The geology of the glass mountains, texas, part i, descriptive geology, by p. This paper provides a brief overview of the structural history and stratigraphy of the delaware basin. Where is the man who owes nothing to the land in which he lives. Udden and geologic exploration of the southeastern front range of transpecos texas, by c. Books and guides are published on areas of interest, such as the franklin. The permocarboniferous ammonoids of the glass mountains, west texas, and their stratigraphical significance. The eagle mountain and quitman mountain calderas are approximately contemporaneous with the paisano volcano henry and price, 1984. Geology is displayed on a grand scale in mountainous regions, perhaps nowhere better than the rocky mountains in canada figure 1. The lowest member of the formation, member a, has schwagerina dugoutensis n. Aug 10, 2006 the glass mountains, the montoya consists of 110140 m of a lower unit of dolomitic limestone containing minor quantities of chert and shale, and an upper unit of dolomite, chert, and lesser amounts of limestone bloom, 1988. This field book documents coopers paleontological and geological field work in glass mountain, west texas from 6 june to 4 july 1951. Dec 28, 2007 the reef was assumed to extend as a curving barrier around the delaware basin from the guadalupe mountains through winkler county to the glass mountains fig.
Memorial to bruce terrill pearson 19241990 geological society of. Though there are no lodging or campsites located in gloss mountains state park, guests can enjoy the cathedral mountain hike from sunrise to sunset. To purchase this publication as a downloadable pdf, please order bl1753d. The glass mountains rise 150 feet 46 m to 200 feet 61 m above the surface of the plains, and the highest elevation in the formation is about. Aaron paul leads an allstar cast in the black book audio drama. Students are introduced to the geology of the guadalupe mountains national park by getting to know the. Sedimentary petrology and history of the haymond formation pennsylvanian, marathon basin, texas downloadable pdf part number ri0057d sedimentary petrology and history of the haymond formation pennsylvanian, marathon basin, texas, by e. Glass mountains the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and. Cooper includes some description of stratigraphy some sketches with measurements included. Chapter 11 the geology and hydrogeology of the capitan. New mexico and culberson county, texas, patterson hills culberson and hudspeth counties, texas, apache mountains culberson and jeff davis counties, texas, and glass mountains brewster and pecos counties, texas figure 1.
Society of economic paleontologists and mineralogists, permian basin section, 1957, guidebook, wolfcamp of the glass mountains and the permian basin new mexico texas, april 2627. The peak on the right is rearguard mountain, which is a few kilometres northeast of mount robson, the tallest peak in the canadian rockies 3,954 metres. New permian brachiopods from west texas smithsonian institution. This item appears in the following collections university of. Permian rock units in the glass mountains west texas. His work focuses on foraminifera and their use in biostratigraphy, particularly of the pennsylvanianpermian rocks of the glass mountains in west texas. In western part of glass mountains includes, in lower part, altuda siliceous shale member. The glass mountains also known as gloss mountains or gloss hills are not actually mountains, but a series of mesas and buttes that are part of the blaine escarpment that extends from the permian red beds of northwestern oklahoma in major county. The barrilla mountains, in the northeastern part of the davis mountains of transpecos texas, are composed of tertiary volcanic materials. Igneous geology of the davis mountains, west texas pages. Underlies bissett conglomerate and overlies word formation. The glass also known as gloss mountains rise 150 to 200 feet above the flat surface of major county in northwestern oklahoma, six miles west of orienta on u. Geology of the delaware basin, guadalupe, apache, and glass. Standard wolfcampian series permian, glass mountains, texas.
Geology of the delaware basin guadalupe, apache, and glass. Permian rock units, glass mountains, west texas e5 the type locality of the dugout mountain member is on the north slope of dugout mountain along the line of p. Geologic history of west texas kevin urbanczyk1, david rohr1, and john c. The wolfcampian is divided into two stages, a lower nealian stage and an upper lenoxian stage ross and ross, 1987a. Geology of eagle mountains and vicinity, hudspeth county, texas bureau of economic geology geologic quadrangle map number 26, pages 2, in this guidebook pages 6394 j. Fusulinids from the leonard formation permian, western. In region a few miles to the southwest, on flanks of sierra madera, not possible to subdivide the group, and the 3 formations are mapped together. Sierra diablo and apache mountains, the glass mountains, and the shafterpinto canyon area. View more articles from transactions of the annual meetings of the kansas academy of science. Other exposed segments occur in the glass and apache mountains. Ostracoda from the permian of the glass mountains, texas, 1954, pb, 24 pages, 5 plates, 2 figs. It also has been encountered in dodsons texas american syndicate no.
