Socorro in Socorro County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Museum
Photographed By Gregory Walker, August 16, 2010
1. New Mexico Mineral Museum Marker
Based on personal collection willed to the New Mexico School of Mines by C.T. Brown in 1928, this museum displays thousands of mineral specimens from around the world with special emphasis on minerals found in New Mexico. Highlights include smithsonite from Kelly (Magdalena District), linarite from Bingham, Grants District uranium, Carlsbad potash, Silver City copper, Harding pegmatite minerals, and numerous fossils.Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
Location. 34° 4.011′ N, 106° 54.469′ W. Marker is in Socorro, New Mexico, in Socorro County. Marker can be reached from Olive Lane near Canyon Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Socorro NM 87801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. New Mexico Tech (approx. ¼ mile away); For Southern Independence (approx. 0.4 miles away); Socorro (approx. one mile away); Juan Jose Baca House (approx. one mile away); Jumbo (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Garcia Opera House
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Photographed By Gregory Walker, August 16, 2010
2. New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Museum and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2010, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. This page has been viewed 891 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2010, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
