Raton-Clayton (Capulin Volcano) Volcanic Field



General Reference Information

Petrology/ General Geology:

  • Baldwin, B. and Muehlberger, W.R., 1959. Geologic Studies of Union County, NM, Bull. 63, NM Bur. Mines and Min. Res., 171 p.

  • Dungan, M.A., R. A. Thompson, and J. S. Stormer, 1989. Rio Grande Rift volcanism: Northeastern Jemez zone, New Mexico. Field Excursions to volcanic terranes in the western United States, Vol 1: Southern Rocky Mountain Region, Memoir 46, NM Bureau Mines Min. Res., p. 474-475.

  • Mathis, A., 1997. Geologist/Park Ranger at Capulin Volcano National Monument, personal communication and unpublished park interpretive materials.

  • Muehlberger, W.R., Baldwin, B., and Foster, R.W., 1967. High plains northeastern NM: Scenic Trips to the Geologic Past, no. 7: NM Bur. of Mines and Min. Res., 107p.

  • Ort, M., 1997. Northern Arizona University, personal communication and unpublished map and manuscript.

  • Sayre, W.O, Ort, M.H. and Graham, D., 1995. Capulin Volcano: Park Science, v.15, n.2, p.10-11.

  • Stormer, J.C., 1987. Capulin Mountain Volcano and RCVF, northeastern New Mexico: Geol. Soc. of America Centennial Field Guide, Vol. 2, Rocky Mountain Section, 421-424.

  • Stroud, J.R., 1996. The volcanic history and landscape evolution of the RCVF: M.S.. Thesis. NM Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 49p.



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