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35º30’1.94”N, 106º50’9.98”W Shiprock, San Juan County, New Mexico (2006) 36º47’08.00”N, 108º41’13.32”W Soda Dam #1, Sandoval County, New Mexico (2025) 35º47’43.67”N, 106º41’28.38”W Cabezon, Sandoval County, New Mexico (2006 35º35’59.15”N, 107º05’43.89”W Soda Dam #2, Sandoval County, New (2025) County, New Mexico (2022) WhiteMexico Mesa, Sandoval 35º47’43.67”N, 35º32’13.09”N, 106º41’28.38”W 106º47’39.04”W
Gilman and #2, Sandoval County, County, Gypsum#1 Mine, White Mesa, Sandoval New Mexico Mexico (2024) (2025) New 35º32'5.10"N, 106º48'24.85"W Rio Guadalupe Canyon, Sandoval County, New Mexico Cabolito Wall(2025) #1, Cibola County, 35º43’54.50”N, 106º45’49728”W New Mexico (2025)
Waldo Canyon, Santa Fe County, Cabolito Rampart, Cibola County, New Mexico New Mexico (2023) (2025) [no GPS] 35º27’17.32”N, 106º8’52.43”W Cabolito Wall #2, Cibola County, Diablo Canyon #1, Santa Fe County, New Mexico (2025) New Mexico (2024) 34º54’32.62”N, 107º51’14.38”W 35º48’20.99”N, 106º8’30.10”W
Rio Grande Gorge #1 to South, Taos County, Diablo Canyon #2, Santa Fe County, New Mexico (2026) New Mexico (2024) 36º21’20.04”N, 105º43’37.94”W 35º48’16.68”N, 106º8’21.67”W Rio Grande Gorge to north, Taos County Galisteo Dam,(2026) Santa Fe County, New Mexico (2021) New Mexico 35º28’5.24”N, 106º12’32.35”W 36º21’24.62”N, 105º43’42.33”W
Crestone Dike #1 SantaRio Fe Grande County,Gorge, East of Carson toward New County, Mexico (2024) Taos New Mexico (2021) 35º17’17.36”N, 105º56’18.55”W 36º21’0.93N, 105º44’11.62”W
Santa Fe County near Los Cerrillos, Red River Canyon tailings, Taos County, New Mexico Mexico (2024) New (2021) 35º26’30.25”N, 36º41’34.49”N, 106º4’43.73”W 105º29’49.48”W
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Elephant City of Rocks Butte,#1, Sierra GrantCounty, County,New Mexico (2013) New Mexico (2022) 33º09’15.56”N, 107º11’13.40”W 32º35’50.19”N, 107º58’18.32”W Elephant Butte, Lake Sierra County, City of New Mexico Rocks(2022) #2, Grant County, New Mexico (2022) 32º35’35.17”N,107º11’0.61”W 33º8’49.91”N, 107º58’24.33”W
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CityVentana La of Rocks Arch #3,#1, Grant Cibola County, County, New Mexico (2022) New Mexico (2025) 32º35’48.71”N, 107º58’19.14”W 34º52’9.86”N, 107º53’20.53”W La Bajada Mesa #1, Santa Fe County, New La Ventana MexicoArch (2024) #2, Cibola County, 35º34’41.83”N, New Mexico (2002) 106º11’26.07”W 34º52’9.41”N, 107º53’19.78”W La Baja La Mesa #2, Santa Fe County, New La Ventana MexicoArch (2024) #3, Cibola County, 35º33’25.72”N, New Mexico (2025) 106º13’38.79”W 34º52’9.41”N, 107º53’19.78”W Camino Real at La Bajada, Santa Fe County, New La Ventana MexicoArch (2024) #4, Cibola County, 35º33’21.89”N, New Mexico (2025) 106º13’44.29”W 34º52’9.86”N, 107º53’20.53”W Quebradas, Socorro County, New Mexico (2024) 34º7’10.78”N, Lava #1, Cibola106º48’19.18”W County, New Mexico (2025) 35º5’0.91”N, 107º45’59.47”W Near Lake Valley, San Juan County, New Mexico Lava #2, Cibola (2025) County, New Mexico (2025) 36º12’3.44”N,107º45’59.23”W 35º5’0.98”N, 108º10’40.27”W Crestone Volcano #1, Dike Doña #2, Ana SantaCounty, Fe County, New Mexico (2024) 31º49’17.65”N, New Mexico (2023) 107º13’31.42”W 35º17’25.51”N, 105º56’47.63”W Volcano #2 (mined), Doña Ana County, New Crestone Mexico Dike(2024) #3, Santa Fe County, New Mexico (2023) 31º49’18.29”N, 107º13’47.14”W 35º17’26.32”N, 105º56’20.42”W Florida Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico (2021) 32º9’56.00”N, 107º36’57.35”W
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