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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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Cerro del Medio dome in the Valles Calderaphotograph
Cerro del Medio dome in the Valles Caldera with elk track
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Dike peaking out of the trees in the Mt.Taylor amphitheater.
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Hoodoo in the Bisti Badlands
photograph Ojito Wilderness hogback
Ojito Wilderness hogback
photograph: Inscription Rock
Inscription Rock
Miocene rocks of San Lorenzo Canyon
Stratigraphic chaos in San Lorenzo Canyon
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Sulfur Crystals
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Socorro Peak
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2023 Annular Eclipse
photograph: Granite Cliffs, Sandia Mtns
Granite Sentinels
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Socorro Mountains from Spook Canyon road
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Mineral Museum Display
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Electron Microprobe Backscatter Electron Image
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Planning a Fieldtrip in the Sacramento Mountains
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Argon Geochronology Laboratory
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Chalky horizons of the Niobrara Formation in the Mancos Shale
Abiquiu formation, Plaza Blanca
Rocks and sky, Plaza Blanca
Plaza Blanca
Plaza Blanca in Autumn
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View of the Sandia Mountains from near San Ysidro
Chino open pit copper mine
Santa Rita Open Pit Copper Mine