Machette, Michael N.

Quaternary movement along the La Jencia fault, central New Mexico / by Michael N. Machette. - Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1988. - iv, 82 p. : maps, tables ; 29 cm. +2 maps. - 1440 .

Conduct map 1: Geologic units and soil horizons exposed in walls of trenches 1-4 across the La Jencia fault, central New Mexico. Conduct map 2: Map showing the La Jencia dault and geology of the surrounding area, central New Mexico.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 72-74).

A detailed study of movement along a late Quaternary fault of the Rio Grande rift utilizing geologic mapping, exploratory trenches, soil development, laboratory analyses, and fault-scarp morphology.


Faults (Geology)--New Mexico
Geology, Stratigraphic--Quaternary

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