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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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Poison Canyon, NMGS field trip
Mesozoic rocks of Poison Canyon
photograph
Wandering Among the Lava Flows
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Northern Sandia Mountains
photograph
Behind the scene, San Lorenzo canyon
Angular unconformity
San Lorenzo Canyon unconformity
photograph
Rhyolite domes, Socorro Mountains
McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains
McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains
Abiquiu formation, Plaza Blanca
Rocks and sky, Plaza Blanca
Chimayo Summer
Chimayo Summer
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Taos Mountains and Servietta Basalts
photograph
Fall on the Rio Grande
photograph
Bisti Badlands
photograph
Panorama of the Rio Chama Wild and Scenic River
photograph
Cathodoluminescence image of intrasectoral zoning in apatite.
Plaza Blanca
Plaza Blanca in Autumn
photograph
Irrigated lands in San Acacia region
photograph
Floating the Chama River
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Cross Section of the Otero Platform
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Capulin Mountain
Water Canyon Cliffs
Red Cliffs At Water Canyon