1718 - Muscovite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NM
United States

Contributors

R. Miller

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

1718

Mineral Name

Muscovite

Chemical Formula

KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2
Specimen Number
085

Scaly pink muscovite with white plagioclase

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