Florian Maldonado

Research Geologist

Short Biography

Education:

University of New Mexico, B.S., 1971                                             

University of New Mexico, M.S., 1974

Position:

Structural geologist and volcanologist. USGS Research Geologist, 1973-present, Geology and Environmental Change Science Center, Denver, CO; Projects--Geologic mapping and research studies in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Texas.  International work-- Afghanistan, Armenia, Mexico, and Pakistan.

Maldonado, Florian, J.M., Mengal, S.H., Khan, and D.C., Claude, 2011, Digital geologic map and Landsat image map of parts of Loralai, Sibi, Quetta, and Khuzar Divisions, Balochistan Province, west-central Pakistan:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1093, scale 1:50,000.  http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1093/

Maldonado, Florian, D. P., Miggins, J. R, Budahn, and Spell, Terry, in press,

Deformational and erosional history for the Abiquiu and contiguous area, north-central New Mexico: implications for formation of the Abiquiu embayment and a discussion for new geochronological and geochemical analysis:  Geological Society of America Special Paper.

 Maldonado, Florian, in press, Summary of the geology of the northern part of the Sierra Cuchillo, Socorro and Sierra Counties, southwestern New Mexico:  New Mexico Geological Society 63^th Annual Fall Field Conference.

Maldonado, Florian, in press, Digital geologic map of Armenia: Open-Field Report OFR.

Maldonado, Florian, Wynn, J.C., Page, W.R., and Gray, Floyd, in press, Geologic, aster, and aeromagnetic maps of the  San Jose Mountain Range, northern Sonora, Mexico:  Journal of Maps.

Kelley, Shari , Kirt A. Kempter, William C. McIntosh, Florian Maldonado, Gary A. Smith, Sean D. Connell, Daniel J. Koning, Jennifer Whiteis, in press, Syn-depositional deformation and provenance of Oligocene to Early Miocene sedimentary rocks along the western margin of the Rio Grande rift, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico: Geological Society of American Special Paper.

Biek, R.F., Anderson, J.J., Rowley, Pete, and Maldonado, Florian, 2011, Interim geologic map of the west part of the Panguitch 30’x 60’ quadrangle, Garfield, Iron, and Kane Counties, Utah-Year 3 progress report [11.9MB PDF]: Utah Geological Survey Open-Field Report OFR-585.  http://geology.utah.gov/online/ofr/ofr-577.pdf

Maldonado, Florian, J.M., Mengal, S.H., Khan, and P. D., Warwick, 2011, Summary of the stratigraphy and structural elements related to plate convergence of the Quetta- Muslim Bagh-Sibi region, Balochistan, west-central Pakistan: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1224, p. 1-22.

       http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1224/ 

Maldonado, Florian, Miggins, D.P., Budahn, J. R., Warwick, P. D., Peters, Lisa, and Hook, R., in press, Geochemistry and Geochronology of Igneous Rocks, Uvalde County, south Texas: Canadian Journal of Earth Science 29 p.

Biek, R.F., Maldonado, Florian, Moore, Dave, Anderson, J.J., Rowley, Pete, Williams, Van, Nealey, D., and  Sable, E,: 2010, Interim geologic map of the west part of the Panguitch 30’x60’ quadrangle, Garfield, Iron, and Kane Counties, Utah-Year 2 progress report [11.9MB PDF]: Utah Geological Survey Open-Field Report OFR-577.  http://geology.utah.gov/online/ofr/ofr-577.pdf

Maldonado, Florian, Anderson, J. J., Biek, R.F., 2010, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Cottonwood Mountain Quadrangle, Iron County, Utah:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1334, scale 1:24,000.  http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1334/

Page, W. R., Gray, Floyd, Iriondo, Alexander, Miggins, D.P., Blodgett, R.B., Maldonado, Florian, and Miller, R.J., 2010, Stratigraphy and Mezozoic-Cenozoic tectonic history of northern Sierra Los Ajos and adjacent areas, Sonora, Mexico: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, p. 557-571.  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895981109001758

