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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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Tenacious Tree at Gonzales Prospect
Tenacious Tree at Gonzales Prospect, Socorro County
Sawtooth Mountains sunset, March
Sawtooth Mountains sunset, March
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A view of Cerro Pedernal from Ghost Ranch
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View along the Santa Fe Fault
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Chupadera Trail
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Incised Valley floor
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Strawberry Peak from US Highway 60
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Limestone Ridge in the Quebradas
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Dan Koning at the 2011 NMGS Fall Field Conference
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Irrigated lands in San Acacia region
leaves of a yucca are partially buried in white sand
White Sands yucca
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Drone view upstream from below Archuleta Ranch on the Rio Chama
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View of the Sandia Mountains from near San Ysidro
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White Sands National Park
Chino open pit copper mine
Santa Rita Open Pit Copper Mine
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San Mateo Mountains
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St. Anthony mine pit
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Dr. Nelia Dunbar in the field
photograph: Petroglyphs on Basalt
Three Historical Events: Eruption, Mass Wasting and Humans
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Balanced rock in the Ojito Wilderness