Description
New Mexico is characterized by an impressive diversity of geologic features and thus geologic history. John Geissman includes a summary of the history of geologic changes that have affected New Mexico and briefly touches on the origin of these changes. With crustal forming events beginning about 1.85 billion years ago (Giga annum), geologic processes affecting the state continue to be active today. Learn why this is such an impressive part of the world!
John Geissman is a professor emeritus of geoscience at the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of New Mexico. He received a BS, MS, and PhD in Geology (now Earth and Environmental Sciences) from the University of Michigan. He is a past president of the Geological Society of America as well as the editor for the GSA Bulletin. He has over 300 peer-reviewed science journal contributions.