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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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Bisti Badlands
Plaza Blanca
Plaza Blanca, near Abiquiu
Towering hoodoo at San Lorenzo Canyon
Towering hoodoo at San Lorenzo Canyon
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Manzano Mountains Sunrise
photograph Fractured sandstone, Arroyo del Tajo, Quebradas
Fractured sandstone, Arroyo del Tajo, Quebradas
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Space cows of the VLA
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Convoluted Bedding in the Sangre De Cristo Formation
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Chandelier Ballroom, Lechuguilla Cave
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Allosaurus Footprint
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City of Rocks
Modoc mine and mill in the Organ Mountains in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, 1905
Modoc Mine and Mill
Apollo 15 astonauts training along the rim of the Rio Grande Gorge
Apollo 15 Astonauts Training Along the Rim of the Rio Grande Gorge
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Look for the treasure
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New Mexico Oil Production Curve from 1924-2016
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View along the Santa Fe Fault
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White Sands
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument with trees
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St. Anthony mine pit
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
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San Lorenzo Canyon rocks