| Geologic Framework, Regional Aquifer Properties (1940s?2009), and Spring, Creek, and Seep Properties (2009?10) of the Upper San Mateo Creek Basin near Contributor(s): U. S. Department of the Interior (Author) |
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ISBN: 1499644175 ISBN-13: 9781499644173 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.60 lbs) 110 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, examined the geologic framework, regional aquifer properties, and spring, creek, and seep properties of the upper San Mateo Creek Basin near Mount Taylor, which contains areas proposed for exploratory drilling and possible uranium mining on U.S. Forest Service land. The geologic structure of the region was formed from uplift of the Zuni Mountains during the Laramide Orogeny and the Neogene volcanism associated with the Mount Taylor Volcanic Field. Within this structural context, numerous aquifers are present in various Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary formations and the Quaternary alluvium. The distribution of the aquifers is spatially variable because of the dip of the formations and erosion that produced the current landscape configuration where older formations have been exhumed closer to the Zuni Mountains. |
