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Muscovite var. Rose Muscovite with Allanite-(Ce) from Harding Mine, 8 km east of Dixon, Taos County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:	No. 28102
Mineral:	Muscovite var. Rose Muscovite with Allanite-(Ce)
Locality:	Harding Mine, 8 km east of Dixon, Taos County, New Mexico
Description:	Colorful specimen of purple-pink rose muscovite (often misidentified as lepidolite) with 1 mm crystals of black allanite-(Ce) scattered throughout. The cerium in the allanite cause the specimen to be slightly radioactive.
Overall Size:	7x6x2.5 cm
Crystals:	1 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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