A geologic map is an amazing 4-dimensional data array that delineates the location, type and age of the rocks around you. New Mexico’s landscape is a perfect example of dynamic, primary geology; and as you travel around the state, a geologic map can help you understand how and why the landscape can look so different in different parts of the state and the link between landscape and geology. 

Join geologist and educator Jayne Aubele to learn how to make use of this amazing tool.   This is an adults and older students-only class.  No prior knowledge of geology needed.   

Price: $20 for the general public, $15 for Museum members, and $10 for students. Cost includes a copy of the New Mexico Geologic Highway Map. Preregistration is required to ensure the proper number of New Mexico Geologic Highway maps.

About the Speaker: Jayne Aubele is Adult Programs Educator at the Museum.  She is a geologist who has mapped and researched the geology of New Mexico and the Southwest for more than 30 years and has also produced geologic maps of Mars and Venus for NASA.  She has authored or co-authored many technical articles and popular books/chapters about New Mexico geology, including the Field Guide to the Sandia Mountains; and she was geologic technical advisor and on-camera geologist for the 2008 KNME-TV program, The Sandias.  She is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, past-President of the New Mexico Academy of Science. In 2023 she was honored by having 13481Aubele named after her by the International Astronomical Union.