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El Capitan Carlsbad Texas USA 2nd October 1980

El Capitan Carlsbad Texas USA 2nd October 1980
The Permian El Capitan reef complex in the Guadeloupe Mountains on the Texas-New Mexico border. After the flight from Dallas to El Paso we transferred to the tour bus for a geological field trip around West Texas.

As an undergraduate I wrote a long essay on carbonate reefs referring to the Guadalupian El Capitan as the prime ancient analogue of modern build-ups. It was a real buzz to actually visit it and hit the rocks with a hammer!

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 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Pete
Nice when an old piece of work from our university days can be resurrected and be shown meaningful after so many years!!
I just had one of my papers resurrected after nearly 50 years, and shown to be correct!
Best Wishes, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter
9 months ago.
 Ko Hummel
Ko Hummel club
I can imagine that, sing the area you studied before. great picture
9 months ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
So oil deposits are found below these?
Were you ever interested in studying coal?
9 months ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied
Yes, oil is found in the same reservoir rock but buried a few thousand feet down. I grew up in a coal mining village & my father & grandfather worked down the pit so coal should have been of interest but in fact no!
9 months ago.
 GrahamH
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Ok, thanks Pete.
9 months ago.

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