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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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black and white photo of clouds enveloping the Rabbit Ears peaks
Clouds on the Rabbit Ears
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Sierra Blanca
Teakettle Rock
Teakettle Rock, Jemez Mountains
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
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Rock piles at St. Anthony mine
Red Cliffs at Water Canyon
Red Cliffs of Santa Fe Group Conglomerate at Water Canyon
photo: Evening Light Over Toas Mountains
Evening Light Over Taos Mountains
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Colorful Cretaceous sandstone in the Ojito Wilderness
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Microbursts on the Plains of San Agustin near the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array
Photograph of a derelict cabin amongst yellow leafed aspens near South Baldy Peak.
Derelict cabin near South Baldy Peak
photograph of Wind Mountain with a light dusting of snow
A lightly snow dusted Wind Mountain
Summer morning Socorro Peak
Summer morning reflection of Socorro Peak
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Chino mine
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Fluorite
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Echo Amphitheater
photograph of a hedgehog cactus with pink blooms in the Cornudas Mountains
Hedgehog cactus in the Cornudas Mountains
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Dead Tree in Repose on the Colorado Plateau
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Overlook of White Sands, Tularosa Basin
Los Alamos natural arch
The Arch
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Rickman Basalt