Gem Trails of New Mexico
Table of Contents
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New Mexico Collecting Sites
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6
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New Mexico Site Locator Map
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7
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Map Legend
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8
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Forward
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9
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Summary of Basic Rockhounding Rules and Regulations
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10
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Introduction
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12
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Mineral Highlights
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12
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New Mexico Geology
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14
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Mining History
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14
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"The Land of Enchantment"
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15
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About the Collecting Sites
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15
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Rockhound Rules
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17
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Collecting Sites
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1. Thoreau Petrified Wood
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18
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2. Grants Apache Tears and Minerals
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20
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3. San Rafael Fluorite
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22
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4. Rio Puerco Cutting Minerals
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24
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5. Apache Creek Agate
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26
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6. Luna Agate and Crystals
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28
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7. Red Hill Agate and Jasper
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30
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8. Quemado Minerals
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32
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9. Negrito Springs Agate
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34
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10. Largo Canyon Agate
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36
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11. Highway 12 Agate
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38
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12. Sand Canyon Agate
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40
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13. Tularosa Agate
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42
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14. South of Magdalena Minerals
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44
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15. North of Magdalena Minerals
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46
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16. Riley Minerals and Fossils
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48
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17. Bernardo Cutting Minerals
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50
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18. Socorro Minerals
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52
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19. Socorro Fossils
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54
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20. Gonzales Mine Minerals and Fossils
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56
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21. Lorenzo Arroyo Minerals
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58
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22. Chupadera Mountain Minerals
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60
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23. Chavez Canyon Nodules
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62
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24. Carthage Fossils
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64
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25. Peralta Canyon Rhyolite and Obsidian
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66
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26. Cerrillos Hills Fossils
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68
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27. Madrid Coal Specimens
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70
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28. Galisteo Jasper
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72
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29. Sandia Crest Fossils and Minerals
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74
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30. Coyote Agate
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76
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31. Gallina Alabaster
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78
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32. Gallina Agate
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80
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33. Cuba Southeast Minerals
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82
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34. Cuba Southwest Petrified Wood
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84
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35. Los Lunas Agate, Jasper and Wood
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86
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36. Petaca Pegmatites
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88
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37. Jemez Mountain Minerals
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90
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38. Abiquiu Agate
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92
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39. Pedernal Peak Agate
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94
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40. Nageezi Jasper, Wood and Barite
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96
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41. Blanco Cutting Minerals
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98
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42. Red Lake Peridot and Garnet
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100
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43. Farmington Minerals and Fossils
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102
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44. La Madera Minerals
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104
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45. Jemez Fossils and Sulfur
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106
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46. La Cueva Obsidian
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108
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47. Dixon Pegmatite Minerals
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110
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48. Taos Staurolite
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112
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49. Mt. Wheeler Minerals
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114
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50. Red River Pass Feldspar
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116
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51. Cimmarron Canyon Jasper
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118
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52. Bartlett Mesa Leaf Fossils
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120
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53. Raton Fossils
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122
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54. Canadian River Marine Fossils
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124
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55. Guy Agate Field
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126
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Hints for Collecting Minerals
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128
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Color Photo Insert
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129
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Hints for Collecting Gem Materials
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137
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56. Cebolla Pass Minerals
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138
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57. Las Vegas Fossils
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140
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58. Pecos Fossils
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142
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59. Terrero Minerals
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144
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60. Willard Halite
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146
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61. Corona Calcite and Quartz
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148
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62. Jicarilla Minerals
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150
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63. Red Cloud Canyon Minerals
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152
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64. Hoot Owl Canyon Minerals
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154
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65. Hansonburg Minerals
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156
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66. Revuelto Creek Petrified Wood
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158
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67. Tucumcari Tumbling Stones
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160
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68. Santa Rosa Minerals and Fossils
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162
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69. Guadalupe Minerals
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164
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70. Sumner Lake Cutting Minerals
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166
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71. Gage Quarries and Minerals
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168
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72. Deming Agate
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170
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73. Hermanas Agate Nodules
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172
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74. Hachita Minerals
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174
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75. Apache Mine Copper Ores
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176
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76. Playas Lake Agate, Jasper and Chalcedony
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178
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77. Geronimo Trail Geodes
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180
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78. Rodeo Minerals
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182
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79. Granite Gap Fluorescent Minerals
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184
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80. Kingston Crystals
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186
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81. Rabb Park Moonstone
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188
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82. Silver City Minerals
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190
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83. Ash Creek Minerals
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192
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84. Moore Canyon Agate and Wood
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194
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85. Hoodoo Canyon Minerals
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196
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86. Silver City South
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198
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87. Lake Valley Agate
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200
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88. Truth or Consequences Candy Rock
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202
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89. Cookes Peak Carnelian
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204
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90. Fluorite Ridge Minerals
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206
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91. Radium Springs Onyx
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208
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92. Mule Creek Apache Tears
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210
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93. Pueblo Campground Labradorite
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212
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94. Mogollon Minerals
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214
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95. Bear Mountain Fossils
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216
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96. Pinos Altos Cutting Materials, Minerals and Fossils
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218
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97. Rockhound State Park Minerals
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220
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98. Shakespeare Mineral Specimens
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222
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99. Engle Agate and Wood
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224
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100. Aleman Carnelian
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226
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101. Upham Road Cutting Materials
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228
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102. Rincon Jasper and Coal
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230
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103. Rincon Barite
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232
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104. Kilbourne Hole Peridot
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234
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105. Hatch Chalcedony and Opal
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236
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106. Bonito Lake Minerals
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238
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107. Capitan Fossils
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240
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108. Dunken Calcite and Fossiliferous Limestone
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242
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109. Roswell Crystals
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244
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110. Roswell Selenite
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246
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111. Rio Felix Agate
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248
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112. Hagerman Agate
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250
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113. Hobbs Caliche
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252
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114. Lovington Caliche
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254
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115. Cloudcroft Fossils
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256
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116. Orogrande Minerals
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258
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117. Pyramid Peak Fluorite
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260
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118. Franklin Mountains Minerals
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262
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Appendix A - New Mexico Gem and Mineral Societies
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264
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Appendix B - Museums
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265
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Appendix C - Places of Geologic Interest
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266
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Glossary
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267
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Mineral Locator Index
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275
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