Name	Natural	Non-heat treated points	Heat treated points	Color details	Primary found in:	Associated             Formation / Member
Abique Agate				Colors of whites, grays, reds, yellows, oranges, and browns	North central New Mexico
Abiquiu Jasper					North central New Mexico
Abiquiu Moss Agate				White to light gray matrix with inclusions of red, black, and yellow.	North central New Mexico
Abiquiu Quartzite				Ranges from a white to a whitish gray or whitish brown.	North central New Mexico
Abo Sandstone				Laminated sandstone that ranges from a tan to a dark red or purple	South central New Mexico	Abo Sandstone Formation
Agate Jasper (Generic Type)				Ranges from yellow to brown or green.  Part if the material will be banded and be translucent while the remaining material will be mottled and opaque.	Western North America
Aleman Ribbon Chert				Ranges from a dark gray to white or red.  Chalcedony occurs as veins, bird eye like vugs, and fossil replacement.	Southeastern New Mexico	Aleman Member of the Montoya Formation
Alibates Agatized Dolomite AKA: Alibates Flint				Primarily banded, speckles, or mottled with colors commonly ranging from red, blue, purple, brown, cream, and white.	Eastern New Mexico	Quartermaster Formation
Andesite Generic Type					North America	Varies
Antelope Creek Obsidian (east)				Ranges from an opaque black to a translucent smoky gray with gray banding.  Brown and black mahogany also occurs.	Southwestern New Mexico	Mule Mountain Volcanics
Antelope Creek Obsidian (west)				Ranges from an opaque black to a translucent smoky gray with gray banding.  Brown and black mahogany also occurs.	Southwestern New Mexico	Mule Mountain Volcanics
Antelope Wells Obsidian AKA: El Berrendo Obsidian				Ranges from a translucent greenish brown to a dark gray with greenish brown banding or an opaque black.	Southwestern New Mexico
Antique Pink Agate AKA: Bubblegum				Pink color.	Southwestern New Mexico
Apache Creek Agate				Most commonly a white and grayish blue fortification or onyx banded agate or tube agate, rarely black and white moss agate occurs.	West central New Mexico
Apache Jasper				Colors of reds, browns, muted oranges, browns, tans, and cream.	Southwestern New Mexico
Argillite (Generic type)				Light to dark green, but may range to various shades of gray	North America
Arroyo Penasco Chert AKA: Tecolote Creek Chert				Ranges from black in the lower portions of the formation to white in the upper portions of the formation.	North central New Mexico	Arroyo Penasco Formation
Baldy Hill Jasper AKA: Cimarron River Jasper				Mottled color from most commonly varying shades of reds and yellows.	Northeastern New Mexico	Baldy Hill Formation
Balmorhea Blue Agate AKA: Toyah Agate				Ranges from a light blue gray to a dark blue gray, lavender, and white with bands of slight gray to lighter blues.	Southeastern New Mexico
Basalt (Generic Type)				Ranges from black to gray	Western North America
Beartooth Quartzite				White and black	Southwestern New Mexico	Beartooth Quartz Formation
Bear Springs Obsidian AKA: See page for list				Black with clear banding	North central New Mexico	Valles Volcanics, Canavas Rhyolite Formation
Blanco Basin Mudstone				Primarily a reddish brown, but may range to red, maroon, purple green or gray, mottling may be present	North central New Mexico	Blanco Basin Formation
Brushy Basin Chert				Banded, white in color with pastel shades of tan, pink, green, and orange with banded or swirls of darker shades of brown, reddish brown, or gray.	Northwestern New Mexico	Brushy Basin Member, Morrison Formation
Brushy Basin Quartzite					Northwestern New Mexico	Brushy Basin Member, Morrison Formation
Canutillo Chert AKA: Texas Oil Chert				Ranges from a mottled light brown to dark brown or black.	South central New Mexico	Canutillo Limestone Formation
Carnelian (Generic Type)				Translucent and varies in shades from reddish brown to reddish orange.	North America	Varies
Cerritos Turquoise				Mottled and ranges in colors from a tan to a tannish green, yellow to yellowish green,  blue to bluish green.	North central New Mexico
Cerro del Medio Obsidian AKA: Cerro Abrigo, Cerro Rubio, Cerro de los Poso Obsidian				Granular black with brown and black mahogany obsidian	North central New Mexico	Valles Volcanics, Valles Rhyolite Formation
Cerros del Rio Dacite				ranges from a very dark gray to black with spare olivine phenocrysts and very small when present.	North central New Mexico	Cerro del Rio Volcanics
Charma Jasper				Mottled mustard yellow with intrusions of white quartz.	Northwestern New Mexico
China Chert AKA: Zuni China Chert				White	Northwestern New Mexico
