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Lithian Muscovite from
Harding Mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Lithian Muscovite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albiteⓘ6 photos of Lithian Muscovite associated with Albite at this locality.
Quartzⓘ4 photos of Lithian Muscovite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Gahniteⓘ3 photos of Lithian Muscovite associated with Gahnite at this locality.
Muscoviteⓘ2 photos of Lithian Muscovite associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Microclineⓘ1 photo of Lithian Muscovite associated with Microcline at this locality.
Microlite Groupⓘ1 photo of Lithian Muscovite associated with Microlite Group at this locality.
Spodumeneⓘ1 photo of Lithian Muscovite associated with Spodumene at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lithian Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Harding Mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:630628
Long-form Identifier:1:3:630628:1
GUID (UUID V4):0f26535e-90a0-4ca7-a999-a1f535619dc0
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., USA With 4 Figures Received October 19, 1993; accepted...which host lithium-rich micas. Lepidolite and lithian muscovite occur in high-pressure spodumene, low-pressure...pegmatites, lepidolite is generally subordinate to muscovite, in contrast to the lepidolite subtype where lepidolite...fractionation trends within lepidolite and lithian muscovite. Trace element chemistry of lithium-rich...Maine Greenlaw quarry, Auburn, Maine Chandler mine, Raymond, New Hampshire White Rocks, Middletown, Connecticut
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Be-bearing mica from the Harding pegmatite (Dixon, Taos County, New Mexico, USA) has been investigated...sample of Li,Be-rich mica from Harding Mine, Taos County, New Mexico (kindly provided by the ‘‘Museo...Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA; Harding pegmatite, Dixon, Taos Co., New Mexico; Huron claims, Point du Bois...and mineralogy The Harding pegmatite is located in the western part of the Picuris Range about 20 miles...of Taos, New Mexico. In 1974, the pegmatite mine was leased by the owner to the University of New Mexico
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
thorite-group minerals from the Harding pegmatite,Taos County, New Mexico GnnconvR. Luvrprrr'q,B. C. CrHrouvr...Department of Geology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131' U.S.A. Ansrn-lcr Dark brown...microclinespodumenezone of the Harding pegmatite, Taos County, New Mexico. Electron-microplobe analyses(wto/o)give...description. in the original pegmatite, New Taos County, Harding wto/oU from the During field investigations...investigations we have found additional Mexico. Discussion and a partial translation of Hirschi's description
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ers'ily of Mi.chigan ABSTRACT Rose muscovite is a variety of muscovite with distinctive paragenetic, optical...of refraction are lower than those of normal muscovite, with average values: a:1.555, 0:1.586, t:1.592...The field work was done by the senior author in New Mexico and Colorado at various times during the summers...Michigan, which fund also paid the cost of five new chemical analyses. This study is a part of the research...Signal Corps, Squier Signal Laboratory, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey, under the general supervision of Dr. S. Benedict
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for approximately another90 m. An albite-quartz-muscovite wall zonecompletelysurroundsfour inner units.Thoughthese...pegmatite.Theseare succeeded by a quartz-spodumene-lithian muscovitecore andan underlyingbodyof albite-quartz-spodumene...sections adds data from al., 1963, p. 183 and 193). new pitsthat go to a depthof asmuchas20 m. The The coreis...largequantityof micas,whichare shownin the not a source of new information, becauseit does not muscovitecolumnof...zonegoesentirelyaroundthe pegmatite. mica, presumedto be lithian muscovite,but someis Its principalminerals,in order
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...pegmatites (London, 2008) contain biotite and muscovite and accessory garnet, tourmaline, and apatite...twin planes. Swamp dike, Little Three mine, Ramona, California (USA). Pegmatites share textural features...pegmatite from near Palomar Mountain, San Diego County, California, shows typical zonation and texture...pegmatite at the San Diego mine, Mesa Grande district, San Diego County, California (USA), in which large K-feldspar
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
primary mineral assemblage of the pegmatites. Muscovite is late magmatic and contains inclusions of spodumene...spodumene and quartz without the involvement of muscovite. Raman spectroscopy and 1 Journal Pre-proof...show a replacement by K-feldspar. The 40Ar/39Ar muscovite age of 2027 ± 8 Ma coincides with the timing of...pegmatites, 40Ar/39Ar dating was carried-out on muscovite separated from the pegmatite. Analytical details...(spodumene more than albite; Figs. 6a to d). Muscovite form small flakes along spodumene grain margins
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
