Organ: Brochantite & Cerargyrite Rockhounding in Doña Ana County, New Mexico
- Minerals reported
- 7
- Elevation
- 5,240 ft
Organ is a mapped rockhounding spot in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. Reported finds include brochantite, cerargyrite, cerussite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, and more. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Plan your visit
Permission required before collecting
- County
- Doña Ana County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest road
- Baylor Canyon Pass
- Postcode
- 88052
- Coordinates
- 32.40397, -106.60103
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground in the RockHoundR app, where land overlays show which agency manages the area.
Land & collecting status
Permission required before collecting
Requires landowner or agency permission before any collecting. Do not enter without explicit authorization.
Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.
Geology at Organ
This spot sits on Upper Santa Fe Group, mapped as conglomerate sandstone, coarse alluvium, and fine alluvium that formed roughly 7 to 0 million years ago. Loose deposits like these are float-collecting ground: erosion keeps moving durable rocks and minerals into gravel bars, cutbanks, and washes.
- Mapped unit
- Upper Santa Fe Group
- Age
- 7–0 Ma (Late Miocene to Middle Pleistocene)
- Rock types
- conglomerate sandstone, coarse alluvium, and fine alluvium
- Elevation
- 5,240 ft
Geologic mapping via Macrostrat and the underlying state geological survey maps (CC BY 4.0). Bedrock at the surface can vary within a mapped unit.
Today's weather
Is today a good day to go?
The app shows live weather, recent rain, and a daily rockhounding score for Organ.
Get the appSources & verification
Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.
State guidance last verified:
- Rockhound State Park, Collection rules
- BLM New Mexico
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Organ
Each name opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Organ.
- Las CrucesDoña Ana County, New Mexico · 24 mi awayObsidian
- Jarilla Mountains (garnet)Otero County, New Mexico · 28 mi awayGarnet
- PhiladelphiaOtero County, New Mexico · 28 mi awayCopper, Chrysocolla, Malachite
- Copper King No. 2 MineOtero County, New Mexico · 29 mi awayCopper
- Lucky MineOtero County, New Mexico · 29 mi awayAndradite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
- Alice MineOtero County, New Mexico · 29 mi awayEpidote, Garnet, Copper
- Orogrande District ProspectOtero County, New Mexico · 29 mi awayCopper
- Orogrande District ProspectOtero County, New Mexico · 29 mi awayCopper
Across the state line from Organ
Organ is close enough to the New Mexico border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- General AreaEl Paso County, Texas · 36 mi awayGarnet, Mica, Pink Serpentine
Organ FAQ
Where is Organ?+
What rocks and minerals can you find at Organ?+
Is collecting allowed at Organ?+
What tools should I bring to Organ?+
How do I get to Organ?+
More rockhounding in New Mexico
See all 143 New Mexico spots →
Open Organ on the map
Use the RockHoundR app for live land overlays, weather, geology, directions, and saved finds.
