| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Mexico > Muscovite var. Rose Muscovite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 29063 |
| Mineral: | Muscovite var. Rose Muscovite |
| Locality: | Harding Mine, 8 km east of Dixon, Taos County, New Mexico |
| Description: | Red-pink crystals of rose muscovite on, and running through, white albite matrix with old label indicating it was obtained from Art Montgomery, noted mineralogist who worked the mine for lithium during WW II. Contains no lithium, colored by manganese. Ex. Arthur Montgomery |
| Overall Size: | 11x7x7 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-4 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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