(_Forest Service, U.S.D.A., by John Whiteside_)
COVER: Redondo Peak, from Jemez Canyon
_Scenic Trips to the Geologic Past Series:_
No. 1—Santa Fe, New Mexico
No. 2—Taos—Red River—Eagle Nest, New Mexico, Circle Drive
No. 3—Roswell—Capitan—Ruidoso and Bottomless Lakes State Park, New
Mexico
No. 4—Southern Zuni Mountains, New Mexico
No. 5—Silver City—Santa Rita—Hurley, New Mexico
No. 6—Trail Guide to Geology of the Upper Pecos, New Mexico
No. 7—High Plains Northeastern New Mexico, Raton—Capulin
Mountain—Clayton
No. 8—Mosaic of New Mexico’s Scenery, Rocks, and History
No. 9—Albuquerque—Its Mountains, Valleys, Water, and Volcanoes
No. 10—Southwestern New Mexico
No. 11—Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
No. 12—The Story of Mining in New Mexico
No. 13—Española—Chama—Taos
[Illustration: (_Forest Service, U.S.D.A., by Robert W. Talbott_)
Whitewater Canyon near Glenwood]
SCENIC TRIPS TO THE GEOLOGIC PAST
NO. 8
_Mosaic of New Mexico’s
Scenery, Rocks, and History_
_edited by_
PAIGE W. CHRISTIANSEN
_and_
FRANK E. KOTTLOWSKI
NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES
1972
NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY
Kenneth W. Ford, _President_
NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES
Frank E. Kottlowski, _Director_
George S. Austin, _Deputy Director_
BOARD OF REGENTS
Ex Officio
Bruce King, _Governor of New Mexico_
Leonard DeLayo, _Superintendent of Public Instruction_
Appointed
Steve Torres, President, 1967-1985, _Socorro_
Dave Rice, Secretary-Treasurer, 1972-1983, _Carlsbad_
William G. Abbott, 1961-1985, _Hobbs_
Judy Floyd, 1977-1987, _Las Cruces_
Owen Lopez, 1977-1983, _Santa Fe_
BUREAU STAFF
Full Time
Marla D. Adkins, _Assistant Editor_
Orin J. Anderson, _Geologist_
Ruben Archuleta, _Technician I_
Robert A. Bieberman, _Senior Petrol. Geologist_
Steve Blodgett, _Assistant Editor_
Lynn A. Brandvold, _Chemist_
James Brannan, _Drafter_
Corale Brierley, _Chemical Microbiologist_
Ron Broadhead, _Petroleum Geologist_
Brenda R. Broadwell, _Assoc. Lab Geoscientist_
Jane A. Calvert, _Assistant Editor_
Frank Campbell, _Coal Geologist_
Richard Chamberlin, _Economic Geologist_
Charles E. Chapin, _Senior Geologist_
Jeanette Chavez, _Admin. Secretary I_
Richard R. Chavez, _Assistant Head, Petroleum_
Ruben A. Crespin, _Laboratory Technician II_
Lois M. Devlin, _Director, Bus.-Pub. Office_
Amelia Dondero, _Metallurgist_
Kathy C. Eden, _Editorial Technician_
Robert W. Eveleth, _Mining Engineer_
K. Babette Faris, _X-ray Lab. Manager_
Rousseau H. Flower, _Sr. Emeritus Paleontologist_
John W. Hawley, _Senior Env. Geologist_
Cindy Howell, _Staff Secretary_
Robert W. Kelley, _Editor & Geologist_
Arleen Lindsey, _Staff Secretary_
Mark Logsdon, _Industrial Minerals Geologist_
David W. Love, _Environmental Geologist_
Wess Mauldin, _Driller_
Virginia McLemore, _Geologist_
Lynne McNeil, _Staff Secretary_
Norma J. Meeks, _Department Secretary_
David Menzie, _Geologist_
Teresa Mueller, _Drafter_
Robert M. North, _Mineralogist_
Keith O’Brien, _Hydrologist_
JoAnne C. Osburn, _Coal Geologist_
Glenn R. Osburn, _Volcanologist_
Barbara R. Popp, _Lab. Biotechnologist_
Marshall A. Reiter, _Senior Geophysicist_
Jacques R. Renault, _Senior Geologist_
James M. Robertson, _Mining Geologist_
Gretchen H. Roybal, _Coal Geologist_
Amy Shacklett, _Asst. Lab Biotechnologist_
Jackie H. Smith, _Laboratory Technician IV_
William J. Stone, _Hydrogeologist_
Samuel Thompson III, _Senior Petrol. Geologist_
Judy M. Vaiza, _Executive Secretary_
Debra Vetterman, _Drafter_
Robert H. Weber, _Senior Geologist_
Betsy Wilson, _Receptionist/Clerk Typist_
Donald Wolberg, _Vertebrate Paleontologist_
Michael W. Wooldridge, _Scientific Illustrator_
Part Time
Christina L. Balk, _Geologist_
Howard B. Nickelson, _Coal Geologist_
Beverly Ohline, _Acting Director, Info. Services_
Thomas E. Zimmerman, _Chief Security Officer_