A study to determine paleontological mitigation for coal lands in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico

W. E Miller; W.D. Tidwell; M.S. Peterson

Published by s.n.], 1979

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1979 first edition, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (Albuquerque, New Mexico), two 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall velo-bound volumes in green card covers, 85, [13], 189 pp. Covers to both volumes a bit soiled and edgeworn with small creases at the corner of a few pages. Otherwise, a very good set - clean, bright and unmarked. Scarce; OCLC (No. 6050031) locates only two copies at institutions worldwide, one at the University of Notre Dame and one at the University of New Mexico. ~SP07~ The San Juan Basin is a structural basin in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado covering an area of approximately 7500 square miles. Within Upper Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary, rocks of this basin are major deposits of both high quality coal as well as continental and lacustrine fossils. The present study focuses on mitigation procedures which will allow the recovery of both coal and fossils. It recommends that a major salvage effort precede coal mining operations, and recommends recovery of fossils uncovered in mining operations. Contents: (vol. 1) Abstract; Introduction; Methods; Geology; Paleontology; Mining; Salvage; Recommendations for Mitigation; Proposed Methods for Collecting; Paleontology Monitor Specialist; Conclusion; References; Plates 1-13; (vol. 2) Annotated Bibliography. Seller Inventory # 0B-YHBW-3ZFW

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Title: A study to determine paleontological ...

Publisher: s.n.]

Publication Date: 1979

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good