Maldonado, Florian and Kelley, S.A., 2009, Revisions to the stratigraphic nomenclature of the Abiquiu Formation, Abiquiu and contiguous areas, north-central New Mexico: New Mexico Geology, v. 31, no. 1, p. 3-8.  http://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/periodicals/nmg/downloads/31/n1/nmg_v31_n1_p3.pdf

Maldonado, Florian, 2008, Geologic map of the Abiquiu quadrangle, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 2397, scale 1:24,000.  http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2998/

Maldonado, Florian, D.P., Miggins, 2007, Geological summary of the Abiquiu, Quadrangle, north-central New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 58^th Field Conference, Geology of the Jemez Mountains Region II, p. 121-126.

Maldonado, Florian, Slate, J.L., Love, D.W., Connell, S.D., Cole, J.C., and Karlstrom, K.E., 2007, Geologic map of Isleta Reservation and contiguous areas, Bernalillo, Torrance, and Valencia Counties, central New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 2913, scale 1:50,000; (contains compilation of 12-1:24,000 scale geologic maps and text (45 pages) on geologic setting with structural interpretations).  http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2913/

Maldonado, Florian, 2007, Geologic map of quadrangle 3162, Chakhansur (603) and Kaotalal (604) quadrangles, Afghanistan: AGS Open-Field Report 2005-1118-A; AGS Open-Field Report (603/604) 2005-1118-A; Afghanistan Project Product No.023, scale: 250,000.  http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1118/A/ 

       Maldonado, Florian and Turner, K.J., 2007, Geologic map of quadrangle 3368, Ghanzi (515), Gardez (516), and part of Jaji-Maydan (517) quadrangles, Afghanistan:  AGS Open-Field Report (515/516/517) 2005-1112-A; USGS Afghanistan Project Product No.004, scale: 250,000.  http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1112/A/index.html

McKinney, K. C., Chaney, D. S., and Maldonado, Florian, 2006, Preliminary report on the newly discovered Miocene flora of Pajoaque Bluffs, Española Basin, north-central New Mexico: Geologic and Hydrogeologic framework of the Española Basin--Proceedings of the 5^th Annual Española Basin Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 7-8, 2006, U. S. Geological Survey, Open File Report 2006-1134, p. 32.

Maldonado, Florian, Budahn, J. R., Unruh, D. M., and Peters, Lisa, 2006, Geology, geochronology, and geochemistry of basaltic flows of the Cat Hills, Cat Mesa, Wind Mesa, Cerro Verde, and Mesita Negra, central New Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Science, v. 43, no. 9, p. 151-1268.  http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/e06-018

Maldonado, Florian, and Van Sistine, P, and Maestas, J.R., 2005, Geologic features of the Abiquiu quadrangle, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: [abs.]: in, Geologic and Hydrogeologic framework of the Española Basin--Proceedings of the 4^th Annual Española Basin Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 1-3, 2005, U. S. Geological Survey, Open File Report 2005-1130, p. 30.

Lucas, S. G., Zeigler, K. E., Heckert, A. B., Koning, D. J., Hunt, A. P., Owen, D. E., and Maldonado, Florian, 2005, First-day road log, from Española to Abiquiu, Youngsville, Coyote, Gallina, and Ghost Ranch: New Mexico Geological Society 56th Field Conference, September 21-24, 2005, Geology of the Chama Basin, p. 1-5.

Maldonado, Florian, 2004, Geology of the Abiquiu quadrangle, north central New Mexico: [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, Denver, CO., November 7-10, 2004, v. 36, no. 5, p. 584.

Koning, D, J., and Maldonado Florian, 2003, Geology of the Horcado Ranch 7.5-minute quadrangle, Santa Fe County, north-central New Mexico: [abs.]: in Hudson, M.R., editor, Geologic and Hydrogeologic framework of the Española Basin--Proceedings of the 2^nd Annual Española Basin Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 4-5, 2003, U. S. Geological Survey, Open File Report 03-369, p. 11.

