Rockhounding New Mexico
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
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xii
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Introduction
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1
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How to Use This Book
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2
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Hazards and Precautions
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2
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Where You Are Allowed to Collect
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8
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Rockhounding Ethics
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9
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NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO
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1. Bisti Badlands
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13
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2. Split Lip Flats
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15
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3. Nageezi
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17
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4. Cuba Petrified Wood
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19
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5. Cuba Minerals
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20
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6. Gallina Agate
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21
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7. Gallina Alabaster
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22
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8. Coyote
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23
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9. Pedernal Peak
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24
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10. Abiquiu Dam
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26
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11. Jemez Springs
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28
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12. Soda Dam
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29
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13. Jemez Canyon
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30
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14. Jemez Plateau Alabaster
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31
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15. Jemez Plateau Obsidian and Moonstone
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32
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16. U.S. Highway 84 Road Cut (Mile 5.9)
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34
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17. La Madera Calcite
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35
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18. La Madera Zeolites
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37
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19. La Madera Pegmatite
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38
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20. Highway 519 Agate
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39
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21. Petaca Pegmatite Mines
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40
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22. Tres Piedras
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42
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23. Crownpoint
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44
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24. Thoreau
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45
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25. Grants Ridge
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46
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26. El Malpais National Monument
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47
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27. Rio Puerco Zeolites and Calcite Crystals
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48
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28. Rio Puerco Agate and Jasper
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49
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29. Albuquerque, 98th Street
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51
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30. Los Lunas
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52
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NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
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31. Questa
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57
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32. Red River
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58
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33. Highway 38 Lepidolite
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60
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34. U.S. Highway 64 Rhyolite
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61
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35. Raton
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62
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36. Capulin Volcano National Monument
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63
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37. Clayton Lake State Park
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64
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38. Harding Pegmatite Mine
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65
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39. Picuris Mountains
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67
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40. Pecos
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69
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41. Terrero (Pecos) Mine
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71
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42. Rociada
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72
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43. Mora
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75
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44. Storrie Lake
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76
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45. Sandia Crest
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77
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46. Madrid
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79
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47. Los Cerrillos Fossils
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82
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48. Los Cerrillos Turquoise
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83
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49. Galisteo
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84
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50. Laguna de Perro
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85
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51. Sumner Lake
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87
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52. Santa Rosa
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88
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SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
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53. Red Cloud Mines
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91
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54. Highway 42 Crystals
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94
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55. Ancho Gulch
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95
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56. Valley of Fires State Recreation Area
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97
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57. Lincoln County
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98
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58. Picacho
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99
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59. Roswell Pecos Diamonds
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100
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60. Roswell Selenite
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103
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61. Dexter
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104
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62. Rio Felix
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105
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63. East of Hagerman
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106
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64. West of Hope
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107
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65. U.S. Highway 82 Road Cut Fossils
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108
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66. Artesia
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109
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67. Carlsbad Caverns National Park
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111
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68. Eddy County
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112
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SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO
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69. Red Hill
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115
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70. U.S. Highway 60 Wood
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118
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71. Zuni Salt Lake Fossils
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119
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72. Zuni Salt Lake Halite
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120
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73. Zuni Salt Lake Quartzite and Jasper
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122
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74. Cimarron Mesa
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123
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75. Silver Hill
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124
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76. Bear Mountains
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127
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77. Riley
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128
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78. Contreras
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130
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79. San Lorenzo Arroyo
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131
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80. Lemitar Mine
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133
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81. Socorro
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135
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82. Socorro Peak Mining District
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137
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83. Luis Lopez Manganese District
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138
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84. Chupadera Mountains
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140
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85. Chavez Canyon
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141
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86. Magdalena Nitt and North Graphic Mines
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144
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87. Kelly Mine
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145
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88. Highway 52 Agate
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146
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89. San Francisco River Agate
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147
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90. North of Luna
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148
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91. Largo Canyon
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149
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92. Lee Russell Canyon
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151
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93. Highway 32 Material
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152
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94. Sand Canyon
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153
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95. Leggett Peak
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154
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96. Frisco
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156
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97. 22 Mile Wash
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158
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98. Pueblo Campground
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159
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99. Mogollon Road
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160
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100. Mogollon
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162
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101. Highway 78 Agate
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163
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102. State Line Zeolites
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164
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103. State Line Chalcedony
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166
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104. Mule Creek
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167
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105. Little Bear Canyon
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168
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106. Gila River
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171
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107. Copperas Peak
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173
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108. Meerschaum Mining Area
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175
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109. Bear Mountain Fossils
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176
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110. Hanover-Fierro Mining Area
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179
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111. Rabb Canyon
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180
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112. Kingston
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182
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113. Chloride Mine
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183
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114. Truth or Consequences
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186
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115. Jornada Lakes
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188
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116. Engle
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189
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117. Point of Rocks
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190
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118. Rincon Barite Quarry
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192
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119. Rincon Jasper and Agate
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193
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120. Rincon Fossils
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194
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121. Border Chalcedony
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195
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122. Round Mountain
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197
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123. Fuller Road Chalcedony
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198
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124. Pine Canyon
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199
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125. Highway 90 Dendrites
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201
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126. Gold Hill
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203
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127. Shakespeare
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205
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128. Cookes Peak
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207
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129. Deming Picture Rock and Fluorite
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210
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130. Fluorite Ridge
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211
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131. Paradise
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212
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132. San Simon Mine
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214
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133. Animas
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215
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134. Hachita
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217
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135. Old Hachita Mine
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220
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136. Apache Mining District - Apache Mine #2
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221
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137. Victorio Mining District
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223
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138. Deming Mines
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224
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139. Rockhound State Park
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226
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140. Kilbourne Hole
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227
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Appendix A: Glossary
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230
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Appendix B: Land Managers and Government Offices
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234
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Appendix C: Special Attractions
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240
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Appendix D: New Mexico Gem and Mineral Societies
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245
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Appendix E: Additional Sites
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246
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Index
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249
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About the Authors
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259
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