system that progrcssesfrom slightly biotitic muscovite granite through layered pegmatitic granite, with...rare-mineral pegmatitesbecome more abundant and muscovite pegmatitesless abundant toward the outskirts of...of which have primary sillimanite instead of muscovite, to lessthan 600 'C in inner zonesof a few raremineral...perthite, and muscovite. The simplest zoned pegmatites have wall zones rich in muscovite or inner zones...proportionately many more zoned pegmatites. The Black Hills district has an unusually great variety of zoned pegmatites
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA *Corresponding author, e-mail:...to the development of large crystals. A number of new concepts have shed light on problems related to pegmatite...high to low pressure Muscovite -MSC high pressure, lower temperature Muscovite REL -MSREL transitional...general use today. Miarolitic Rare - Element Muscovite Abyssal Class NYF NYF LCT — — Family ...Llano Co., Texas (Landes, 1932); South Platte district, Colorado (Simmons et al., 1987); Western Keivy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
quartz, medium-grained albite and tabular greenish muscovite (≤10 cm) are its main primary constituents. Other...varieties of albite, columnar curvilamellar lithian muscovite and some of the accessory minerals locally...quartz (5 to 40 cm) and fine-grained greenish muscovite are the main constitu- 604 the canadian mineralogist...contacts with zones (40) and (50). Fine-grained lithian muscovite predominates over true lepidolite phases,...of independent assessments by AS, PJV and other mine geologists were in close agreement. A system of
Report (issue)
SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 354-E Relations of lithian muscovites ana lepidolites, and of siderophyllites...Histograms of selected formulas showing the relation of lithian muscovites and lepidolites-__________________ Relation...lected formulas illustrating relation between lithian muscovites and lepidolites_.__-_-_-_---___--_ ...series -----_____-._-__-______ .___ Analyses of lithian micas that do not fit in the aluminum lithium or...isomorphous replacement from muscovite or siderophyllite. Starting with muscovite, analyses and formulas of
Book
Originally published by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York 1989 Softcover reprint of the bardeover 1st...it is a matter of the industry's survival to seek new commodities that are in high demand. The lanthanides...minerals from Ytterby, Sweden and Kimito, Finland. The new "element" was named after the Greek mythologieal...ehernist Hatehett isolated an element in minerals from New London, Conneetieut and ealled it "eolumbium". However...Bastnaesite-Fluorite-Barite Deposit of the Kizilcaören District, Eskisehir, Turkey. G. Morteani and M. Satir (with
Report (issue)
l. 112 pp. ISBN O 11 880714 5• IV Prefacr The new series of Overseas Memoirs, of which this is the...copper, lead, zinc and arsenic at Khao Tong, Krabi District 86 Figure 25 Locality map of gold occurrences...recovery of cassiterite and wolframite, Nokhook Mine, Takua Pa. 1 Hydraulicking weathered cassiterite-bearing...at Tantikovit Mine, Phuket. 2 Sump with gravel pump leading to pa1ong at Tantikovit Mine, Phuket. Plate...Tantikovit Mine, Phuket. Women panning tin from tailings at end of palong at Tantikovit Mine near Ban Kathu
Journal (issue)
. . . . . . . . . 19 by J. A. Scovil The Machow mine, Tamobrzeg, Poland . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ...& ]. Fabre Fornaguera Columns Guest editorial: New minerals, what collectors can do to help .. . . ...argentite, 10 cm tall, from the Las Chispas mine, Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico. Houston Museum of Natural Science collection;...Record Inc. All rights reserved. Guest Editorial: NEW MINERALS: WHAT COLLECTORS- CAN Do Collectors can...of these is the finding of new mineral species. Every year a number of new species are described which
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cassiterite tantalum orebody in the Wodgina pegmatite district. Generally, rare metal pegmatites in the province...Cassiterite pegmatite orebodies in the Wodgina district (Fig. 1). The Mount Cassiterite deposit contains...previous work by Blockley (1980) but also includes new work in the Wodgina and Pippingarra districts. Geologic...Corunna Downs, CH = Chiratta, D = Dampier, H = Harding, K = Kurrana, ME = Mount Edgar, MU = Muccan, P...pegmatite districts. In the Wodgina pegmatite district, for example, there are seven pegmatite groups
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Sn–Cu mineralisation of the St. Just mining district. The pluton consists of early megacrystic biotite...responsible for the mineralisation in the St Just district originated. D 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved...Sn–Cu–As mineralisation of the St Just mining district is one of the areas where the concept of the genetic...granite units occurring in the St. Just Mining district. Charoy (1979) and Halls et al. (2002) described...ferroan polylithionite, kfs, qz, kfs, pl (An8–14), lithian siderophyllite, crd, siderophyllite ap, zir, mon