Chuska Mountain Chert AKA: Washington Pass, Narbona Pass, Paleo Pink Chert				Ranges from shades of pink to reddish orange, but can occur in banded gray, pink, and blue or banded gray and cream.	Northwestern New Mexico
Cimarron Jasper				Bright red, pale yellow, and yellowish brown with streaks of agate.	Northeastern New Mexico
Cumbres Pass Chert				Ranges in color from an opaque mottled white gray to tan.  Chalcedony inclusions are throughout the chert matrix.	Northwestern New Mexico	San Juan Volcanics
Dacite Generic Type				Most commonly a light to dark gray or black	Western North America	Varies
Dakota Quartzite AKA: Dakota Orthoquartzite				Ranges in color from reds to browns	Eastern New Mexico	Dakota Formation
Deming Moss Agate				Ranges from red to yellow with black or brown dendritic inclusions	Southwestern New Mexico
El Paso Chert				Ranges from a medium light gray to olive gray dolomite to a light tan to gray or olive gray with reddish or bluish streaks occasionally present.	South central New Mexico	El Paso Limestone Formation
Enchantment Turquoise				Ranges from a deep green to a deep blue in a tan or golden brown matrix.	South central New Mexico
Escudilla Agate / Carnelian AKA: Escudillo Agate				Banded or mottled with colors of blue, gray, and black.	West central New Mexico
Fusselman Dolomite / Chert				Ranges from a light gray to an olive gray or brownish gray.	South central New Mexico	Fusselman Dolomite Formation
Grants Ridge Obsidian AKA: Taylor Mountain Obsidian				Black with small gray inclusions sometimes present	Northwestern New Mexico	Mount Taylor Volcanics
Gwynn and Ewe Canyon Obsidian				Ranges from an opaque black to a transparent brown with a black water worn cortex.	Southwestern New Mexico	Feathery Hill Volcanics
Hachita Turquoise				Ranges from a bluish green to blue with a golden tan to brown matrix.	Southwestern New Mexico
High Lonesome Turquoise				Ranges from a green to powder blue	Southwestern New Mexico
Horace Mesa Obsidian AKA: Taylor Mountain Obsidian				Black with small gray inclusions sometimes present	Northwestern New Mexico	Mount Taylor Volcanics
Jemez Jasper				Colors of ivory, yellow, tan brown, and chocolate.  May be homogenous, multi colored onyx banded, or scenic jasper.	North central New Mexico
Johnny Bull Turquoise				Ranges from a light blue to a medium blue in a brownish matrix..	Southwestern New Mexico
Jornada Opalized Wood / Agate				Opalized wood and agate of salmon with alternating bands of white, plume and moss agate, and chalcedony.	New Mexico
La Bajada Hill Agate					Central New Mexico
La Jara Mesa Obsidian				Black	North central New Mexico	Mount Taylor Volcanics
Lake Valley Chert				Ranges from a light gray to a light bluish gray.	Southern New Mexico	Tierra Blanca Member of the Lake Valley Limestone Formation
Madera Chert				Ranges from a gray to a pale blue.  Colors of red, orange, white and yellow may also occur	Central New Mexico	Medera Limestone Formation
McGaffrey Ridge Chert				Medium brownish gray.	North central New Mexico
Mockingbird Gap Agate					Central New Mexico
Montoya Chert				Shades of pink	Southern New Mexico	Montoya Formation
Morrison Chert AKA: Brushy Basin Chert / Burro Canyon Chert				Commonly mottled and ranges in shaded of maroon, green, tan, and brown.	Northwestern New Mexico	Burro Canyon Formation / Brushy Basin Member, Morrison Formation
Morrison Mudstone				Commonly mottled and ranges in shaded of maroon, green, tan, and brown.	Northwestern New Mexico	Burro Canyon Formation / Brushy Basin Member,  Morrison Formation
Morrison Petrified Wood				Colors of red, yellow, purple, black, gray, brown, and white.  Wood grain and rings are commonly present.	Northwestern New Mexico	Morrison Formation
Morrison Silicified Sandstone				Commonly mottled and ranges in shaded of maroon, green, tan, and brown.	Northwestern New Mexico	Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation
Morrison Quartzite				Ranges from a tan to brown or purple to maroon or gray.	Northwestern New Mexico	Morrison and Cloverly Formation
Mosca Chert				Mottled and ranges in color from shades of pink to burgundy, yellow to brown, and white.	North central New Mexico	Leadville Limestone Formation
Mule Mountain Obsidian				Ranges from an opaque black to a translucent smoky gray with gray banding.  Brown and black mahogany also occurs.	Southwestern New Mexico	Mule Mountain Volcanics
Nakaye Chert				Weathers brown	South central New Mexico	Nakaye Formation
Newman Dome Dacite				Ranges from a dark gray to black with rare aphyric and sanidine phenocrysts, and very small when present.	North central New Mexico	Taos Plateau Volcanics
