan and crustacean from Fruitland formation.
Redefinition of Zuni Sandstone.
Coyote Creek State Park.

NM Geology Vol. 6 No. 1 : February 1984.
Sunset Ridge fluorite deposit, Fra Cristobal Range, Sierra county, New Mexico.
Geology and coal resources of Cerro Prieto and the Dyke quadrangles.
Ash-flow tuffs of Mogollon – Datil volcanic field.

NM Geology Vol. 6 No. 2 : May 1984
Oil and gas discovery wells drilled in New Mexico in 1983.
Villanueva State Park.
Stratigraphic nomenclature of Upper Cretaceous, Socorro county, New Mexico.
Araeoscelid reptile, Zarcasaurus tanyderus, from north-central New Mexico.

NM Geology Vol. 6 No. 3 : August 1984. (short edge tear)
The Jackpile sandstone member of the Morrison formation in west-central New Mexico, a formal definition.
Temperature of mineralization in Mogollon mining district.
Early Paleocene vertebrates, San Juan Basin.

NM Geology Vol. 6 No. 4 : November 1984.
Fossil rock glaciers on Carrizo mountain, Lincoln county, New Mexico.
Late Cretaceous dinosaurs from the McRae Formation.
Morphy Lake State Park.

NM Geology Vol. 7 No. 1 : February 1985.
Selachians from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) Atarque sandstone member, Tres Hermanos formation, Sevilleta Grant, Socorro county, New Mexico.
Conchas Lake State Park.
Gastropods from the Sol se Mete member.

NM Geology Vol. 7 No. 2 : May 1985.
Barite in north-central New Mexico.
Sediment sorting in gravelly megaripples from the Rio Grande.
Ground subsidence near Española.

NM Geology Vol. 7 No. 3 : August 1985.
Mechanical and chemical diagenesis of the Hayner Ranch and Rincon Valley formations (Santa Fe Group, Miocene), San Diego mountain, New Mexico.
Kneeling Nun Tuff.
Ground subsidence near Española and construction on collapsible soils.

NM Geology Vol. 7 No. 4 : November 1985.
Geochemistry of zoned garnets from the San Pedro mine, Santa Fe county, New Mexico.
Vertebrate fauna of U-Bar Cave, Hidalgo county.
Photo essay on Dog Springs member of the Spears formation.
Historical review of uranium production from the Todilto limestone.

NM Geology Vol. 8 No. 1 : February 1986.
Late Holocene desplacement along the Organ Mountains fault in southern New Mexico – a summary.
Petrography and stratigraphy of Seville-Trident wells.
C.E. Needham’s lost fusulinids.
Photo essay on Oligocene eolianites and ichnofossils.

NM Geology Vol. 8 No. 2 : May 1986.
Carvonatite dikes of the Chupadera mountains, Socorro county, New Mexico.
Paleoenvironments of the South Hospah coal deposits.
Gabaldon badlands.

NM Geology Vol. 8 No. 3 : August 1986.
Structural analysis and reinterpretation of an apparent Precambrian angular unconformity, central Manzano mountains, New Mexico.
Geological observations at Carbon Coal company’s No. 2 Mine – a small but unique operation.
Palynological analyses of several Pennsylvanian coal beds, Santa Fe County.
Cretaceous stratigraphy and biostratigraphy, Clayton Lake State Park (dinosaur tracks).

NM Geology Vol. 9 No. 1 : February 1987.
A flui inclusion study of the Waldo – Graphic mine, Magdalena district, New Mexico.
Use of sulfates to identify weathered coal.
Point of Rocks Canyon.
Fluvial deposition and paleoenvironment of Cutler Formation red beds.

NM Geology Vol. 10 No. 3 : August 1988.
Uplift, erosion, and burial of Laramide fault blocks, Salado Mountains, Sierra county, New Mexico.
Oil and gas discovery wells drilled in New Mexico in 1987.
Chicosa Lake State Park.

