FCGS Newsletter - January 2016

Newsletter Summary

Dr. Katherine Potter presents results from the 1912 m Kimama core, showing continuous mafic volcanism on the central Snake River Plain for 6.4 Ma, with basalt, loess, and fluvial sands recording steady accumulation and variable magma sources . In his Prez Sez column, President John Youle outlines 2016 goals: a spring field trip in the San Juan Basin, a new FLC research mapping feature, and launching Oil and Gas Fields of the Four Corners, Vol. IV . Regional news includes upcoming meetings, workshops, and the June Tocito, El Vado & Gallup Sands field trip led by Dr. Leslie Wood.