Mule Creek NM: Apache tear obsidian nodules

ROCKHOUNDING OPEN / LEGAL DOCUMENTED

Where: Southwest · North America · approx. 33.14, -109.03 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Rockhounding locality: perlite hills near the Arizona line shedding smooth obsidian nodules (Apache tears)

What turns up: Apache tears, perlite, banded obsidian

Access: Open / legal.

Public land collecting along Harden Cienega Road; mixed BLM and private ranch country, so stay off fenced parcels

Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.

Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.