Southwestern New Mexico: Scenic Trips to the Geologic Past, No. 10

Description

Authors: Clemons, Russell E.; Christiansen, Paige W.; and James, H.L.

Publisher: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Pub Date:  1980 (Second edition, revised)

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair.  Binding tight.  No marks, tears, folds.  Lower rear cover corner has an approx. 1/2″ bend.  Light edge wear.  Appears unused.

Notes:  Las Cruces, Deming, Lordsburg, Silver City, and Columbus.   Southern New Mexico’s geologic history begins approximately 4.5-5 million years ago, when the area drifted west from what is now the Atlantic Ocean.  Geologic history.  Four road trip logs–Las Cruces to the Arizona state line via I-10, Deming to Lordsburg via the Mimbres Valley and Silver City, Silver City to San Lorenzo through the mountains, and Deming to the Mexican border via Columbus.  Includes brief histories of mining in the area, and the boundary affairs in what eventually became the Gadsden Purchase in 1854.  Also includes a color photo section.