Hydrogeology of Cibola County, New Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11818475 |
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| Authors | J A Baldwin, Dale R Rankin |
| Year | 1995 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REPORT |
| Publisher | US Geological Survey (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri944178 |
| OpenAlex | W191442064 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The hydrogeology of Cibola County, New Mexico, was evaluated to determine the occurrence, availability, and quality of ground-water resources. Rocks of Precambrian through Quaternary age are present in Cibola County. Most rocks are sedimentary in origin except for Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks exposed in the Zuni Uplift and Tertiary and Quaternary basalts in northern and central parts of the county. The most productive aquifers in the county include (youngest to oldest) Quaternary deposits, sandstones in the Mesaverde Group, the Dakota-Zuni-Bluff aquifer, the Westwater Canyon aquifer, the Todilto-Entrada aquifer, sandstone beds in the Chinle Formation, and the San Andres-Glorieta aquifer. Unconsolidated sand, silt, and gravel form a mantle ranging from a few inches to 150 to 200 feet over much of the bedrock in Cibola County. Well yields range from 5 to 1,110 gallons per minute. Dissolved-solids concentrations of ground water range from 200 to more than 5,200 milligrams per liter. Calcium, magnesium, bicarbonate, and sulfate are the predominant ions in ground water in alluvial material
Alluvium · Aquifer · Geochemistry · Geomorphology · Groundwater · Hydrology (agriculture · Precambrian · Quaternary · Sedimentary rock · Archaeology and Natural History · Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry · Water Quality and Resources Studies · Geology
| Highly cited | No |
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