No Aqua Obsidian - North AKA: John Manville Mine Obsidian				Black	North Central New Mexico	Taos Plateau Volcanics
No Aqua Obsidian - West Hill AKA: Grefco Mine Obsidian				Black	North central New Mexico	Taos Plateau Volcanics
Nutt Agate				Plum to red and black splashed agate.	South central New Mexico
Nutt Mountain Obsidian				Black	South central New Mexico
Obsidian AKA: Volcanic Glass (Generic type)				Black to black with bands of dark reds (mahogany obsidian) or white flakes (snowflake obsidian)	Western North America	Volcanic
Obsidian Ridge Obsidian AKA: see list				Brown with sulferetic inclusions.	North central New Mexico	Valles Volcanics, Cerro Toledo Rhyolite Formation
Opalized Caliche				Colors of brown, pink, and white.	Southeastern New Mexico	Opalized Caliche Group
Owl Rock Chert					Northwestern New Mexico	Owl Rock Member of the Chinle Formation
Paliza Obsidian AKA: Bearhead Obsidian				Black	North central New Mexico	Valles Volcanics, Bearhead Rhyolite Formation
Pedernal Chert (agate) AKA: Cerro Pedernal Agate / Chalcedony				Ranges from a white to pearly gray with a black banding to a translucent yellow, pink, and red with spots of white or pearly gray.	North central New Mexico	Pedernal Chert Member of the Abiquiu Tuff Formation
Petrified Wood AKA: Agatized Wood, Opalized Wood				Vary in color based on the minerals present during the process	North America	Varies
Polvadera Peak Obsidian AKA: El Rechuelos Obsidian				Fine black color with volcanic ash partial present.	North Central New Mexico	Valles Volcanics, El Rechuelos Rhyolite Formation
Pueblo Quartzite				Most commonly yellow, but becomes red and purplish gray towards the southern end of the outcroppings.	North central New Mexico	Pueblo Quartzite Formation
Rancheria Chert				Porous ranging from gray to brown and weathering brown	South central New Mexico	Rancheria Formation
Red Hill Obsidian				Ranges from a transparent brown to a cloudy or banded light gray.	West central New Mexico	Mogollon - Datil Volcanics
Rhyolite (Generic Type)				Gray to grayish black, flow banding may be present alternating from light to darker gray	North America	Volcanic Activity
Rio Grande River Chert				Wide variety of colors with the most common being shades of cream, tan, and brown.  Petrified wood and quartzite also occur	Southern New Mexico	Rio Grande river gravels.
San Andres Chert AKA: Fingerprint Chert				White to light gay with fine gray banding.  A fossiliferous medium gray also occurs.	Central New Mexico	San Andres Limestone Formation
San Antonio Mountain Dacite				Dark gray to black with spare phenocrysts of alkali feldspar	North central New Mexico	Taos Plateau Volcanics
Sandia Chert				Ranges from a dark gray to a purplish dark gray or black.	Central New Mexico	Sandia Formation
Santa Rita Turquoise				Ranges from a blue to green with a golden brown matrix.  Gold ore is commonly present in the matrix.	Southwestern New Mexico
Sawmill Creek Obsidian AKA: Mule Creek Obsidian				Ranges from an opaque black to a translucent smoky gray with gray banding.  Brown and black mahogany also occurs.	Southwestern New Mexico	Mule Mountain Volcanics
Shinrump Chert				Ranges from gray to white.	Northwestern New Mexico	Shinarump Conglomerate Member of the Chinle Formation
Shinarump Quartzite				Black and red	Northwestern New Mexico	Shinarump Conglomerate Member of the Chinle Formation
Summerville Chert				Two variations.  One is black chert and the other is a white or red opalitic chert.	Northwestern New Mexico	Summerville Formation
Tecovas Jasper AKA: Quitague Jasper				Ranges from variegated or mottled red, blue, purple, brown, cream, and white	Northeastern New Mexico	Tecovas Formation
Thunderbird Rhyolite				Ranges from a dark purplish gray or black with brownish red inclusions to a reddish brown with dark purplish gray or black inclusions.	New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua	Thunderbird Formation
Tuff AKA: Solidified Volcanic Ash				Contains greater than 75 volcanic ash and ranges from white to tan, gray or pink.	North America	Volcanic activity
Tyrone Turquoise				Medium blue with brown to yellowish brown mottling	Southwestern New Mexico
Valmont Dolomite / Chert				Ranges from a whitish gray to a dark medium gray	South central New Mexico	Valmont Dolomite Formation
Yeso Chert				Ranges from gray to a grayish brown or brown, or ranges from shades of red to a mottled white or light gray and pink (see page)	Central New Mexico	Possibly the Yeso Formation
Zuni Spotted Chert				Ranges from a golden yellow to brownish yellow matrix with darker brown inclusions.	Northwestern New Mexico