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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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Rio Grande in White Rock Canyon
photo: Evening Light Over Toas Mountains
Evening Light Over Taos Mountains
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Rapakivi syenite in the Gallinas Mountains
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Sierra Blanca
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Tent Rock Erosion
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Cross Section of the Otero Platform
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Argon Geochronology Laboratory
Valley of fire
Valley of Fires
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Slab of Rinconada Formation
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Socorro Peak
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City of Rocks
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Drone panoramic photo looking upstream along the Rio Chama from Archuleta Ranch.
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Strawberry Peak from US Highway 60
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West - East Cross Section of the Placitas Quadrangle.
Window
Tuff Window
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Chupadera Trail
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Looking downstream from Big Eddy on the Rio Chama
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Southeast Strawn Pool Map
Ghost Ranch from Rim Vista trail
Mesozoic rocks of Ghost Ranch country
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Organ Mountains and dark skies