From the lavacovered mesas at the western tip of the panhandle to the ouachita mountains in southeastern corner of the state. The permocarboniferous ammonoids of the glass mountains. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our privacy policy. Xenoliths of these rocks recovered from volcanic rocks in the davis. He was awarded the moore medal for excellence in paleontology by sepm society for sedimentary geology in 2002. The gloss mountains, sometimes called the glass mountains, have a high selenite content that mimics a shiny glass exterior. The question is often put, are the glasshouse mountains the remnants of old volcanoes. Geology of the delaware basin, guadalupe, apache, and glass mountains, new mexico and west texas publication hill, carol a on. Geology of the delaware basin, guadalupe, apache, and. The bone spring is only exposed in the sierra diablo mountain area.
Geology of the barrilla mountains, texas gsa bulletin. A shorter contribution to general geology ostragoda from the permian of the glass mountains, texas by i. Price new from used from paperback, january 1, 1996 please retry. Nps geodiversity atlasguadalupe mountains national park, texas. Wentworth invited sophomore king to attend his first field geology course at baraboo, wi. Geology project book 1beginner oklahoma is a state that is geologically diverse and interesting. Field notes and maps from glass mountains, west texas, 1964. From the leonard formation in the western part of the glass mountains, eleven species of fusulinids are recognized. Not really mountains, these features are mesas and buttes, part of the blaine escarpment that traverses northwestern oklahoma. King, philip burke, 1903 geology of the glass mountains, texas. Mountains, bofecillos mountains, and chisos mountains provide strong evidence that almost. Pdf geology of the delaware basin guadalupe, apache. Geological survey professional paper 215 stratigraphy. Generalized geology and structure of transpecos texas and adjacent republic of mexico.
The first day road log is from van horn to guadalupe mountains to the duval frasch. After a year with the oil company, he became an instructor at the university of texas and started field work for the texas bureau of economic geology in the glass mountains, which are underlain by a richly fossiliferous permian succession. Faunal summary and correlation of the permian formations with description of brachiopoda, 1930, the university of texas bulletin, number 3042. Guadalupe mountains national park national park service.
Glass mountains is the neal ranch formation of ross 1959, 1963. Structure and stratigraphy texas water development board. Texas has abundant geologic resources, including petroleum, coal, minerals, groundwater, and fertile soils. The permian rocks of the glass mountains have been progressively. Igneous geology of the davis mountains, west texas henry 1989. Permian rock units in the glass mountains west texas usgs. The spectacular scenery makes this a truly unique oklahoma state park.
Largescale volcanism in the davis mountains ended with the eruption of the barrel springs and wild cherry formations from the paradise mountain pine peak caldera between 36. Permian basin section university of texas at austin. Centennial of the wolfcamp formation search and discovery. Baylor mountains decie ranch dugout mountain field notes geology glass mountains hess ranch maps paleontology texas united states van horn wolf camp hills bhl collections. Once covered by a sea approximately 250 million years ago during the permian period, many of the preserved rocks, fossils, and geologic formations are the best examples of these ancient marine.
Johan august udden figure 1 described a series of outcrops in the wolf camp hills that lie at the southern end of the glass mountains, approximately 12 miles northeast of the town of marathon in brewster county, texas figure 2. Route 412 from orienta south of the cimarron river. They came to make a living, and a few made a fortune. Its whereabouts is unknown in the western, salt basin side of the delaware basin fig. Jun 29, 2020 tertiary uplift is directly responsible for the extensive, but scattered, exposures of middle to late permian shelftobasin facies along the western and southern margins of the former delaware basin in the guadalupe mountains, apache mountains, and glass mountains of west texas and new mexico see permian basin physiographic diagram above. Introduction to the geology of the permian reef complex. The permian of the glass mountains, texas, 1954, pb, 24 pages, 5 plates, 2. Make offer very rare 1929 russian geology book on kazakhstan. Ms book and mineral company texas geology and mining history i federal publications. The glass mountains rise 150 feet 46 m to 200 feet 61 m above the surface of the plains, and the highest elevation in the formation is about 1,600 feet 490 m above sea level.
