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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., rivet bound, mimeographed. 1940 printing. (This copy has a stiff backing sheet at back that has rough edges, the circular itself does not have rough edges. Light tanning.) $18

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 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 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 68 : 1963 : Niobium - bearing Sanostee heavy mineral deposit, San Juan Basin, northwestern New Mexico, by E. C. Bingler. Staple bound. 63 pp. $2

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 85 : 1966 : Mercury content of stream sediments—a geochemical survey of the Magdalena mining district, New Mexico, by F. Missaghi. Staple bound. 26 pp. $2

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 94 : 1968 : Geochemical and biogeochemical studies in the Eagle Nest quadrangle, New Mexico, by F. L. Misaqi. Staple bound. 24 pp., 3 plates in pocket. $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 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 120 : 1972 : Seismicity of the Rio Grande rift in New Mexico, by A. R. Sanford, A. J. Budding, J. P. Hoffman, O. S. Alptekin, C. A. Rush, and T. R. Toppozada. Staple bound. 19 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 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 153 : 1976 : Guidebook to Albuquerque Basin of the Rio Grande rift, New Mexico. By V. C. Kelley, L. A. Woodward, A. M. Kudo, and J. F. Callender. Staple bound, 31p. $6

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 159 : 1978 : Geology and mineral deposits of Ochoan rocks in Delaware Basin and adjacent areas, compiled by G. S. Austin. 87 pp. 13 technical articles plus 6 abstracts. $6

NM C 162 : 1978 : Mercury in New Mexico surface waters, by L. A. Brandvold. Staple bound. 16 pp., plate in pocket. $4

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 179 : 1981 : Porosity zones of lower part of San Andres Formation, east-central New Mexico, by W. D. Pitt and G. L. Scott. Staple bound. 19 pp., 1 table and 1 plate in pocket. $4

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

NM C 198 : 1985 : Oil and gas potential of the Tularosa Basin - Otero platform - Salt Basin graben area, New Mexico and Texas, by W. E. King and V. M. Harder. 36 pp., 5 figures (cross-sections) are on folded sheets in pocket. $7

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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 1 : 1956 : Geologic map of Hillsboro Peak thirty-minute quadrangle. By Frederick J. Kuellmer. $35

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 14 : 1960 : Reconnaissance geologic map of Las Cruces thirty-minute quadrangle. By Frank E. Kottlowski. $18

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 21 : 1968 : Geologic map of the Valle Grande Peak 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 30 : 1974 : Geologic map and sections of Silver City quadrangle, New Mexico, Cunningham, J. E. Scale 1:24,000. $35

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 35 : 1975 : Geologic map and sections of south half San Diego Mountain quadrangle, New Mexico, Seager, W. R. 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 38 : 1976 : Precambrian rocks of Ladron Mountains, Socorro County, New Mexico, Condie, K. C. Scale 1:24,000. $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 53 : 1982 : Geology of northwest part of Las Cruces 1 degree by 2 degree sheet, Seager, W. R.; Clemons, R. E.; Hawley, J. W.; Kelley, R. E. Scale 1:125,000. (On 3 sheets that include geologic map, cross sections, gravity profiles, Bouguer anomaly map) $9

NM GM 54 : 1983 : Geology of Anthony quadrangle, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, Kelley, S.; Matheny, J. P. 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

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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 8 : 1962 : Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Mississippian System in southwestern New Mexico and adjacent southeastern Arizona, by A. K. Armstrong. 99 pp., 41 figures, 12 plates, plus unnumbered sheet in pocket “Columnar sections of Mississippian rocks.” (cover and first page have a mild edge water mark, nothing else is touched) $3

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 36 : 1981 : Geology of Organ Mountains and southern San Andres Mountains, New Mexico, by W. R. Seager. 97 pp., 8 tables, 88 figures, 4 plates in pocket, Measured sections on 2 sheets of microfiche. $35

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. 1 : February 1983.
Taylor Creek tin district – stratigraphy, structure, and timing of mineralization.
Alamo Band Navajo Reservation coal deposits.
Stephenson – Bennett mine.
Bluewater Lake State 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. 5 No. 4 : November 1983.
Laramide wrench faults, basement-cored uplifts, and complimentary basins in southern New Mexico.
Baca Formation glyptosaurine lizard.
Cephalopod aptychi from Los Moyos limestone.
Clayton Lake 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. 9 No. 3 : August 1987.
The economics of coal production cycles in New Mexico.
Stratigraphy, age, and rates of deposition, Datil group.
Cross section across Jornada del Muerto, Engle, and northern Palomas basins.
Southernmost outcrops of the Morrison formation.

