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Afton craters of southern New Mexico

1907; Geological Society of America; Volume: 18; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/gsab-18-211

1943-2674

W. T. LEE,

History of Science and Natural History

Research Article| January 01, 1907 Afton craters of southern New Mexico WILLIS T. LEE WILLIS T. LEE Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information WILLIS T. LEE Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 02 Mar 1907 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online Issn: 1943-2674 Print Issn: 0016-7606 © 1907 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1907) 18 (1): 211–220. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-18-211 Article history Received: 02 Mar 1907 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation WILLIS T. LEE; Afton craters of southern New Mexico. GSA Bulletin 1907;; 18 (1): 211–220. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-18-211 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract General DescriptionDuring the summer of 1904, while engaged in geologic investigations in the Rio Grande valley in New Mexico, the writer visited the volcanic region about 30 miles northwest of El Paso and there examined the two depressions locally known as the Afton craters. These depressions, separated by about 2 miles, occur in the level plain, known as La Mesa, west if the Rio Grande and about 8 miles south of Afton, a station on the Southern Pacific railroad. The smaller, which is nearly circular in outline, is about a mile in diameter and has a depth of 150 feet below the general level of the plain. The larger is oblong, 2 miles in length and about 1¼ miles wide, with a depth of 250 feet below the surface of the plain. Each depression is surrounded by a rim varying in width from a few hundred feet to half . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.