       Page, W.R., Gray, Floyd, Blodgett, R.B., Maldonado, Florian, Miller, R.J., and Jamie-Ruiz Rafael, 2003, Mesozoic-Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the northern Sierra Los Ajos, Sonora, Mexico, [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs GSA, Cordilleran Section, April 1-3, 2003, v. 35, no. 4, p. 70.

      Wynn, J.C., Mars, J.L. Gray, Floyd, Schultz, A.P., Maldonado, Florian, Villaseñor, F.A., Brady-Norman, L.M., 2003, Aster imagery and aeromagnetic data-powerful tools to aid reconnaissance geologic mapping of the Sierra San José Mountain Range, northern Sonora State, Mexico: Symposium on the application of geophysics to Engineering and Environmental problems (SAGEEP) 2003, April 6-10, 2003 San Antonio, Texas p. 12-25.

Perry, William, J., Shroba, Ralph, R., Scott, Robert, B., Maldonado, Florian, and Zoller, Amy, L., 2003, Geologic map of the Horse Mountain quadrangle, Garfield County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2415, scale 1:24,000.

Maldonado, Florian, 2003, Geologic map of the Rio Puerco 7.5-minute Quadrangle, Valencia County, New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2397, scale 1:24,000.

Shroba, Ralph, R., Thompson, Ren, A., Schmidt, Dwight, L., Personius, Stephen, F., Maldonado, Florian, and Brandt, Theodore, R., 2003, Geologic map of the La Mesita Negra SE quadrangle, Bernalillo County, New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2416, (2 sheets and pamphlet), scale 1:24,000.

Maldonado, Florian, Love, David W; Connell, Sean D; Slate, Janet L; Karlstrom, Karl E, 2001, Geology of Isleta Reservation, central New Mexico [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs GSA Rocky Mountain Section and South-Central Section, April 30-May 2, 2001, v. 33, no.5, p. 6.

  Koning, D, J., and Maldonado Florian, 2001, Geology of the Horcado Ranch 7.5-minute quadrangle, Santa Fe County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Geology, Open-file Geologic Map OF-GM 44, scale 1:24,000.

Connell, S.D., Love, D.W., Maldonado, Florian, Jackson, P.B., McIntosh, W.C., and Epps, M.C., 2000, Is the top of the upper Santa Fe Group diachronous in the Albuquerque Basin?: in Cole, J.C., ed., U.S. Geological Survey Middle Rio Grande Basin Study-Proceedings of the third annual workshop, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 15-16, 2000, U.S Geological Survey Open-file Report 00-488, p. 18-20.

Maldonado, Florian, Love, D.W., Connell, S.D., Grauch, V.J.S., Slate, J.L., Karlstrom, K. E., and Williams, V.S., 2000, Geologic map of Isleta Reservation and contiguous areas, central New Mexico: in Cole, J.C., ed., U.S. Geological Survey Middle Rio Grande Basin Study-Proceedings of the third annual workshop, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 15-16, 2000, U.S Geological Survey Open-file Report 00-488, p. 24-25.

Maldonado, Florian and Castellanos E.S., 2000, geologic map of the Republic of Armenia:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-479, map scale 1:600,000.

Love, D.W., Maldonado, F., Hallett, B., Panter, K., Reynolds, C., McIntosh, W., and Dunbar, N., 1999, Preliminary geologic map of the Dalies quadrangle [abs.]: in Bartolino, J.R., editor, U.S. Geological Survey Middle Rio Grande Basin Study, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 24-25, 1999: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 99-203, p. 44.

Cole, J.C., Grauch, V.J.S., Hudson, M.R., Maldonado, F., Minor, S.A., Sawyer, D.A., and Stone, B.R., 1999, Three-dimensional geologic modeling of the middle Rio Grande basin: [abs.]: in Bartolino, J.R., editor, U.S. Geological Survey Middle Rio Grande Basin Study, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 24-25, 1999: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 99-203, p. 25.