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in 1996. THE EMMONS PEGMATITE Greenwood Oxford County, Maine The Emmons pegmatite, noted for its many...edu DONALD A. DALLAIRE 829 Candia Road Chester, New Hampshire 03036 dadallaire@hotmail.com JAMES W....research. The relocation of our laboratory in 2014 from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Bethel, Maine, greatly facilitated...slope of Uncle Tom Mountain in Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine. At times, the Emmons pegmatite has been...Maine (Perham 1987). Figure 2. General geology of New England (after Brown and Solar 1998). SMD = Sebago
Journal (issue)
argentite, 10 cm tall, from the Las Chispas mine, Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico. Houston Museum of Natural Science collection;...of these is the finding of new mineral species. Every year a number of new species are described which...significant role in the advancement of mineral knowledge. New species, once characterized, in turn enhance collector...expanding the universe of mineral species, providing new insight into relationships among the collectible...verbal mineralculture. Thus, the description of new mineral species is stimulating to all concerned.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
February 2007, Vol. 71(1), pp. 41–62 Micas of the muscovite ^lepidolite series from Karibib pegmatites, Namibia...Accepted 4 April 2007] ABSTR ACT Micas of the muscovite lepidolite series are main constituents of the...pegmatites occur (Keller, 1991), and micas of the muscovite lepidolite series are common in these pegmatites...Okatjimukuju-Kaliombo portion and the Winnipeg River district, Canada (Goad and Černy, 1981) is given in Fig...have been used: Qtz quartz; Ksp K-feldspar; msc muscovite; ab albite; clv cleavelandite; tour tourmaline;
Report (issue)
William "Skip" Simmons and Alexander Falster Page 28 New England Gem Beryl Bruce Jarnot Page 16 Bazzite of...specialists from the University of New Orleans in Louisiana (USA), with the lowdown on beryl mineralogy...quarry in New Hampshire (USA). The crystal weighed 455 kilograms. 2m: The Queen Anne mine in Zimbabwe...near Sabsar, on the Gilgit to Skardu Road, Skardu district, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Collection Ty Lawrence;...is associated with quartz, microcline, albite, muscovite, biotite, ferrocolumbite, and phosphates (such
Report (issue)
Occurrences east of Sudbury Falcon Mine Wanup quarry Elizabeth Mine Wahnapitei occurrences MacDonald occurrence...quarry Vermilion River placer deposits Moose Mountain Mine Nickel-copper mines west of Sudbury High Falls Road...occurrence McMillan Mine Wallace Mine Sheguiandah quarry Shakespeare Mine Massey Mine Hermina Mine Elliot Lake...Bi-Ore Mine Pater Mine Pronto Mine Jasper conglomerate occurrences, Highway 546 Glagoma Mine Cheney Mine...Mine Gould Mine Havilah Mine Rock Lake Mine Bruce Mines copper mines Stobie Mine Jasper conglomerate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pegmatitesin which spodumene, lepidolite-lithian muscovite, or petalite are stablelithium aluminosilicates;...albite-qtJartzassemblageswith variable amounts of muscovite, beryl, microcline, lithiophilite-triphylite,...al crystals.In the amphibolite surroundingthe Harding pegmatite, London (1986) observedtextural evidencesuggestingtwo...aracterization of clinoamphiboles based on five new structure refinements MineralogicalSocietyof America...Li, Rb, and Cs partitioning between coexisting muscovite and biotite. Abstracts for the 27th Inlemational
Book (volume)
Descriptive Mineralogy Vandall T. King Rochester, New York 14609 , Eugene E. Foord U S. Geological Survey...Philip Hauck Richard P. Hauck was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey on June 30, 1935. He has been actively involved...deep concern for the fate of the Sterling mine in Ogdensburg, New Jersey, and his intense interest in mining...mining history led him to purchase the mine in order to form a living museum so that it would remain accessible...mineralogical community. Through his efforts, the Sterling mine has been declared a national historic landmark.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Firstly, an essentially iron-free series from lithian muscovite towards trilithionite (ideal formula, this...a well-developed, positive correlation in the muscovite-lepidolite series (Foster, 1960) but this correlation...granite. Biotite forms flakes < 2 m m across while muscovite is present as an interstitial phase (2 mm). Neither...recrystallizing from finegrained mica (Li-poor muscovite) intergrowths and are clearly secondary phases...= trilithionite; Zinn. = zinnwaldite; Musc. = muscovite; Sid. = siderophyllite; Ann. = annite. Boundaries
Book (edition)
Dana’s New| Mineralogy | Eighth Edition Richard V. Gaines H. Catherine W. Skinner Eugene E. Foord Brian...Mason Abraham Rosenzweig i DANA’S NEW MINERALOGY DANA’S NEW MINERALOGY The System of Mineralogy...ROCHESTER, NEW YORK And with Illustrations by ERIC DOWTY SHAPE SOFTWARE JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. NEW YORK...Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158-0012. This publication is designed...ation Data Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895 Dana’s new mineralogy: the System of mineralogy of James Dwight
 
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