NM Geology Vol. 10 No. 4 : November 1988 (First page missing a corner)
Geomorphic development of City of Rocks, Grant county, New Mexico.
Type and reference sections of the Tucumcari, Mesa Rica and Pajarito formations.
Kit Carson Memorial State Park.

NM Geology Vol. 11 No. 1 : February, 1989.
New reference sections for the Semilla sandstone member of the Mancos shale and their genetic implications.
Vincent C. Kelley (1904-1988)
Santa Rosa Lake State Park.
Eocene Cub Mountain formation, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
Frank W. Campbell (1947-1988)

NM Geology Vol. 11 No. 2 : May 1989.
Geology and production history of uranium deposits in the Dakota sandstone, McKinley county, New Mexico.
Platinum-group metals in New Mexico.
Red Rock State Park.

NM Geology Vol. 11 No. 3 : August 1989.
Stratigraphi nomenclature of Proterozoic rocks, northern New Mexico – revisions, redefinitions, and formalization.
Geology beneath and around the West Potrillo basalts.

NM Geology Vol. 11 No. 4 : November 1989.
Oil and gas discovery wells drilled in New Mexico in 1988.
Rb – Sr values in Mogollon – Datil volcanic field.

NM Geology Vol. 12 No. 1 : February 1990.
Eagle Nest – Granite Hill area, Luna county, New Mexico, a new look at some old rocks.
Tommy Lee Finnell (1923-1989)

NM Geology Vol. 12 No. 3 : August 1990.
Commercial travertine in New Mexico (with neat color photo of quarrying in progress).
Cimarron Canyon State Park.
Mineral of New Mexico – photo gallery in color.

NM Geology Vol. 12 No. 4 : November 1990.
Occurrence of the Lava Creek B Tephra layer in the northwestern Española basin, New Mexico.
Upper Cretaceous guide fossil, Sciponoceras gracile.

NM Geology Vol. 13 No. 3 : August 1991.
Depositional environments of the Yeso formation (Lower Permain), southern Caballo Mountains, New Mexico.
Stratigraphic and structural studies in the Mt. Withington caldera, Grassy Lookout quadrangle, Socorro county.
Fenton Hill granodiorite – an 80 km right-lateral offset of the Sandia pluton?

NM Geology Vol. 15 No. 1 : February 1993.
Plio-pleistocene stratigraphy, paleoecology, and mammalian biochronology, Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque area, New Mexico.
Laramide stratigraphy of the Little Hatchet Mountains.

NM Geology Vol. 15 No. 2 : May 1993.
Reinterpretation of bioherms as submarine channels, San Andres formation and Cherry Canyon tongue, Brokeoff and Guadalupe Mountains, southeastern New Mexico.
Middle Jurassic Summerville formation – reply.
Zuni sandstone and Acorna tongue defined.

NM Geology Vol. 15 No. 3 : August 1993.
Proterozoic plutonism and regional deformation – new constraints from the southern Manzano mountains, central New Mexico.
Sulfide / barite / fluorite mineral deposits, Guadalupe Mountains.
Middle Jurassic Summerville formation.

NM Geology Vol. 16 No. 2 : May 1994.
Oso Ridge member (new), Abo formation, Zuni mountains.
Jeffrey A. Grambling (1953-1993).

NM Geology Vol. 19 No. 3 : August 1997. (bumped corner)
A rocky history – the first 100 years of the Mineral Museum in Socorro.
Conchas Lake State Park.

NM Geology Vol. 20 No. 1 : February 1998.
Albuquerque Basin – studies in hydrogeology II. (most of issue)

NM Geology Vol. 22 No. 2 : May 2000. (NEW COVER GRAPHICS)
Uses of fly ash from New Mexico coals.