NM Geology Vol. 10 No. 1 : February 1988.
Characteristics of the boundary between the Castile and Salado formations near the western edge of the Delaware basin, southeastern New Mexico.
Lower Cretaceous strata under southern High Plains.
Mineral paragenesis, structure, and Ore-shoot geometry at the U.S. Treasury mine.
Harry McAdams State Park.

NM Geology Vol. 10 No. 2 : May 1988.
Upper Devonian – Lower Mississippian conodont biostratigraphy and depositional patterns, southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.
Rousseau Haynor Flower (1913-1988).
Rare-earth elements in New Mexico.

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. 2 : May 1990.
Pajarito yttrium – zirconium deposit, Otero county, New Mexico.
Stratigraphy and structure of the Klondike Hills.
Sugarite Canyon State Park.

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. 2 : May 1991.
The southern Rocky Mountains in west-central New Mexico – Laramide structures and their impact on the Rio Grande rift extension.

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. 18 No. 2 : May 1996.
Copper in New Mexico.
Villanueva State Park.

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 San Juan Basin III : Northwestern New Mexico. Guidebook 28. 1977 New Mexico Geological Society. Edited by J. E. Fassett, H.L. James, and Helen E. Hodgson. HARDBACK, 11x8.5”, 307p., illustrated, includes a microfische of Supplementary articles. Twenty-Eighth Field Conference held September 15-17, 1977. Contains 3 road logs, 35 technical papers and some shorter pieces. Some of the topics and places mentioned include : History of the Tierra Amarilla grant, Nacimiento uplift, Biostratigraphy, Chama basin, Black Mesa, Kaiparowits basin, Henry basin, Dakota sandstone, Mancos shale, Crevasse Canyon formation, La Ventana formation, Fossil mollusks, Vertebrate paleontology of the San Jose Formation, oil and gas potential, Pinedale oil seep, Pictured Cliffs gas discoveries, Coal mining in the San Juan basin, McKinley mine, Uranium, Chaco Canyon National Monument, more. Very Good. $18

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 Albuquerque country. Guidebook 12. 1961 New Mexico Geological Society. Edited by Stuart A. Northrop. HARDBACK, 11x8.5”, 199p., plus advertising pages, illustrated, plus 2 folded plates in pocket. Twelfth Field conference held October 6-8, 1961. Contains 24 technical papers, mineral check list, 3 road logs and some shorter items. Among other topics, some of the places and subjects mentioned are : Sandia mountains, Jemez mountains, Sandia Cave, Native Americans, Rio Grande trough, Earthquakes, Uranium deposits of Grants and Laguna districts, Petroleum exploration. (Very Good except for small scuff on front cover) $8

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

Guidebook of the Las Cruces country. Guidebook 26. 1975 New Mexico Geological Society. Edited by William R. Seager, Russell E. Clemons, Jonathan F. Callender. HARDBACK, 11x8.5”, 376p., illustrated, plus 4 folded items in pocket. Twenty-Sixth Field conference held November 13-15, 1975. Contains 41 technical articles on history, botany, stratigraphy, paleontology, petrology, economic geology, environmental geology, hydrology, structure, geophysics. Also 7 road logs and some shorter pieces. Some of the specific topics mentioned include San Andres Mountains, Sierra de las Uvas, Aden volcanic, North Mesilla valley, Dona Ana county, Lead Camp limestone, Orogrande basin, Robledo Mountains, Bell Top formation, Jarilla mountains, Central Organ Mountains, Lost Padre mine, Fluorspar deposits, oil and gas exploration wells, Broad canyon dam, Saline ground water in the Tularosa basin, Franklin mountains (Texas), Kilbourne Hole maar, Hunt hole, Emory Cauldron, Pony hills, Rio Grande rift, Northeast Otero platform area, more. Very Good. $8

Guidebook of the Ruidoso country. Guidebook 15. 1964 New Mexico Geological Society. Edited by Sidney R. Ash and Leon V. Davis. HARDBACK, 11x8.5”, 189p., plus advertising pages and 6 pages of paintings by Peter Hurd. Illustrated, including 2 folded plates in pocket. Fifteenth Field Conference held October 16-18, 1964. Contains 9 road logs, 22 technical papers, plus some shorter items. Some of the specific topics mentioned include Lincoln County, Lake Valley Formation, Nogal Peak, Sierra Blanca Peak, Jicarilla mountains, Gallinas Mountains, Little Black Peak, Carrizozo quadrangle, Lincoln fold system, Petroglyphs, Caves of the Fort Stanton area. (Very Good. Owner's stamp). $18

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