ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

DIGEST

VOLUME III

TUCSON , ARIZONA

MARCH , 1960

ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

DIGEST

VOLUME III

TUCSON, ARIZONA

MARCH,1960

ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

OFFICERS for 1959-60

Kenyon Richard. American Smelting and Refining Company .... . President L. A. Heindl. U. S. Geological Survey .......... . .......... . .. . Vice President Edgar J . McCullough , Jr. University of Ari,wna ....... . . . ... . .. Secretary G. A. Barber. Anaconda Exploration Company . ........... . . . .. . Treasurer

Reed Welch John Journeay Robert E. Heineman Edwin A. Stone James L. Kelly Willard C. Lacy Walter E . Heinrichs. Jr .

COUNCILORS

American Smelting and Refining Company Pima Mining Company Consultant Consultant Anaconda Exploration Company University of Arizona Heinrichs Geoexploration Company

EDITORIAL POLICY

The Digest is issued periodically by the Society as an informal bulletin intended to present technical papers and progress reports of research bearing on geological problems of Ari,wna in particular and the southwest generally . The editor welcomes such papers as well as notes and news of geological and related activities within this broad framework. Volume II of the Digest is combined with the Society's Southern Arizona Guidebook II. April. 1959.

John W. Anthony. Editor Department of Geology University of Ari70na Tucson

CONTENTS

Some Cretaceous-Tertiary Relationships in Southeastern Ari zona a nd New Mexico . B y Kenyon Richa rd and J. H. Courtright . .. .. . . . ... .... l

Some Notes on P r ecambrian Structures in Arizona . By Donald E. Mathewson .. 9

Topog raphic . Phy siographi c, and Structural Subdivisions of Arizona . By L . A . Hei ndl and J . F . Lance. ......... . .. ... . . .... . . .......... 12

Anal y sis of G r avel in Glen-San Juan Canyon Region Utah and A r i zona . B y Maurice E. Cool e y .. ... . . . ................ . ... . . .. ..... ... .. . 19

Cenozoi c Geology of the Papag o Indian Reservation, P ima , Maricopa, and Pi n a l Counties, Ari 7.ona . B y L . A . HeindL ... .. . . . . ..... ... ..... . . 31

Geology of the Lower Bonita Creek Area. B y L . A . HeindL .... ........... 35

Ground Water i n the Red Lake A r ea . Na vajo Indian Reservation Ari zona and N ew Mexico . B y. J . P . Akers .......... .. .. ... . . . ........ .... 41

Geolog y of the Cameron a nd Leupp Quadrangles . Ari7ona . B y J . P. Akers .. 43

Cu r rent Assistance i n Water-De velopment PTogram of Navajo Tribe. Ari z ona a nd New Mexico. B y J . P. Ak ers ....... ... . .. . ... . ... ... . 45

A New Occurrence of Allanite in the Quijotoa Mountains. Pima County, Arizona. B y Sidn e y A. Williams ..... .. . ... .. ..... . .... ..... ..... . 47

Some N ew O ccurrences of Minerals of Arizona . B y Richard Bideaux and Sidney A . Williams . . ... . . . . .. .... . .. .... ... . .. .. ..... .. ... . .. .. . 53

A Dinosaur-Bearing Se c tion of Cretaceous Rocks in the Empire Mountains, Pima County, Ari zona . B y Robert Moor e and Halse y W. Miller ... .. 57

The Paleontological Lite r ature of Ari7ona: A Review. By Halsey W. Miller , Jr .... . . . . . .. ........... . . . . ..... . ... ... . .. . . .. .... .. .. . 63

A Proposed Classification S c heme fo r P yro clastic Rocks. By Joseph G. Warg o ...... ... ... . ...... . .... ... .... ..... .. . . ..... . ...... . . . ... 71

Radiometri c D«;termination of Potassium in Silicates . B y Paul E. Damon. Ca r l E. Hedge, Ome r J . Tayl or a nd Ca rroll Hal va .. . .. .. .. " ...... 75

A Semi-Micro Analy sis of Silicate Rocks for Ca. Mg, Fe , and Al Employing E. D . T . A . B y Carroll Hal va . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 81

Correlati on of Volcanic Roc k s i n Santa C rU7 Co unty . Ari zona. B y Omer J. Taylo r . .. . ... . .. ........ ............ . ........... ..... . . ... .. 87

Diabase at the Mag ma Mine . Superio r, A r i7ona. By James D . SelL . . .. . . . . 93

A Not e on the Probability of Assimilation of Roc k s Intruded b y the Central Ari70na Diabase. By John W. Anthony .... . . ... . . .. . . . ........... . 99

Techni que s of Porosi ty. Pe rm eability a nd In solubl e Residue Analy s is of Carbonates a nd thei r E cono mi c Signific a nce. B y Willa rd D. P y e .... . 103

Prelimin a ry Petographic Study of Some C r etaceous Coals in A r izona . B y Willa r d D. P y e ... . ..... . .... .. .. . ................. . ... . . ... . ... 109

Utili zati on of A r id Lands Projec t . B y J. W. Harshba rg e r a nd T. L. Smiley. 111

O r i g i n of the Drainage of Southeastern Ari zona. By Mark A . M elton .. . . .... 113

Geology of the Eastern Part of the Safford Basin. Graham County. Ari7ona . B y Edward S. Davidson . . . ..... .. . .... .. . ... .. ... . . .. .. . .. ... ... 123

Late Cenozoic Geolog y of the Lower Safford Valley --A Preliminary Report. By James 1. Marlowe ... ... . .... ... . .. .. . .. ....... ... . .. . . . .... . 127

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Basin-Fill Sediments in the Safford Valley . B y Jerry Ha r bour .... . ........... , .. . ... .... . . . . . . ..... 131

Geology and Aquifer Characteristics of the Inner- Valley Alluvium in the Safford Valley. Arizona . By J. T . Hollander . .. . . ... .... ..... .... 133

Preliminary Report of the Stratigraphy of the III Ranch Beds . Graham County. Arizona. By Philip Seff. . . . ....... .. . . .... . . ..... .... . .. 137

Paleontological Inv estigations in the III Ranch A r ea . B y Paul A. Wood . .. .. . 141

Micropaleobotanical Research on the Late Tertiary Sediments of Ari7ona. By Jane Gray . . .. . .... .. . ..... .. ..... . ........ . . . . . . .. ...... ... 145

Diatremes and a Ring Intrusion on the San Carlos Indian Reservation . By James 1. Marlowe . .. . .. ... .. . . . . ....... . . . ... . .. . . .. . . ..... ... . 151

Stratigraphic and Structural Position of Ceno7oic Fossil Localities in Arizona. By John F. Lance . ...... .. ... . . .. ... ... . . . . ... .. . . .. .... . . . .. . . . 155

Current Status of Geologic Di vision Projects. U. S . Geologic Survey in Ari zona . . . ....... .. ...... . .. . . . .. . .. . ....... .. . . . . .. . . . .. .... . 161

Reports Published and Work in Progress . U. S . Geological Sur ve y . Ground Water Branch . . .. ... . .. .. ... .. . .. ..... ... .. . ..... .. . . ........ .. 165

Abstracts of Recent Geological and Related Work Accomplished or in Progress. By Graduate Students. University of Ari 7ona .. . . . . . . . . .. .... ...... 171

Thesis Work in Progress ...•.••••••.•••••••..•••.•.••••••••••••....••. 178

Abstracts of Recent Theses in Arizona and Western New Mexico. By Graduate Students, University of Texas ................................... 181

Miscellaneous News •.•••.•..•••••••••••••••••.••••.•..•.••••••..••••.• 185