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New Mexico Bureau of Mines : Resource Maps (RM)
Folded, no envelope. Very Good (with owner’s stamp and filing number)

NM RM 3 : 1974 : The Future of New Mexico's Oil and Gas Resources. Foster, R. W.; Grant, P. R., Jr., Scale 1:1,287,000. Color, a nice overview of various basins and producing areas. $2

NM RM 4 : 1975 : The Chloride-Ion Concentration in Ground Water in Permian Guadalupian Rocks, Southeast New Mexico, and West Texas. Hiss, W. L., Scale 1:500,000. $2

NM RM 5 : 1975 : Thickness of the Permian Guadalupian Capitan Aquifer, Southeast New Mexico and West Texas, Hiss, W. L., Scale 1:500,000. $2

NM RM 6 : 1976 : Structure of the Permian Guadalupian Capitan Aquifer, Southeast New Mexico and West Texas, Hiss, W. L., Scale 1:500,000. $2

NM RM 7 : 1976 : Structure of the Permian Ochoan Rustler Formation, Southeast New Mexico and West Texas, Hiss, W. L., Scale 1:500,000. $2

 

New Mexico Bureau of Mines : Stratigraphic Charts (SC) Color, folded, in a printed envelope.
Maps VG unless noted, envelopes may have bumped edges and owner's stamps or filing marks.

NM SC 1 : 1983 : Nomenclature for Cenozoic rocks of northeast Mogollon-Datil volcanic field, New Mexico, Osburn, G. R.; Chapin, C. E. Large folded sheet with text, photos and illustrations on both side, plus 7 pages of text giving the type sections, reference section-type areas. (envelope only has minor spot) $6

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Geological Societies : Various Publications

Guidebook of East-central New Mexico. Guidebook 23. 1972 New Mexico Geological Society, Vincent C. Kelley and Frederick D. Trauger, eds., HARDBACK, 11x8.5”, 223p., illus. Twenty-third Field Conference, September 28-30, 1972. 35 technical papers plus a number of road logs. $20

Guidebook of Taos – Raton – Spanish Peaks country, New Mexico and Colorado. Guidebook 17. 1966 New Mexico Geological Society. Edited by Stuart A. Northrop and Charles B. Read. HARDBACK, 11x8.5”, 128p., plus advertising pages, illustrated. 17th Field Conference held October 14-16, 1966. Contains 10 technical papers, mineral checklists, 3 road logs, and some shorter items. Among other topics, here is a sample of places and subjects : Cauplin Mountain National Monument, Folsom Man State Monument, Questa Molybdenite deposit, Maxwell land grant, Colfax county, Meteorites of Colfax, Union and Taos counties. Very Good (name on fly leaf, one article signed by author William Gustafson). $18

Guidebook of the Border Region. Guidebook 20. 1969 New Mexico Geological Society. Edited by Diego A. Cordoba, Sherman A. Wengerd, and John Shomaker. HARDBACK, 11x8.5”, 218p., plus advertising pages, illustrated, plus two folded sheets in pocket. Twentieth Field Conference held October 23-25, 1969. Contains 25 technical papers, 3 road logs, and some shorter items. Among other topics, here is a sample of places and subjects : Gran Chichimeca, History of the US – Mexico boundary survey, Northern Chihuahua, El Paso area, Ammonite zones, Campus Andesite pluton, Potrillo volcanics, Southern Mesilla valley, Sierra Santa Rita, Sierra Banco de Lucero, Sierra de Samalayuca, Sierra del Presidio, Manganese. Very Good. $8

Symposium of Oil and Gas Fields of Southeastern New Mexico : 1956. Roswell Geological Society. Handsome illustrated and embossed HARDBACK, 11x8.5", 376p., illus. This contains much detailed information on fields and individual wells. Structure, stratigraphy and production data for 216 oil and gas fields. Fair (Generally VG, but interior page block very nearly cracked through in one spot, plus : one folded page present, but loose). $18

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University of New Mexico : Publications in Geology (Series) (UNM-P)
Softcover, 9x6", illustrated.