Eaton, J.G., Maldonado, Florian, and McIntosh, W.C., 1999, New radiometric dates from Upper Cretaceous rocks of the Markagunt Plateau, southwestern Utah, and their bearing on subsidence histories [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs GSA, Rocky Mountain Section, April 8-10, 1999, p. 46.

      Maldonado, Florian, Connell, S.D., Love, D.W., Grauch, V.J.S., Slate, J.L., McIntosh, W.C., Jackson, P.B., and Byers, F.M., Jr., 1999, Neogene geology of the Isleta Reservation and vicinity, Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society, Albuquerque Geology, p.175-188.

J.W., Bell, Ramelli, A.R., Depolo, W.M., Maldonado, Florian, Schmidt, D.L., 1999, Geologic map of the Corn Creek Springs Quadrangle, Nevada:  Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Map 121, map scale 1:24,000.

Maldonado, Florian, Martirossian, Arthur, Harutunian, Samvel, Malkhasian, Gourgen, and Pierce, B.S., 1999, Geologic road log from Vanadzor to the coal deposits of Antaramut, Antaramut to Dzoragyukh, and Dzoragyukh to Vaagni, north-central Armenia:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-721, 10 p.

Warwick, P.D., Maldonado, Florian, Tutunjain, Mels, Chubarian, G.A., and Brutain, Hiak, 1999, Geologic road log from Ijevan to Dilijan, northeastern Armenia: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-349, 17 p.

Maldonado, Florian, Martirossian, Arthur, Harutunian, Samvel, and Malkhasian, Gourgen, 1999, Reconnaissance surficial and bedrock map of the Antaramut-Dzoragyukh area, north-central Armenia:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-739, map scale 1:10,000.

Maldonado, Florian, Love, D.W., Slate, J.L., Grauch, V.J.S., Sanford, W.E, Heizler, Matthew, McIntosh, W.C., Shock, N.A., and Peters, Lisa, 1998, Geologic, hydrologic, and aeromagnetic maps of the Pueblo of Isleta, central New Mexico [abs]: New Mexico Geology, v. 20, no. 2, p. 58-59.

Love, D.W., Maldonado, Florian, Hallett, Bruce, Panter, Kurt, Reynolds, Macintosh, W.C., and Dunbar Nelia, 1998, Preliminary geologic map of the Dalies Quadrangle, Bernalillo County, New Mexico:  New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Open-File Report OF-DM21, map scale 1:24,000.

Maldonado, Florian and Atencio, Arthur, 1998, Preliminary geologic map of the Wind Mesa Quadrangle, Bernalillo County, New Mexico; U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-741, map scale 1:24,000.

Maldonado, Florian and Atencio, Arthur, 1998, Preliminary geologic map of the Dalies Northwest Quadrangle, Bernalillo County, New Mexico:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-740, map scale 1:24,000.

Maldonado, Florian, Love, D.W., Slate, J.L., Grauch, V.J.S., Sanford, W.E, Heizler, Matthew, McIntosh, W.C., and Shock, N.A., 1998, Preliminary geologic, hydrologic, and aeromagnetic maps of the western three-quarters of the Pueblo of Isleta, central New Mexico: in Slate J.L., ed., U.S. Geological Survey Middle Rio Grande Basin Study—Proceedings of the Second Annual Workshop, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 10-11, 1998:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-337, p. 61-63.

Maldonado, Florian, Khan, S.H., Mengal, J.M., and Thomas, Jean-Claude, 1998, Geologic map and landsat image of parts of Loralai, Sibi, Quetta, and Khuzar Divisions, Balochistan Province, west-central Pakistan:  U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2549, scale 1:250,000; (supersedes no. 34) (contains a geologic sheet and a Landsat image sheet and text on geologic setting with structural interpretations).

