Introduction to the Bibliogr aphy
of Mexic an Geology, 1983-1993
Compiled by
James Lee Wilson
Luis Sanchez-Barreda
Della Moore Wilson
The date of the latest INEGI publication of the
Geology of the Mexican Rep u blic by Dante Moran
Zenteno is 1 984 . For this reason, the translators
believed that an up-to-date bibliography of the geolo­
gy of Mexico could be very useful, and such is pub­
lished with this translation. Many significant studies
on Mexican geology have been reported in the litera­
ture in the last ten years and many people have con­
tributed to the present compilation of references. A
few important papers written prior to 1 983, extending
back as far as the 1970s, are also included. In all, there
are about 1 500 references. The list is reasonably com­
prehensive but not absolutely complete through 1 993.
An unpublished bibliography by Norris W. Jones,
who has worked for many years in northern Mexico
with James McKee and Tom H. Anderson, was used
as a nucleus for the reference list. A very comprehen­
sive bibliography from the rec ently published
tectonostratigraphic study of Mexico by R. L. Sedlock,
R . C . Speed, and F. Gutierrez-Ortega (Geological
Society of America Special Paper No. 278, 1993) was
also used. The extensive references compiled by
Amos Salvador and others in major papers of the
DNAG Vol. J, "The Geology of the Gulf of Mexico,"
were also employed, as well as the research files of
the translators, J.L. Wilson and Luis Sanchez-Barreda.
La stly, the bibliographies o f the Gulf C o a s t
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Association of Geological Societies (volumes 5 and 6)
derived from A.G.I. Georef files were checked, as well
as the Revista of the Instituto Mexicano del Petr6leo.
Assistance of Jon F. Blickwede (Amoco Production
Co., Houston) in compiling some references is grate­
fully acknowledged. Della M. Wilson did most of the
word processing.
The references are arranged alphabetically within
four categories. Individual authors may appear in
more than one category, but the references are not
repeated and occur only in a single category.
Papers whose subject matter overlaps the cate­
gories should be searched for in more than a single
category list.
The four categories are as follows:
Part 1 . Stratigraphic and p aleontologic studies,
including reports on structural controls on sedi­
mentation.
Part 2. Plate tectonic, paleomagnetic, and regional
structural studies.
Part 3. Mineral resources, studies of igneous-meta­
morphic rocks, neovolcanic investigations, base­
ment studies, and age dating.
Part 4. Specific studies of petroleum and gas, reports
on structure and mapping of specific areas, engi­
neering and environmental geology, hydrology,
and remote sensing.