Geologic descriptions stem primarily from detailed mapping in the guadalupe and glass mountains king, 1930, 1948. Geology glass mountains, texas carboniferous comanche. Tectonic influences on petroleum migration and speleogenesis. Highway 385 runs through the eastern portion of the range. The permian rocks of the glass mountains, 5,000 feet or more.
Paleozoic geology although paleozoic strata underlie most of transpecos texas, they crop out only in a. The delaware basin and guadalupe mountains region of southeastern new mexico and western texas is rich with unique geologic features. The glass mountains are located in southwestern texas, u. Apr 02, 2007 the permian reef geology trail in the mouth of mckittrick canyon, guadalupe mountains national park fig. Nps geodiversity atlasguadalupe mountains national park. Add tags for field notes and maps from glass mountains, west texas, 1964. Capitan reef complex structure and stratigraphy texas water.
Society of economic paleontologists and mineralogists, permian basin section, publication 9639, 480 p. The mountain range has been described as about 24 miles about 39 km long and between 6 and 15 miles about 10 and 24 km wide. Faunal summary and correlation of the permian formations with description of. Various genera of brachiopoda fossils, mollusks, sponge, and.
Geology of the glass mountains of western oklahoma is an article from transactions of the annual meetings of the kansas academy of science, volume 17. King department of earth and environmental sciences. Pdf geology of the delaware basin guadalupe, apache, and. A striking cross section of the capitan reef is displayed in the north wall of mckittrick canyon. Home of the last frontier is how the local radio station aptly describes the big bend and davis mountains region of west texas, the sparsely populated area of desert and mountain close to the mexican border. Pdf location roadcuts provide the only exposures of public access in the marathon uplift. The geology of the glass mountains, texas, part ii. Section measured in hess canyon, glass mountains, brewster county, texas, includes ascending vidrio formation, 900 feet. B 3038 and b 3042 king the geology of the glass mountains, texas, part i. Divided, in eastern part of glass mountains, into descending tessey massive limestone member, gilliam thinbedded limestone member, and vidrio massive limestone member. Texas mountains pdf download full download pdf book. Trans pecos region southeastern new mexico and west texas. The geology of the glass mountains downloadable pdf. Sohn abstract this paper discusses and illustrates 17 species of ostracodes from the uppermost part of the leonard formation or lowermost part of the word formation and 1 species from the wolfcamp.
Chapter 2 geologic history of west texas texas water. Later developments led bruce and conoly to west texas and to ranches about 50 miles apart in the barilla glass mountains area of reeves, jeff davis, pecos, and brewster counties in the trans pecos region, texas. Remnants of the reef are also exposed in the apache and glass mountains of west texas. The glass mountains at 3026 n, 10307 w extend from cathedral mountain in northern brewster county to monument draw in southern pecos county. Hydrothermal synthesis and crystallographic measurements of the fayaliteforsterite series. This field book documents coopers paleontological and geological field work in glass mountain, west texas from 1819 april 1964. Guadalupe mountains national park geologist gorden bell shows a group of park visitors a. Field notes and maps from glass mountains, west texas, 1951. Faunal summary and correlation of the permian formations with description of brachiopoda, austin, 1930, cl, 245 pages, 49 plates, 5 figs.
Oct 24, 2019 the reef is also exposed in the apache mountains about 24 km 15 miexposed and glass mountains about 6. Phil became an instructor in geology at the university of texas the following fall. Mountains culberson and jeff davis counties, texas, and glass mountains. Geology of the glass mountains of western oklahoma. The series is divided into two formations separated by a major unconformity ross, 1959a. The wolfcampian series crops out along the base of the glass mountains escarpment king, 1930, 1937 and, in the western part of the marathon basin, in folded and faulted beds exposed in the dugout structural fold belt, the westernmost belt in the marathon orogen ross, 1963. The geology of the glass mountains, texas, part ii downloadable pdf. His west texas publications covering the marathon basin, glass mountains, sierra diablos, hueco.
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