  We present the first high spectral resolution abundance analysis of two newly
discovered Galactic globular clusters, namely Mercer 5 and 2MASS GC02 residing
in regions of high interstellar reddening in the direction of the Galactic
center. The data were acquired with the Phoenix high-resolution near-infrared
echelle spectrograph at Gemini South (R~50000) in the 15500.0 A - 15575.0 A
spectral region. Iron, Oxygen, Silicon, Titanium and Nickel abundances were
derived for two red giant stars, in each cluster, by comparing the entire
observed spectrum with a grid of synthetic spectra generated with MOOG. We
found [Fe/H] values of -0.86 +/- 0.12 and -1.08 +/- 0.13 for Mercer 5 and 2MASS
GC02 respectively. The [O/Fe], [Si/Fe] and [Ti/Fe] ratios of the measured stars
of Mercer 5 follow the general trend of both bulge field and cluster stars at
this metallicity, and are enhanced by > +0.3. The 2MASS GC02 stars have
relatively lower ratios, but still compatible with other bulge clusters. Based
on metallicity and abundance patterns of both objects we conclude that these
are typical bulge globular clusters.
