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Geology Research

White Sands Dune Field, New Mexico: Age, Dune Dynamics and Recent Accumulations

Model of Tularosa Basin Hydrology

Sulfur Isotope Signatures in Gypsiferous Sediments of the Tularosa and Estancia Basins as Indicators of Sulfate Sources and the Local Holocene Hydrologic Cycles

White Sands Gypsum Dunes: a Terrestrial Analog to North Polar Dunes on Mars?.

Gypsum Dunes from White Sands National Monument--Potential Terrestrial Analog to North Polar Dunes on Mars

Sulfur Cycling in Gypsum Dunes from New Mexico – Terrestrial Analogs to Sulfate-Eolian Deposition and Early Diagenesis on Mars. Preliminary Results.

Cracks and Fins in Sulfate Sand: Evidence for Recent Mineral Atmospheric Water Cycling in Meridiani Planum Outcrops?

The Origin of Gypsum-rich Domes and Cones in Saline Playa Environment - the Example from White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
Photo of white lizard  

Did You Know?
Three species of lizards, one pocket mouse and numerous species of insects have evolved a white coloration for survival in the white sands.

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