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New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Mineralogical Museum is a geology museum in Socorro, New Mexico. It is located as a part and inside the campus of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, a.k.a. New Mexico Tech.

The New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Mineralogical Museum was established in 1927 through a legislation, making it a service and research division of the New Mexico Tech. It was opened to the public in aims to further promote the information and education in the field. On exhibit are up to 2,500 minerals and fossils, most of which are from the mining districts of Tyrone, Santa Rida, Magdalena, and Hansonburg.

The New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Mineralogical Museum is open on weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm and on weekends from 10 am to 3pm.
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City: Socorro
County: Socorro
Address: 801 Leroy Place
Zip: 87801
Phone Number: (575) 835-5420
Category: Museum
Website: New Mexico Bureau of
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