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Image Gallery

The photographs and figures shown on this page and on the banner of our website generally highlight interesting geological features in New Mexico. We also have several curated galleries including our Image of the Day, our pages highlighting New Mexico's Enchanting Landscapes, and snapshots from our Annual NM Mineral Symposium.

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Cathodoluminescence image of intrasectoral zoning in apatite.
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Ghost Train of the Sacramento Mountins
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Gila Cliff Dwellings
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Mineral Museum Display
Pronghorn graze in a partially shadowed grassland, while in the south slopes of Sugarloaf Mountain curve up to a small mesa.
Pronghorn and Sugarloaf Mountain
photograph Ojito Wilderness hogback
Ojito Wilderness hogback
photo: Evening Light Over Toas Mountains
Evening Light Over Taos Mountains
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Electron Microprobe Backscatter Electron Image
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Capitan Mountains
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Cornudas Mountains look NW from San Antonio
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Rio Grande in White Rock Canyon
Ghost Ranch from Rim Vista trail
Mesozoic rocks of Ghost Ranch country
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Drone panoramic photo looking upstream along the Rio Chama from Archuleta Ranch.
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Chandelier Ballroom, Lechuguilla Cave
Huge dump of pay ore at hoist shaft
Huge dump of pay ore at hoist shaft
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When darkness is falling
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Electron Microprobe Backscatter Electron Image
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Dan Koning speaking at the 2011 NMGS Fall Field Conference
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Wulfenite
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Socorro Mountains from Spook Canyon road