u geology of the bernalillo and placitas

NMBMMR Open File Map SeriesOF–GM–2 and OF–GM–16

PLATE II of III.

Sean D. Connell1

Bernalillo quadrangleNMBMMR OF-DM-16

May 1998

Placitas quadrangleNMBMMR OF-DM-2

June 1995

Sean D. Connell1, Steve M. Cather2 , Bradley Ilg3,Karl E. Karlstrom3, Barbara Menne3, Mark Picha3,

Chris Andronicus3, Adam S. Read2, Paul W . Bauer 2,and Peggy S. Johnson2

NEW

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Earth Science for the 21st Century

Ne w Me x i c o Tech

Dr. Peter A. ScholleDirector and State Geologist

Dr. Paul W . BauerGeologic MappingProgram Director

17 February 2000 Revision

1New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM 87801,Albuquerque Office, Albuquerque, NM 87106

2New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM 878013Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131

CROSS SECTION LOCATIONS

CC'

B

B'

A'

D'

E'

D

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A

Bernalillo Quadrangle –NMBMMR OF-DM-16

(Connell, 1998)

Placitas Quadrangle –NMBMMR OF-DM-2(Connell, et al., 1995)

106°37'30"35°22'30"

106°22'30"35°22'30"

106°37'30"35°15'

106°30' 106°22'30"35°15'

NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCESA DIVISION OF NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY

Geology of the Bernalillo and Placitas quadrangles, Sandoval County,

New Mexico

PLATE II of III.

GEOLOGIC CROSS SECTIONS

1:24,000

Valley Viewfault Ranchos

fault

Caballofault

Placitasfault

WestLas Huertas

fault

EastLas Huertas

fault

A'E

-9,000'

-8,000'

-7,000'

-6,000'

-5,000'

-4,000'

-3,000'

-2,000'

-1,000'

0 SL

1,000'

2,000'

3,000'

4,000'

5,000'

6,000'

7,000'

8,000'

9,000'

10,000'

11,000'

12,000'

13,000'

14,000'

15,000'

16,000feet ASL

Xu

Xu

Xu

Xu

Xu

Xu

Xu

Xu

Xu

Ys

Jm

Kml

Kml

QTspcs

Kmf

Tg?

Kmf

Kml

Py

Jm

Kmf

Tspc

Kmf

Kmf

Kmf

Kmf

Kmf

Kmf

Pa

Jm

Pa

Pa

Py

Py

Pa

Py

Jm

Jm

Jm Jm

Xu

PaPy

Pa

Pa

Py

Py

Pa

PaKmf

Jm

˛m

ˇcp

Xu

Jm

Jm

Kmf

Kmu

Khd

Kd

Jt

Je

Ma

PgPsJm

Kd

KhdKmu

Je

Je

JmJt

Jt

Kd

KhdKmu

Pa

˛s

ˇm

Je

Jt

Kd

Pg

Khd Kmf

Ma

Ma

Ma

Ma

Ma

Pg Ps

Kd

Jt

Je

Khd

Khd

Khd

Khd

Jm

Kd

Kd

Kd

Pg Ps

Pg

Ps

PgPs

Je Jt

JtJe

Je

JeMa

Ma

˛s

Pa

Ma

Khd

Khd

Jt

JeJe

Jt

Kd

Kd

Jt

Kd

Je

Pg

Pg

Ps

Ps

Pg Ps

Ma

ANW

-9,000'

-8,000'

-7,000'

-6,000'

-5,000'

-4,000'

-3,000'

-2,000'

-1,000'

0 SL

1,000'

2,000'

3,000'

4,000'

5,000'

6,000'

7,000'

8,000'

9,000'

10,000feet ASL

-10,000'

BE

RN

AL

ILL

OP

LA

CIT

AS

Ys

Ys

Xu

˛m

˛s

Ma

˛m

˛s

Pay

QTsa

Tsp

Te?

Tg

Kmf

KhdKmu

Kml

KdJm

Je

Jt

ˇcp

ˇz

˛m

?

?

Psg

Pa

PyPsPg

ˇm ˇz

ˇcp

ˇz

Kml Kml

KhdKmu

Kmu

ˇz

ˇm

˛s

˛s

˛m

ˇm

ˇcp

ˇz

Kml

Kml

Kmu

Jt

Kml

Kmu

ˇcp

ˇcp

ˇz ˇm

˛m

˛s

˛s

˛m

˛s

ˇzˇm

ˇcp ˇcp

Py

Pa

Kml

Kml

Kmu

Kmu

Kmu

Kml Kmu

Khd

Kml

ˇcp ˇcp

ˇz

ˇm

Ps

ˇmˇz

˛s

˛s

˛m

˛m

˛m ˛s

˛s

˛m

˛m˛s

ˇzˇm

ˇcp

ˇcp

ˇzˇm

Kml

Kmu

QHaQpm

Ranchitofault

Bernalillofault

Lucefault

QTspcs

Tz

QTo

Tz

QTo

Tg

Pay

ˇcp

ˇz

Psg

ˇm

ˇcpˇm

Kmf

Khd

Kml

Kd

Jm

Je

Jt

Je

Jt

Jm

Kd

Kml

Khd

Kmf

Kmu

Kmu

Tg

Tz

QTo

Tz

QTo

Tg

Kmf

KhdKmu

Kml

Pay

ˇcp

ˇz

Psg

Jm

Kd

Je

Jt

˛m

?

Tspc

Tspc

ˇm ˇz

RioGrande

QrpQae/Qay

Qae/Qam

-10,000'

ˇm

Qre

-4,000'

-3,000'

-2,000'

-1,000'

0 SL

1,000'

2,000'

3,000'

4,000'

5,000'

6,000'

7,000'

8,000'

9,000'

10,000'

Placitasfault

QTo

Kmf

Khd

Kmu

Kml

Pa

ˇcp

ˇz

Ps

Jm

˛m

Qre and Qpm

ˇm

B'S

-4,000'

-3,000'

-2,000'

-1,000'

0 SL

1,000'

2,000'

3,000'

4,000'

5,000'

6,000'

7,000'

8,000'

9,000'

10,000'

16,000feet ASL

12,000'

13,000'

14,000'

15,000'

11,000'

BN

16,000feet ASL

11,000'

12,000'

13,000'

14,000'

15,000'

QpmQrp and QHa

Qss QssQTst

Qss

QTsa

QTsa

QTsa

QToQTspcs

QTspcs

QTst

QTspcs

Tspc

Tg

Te

Te

Tg

Tspc

Kmu

Khd

Kmu

Kd

Jt

Je

Pg Py

Bend inCross Section B-B'

Kmf

Khd

Kmu

Kmf

KmlJm

KdJt

Pa

ˇcp ˇz

Ps

˛m

ˇm

Pg Py

JtJe

ˇcp

Khd

Kmu

Kmf

Kml

Kd

Jm

Jt Je

Jm

KdKml

Khd

Kmu

Kml

Khd

Kmu

Py

ˇmˇz

ˇcp

˛m

ˇz

Py

Pa

˛m

Pg Psˇm

ˇcp

˛s

Ma

˛s

Xms

Xa

Xms

Xas

Xas

Xa

Xa

Xms

˛s

Ma

Ma

˛s

Xas

Xas

Xas

Xa Xss

Xss

Ys

Ys

Ys

Xa

Xa

XaXa

Xa

Xas˛s

Je

Jt

Jm

KdKml

Khd

KmfKmu

Ma

Xss

Lomosfault

Placitas fault zone

? ?

Las Huertasgeomorphic surface

No Vertical Exaggeration

0 SL

1,000'

2,000'

3,000'

4,000'

5,000'

6,000'

7,000feet ASL

4,000'

5,000'

6,000'

7,000'

0 SL

1,000'

2,000'

3,000'

WestValley View

fault

CW

EastValley View

fault

RG49

8025

2

Pa

Ps

˛m

Pg

Py

ˇm

˛s

Ma

˛s

BRE EF

W

C'E

Escalafault

SanFrancisco

fault

Escalasyncline Py

Pa

Ps

Pg

˛m

Qay

Qay

Y/Xu

Y/Xu

Kmf

Tg

Te

QTsa

QTst

QTspcs

Tspc

Tspc?

Tsps?

QTsa

Kmu

KhdKml

TD700 ft

TD610 ft

TD495 ft

No Vertical Exaggeration

RG51

722

(pro

ject

ed)

SHD

-B1

SHD

2

SHD

1

SAP2 R

io G

rand

e

SAP1

SASF

1

RWP-

14 (p

roje

cted

)

Qrp

Qre

Qpm

Projected base of Qrl

Ancestral Rio Grande terraces

Inner valley of the Rio Grande

Qre

Qrd?Qam

Qay

QTo

QTo

QTsa

QHa

Qam

?

?

??

4800'

5000'

5200'

5400'

5600feet ASL

TD265 ft

TD

800

ft

TD101 ft

TD118 ft

TD180 ft

TD43 ft

D'

RG-6

4146

RG-6

2037

(pro

ject

ed)

TD335 ft

TD170 ft

Las Huertasgeomorphic surface

Projectedbase of Qrl

Ancestral Rio Grande terraces

Inner valley of the Rio Grande

Qrp

Qrd?

Qpm

Qrm

Qre

Qay

Qam-Qrd

Qam

??

?

ESE

4800'

5000'

5200'

5400'

5600'

5800feet ASL

DWNW

5,400'

5,600feet ASL

5,200'

5,000'

4,800'

EWNW

5,400'

5,800feet ASL

5,200'

5,000'

4,800'

E'ESE

QTo

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

Vertical Exaggeration =10x

?

TD

810

ft

TD

1,04

3 ft

Vertical Exaggeration =10x

QTsp

QTsa

5,600'

?

?

Bend inCross Section E-E'

QToQTo

Horizontal Scale

1 0.5 0 1 Mile

1000 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 Feet

Cross sections are constructed based upon the interpretation of the authors madefrom geologic mapping, and available geophysical (regional gravity and aeromagneticsurveys), and subsurface (drillhole) data. Cross sections should be used as an aidto understanding the general geologic framework of the map area, and not be thesole source of information for use in locating or designing wells, buildings, roads,or other man-made structures.