Springfield Show 2019: Individual New Mexico Minerals August 25, 2019 Hershel Friedman (0) 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 Chalcocite on Pyrite from the Chino Mine, Santa Rita District, Grant Co., 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 Linarite Ps. after Galena from the Blanchard Mine, Hansonburg, Socorro 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 Hematite Kidney Ore from the Iron Hill District, Dona Ana 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 Fluorite Octahedrons & Quartz from the Cooke's Peak District, Luna Co., New Mexico Complex Halite & Sylvite from the Kerr McGee Mine, Carlsbad District, Eddy 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 Tilt Agate Geode, Rockhound State Park, 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 Turquoise from the Chino Mine, Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico Smoky Quartz from the Sacramento Mountains, Lincoln Co., New Mexico Pallasite Iron Meteorite from the Glorieta Meteorite, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico
