| Deposit ID | 10009174 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001883 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Harding Pegmatite |
| Alternate or previous names | Harding Mine: Lepidolite Mine: Lithia Mine: Glass Mine: Claim, Patented In 1928, Lilac No. 1: Unpatented Claims, Lilac Nos. 2,3,4.5, Tantalite Nos. 1,2,3, Pegmatite, Pegmatite No. 1, Iceberg |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.79696, 36.19283 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2256 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 19 MILES S 41 W OF TAOS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Trampas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Taos(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Taos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023N | 011E | 29 | S2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Lithium Critical | Primary |
| Tantalum Critical | Primary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Calcium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Calcite | Ore |
| Lepidolite | Ore |
| Microlite | Ore |
| Spodumene | Ore |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Vadito Formation |
| Rock description | Vadito Formation |
| (1) | -105.79696, 36.19283 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Pegmatite Occurs At The Contact Of The Schist And The Amphibolite And Occurs Along The Axis Of The Westward Plunging Harding Syncline. |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 6 SW |
| Thickness | 16.76M |
| Length | 914.4M |
| Width | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| Year of last production | 1958 |
| District name | Picuris District: Copper Hill Area |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | University Of New Mexico |
| Home office | Albuquerque, Nm. 87131 |
| First year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arthur Montgomery |
| First year | 1977 |
| Year | 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1942-1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1951 | ||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1919-1951 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1958 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1943-1958 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001883 |
ROOS, A., 1926 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL-PRESS, VOL 121, NO 26, P. 1037-1042
JUST, E., 1937 NMBMMR BULL 13, P. 33-35
SOULE, J.H., 1946 USBM RI-3986, 10 PAGES
BERLINER, M.H., 1949 USBM RI-4607, 7 PAGES
MONTGOMERY, A., 1951, MINING WORLD, VOL. 13, NO. 8, P. 32-35.
MONTGOMERY, A., 1953, NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 P.
SCHILLING, J. H., 1960, NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 97-102.
REDMON, D. E., 1961, USBM IC-8013, P. 64-65.
JAHNS, R. H., AND EWING, R. C., 1976, WMGS GUIDEBOOK, 27TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 263-276.
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
SCHILLING, J.H., 1960, NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 97-102.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE PATENTED CLAIM MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1819 COVERING 20.66 ACRES AND TEN UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Deposit | MINED FOR TANTALUM, LEPIDOLITE, AND BERYL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-75 | Parker, Raymond L. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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