UNM-P 1 : 1945 : A survey of weathering processes and products. By Parry Reiche. 87p., 6 figures. First edition. (library stamps) $7

UNM-P 4 : 1952 : Geology of the Caballo Mountains, with special reference to regional stratigraphy and structure and to mineral resources, including oil and gas. by Vincent C. Kelly and Caswell Silver. Hardback, 9x6”, 286p., illus, plus 9 folded plates in pocket. (Very Good condition. Minor library markings, including spine label). $16

UNM-P 5 : 1955 : Regional tectonics of the Colorado Plateau and relationship to the origin and distribution of Uranium. By Vincent C. Kelley. 120p., 8 plates, 17 figures (1 in pocket) $13

UNM-P 7 : 1966 : University of New Mexico Contributions in Geology 1898 – 1964. By Stuart A. Northrop. 152p., illus. This is a combination of history and bibliography. (Library marks. Spine paper a bit rough) $2

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New Mexico Geology Materials : Misc.~9x6" unless otherwise noted.

Arroyo Peñasco formation, Mississippian, North Central New Mexico. Penasco. By Fitzsimmons, Armstrong, and Gordon Jr. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1956, Vol. 40(8), pages 1935-1944. $3

Commercial possibilities of Natural Carbon Dioxide gas in New Mexico by A. Andreas. From the Summary page : 1941 : Bureau of Mines, Socorro, New Mexico. This appears to be an original typed paper in a binder with a number of large hand-colored folded plates/maps in the back. 11x8.5", 92p. (I see one page with a penciled-in correction, corners bumped). $12

Dolomite cave deposits from Carlsbad caverns by John Thrailkill. 1968. Extracted from Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, vol. 38(1), pages 141-145, 3 figs. $3

Geobotanical reconnaissance near Grants, New Mexico by Helen Cannon. 1953. USGS Circular 264. 10.5x8", 8p., illus. $2

Geology of the Circle Mesa 7.5-min quadrangle, Grant County, New Mexico, by J. Cunningham, 1997, 20 p, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000. This is NM Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 435. Includes a second sheet that is a hand-drawn cross section for the quadrangle. Pages are photocopied, geologic map is black and white. $10

Ground Water journal Volume 21(2), March - April 1983. 11x8.5", 135p. Published by National Water Well Association. This issue contains multiple articles including "Hydrogeology of Pipeline Canyon, near Gallup, New Mexico." $5

Ground Water journal Volume 21(5), September - October 1983. 11x8.5", 127p. Published by National Water Well Association. This issue contains multiple articles including "Application of geostatistics to determine regional ground-water flow in the San Andres Formation, Texas and New Mexico," "Study of Pseudomonad infestation in a well at Shilo, Manitoba," "Regional trends in transmissivity and hydraulic conductivity, lower Cretaceous sands, North-Central Texas." (cover rubbed) $5

Ground Water journal Volume 21(6), November - December 1983. 11x8.5", 142p. Published by National Water Well Association. This issue contains multiple articles including "Evaluation of surface impoundment assessment in New Mexico," "Ground-water modeling in a Southwestern alluvial basin," "Heat convection in Warm springs valley, Virginia." $5

Ground Water journal Volume 22(6), November - December 1984. 11x8.5", 158p. Published by National Water Well Association. This issue has multiple articles including "Aquifer classification for the UIC program - prototype studies in New Mexico," "Role of geological and geophysical data in modeling a southwestern Alluvial basin," Hydrogeologic characteristics of shallow glacial drift aquifers in dissected till plans (North Central Missouri)," " Ammonium Ion, Humic materials, and trihalomethane potential in NE Kansas ground waters." (back cover has torn corner tip) $5

Ground Water journal Selective subject index for 1963-1980 Volumes 1-18. 11x8.5", 135p. Published by National Water Well Association. 19p. (bumped corners, back cover has color transfer) $1

Milling improves northern New Mexico scrap Mica outlook. By Richard H. Jahns. 1948. Engin. & Mining Journal. 6p. Photographs. $1

Milling of fluorspar ores. By H. R. Hendricks and W. W. Fowler of the Zuni Milling Company, Albuquerque, New Mexico. This paper was presented at the Regional Meeting of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers in 1947. 11x8.5”, mimeographed form, stapled. 7p., includes statistics.(spot on first page, bumped corner) $1