Maldonado, Florian and Atencio, Arthur, 1997, Geologic features of the Wind Mesa Quadrangle and surrounding areas, Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico [abs.]: in Bartolino, J.R., editor, U.S. Geological Survey Middle Rio Grande Basin Study, Denver, Colorado, November 12-14, 1996: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 97-116, p. 17.

Bown, Thomas, M., Hasiotis, Stephen T., Genise, Jorge F., Florian Maldonado, and Brouwers, Elisabeth M., 1997, Trace fossils of hymenoptera and other insects and paleoenviornments of the Claron Formation (Paleocene and Eocene), southwestern Utah: in Maldonado, Florian, and Nealey, L.D., eds., Geologic studies in the Basin and Range to Colorado Plateau transition of southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northwestern Arizona:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B2153-C, p. 41-58.

Fesist Monique, Eaton, Jeffrey, G., Brouwers, Elisabeth, M., and Florian Maldonado, 1997, Age and paleoenviornmental significance of charophytes from the Tertiary variegated unit, Sevier Plateau, southwestern Utah: in Maldonado, Florian, and Nealey, L.D., eds., Geologic studies in the Basin and Range to Colorado Plateau transition of southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northwestern Arizona:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B2153-B, p. 29-41.

Edward, G. Sable and Florian Maldonado, 1997, Breccias and megabreccias, Markagunt Plateau, southwestern Utah: origin, age, and transport direction: in Maldonado, Florian, and Nealey, L.D., eds., Geologic studies in the Basin and Range to Colorado Plateau transition of southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northwestern Arizona:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B2153-H, p. 151-176.

Nealey, L.D., Budhan, J.R., Florian Maldonado, and Unruh, D.M., 1997, Geochemistry and petrogenesis of Quaternary basaltic rocks from the western Markagunt Plateau, southwestern Utah: in Maldonado, Florian, and Nealey, L.D., eds., Geologic studies in the Basin and Range to Colorado Plateau transition of southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northwestern Arizona:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B2153-I, p. 177-198.

Edward, G. Sable and Florian Maldonado, 1997, The Tertiary Brian Head Formation (revised) and selected sedimentary rock units, Markagunt Plateau and adjacent areas, southwestern Utah: in Maldonado, Florian, and Nealey, L.D., eds., Geologic studies in the Basin and Range to Colorado Plateau transition of southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northwestern Arizona:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B2153-A, p. 5-26.

Maldonado, Florian, and Nealey, L.D., 1997, Introduction chapter, in Maldonado, Florian, and Nealey, L.D., eds., Geologic studies in the Basin and Range to Colorado Plateau transition of southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northwestern Arizona:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B2153, p.1-4.

Maldonado, Florian, Sable, E.G., and Nealey, L.D., 1997, Cenozoic low-angle faults, thrust faults, and anastomosing high-angle faults, western Markagunt Plateau, southwestern Utah, in Maldonado, Florian, and Nealey, L.D., eds., Geologic studies in the Basin and Range to Colorado Plateau transition of southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northwestern Arizona:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B2153-G, p. 125-150.

Maldonado, Florian, and Nealey, L.D., 1997, editors, Geologic studies in the Basin and Range to Colorado Plateau transition of southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northwestern Arizona:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin B2153; contains 14 chapters and 288 pages.

Warwick, P.C., Maldonado, Florian, Pierce, B.S., Tutungian M., Chubarian, G., and Brutain, H., 1996, A volcanogenic depositional model for a thick Jurassic coal-bearing interval, Lesser Caucasus, Armenia, [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 28, no. 7, p. A-209.

Maldonado, Florian, Warwick, Peter D., Pierce, Brenda, S., Thomas, Jean-Claude, Tutunjian, Mels, and Chubarian, Grachik, 1996, Geologic-tectonic map and structural domains of Armenia [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 28, no. 7, p. A-443.

Maldonado, Florian, 1995, Quartzite dikes and folded beds--A product of extensional tectonism, southern Sheep Range, southern Nevada [abs.]: EOS, v. 76, no. p. T51B-5.

