UNITED STATES AND CANADA OBSIDIAN SOURCE CATALOG

A panorama view of the Valles Caldera, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico.

New Mexico Obsidian Sources

SOURCE NAME: Most commonly-used name for the geochemical source
OTHER NAMES: Alternate names or names of source outcrops belonging to same geochemical source group
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NEW MEXICO SOURCE MAP | U.S. SOURCE MAPS INDEX

SOURCE NAME (CHEMICAL GROUP) OTHER NAME(S) PDF
Antelope Wells El Berrendo
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Banco Bonito [Valles Caldera] --
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Bear Springs Peak Bear Springs Peak
Bland Canyon
Borrego Canyon
Canovas Canyon
Canovas Canyon Rhyolite
Canada de Cochiti
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Cerro del Medio [Valles Caldera] Cerro Abrigo
Cerro Rubio
Cerros de los Posos
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Gwynn and Ewe Canyons --
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Grants Ridge [Mt. Taylor Volcanic Field] Mt. Taylor
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Horace Mesa [Mt. Taylor Volcanic Field] Mt. Taylor
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Mule Creek (New Mexico and Arizona) Antelope Creek
Mule Creek/North Sawmill Group
Mule Mountains
Blue/San Francisco River Alluvium
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No Agua Peaks (North Hill) Johns Manville Mine
No Agua Dome
No Agua North
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No Agua Peaks (West Hill) Grefco Mine
No Agua Dome
No Agua West
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Obsidian Ridge [Jemez Mountains] Alamo Canyon
Cerro Toledo Rhyolite
Chapulin Canyon
Cochiti Canyon
Paso del Norte
Rabbit Mountain
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Paliza Canyon [Jemez Mountains] --
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Polvadera Peak [Jemez Mountains] El Rechuelos
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Red Hill --
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Rio Grande Obsidian Gravels --
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Last Updated: 09/01/2024