After reviewing briefly the history of the discovery and use of mineral in New Mexico, lists minerals alphabetically from acanthite, an important silver ore, to

New Mexio is a rockhound's paradise. From micromount and gem quality mineral specimens to fossil pieces of life forms millions of years old there is something o

This guide contains a detailed listing of collectable New Mexico minerals, agates, and petrified wood, and includes more than 125 collecting sites with maps.