Bown, Thomas M., Hasiotis, Stephen T., Maldonado, Florian, and Brouwers, Elisabeth N., 1995, Tract fossils of ants, wasps, and bees (hymenoptera) from the Lower Tertiary Claron Formation of southwestern Utah [abs.]:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 27, no 4, p. A-3.

Carr, M.D., Sawyer, D.A., Nimz, K., Maldonado, Florian, and Swadley, WC, 1995, Digital bedrock geologic map database of the Beatty 30x60 minute quadrangle, Nevada and California, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-854, 109 p.

Maldonado, Florian, and Moore, R.C., 1995, Geologic map of the Parowan quadrangle, Iron County, Utah:  U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1762, scale 1:24,000.

           (supersedes no. 30)  (Contains text on the geologic setting and structural interpretation).

Williams, V.S., and Maldonado, Florian, 1995, Quaternary geology and tectonics of the Red Hills area of the Basin and Range--Colorado Plateau Transition Zone, Iron County, Utah, in Scott, R.B., and Swadley, W C, eds., Geologic studies in the Basin and Range to Colorado Plateau Transition of southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2056-J, p. 255-275.

Maldonado, Florian, 1995, Decoupling of mid-Tertiary rocks, Red Hills-western Markagunt Plateau, southwestern Utah, in Scott, R.B., and Swadley, W C, eds., Geologic studies in the Basin and Range to Colorado Plateau transition of southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northwestern Arizona:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2056-I, p. 232-254.

Unruh, D.M., Nealey, L.D., Maldonado, Florian, and Nusbaum, R.L., 1994, Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic maps of Upper Cenozoic volcanic rocks of the St. George 30' x 60' quadrangle, southwestern Utah:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-11, 20 p., scale 1:250,000.

Nealey, L.D., Maldonado, Florian, Budahn, Jim, and Unruh, D.M., 1994, Tectonic implications of Quaternary volcanism in the western Markagunt Plateau and Red Hills area, southwestern Utah--geochemical and geochronological evidence, in Cenozoic geology and geothermal systems of southwestern Utah:  Utah Geological Association, Publication 23, 1994 field symposium, p. 117-124.

Maldonado, Florian, Sable, E.G., and Nealey, L.D., 1994, Evolution of Cenozoic structures, western Markagunt Plateau, southwestern Utah, in Cenozoic geology and geothermal systems of southwestern Utah:  Utah Geological Association, Publication 23, 1994 field symposium, p. 105-116.

Maldonado, Florian, Khan, S.H., and Mengal, J.M., 1994, Preliminary geologic map of parts of Loralai, Sibi, Quetta, and Khuzar Divisions, Balochistan Province, west-central Pakistan:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-689, 29 p., scale 1:250,000.

Maldonado, Florian, Khan, S.H., and Mengal, J.M., 1993, Structural elements related to plate convergence of the Quetta-Muslim Bagh-Sibi region, Balochistan Province, Pakistan [abs.]:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, no. 6, p. A-482.

Maldonado, Florian, and Sable, E.G., 1993, Anastomosing grabens, low-angle faults, and Tertiary thrust(?) faults, western Markagunt Plateau, southwestern Utah [abs.]:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, no. 5, p. 113.

Nealey, L.D., and Maldonado, Florian, 1993, Major-element evidence for multiple magma batches in the evolution of Pleistocene and Holocene volcanic rocks of the Markagunt Plateau volcanic field, southwestern Utah [abs.]:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, no. 5, p. 126.

Maldonado, Florian, and Williams, V.S., 1993, Geologic map of the Parowan Gap quadrangle, Iron County, Utah:  U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1712, scale 1:24,000.  [supersedes no. 27]

Maldonado, Florian, and Williams, V.S., 1993, Geologic map of the

Paragonah quadrangle, Iron County, Utah:  U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1713, scale 1:24,000.  [supersedes no. 25]

Nealey, L.D., Unruh, D.M., and Maldonado, Florian, 1993, Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic maps of Pleistocene and Holocene volcanic rocks of the Panguitch 30' x 60' quadrangle, southwestern Utah:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-691, 11 p.

