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Springfield Show 2019: Individual New Mexico Minerals

Continuing with our coverage of the 2019 East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show at Springfield, our next post features some of the outstanding minerals from the New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources Mineral Museum that were exhibited at the show.


For this post, we chose minerals specific to New Mexico. New Mexico has an amazing array of minerals and a surprising number of quality specimens from many locations. The museum collection highlights many of these minerals, some of which we were able to capture in this post.


Bright Blue Azurite from the Santa Rita District, Grant Co, New Mexico
Bright Blue Azurite from the Santa Rita District, Grant Co, New Mexico

Chalcocite on Pyrite from the Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Grant Co., New Mexico
Chalcocite on Pyrite from the Chino Mine, Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico

Hemimorphite & Rosasite from the Kelly Mine, Magdalena, New Mexico
Hemimorphite & Rosasite from the Kelly Mine, Magdalena, New Mexico

Smoky Quartz Japan-Law Twin from the Ortiz Mountains, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico
Smoky Quartz Japan Law Twin from the Ortiz Mountains, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico

Linarite Pseudomorph after Galena from the Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg, Socorro Co., New Mexico
Linarite Ps. after Galena from the Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg, Socorro Co., New Mexico

Banded Fluorite from the Abiquiu District, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico
Banded Fluorite from the Abiquiu District, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico

Gypsum Fishtail Twin from White Sands Missile Range, Socorro Co., New Mexico
Gypsum Fishtail Twin from White Sands Missile Range, Socorro Co., New Mexico

Hematite Kidney Ore from the Iron Hill District, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico
Hematite Kidney Ore from the Iron Hill District, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico

Barite and Fluorite from the Clarence Barrett Workings, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico
Barite & Fluorite from Clarence Barrett Workings, Hansonburg, Socorro Co., New Mexico

Complex Fluorite Crystal from the Mex-Tex Mine, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico
Complex Fluorite Crystal from the Mex-Tex Mine, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico

Fluorite Octahedrons & Quartz from the Cooke's Peak District, Luna Co., New Mexico
Fluorite Octahedrons & Quartz from the Cooke's Peak District, Luna Co., New Mexico

Halite & Sylvite from the Kerr McGee Mine, Carlsbad District, Eddy Co., New Mexico
Complex Halite & Sylvite from the Kerr McGee Mine, Carlsbad District, Eddy Co., New Mexico

Pyrite Crystal Clusters from Bosque Draw, Chaves Co., New Mexico
Complex Pyrite Crystal Clusters from Bosque Draw, Chaves Co., New Mexico

Smithsonite & Aurichalcite from the Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico
Smithsonite & Aurichalcite from the Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico

Tilt Agate Geode, Rockhound State Park, Luna Co., New Mexico
Tilt Agate Geode, Rockhound State Park, Luna Co., New Mexico

Multicolored Fluorite from Surprise #1, Cookes Peak District, Luna Co., New Mexico
Multicolored Fluorite from Surprise #1, Cookes Peak District, Luna Co., New Mexico

Chalcedony on Pyrolusite from the Cliff Roy Mine, Cap Rock Mnt, Grant Co., New Mexico
Chalcedony on Pyrolusite from the Cliff Roy Mine, Cap Rock Mnt, Grant Co., New Mexico

Turquoise from the Chino Mine, Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico
Turquoise from the Chino Mine, Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico

Smoky Quartz from the Sacramento Mountains, Lincoln Co., New Mexico
Smoky Quartz from the Sacramento Mountains, Lincoln Co., New Mexico

Pallasite Iron Meteorite with Widmanstaetten Lines and Olive from the Glorieta Meteorite, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico
Pallasite Iron Meteorite from the Glorieta Meteorite, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico