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Allophane Juanita Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA 8.3 x 6.4 cm A mineral not commonly seen from this locality (Author: Philip Simmons)
Allophane Juanita Mine, Magdalena
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Azurite Nacimiento Copper Mine, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA 14.0 x 12.7 cm From a find 15 years ago (Author: Philip Simmons)
Azurite Nacimiento Copper Mine, Sa
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Barite on Quartz Juanita Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA 6.4 x 6.4 cm with crystals to 2.5 cm (Author: Philip Simmons)
Barite on Quartz Juanita Mine, Mag
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Chalcocite replacing Wood Nacimiento Copper Mine, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA 13.3 x 5.1 cm The primary ore of the copper mine (Author: Philip Simmons)
Chalcocite replacing Wood Nacimien
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Fluorite
Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
FOV 50 cm (Author: Philip Simmons)Fluorite
Cookes Peak District, -
Fluorite
Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
14.8 x 12.7 (Author: Philip Simmons)Fluorite
Cookes Peak District, -
Fluorite
Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
8.9 x 6.8 (Author: Philip Simmons)Fluorite
Cookes Peak District, -
Fluorite
Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
9.1 x 4.3 cm (Author: Philip Simmons)Fluorite
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Fluorite
Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
10.1 x 8.0 cm. Largest crystal is 5.5 cm. (Author: Philip Simmons)Fluorite
Cookes Peak District, -
Fluorite
Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
3.9 x 3.4 cm (Author: Philip Simmons)Fluorite
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Fluorite
Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
6.4 x 6.1 cm (Author: Philip Simmons)Fluorite
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Halite Intrepid Potash East Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA 9.5 x 7.6 cm A cleavage piece of a larger crystal. Shot under incandescent light (Author: Philip Simmons)
Halite Intrepid Potash East Mine,
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Hematite Queen, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA 3.8 x 3.2 cm Found in limestone beds among other uncrystallized hematite. Thus I believe it’s hematite and not "limonite" or goethite after pyrite (Author: Philip Simmons)
Hematite Queen, Eddy County, New M
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Hemimorphite with Cuprite and Aurichalcite inclusions Sunshine #4 tunnel, Blanchard Claims, Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA 8.9 x 7.6 cm Ray Demark indentified the reddish colored inclusions as being cuprite (Author: Philip Simmons)
Hemimorphite with Cuprite and Auri
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IMG_20210520_231722464.jpg (Author: Philip Simmons)
IMG_20210520_231722464.jpg
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Quartz pseudo-cubic Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA 2.5 x 1.9 cm A very unusual form for quartz (Author: Philip Simmons)
Quartz pseudo-cubic Artesia, Eddy
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Smithsonite Blanchard Claims, Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA 7.0 x 6.4 cm Quality smithsonite is found rarely from Blanchard, but it does occasionally occur. (Author: Philip Simmons)
Smithsonite Blanchard Claims, Bing
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Smoky and Amethyst Quartz Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County 27.3 cm I found the top half and my dad found the bottom half. It took us by surprise when both sections fit together! (Author: Philip Simmons)
Smoky and Amethyst Quartz Sierra B
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Smoky Quartz Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA 8.9 x 5.7 cm My contribution to the Sierra Blanca smokies. Collected with my dad over 20 years ago. (Author: Philip Simmons)
Smoky Quartz Sierra Blanca, White
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Smoky Quartz Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County Quartz xl. ~18 cm Me in a pocket of Smoky quartz with amethyst cores about 20 years ago (Author: Philip Simmons)
Smoky Quartz Sierra Blanca, White
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Spessartine garnets in schist Truchas Peak, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA 5.1 x 3.2 cm Even in New Mexico not many collectors know about this locality, but it has produced garnets up to 2 cm in diameter (Author: Philip Simmons)
Spessartine garnets in schist Truc
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Vanadinite (variety arsenatian)
Macy Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
4.7 x 4.1 cm (Author: Philip Simmons)Vanadinite (variety arsenatian)
Macy Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro District, Sierra County, New Mexico, U -
Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
(Author: Philip Simmons)_Crawling into the mine where the
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Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
(Author: Philip Simmons)_Unwrapping specimens after a hard