Lozinsky, Richard P.

Elephant Butte-Eastern Black Range Region: Journeys from desert lakes to mounatin ghost towns / No. 16 Print Richard P. Lozinsky, Ricard W. Harrison, Stephen H. Lekson - Socorro, NM New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources 1995 - 169 p. Paperback - Scenic Trips to the Geologic Past No. 16 .

Introduction --
Physiographic and geologic setting --
Climate and vegetation --
Cultural development of the Elephant Butte area --
Rocks and the rock cycle --
Geologic time and rock units --
Geologic history of the Elephant Butte area --
Fossils --
How to use the trip logs --
Color gallery --
Trip 1--
west shore of Elephant Butte Lake --
Trip 2--
T or C to Winston --
Trip 3--
Caballo Lake --
Trip 4--
boat tour of the southern half of Elephant Butte Lake --
Glossary --
Geologic references --
Suggested references --
Index.

From warm tropical seas to erupting volcanos, the landscape in south-central New Mexico has changed character many times over its two billion year history. Blended with diverse geologic development is a rich cultural heritage that includes early American Indian settlements dating back as far as 500 A.D.


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Geology--Guidebooks
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