46th New Mexico Mineral Symposium
November 13-15, 2026
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New Mexico Mineral Symposium — 2025 Schedule
Friday, November 7, 2025
| Time |
Event |
Location / Notes |
| 9:00 am–4:00 pm | Micromineral Aficionados Gathering | Headen Center room 253 (Bureau of Geology) |
| 9:00 am | Lake Valley Field Trip | Organized by the Los Alamos Geological Society — limited attendance (reservation required) |
| 4:00–6:00 pm | Friends of the Museum Reception | Headen Center atrium (Bureau of Geology), appetizers and cash bar |
| 7:00 pm | Informal motel tailgating and social hour | Comfort Inn & Suites and other venues — FREE |
Saturday, November 8, 2025
| Time |
Event |
Location / Notes |
| 8:00 am | Check-in and continental breakfast | Macey Center |
| 8:00 am–1:00 pm | Silent auction to benefit the New Mexico Mineral Symposium | Macey Center |
| 8:45 am | Opening remarks | Main auditorium |
| 9:00 am | The Minerals of the San Pedro Mine, New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico | Tony L. Potucek |
| 9:30 am | The Globe-Miami District, Gila County, Arizona | Les Presmyk |
| 10:00 am | Coffee break | — |
| 11:00 am | From Mineralogy to Quantum Materials | Markus Raschke |
| 11:30 am | Rare Minerals of the Mendip Hills, England | Michael S. Rumsey |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch | — |
| 1:00–2:00 pm | Silent auction checkout (pay for winning bids) | Macey Center |
| 2:00 pm | What’s New in Minerals and Personal Favorites | Jeffrey A. Scovil |
| 2:30 pm | History and Minerals of the San Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona | Mark Hay |
| 3:00 pm | Coffee break | — |
| 3:30 pm | Pegmatite Minerals from New Hampshire’s White Mountain Igneous Province | Donald A. Dallaire |
| 4:00–5:00 pm | History and Highlights, Including New Mexico Specimens, of the Natural History Museum, London, England (Featured speaker) | Michael S. Rumsey |
| 5:30 pm | Sarsaparilla and suds: cocktail hour, cash bar | Fidel Center Ballrooms |
| 6:30 pm | Banquet followed by a live auction to benefit the New Mexico Mineral Symposium | Fidel Center Ballrooms |
Sunday, November 9, 2025
| Time |
Event |
Location / Notes |
| 8:00 am | Morning social, coffee, and donuts | Macey Center |
| 8:50 am | Welcome to the second day of the symposium and follow-up remarks | — |
| 9:00 am–12:00 pm | Silent auction to benefit the New Mexico Mineral Symposium | Macey Center |
| 9:00 am | Microminerals at the Nacimiento Mine, New Mexico | G. Scott Braley |
| 9:30 am | New Mexico Vanadinites: An Update | Ramon S. DeMark & Thomas Katonak |
| 10:00 am | Coffee break | — |
| 10:30 am | Minerals of the Chilean Mineralogical Expedition of 1938, Sam Gordon and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia | Patrick E. Haynes |
| 11:00 am | Off the Map: Recent New Mexico Mineral Discoveries | Rob Sanders |
| 11:30 am | Moonstone Madness | Grant R. Kuck |
| 12:00 pm | Silent auction checkout (pay for winning bids) | Macey Center |
