Directions to reach the NMT Microprobe Lab
From the North (Albuquerque)
1. Go south on I-25, towards Socorro and Belen. Socorro is about 70 miles south of Albuquerque.
2. When you arrive in Socorro, take the first exit off I-25.
3. You will now be on California street, recognizable by many gas stations and fast food restaurants.
4. Drive until you see a "Taco Bell" restaurant, and turn right at the stop light between the "Taco Bell" and the Kentucky Fried Chicken (now called "KFC").
5. You will now be driving towards the mountains. Once you've driven about 1 mile, you will enter the New Mexico Tech campus.
6. Continue driving on the same road, which will go through a grove of trees, and curve to the left.
7. When you get to the first stop sign after the grove of trees, turn left. The microprobe is housed in the building on the right, just past the small parking lot. If you can't find a space in the small lot, there is another lot just past the stop sign.
8. The building where the probe is housed has signs listing "State Mine Inspector" and "New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resource Museum" outside the main door. The is a small garden with large mineral and rock samples in front of the door. When you walk in, you should be able to hear the whine of the probe fan. We're in room 131.
9. In case you get lost, the lab phone is (575) 835-5155 (just 5155 from on campus). Nelia's phone is 5783 and Lynn's is 5166
From the South (El Paso)
1. Come north on I-25, towards Socorro.
2. When you arrive in Socorro, take the first exit off I-25.
3. You will now be on California street, recognizable by many gas stations and fast food restaurants.
4. Drive until you see a Furrs grocery store. Just past the store is a Kentucky Fried Chicken (now called "KFC") and a Taco Belle. Turn left at the stop light between the two restaurants.
Follow instructions above starting at #5.
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801-4796
information: (575) 835-5420
fax: (575) 835-6333
http://geoinfo.nmt.edu
The New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources is a research and service division of:
