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Sinkholes as transportation and infrastructure geohazards in southeastern new mexico
Lewis Land
- Vol. 2019, Iss: 1, pp 1-6
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In this article, near-surface geophysical methods, coupled with surface geologic mapping, are an effective tool in identifying potential sinkhole hazards in southeastern New Mexico, where sinkholes formed in gypsum bedrock are a widespread phenomenon.Abstract:
Sinkholes formed in gypsum bedrock are a widespread phenomenon in southeastern New Mexico. These features, both naturally occurring and anthropogenic, pose a significant geohazard to the area’s transportation and pipeline network. Near-surface geophysical methods, coupled with surface geologic mapping, are an effective tool in identifying potential sinkhole hazards.read more
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Geophysical records of anthropogenic sinkhole formation in the Delaware Basin region, Southeast New Mexico and West Texas, USA
TL;DR: A sinkhole formed abruptly at the site of a brine well in northern Eddy Co., New Mexico in 2008 and reached a diameter of 111m and a depth of 64m as mentioned in this paper.
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Sinkholes as Transportation and Infrastructure Geohazards in Mixed Evaporite-Siliciclastic Bedrock, Southeastern New Mexico
Abstract: The sinkhole thus poses a hazard to the travelling public. Surface geologic maps indicate that bedrock of the upper Permian Rustler Formation is present at or near the surface beneath US 285 from Malaga south to the state line, and crops out within six meters of the new sinkhole. The Rustler is composed in part of highly soluble gypsum, thus making it prone to sinkhole formation. Sinkholes are widespread in outcrops of the Rustler Formation and associated upper Permian evaporites in the lower Pecos Valley (e.g., Kelley, 1971). Because of the poor condition of the existing roadbed, NMDOT has proposed construction of a highway realignment ~20 meters west of the existing highway, extending about 35 km from the state line to the community of Loving, New Mexico (Figure 1).