New Mexico Mineral Museum

New Mexico Mineral Museum is a museum in , which is located on Leroy Place. New Mexico Mineral Museum is situated nearby to the university building , as well as near .
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM and Saturday—Sunday 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: mineralogical collection
  • Also known as: “New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum”, “NM3”, and “NMMM”
  • Address: 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Charles & Jessie Headen Center and San Miguel de Socorro.

University building
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is an university building.

Church
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is the Catholic church in , built on the ruins of the old Nuestra Señora de Socorro mission. The old mission was built around 1627, but was destroyed in 1680 during the Pueblo Revolt. is situated 1 mile southeast of New Mexico Mineral Museum.

School
Socorro is a city in in the U.S. state of . It is in the Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of 4,579 feet. At the 2020 census, the population was 8,707. is situated 3,400 feet south of New Mexico Mineral Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Socorro and Luis Lopez.

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is a town in the region of the state of , in the United States of America.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 66. It lies between and along the . is situated 6 miles south of New Mexico Mineral Museum.

New Mexico Mineral Museum

Latitude
34.06829° or 34° 4′ 6″ north
Longitude
-106.90441° or 106° 54′ 16″ west
Operator
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Open location code
856M339W+86
Open­Street­Map ID
way 601412873
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q137830376
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Highlights include Joseph R. Skeen Library and The Epsicopal Church of the Epiphany.

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