New Mexico Mineral Symposium — Abstracts

The mines and mountains of New Mexico offer the micromineral collector a diversity of mineral species that will delight and fascinate both the beginning. and the advanced collector. From the micromounter's perspective, much of New Mexico is untouched or unexplored, and new discoveries await the diligent collector. My intent in this talk is to briefly describe some of the well known, lesser known, and virtually unknown locations that exist in New Mexico. This compendium is not meant to be an all-inclusive presentation because there are far too many mines, outcrops, and prospect pits to describe in one talk.
Twenty-eight different mines, pits, outcrops, etc., will be described in this presentation, starting in the southwest corner of the state and concluding in the northeast at Point of Rocks Mesa. While it is unlikely that all these sites could be visited on a single trip, many could be encompassed during a visit of one week. The locations to be discussed will be divided arbitrarily into five sectors: 

Although many of the locations noted above are on public land and readily accessible to the mineral collector, others are on private or restricted land and approval should be obtained before entering the area.