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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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Pumpjack
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Floating the Chama River
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Chalcopyrite
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Microbursts on the Plains of San Agustin near the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array
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Butte of Cretaceous Mancos Shale
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Limestone Ridge in the Quebradas
Socorro Peak
Socorro Peak from the south
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Colorful Cretaceous sandstones in the Ojito Wilderness
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
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Hoodoo in the Ojito Wilderness
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Incised Valley floor
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View from the Dome Road
Strawberry Peak Lava Dome
Strawberry Peak Lava Dome and Surrounding Landslide Blocks
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Smithsonite
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Socorro Peak
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Cabezon Peak from the east side of the San Ysidro anticline
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White Mesa near San Ysidro viewed from the Northeast
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Horseshoe Crater
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Monocline at the edge of the Rio Grande Rift
Valley of fire
Valley of Fires