Maldonado, Florian, and Moore, R.C., 1993, Preliminary geologic map of the Parowan quadrangle, Iron County, Utah:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-3, scale 1:24,000.

Maldonado, Florian, Sable, E.G., and Anderson, R.E., 1992, Tertiary thrust (?) faults, Parowan-Summit area, Markagunt Plateau southwestern Utah [abs.]:  Eos, v. 71, no. 43, p. 574-575.

Maldonado, Florian, Sable, E.G., and Anderson, J.J., 1992, Evidence for a Tertiary low-angle shear zone, Red Hills, with implications for a regional shear zone in the adjacent Colorado Plateau, in Engineering and environmental geology of southwestern Utah:  Utah Geological Association Publication 21, Field Symposium, 1992, p. 315-323. 

Maldonado, Florian, Mengal, J.M., and Khan, S.H., 1991, Faults scarps related to the 1935 Quetta Earthquake, Quetta, Balochistan Province, west-central Pakistan [abs.]:  Eos, v. 72, no. 44, p. 486.

Maldonado, Florian, 1991, Structure, stratigraphy, and mineralization of the upper plate of the Bullfrog Hills detachment fault system, Bullfrog Hills area, with emphasis on the geology of Bullfrog Mountain, Nye County, southern Nevada, in Buffa, R.H., and Coyner, A.R., eds., Geology and ore deposits of the Great Basin--field trip guidebook, compendium:  Geological Society of Nevada, v. 2, p. 1062-1075.

Maldonado, Florian and Schmidt, D.L., 1991, Geologic map of the southern Sheep Range, Fossil Ridge, and Castle Rock area, Clark County, Nevada:  U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2086, scale 1:24,000.

Williams, V.S., and Maldonado, Florian, 1990, Quaternary movement on the Little Salt Lake fault, Parowan Valley, Utah [abs.]:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 22, no 3, p. 94.

Maldonado, Florian and Williams, V.S., 1990, Preliminary geologic map of the Parowan Gap quadrangle, Iron County, Utah:  U.S. Geological Survey Report 90-495, scale 1:24,000.

Maldonado, Florian and Williams, V.S., 1990, Preliminary geologic map of the Paragonah quadrangle, Iron County, Utah:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-494, scale 1:24,000.

Maldonado, Florian, 1990, Structural geology of the upper plate of the Bullfrog Hills detachment   fault system, southern Nevada:  Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 102, p. 992-1006.

Maldonado, Florian, and Hausback, B.P., 1990, Geologic map of the northeast quarter of the Bullfrog 15-minute quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada:  U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2049, scale 1:24,000.

Maldonado, Florian, 1990, Geologic map of the northwest quarter of the Bullfrog Hills 15-minute quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada:  U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1985, scale 1:24,000.

Maldonado, Florian, Sable, E.G., and Anderson, J.J., 1989, evidence for shallow detachment faulting of mid-Tertiary rocks, Red Hills (Basin and Range), with implications for a more extensive detachment zone in the adjacent Markagunt Plateau (Colorado Plateau), southwest Utah [abs.]:  Eos, v. 70, no. 43, p. 1336.

Maldonado, Florian, 1989, Contributor to "The geology of the Nevada Test

Site and surrounding area", H.L McKague, P.P Orkild, and S.R. Mattson eds:  Field Trip Guidebook T-186, 28th International Geological Congress, 31 p.

Maldonado, Florian, 1989, Detachment faulting and mineralization at Bullfrog Mountain, Bullfrog Hills area, in Vineyard, J.D., and W.K. Wedge, comp., Geological Society of America 1989 Field Trip Guidebook:  Missouri Department of Natural Resources Special Publication 5, p. 16-17.

Maldonado, Florian, 1988, Geometry of normal faults in the upper plate of a detachment fault zone, Bullfrog Hills, southern Nevada [abs.]:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 20, no. 3, p. 178.

