1715 - Muscovite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NM
United States

Contributors

R. Miller

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

1715

Mineral Name

Muscovite

Chemical Formula

KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2
Associated Minerals
Spodumene
Specimen Number
084

Pink scaly muscovite with pale pink spodumene

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Harding Mine, New Mexico

Locality Lat/Long

36.1928016, -105.7944613

Mining District

Picuris District

Mine Name

Harding Mine
Geographic Features
Harding Pegmatite
Embudo Valley
Picuris Mountains