Align cars to the east toward the franklin mountains on baltimore drive. National assessment of oil and gas fact sheet assessment. Mark helper of the university of texas at austin for his assistance with the creation and interpretation of the structural contours of the top of the capitan reef complex, and mr. A field trip guide to the guadalupe mountains rice university and university of miami field trip april 7 10, 2005. New mexico geological society guidebook, 31st field conference, transpecos region, 1980 105 a regional geological and geophysical study of the delaware basin, new mexico and west texas g. The assessment was geology based and used the total petroleum system tps concept. A generalized geologic map of the guadalupe mountains. Since this book was written before plate tetonics was known, the reason for the uplift collision of continental plates is.
Since this book was written before plate tetonics was known, the reason for the uplift collision of continental plates is not mentioned in this article. The geology underfoot series encourages you to get out of your. Lone star geology, landscapes, and resources, by t. Wellstudied outcrops in the guadalupe mountains of new mexico and texas are a worldclass. The capitan formation of southeast new mexico and west texas contains one of the worlds best exposed and most famous reefs. The permian reef geology trail, one of the worlds classic. Stratigraphy and structural geology, franklin mountains pages. You get to write your name in a book at the top of texas, really cool. Capitan reef complex structure and stratigraphy texas water. This basin produced 3% of the worlds petroleum in 1984 and in that year, 1% of the worlds proven reserves were in the permian basin robichaud, 1989.
Geologic framework of the capitan reef geoscienceworld books. Guadalupe mountains national park the life of your time. Geological survey looks back on the integral role its science has played in the longterm health, management, and understanding of the park and its natural resources. Geology underfoot in yosemite national park by allen f.
Welcome to earth matters field notes on the geology of. Mitch harris, chevrontexaco energy technology company, san ramon, ca the guadalupe mountains are an exquisite natural laboratory for studying the stratigraphy, depositional facies, and diagenetic overprint of the world famous capitan reef margin. Guadalupe mountains national park preserves one of the best examples of an ancient fossil reef in. Permian of west texas and new mexico was much more like the arid, continent.
Topographic map of the mouth of mckittrick canyon showing the. Reid ferring university of north texas rio grande valley, west of big bend, with exposures of tertiary volcanics. Guadalupe peak is the highest natural point in texas at an elevation of 8,751 feet. White1 introduction the region embraced within the transpecos region of texas encompasses many. Guide to the permian reef geology trail, mckittrick canyon, guadalupe mountains national park, texas. Bureau of geology and mineral technology open file report 811 sheppard, richard a. The pleistocene geology of the southcentral sierra nevada. Texas reid ferring the geology of texas is written to accompany introductory courses including physical and historical geology, as. The capitan reef is a fossil limestone reef of middle permian age that is dramatically exposed along the southeast flank of the guadalupe mountains in eddy county, new mexico, reaching its maximum elevation in west texas, in guadalupe mountains national park. Great places to view texas geology is a travel booklet developed by uts bureau of economic geology to help nature fans discover the most distinctive geologic sites throughout the unique regions of texas.
Nps geodiversity atlasguadalupe mountains national park. Bureau of economic geology, texas, and the new mexico bureau of geology and mineral resources broadhead. Pdf version of a brief story of the geology of yosemite valley. Just seven miles long by one mile wide, it represents less than 1% of the parks 1,200 square miles. Most of the upper permian hydrocarbon reservoirs are in san andres and grayburg formations. Inspired by the bureaus bestselling book, texas through time. Topics in environment physical regions of texas forest resources nonpetroleum minerals earthquakes in texas aquifers of texas geology of texas. Chapter 11 the geology and hydrogeology of the capitan. Nicot of the texas bureau of economic geology, who contributed his knowledge of the capitan reef complex, dr. Here are nine of the top spots for exploring the natural wonders of texas. Chapter 11 the geology and hydrogeology of the capitan aquifer. Before installing any upgrade, its a good idea to back up your mac. The capitan formation is a fossil reef that encircles the delaware basin, an inland sea that occupied most of southeastern new mexico and west texas 260 million years ago.
A brief story of the geology of yosemite valley 1943 by. Remote sensing and spectral geology geoscienceworld. Field guide jackson school of geosciences the university of. Geologists from around the globe have studied this worldrenowned reef, and it has been traversed by innumerable geology students and visitors. Darwin spearing, author of roadside geology of texas and coauthor of roadside geology of wyoming, whetted his interest in the geology of louisiana as a research geologist and exploration manager for marathon oil company.
General geology of the franklin mountains total mileage mileage 0. Meet and greet session at the hotel conference at 4. Since then, he has served as a museum designer and a national park ranger. For a poster size pdf of this map or for digital geologic map.
Experts from the university of texas at austin have compiled a mustsee list for fans of southwestern landscapes. The permian basin of west texas and southeastern new mexico is one of the major petroleum producing regions of the united states. These sedimentary rocks crop out intermittently between the bold outcrops of the miocene capitan aplite intrusion to the. Rock formations in guadalupe mountains national park. The capitan margin of the guadalupe mountains search and. Permian reef geology trail presents an extremely valuable opportunity to examine closeup the facies, biota.
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