1714 - Muscovite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NM
United States

Contributors

R. Miller

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

1714

Mineral Name

Muscovite

Chemical Formula

KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2
Associated Minerals
Lepidolite
Specimen Number
089

Small plates of pink muscovite with fine grained lepidolite

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Harding Mine, New Mexico

Locality Lat/Long

36.1928016, -105.7944613

Mining District

Picuris District

Mine Name

Harding Mine
Original Attributed Locality
Dixon, NM
Geographic Features
Harding Pegmatite
Embudo Valley
Picuris Mountains