Table of Contents

• Silver Foxes of Fluorescence by Conrad North 1–15
• Planning the Socorro, NM Fluorescent Mineral Trip by Brian Walko 16–17

Silver Foxes of Fluorescence

By Conrad North · pp. 1–15

A five-day collecting expedition around Socorro and Magdalena, New Mexico, visits the Blanchard, Desert Rose, Nitt, Graphic, Kelly, and Chupadera mines. The group finds fluorescent fluorite, cerussite, barite, caliche, and calcite, among other minerals, and makes a nighttime return to the Blanchard Mine to collect by lamp. The narrative also recounts local mining histories, access conditions, and the team’s visits to the Charles & Jessie Headen Geology Museum.

Planning the Socorro, NM Fluorescent Mineral Trip

By Brian Walko · pp. 16–17

Planning and site research for a collecting trip to the Socorro, New Mexico, area includes consulting geological publications, club field-trip guides, Mindat, land-ownership maps, and Bureau of Land Management claim records. The account explains how the organizer contacted property and claim owners, arranged access and fees, and selected collectors for a scouting expedition. It also summarizes logistics and access experiences at the Blanchard, Desert Rose, Nitt, Graphic, and Chupadera mines.