Maldonado, Florian, Spengler, R.W., Hanna, W.F., and Dixon, G.L., 1988, Index of granitic rock masses in the State of Nevada:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1831, 81 p.

Maldonado, Florian, 1985, Late Tertiary detachment faults in the Bullfrog Hills, southwestern Nevada [abs.]:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v.17, no.7, p. 651.

Maldonado, Florian, 1985, Geologic map of the Jackass Flats area, Nye County, Nevada:  U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1519, scale 1:48,000.

Maldonado, Florian, 1984, Bedrock geologic map of the Lone Mountain pluton area, Esmeralda County, Nevada:  U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map I-1533, scale 1:24,000.

Maldonado, Florian, and Koether, S.L., 1983, Stratigraphy, structure, and some petrographic features of Tertiary volcanic rocks at the USW-G2 drill hole, Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-732, 83p.

Tingley, J.V., and Maldonado, Florian, 1983, Investigations of the mineral potential of the Clipper Gap, Lone Mountain-Weepah, and Pipe Spring plutons, Nevada:  Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 83-8, 115 p.

Spengler, R.L., Byers, F.M., Jr., and Maldonado, Florian, 1982, Volcanic stratigraphy at Yucca Mountain and its role in the multiple natural barrier concept of waste isolation [abs.]:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 14, no.6, p. 350.

Naeser, C.W., and Maldonado, Florian, 1981, Fission-track dating of the Climax and Gold Meadows Stock, Nye County, Nevada, in Short contributions to geochronology:  U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1199-E, 3 p.

Maldonado, Florian, 1981, Geology of the Twinridge pluton area, Nevada Test Site, Nevada:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-156, 13 p.

Maldonado, Florian, 1980, Geology of the northern part of the Sierra Cuchillo Mountains, Socorro and Sierra Counties, New Mexico:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-230, map, scale 1:24,000.

Maldonado, Florian, Muller, D.C., and Morrison, J.N., 1979, Preliminary geologic and geophysical data of the UE25a-3 exploratory drill hole, Nevada Test Site, Nevada:  U.S. Geological Survey Report USGS-1543-6, 47 p.

Maldonado, Florian, Steele, S.G., and Townsend, D.R., 1979, Supplementary lithologic logs of selected vertical drill holes in Area 12, Nevada Test Site, Nevada:  U.S. Geological Survey Report USGS-474-261, 61 p.

Spengler, R.W., Maldonado, Florian, Weir, J.E., Jr., Hanna, W.F., and Dixon, G.L., 1979, Inventory of granitic intrusives in Nevada:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-235, 264 p.

Maldonado, Florian, 1978, Contributor (15 lithologic drill hole logs) to Test Drilling for potash resources--Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Site, Eddy County, New Mexico:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-592, v. 1-2, 431 p.

Naeser, C.W., and Maldonado, Florian, 1978, Fission-track dating of the Climax and Gold Meadows Stock, Nye County, Nevada:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-419, 10 p.

Maldonado, Florian, 1977, Results from fault-monitoring stations on Pahute Mesa, Nevada Test Site, from July 1973 through December 1976:  U.S. Geological Survey Report USGS-464-242, 32 p.

Maldonado, Florian, 1977, Composite postshot fracture map of Pahute Mesa, Nevada Test Site, June 1973 through March 1976:  U.S. Geological Survey Report USGS-474-243, 11 p.

Maldonado, Florian, 1977, Explosion-induced fractures of selected announced underground nuclear tests, Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site, Nevada, January through December 1975:  U.S. Geological Survey Report USGS-474-234, 31 p.

Maldonado, Florian, 1977, Summary of the geology and physical properties of the Climax Stock, Nevada Test Site:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-356, 25 p.

Maldonado, Florian, 1974, Geology of the northern part of the Sierra Cuchillo, Socorro and Sierra Counties, New Mexico:  Albuquerque, University of New Mexico, unpublished M.S. thesis, 59 p.