New Mexico Mineral Symposium
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Photo by Jeff Scovil
Fluorite on quartz, Pine Canyon deposit, Burro Mountains District, Grant Co., NM. Gift of Gary & Priscilla Young.
Plan to attend the:
Annual Symposium — (date TBA)
Macey Center
New Mexico
Institute of Mining & Technology
Socorro, New
Mexico
[View map and Places to See Around Socorro]
2025 Program and Schedule available now! Download the 2025 New Mexico Mineral Symposium Program with Abstracts - Here
The New Mexico Mineral Symposium provides a forum for both professionals and amateurs interested in mineralogy. The meeting allows all to share their cumulative knowledge of mineral occurrences and provides stimulus for mineralogical studies and new mineral discoveries. In addition, the informal atmosphere encourages intimate discussions among all interested in mineralogy and associated fields.
This year's symposium will consist of a day and a half of formal papers presented in 30-minute time blocks. Many papers will focus on mineral occurrences from New Mexico and adjacent states, as well as Mexico. Other selected papers may be presented from other parts of the world. An informal pre-symposium social and tailgating session will be held at local motels beginning on Friday, and will last through the weekend.
The Mineral Symposium is organized each year by the Mineral Museum at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources.
Examples of previous presentations (44th NMMS, 2024)
A Legacy Revived: New Treasures from the Eagle's Nest Mine: Daniel Trinchillo delves into the past, present, and future of the Eagle's Nest Mine at the 2024 New Mexico Mineral Symposium.
The Discovery of the King of Kashmir: Daniel Trinchillo recalls the amazing story of recovering one of the greatest minerals of all time.
Photographs
See our Gallery of photographs from past symposia and associated field trips. If you have photographs that you would like to share, please contact us.
For more photos and “live reports” of past symposia, please peruse Erin Delventhal’s in-depth coverage on Mindat.org:
- 42nd (2022): https://www.mindat.org/article.php/4382/The+42nd+New+Mexico+Mineral+Symposium
- 41st (2021): https://www.mindat.org/article.php/4222/41st+Annual+New+Mexico+Mineral+Symposium
- 40th (2019): https://www.mindat.org/article.php/3822/40th+Annual+New+Mexico+Mineral+Symposium
- 39th (2018): https://www.mindat.org/a/38th_new_mexico_mineral_symposium
- 38th (2017): https://www.mindat.org/a/38th_new_mexico_symposium