Mines and Mills in New Mexico. 1990 New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources. Compiled by Kay S. Hatton and Mark B. Childs. This is a listing of active mines as of June 1, 1990, and is organized by county. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 50p., plus folded map in pocket that shows locations of mines, mills, and smelters. The amount of information per mine varies a little, but always includes the company name and address, mine location, type of operation, mineral commodity, and more. $1

Montoya dolomite and Fusselman dolomite in Silver City region, New Mexico. By Walden P. Pratt and W.R. Jones. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1961, Vol. 45(4), pages 484-500. $4

New Mexico Oil and Gas Engineering Data for 1948. 1949 New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Report 4-B. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 353p. Data is organized by county and field (pool), then company and well within the field. This publication is related to the Circulars sub-titled the “Oil and Gas Series” – circulars 14, 16, 19A and 19B, and other Oil and Gas Reports. (Good. Generally VG, but upper spine end has a tear and some tape, sunned spine) $24

New Mexico Oil and Gas Statistical Data for 1948. 1949 New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Report 4-A. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 368p. Data is organized by county and field (pool), then company and well within the field, and includes both Oil and Water, YES water. This publication is related to the Circulars sub-titled the “Oil and Gas Series” – circulars 14, 16, 19A and 19B, and other Oil and Gas Reports. (Good. Sunned spine, bumped corner) $24

Oolitic iron deposits of New Mexico. By V.C. Kelley. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1951, Vol. 35(10), pages 2199-2228. $6

Open Fracture in Langbeinite, International Minerals and Chemical Corporation’s Potash mine, Eddy county, New Mexico. By James B. Cathcart. This paper was presented at the Regional Meeting of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers in 1947. 11x8.5”, mimeographed form, stapled. 3p. (tanned) $1

Pre-Tertiary strata of Tres Hermanas mountains, Luna county, New Mexico. By Frank E. Kottlowski and Roy W. Foster. Extracted from Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Bull. AAPG), 9x6”, illus. 1962, Vol. 46(11), pages 2090-2098. $3

Recent stream trenching in the semi-arid portion of SW New Mexico, a result of removal of vegetation cover. 1911. Amer J Sci., 9p. photos. $2

San Juan Basin, New Mexico : Oil and gas data summary cumulative to January 1, 1949. 1949 New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Report 4-C. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 23p., plus numerous unnumbered fold-outs. Data is organized by field or pool. This publication is related to the Circulars sub-titled the “Oil and Gas Series” – circulars 14, 16, 19A and 19B, and other Oil and Gas Reports. Mimeographed format. $3

Scenic Trips to the Geologic Past 1 : Santa Fe, New Mexico : 1955 State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources. By Brewster Baldwin and Frank E. Kottlowski. 9x6”, 27p., illus., maps in text, road logs. (bumped corner) $10

Soft-sediment deformation (Fluid escape) features in a coarse-grained pyroclastic-surge deposit, north central New Mexico. by Bruce W. Nocita. Extracted from Sedimentology, 10x7", illus. Included here are the main article from vol 35 (1988) pages 275-285 and the discussion from vol 36 (1989) pages 943-949. $5

Strategy for coal-washing operations in New Mexico. Robert Shantz. 1977 New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources : Progress Report 9. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 7p., illus. (glue marks from pocket inside cover) $1

Suessonian fauna in North America (pertaining to Wahsatch Eocene formation of New Mexico). 1877. Amer Naturalist. 5p. (cover faintly soiled) $2

Valles Caldera, New Mexico - pair of AWESOME Satellite photos with caldera prominently at center. Very suitable for framing. Scale is approximately 8 miles to the inch. Each photo is 17" square, 1980 GEOPIC by the Earth Satellite Corporation, details are crisp. The colors are very nice : one is in shades of tan and burgundy, the other is in purple, orange and green. The photos show the same area, but different features are highlighted on each due to the different coloring. (These will need to be shipped in a container separate from books, Priority shipping within the USA will be $6.50). $25

Washability tests and heat-content predictions for New Mexico coals . Robert Shantz. 1978 New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources : Progress Report 10. Softcover, 11x8.5”, 15p., illus. (cover lightly soiled) $1

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