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Hydrology

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1950

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A Study Of The Breece, New Mexico, Hishikari, Japan And Mino, Japan Meteorites, Louis H. Goldsmith May 1950

A Study Of The Breece, New Mexico, Hishikari, Japan And Mino, Japan Meteorites, Louis H. Goldsmith

Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

In this thesis are given the details concerning the falls of three meteorites, as well as information regarding their acquisition, description and mineralogy. These three meteorites are the Breece, New Mexico siderite (E.C.N. = 1083, 353), the Hishikari, Japan achondrite (E.C.N. = 1305, 317) * and the Mino, Japan achondrite (E.C.N. =1367, 354)*


The Geology And Geomorphology Of The White Rock Canyon Area, New Mexico, Robert J. Emmanuel May 1950

The Geology And Geomorphology Of The White Rock Canyon Area, New Mexico, Robert J. Emmanuel

Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

The White Rock Canyon area is in the Rio Grande depression in north-central New Mexico between parallels 35 degrees 33' and 35 degrees 53' and meridians 106 degrees 4' and 106 degrees 21' (Figure 1). It occupies part of western Santa Fe County and eastern Sandoval County. The area was named for White Rock Canyon which has been formed by the Rio Grande. This canyon, called Caja del Rio by the Spanish, meaning "box of the river", begins at the town of Buckman and extends southward as a narrow gorge for a distance of 19 miles. The area encloses 316 …


Geology Of The Golden Area, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, W. L. Emerick May 1950

Geology Of The Golden Area, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, W. L. Emerick

Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

This report represents a detailed study of the geology of a small area in the vicinity of Golden, Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The area is one of low hills, dissected by numerous small arroyos, lying between the Ortiz Mountains on the north and the San Pedro Mountains on the south. To the west the area merges into the Hagan Coal Basin, and to the east the low pass between the mountains descends into the headwaters of Galisteo Creek and into the Estanica Valley.