Bulletin127

Bulletin 127

New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources
A DIVISION OF

NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY

Adobe, pressed-earth, and rammed-earth industries in New Mexico

by Edward W. Smith 1 and George S. Austin 2
2 1 P. O. Box 537, Tesuque, NM 87574 New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM 87801

SOCORRO 1989

NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING &TECHNOLOGY Laurence H. Lattman, President NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES Frank E. Kottlowski, Director and State Geologist James M. Robertson, Associate Director BOARD OF REGENTS Ex Officio Garrey E. Carruthers, Governor of New Mexico Alan Morgan, Superintendent of Public Instruction Appointed Robert O. Anderson, President, 1987-1993, Roswell Steve Torres, Sec./Treas., 1967-1991,Albuquerque Lenton Malry, 1985-1991, Albuquerque Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez, 1989-1995, Albuquerque Carol A. Rymer, M.D., 1989-1995, Albuquerque

BUREAU STAFF Full Time
ORIN J. ANDERSON, Geologist RUBEN ARCHULETA, Metallurgical Lab. Tech. AUGUSTUS K. ARMSTRONG, USGS Geologist GEORGE S. AUSTIN, Senior Industrial Minerals Geologist AL BACA, Maintenance Carpenter JAMES M. BARKER, Industrial MineralsGeologist MARGARET W. BARROLL, Post-Doctoral Fellow PAUL W. BAUER, Field Economic Geologist ROBERT A. BIEBERMAN, Emeritus Sr.Petroleum Geologist JENNIFER R. BORYTA, Assistant Editor LYNN A. BRANDVOLD, Senior Chemist RON BROADHEAD, Petrol. Geologist, Head, Petroleum Section MONTE M. BROWN, Temporary Cartographic Supervisor STEVEN M. CATHER, Field Economic Geologist RICHARD CHAMBERLIN, Economic GeologistCHARLES E. CHAPIN, Senior Geologist RICHARD R. CHAVEZ, Assistant Head, Petroleum Section RUBEN A. CRESPIN, Garage Supervisor LOIS M. DEVLIN, Director, Bus./Pub. Office ROBERT W. EVELETH, Senior Mining Engineer IBRAHIM GUNDILER, Metallurgist WILLIAM C. HANEBERG, Engineering Geologist JOHN W. HAWLEY, Senior Env. Geologist CAROL A. HJELLMING, Assistant Editor ANN LANNING, Administrative SecretaryANNABELLE LOPEZ, Petroleum Records Clerk THERESA L. LOPEZ, Receptionist/Staff Secretary DAVID W. LOVE, Environmental Geologist JANE A. CALVERT LOVE, Associate Editor WILLIAM MCINTOSH, Research Geologist CHRISTOPHER G. MCKEE, X-ray Facility Manager VIRGINIA MCLEMORE, Geologist LYNNE MCNEIL, Technical Secretary NORMA J. MEEKS, Senior Pub./Bus. Office Clerk LORRAINE R. PECK, Staff Secretary BARBARA R.Pone, Chemical Lab. Tech II IREAN L. RAE, Cartographer II MARSHALL A. REITER, Senior Geophysicist JACQUES R. RENAULT, Senior Geologist ELIZABETH M. REYNOLDS, Geotech. Info. Ctr. Tech. JAMES M. ROBERTSON, Senior Economic Geologist GRETCHEN H. ROYBAL, Coal Geologist WILLIAM J. STONE, Senior Hydrogeologist SAMUEL THOMPSON III, Senior Petrol. Geologist REBECCA J. TITUS, Cartographer II JUDY M. VAIZA,Executive Secretary MANUEL J. VASQUEZ, Mechanic I JEANNE M. VERPLOEGH, Chemical Lab. Tech. II ROBERT H. WEBER, Emeritus Senior Geologist NEIL H. WHITEHEAD, III, Petroleum Geologist MARC L. WILSON, Mineralogist DONALD WOLBERG, Vertebrate Paleontologist MICHAEL W. WOOLDRIDGE, Scientific Illustrator JIRI ZIDEK, Chief Editor–Geologist

Research Associates
CHRISTINA L. BALK, NMT WILLIAM L. CHENOWETH,Grand Junction, CO PAIGE W. CHRISTIANSEN, Kitty Hawk, NC RUSSELL E. CLEMONS, NMSU WILLIAM A. COBBAN, USGS AUREAL T. CROSS, Mich. St. Univ. MARIAN GALUSHA, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. LELAND H. GILE, Las Cruces WILLIAM BECK DIANE BELLIS JEFFREY A. GRAMBLING, UNM JOSEPH HARTMAN, Univ. Minn. DONALD E. HATTIN, Ind. Univ. ALONZO D. JACKA, Texas Tech. Univ. DAVID B. JOHNSON, NMT WILLIAM E. KING, NMSU DAVID V.LEMONE, UTEP

HOWARD B. NICKELSON, Carlsbad LLOYD C. PRAY, Univ. Wisc. ALLAN R. SANFORD, NMT JOHN H. SCHILLING, Reno, NV WILLIAM R. SEAGER, NMSU RICHARD H. TEDFORD, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. JORGE C. TOVAR R., Petroleos Mexicanos

Graduate Students
BRIAN BRISTER

DAVID SIVILS MAUREEN WILKS

Plus about 50 undergraduate assistants

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