Abstract:In the Sacramento (High Rolls) mining district, Otero County, New Mexico, the Permian Abo Formation unconformably overlies folded and faulted rocks of pre-Permian age; in turn, it is overlain conformably(?) by the Permian Yeso Formation. Structure in the Abo and Yeso is relatively simple, being generally a monocline striking north and dipping gently east and cut by faults of moderate throw. The few intrusives in the district are sills of andesite with no associated mineralization or alteration.The Abo contains… Show more
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