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Guidebook to Rio Grande rift in New Mexico

January 1, 1978

Discusses the details of geologic features along the rift zone. Included are short papers on topics relative to the overall region. These papers and the road logs are of special interest to any one pursuing further study of the rift. This book is a comprehensive guide to the middle and late Cenozoic geology of the Rio Grande region of Colorado and New Mexico. Though initially used on field trips for the International Symposium on Tectonics and Magmatism of the Rio Grande rift, the guidebook will be useful to anyone interested in the Cenozoic history of the 600-mi-long area extending from central Colorado to El Paso, Texas.

Publication Year 1978
Title Guidebook to Rio Grande rift in New Mexico
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype State or Local Government Series
Series Title New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Circular
Series Number 163
Index ID 70047716
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse