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Locality Name:
Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1899
Youngest recorded age at locality: 861.9

mindat Locality ID: 13724
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13724.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°11'36"N
Longitude: 105°47'41"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.193333333333,-105.79472222222
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ta Th Ti V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ta Th Ti V Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArsenicBerylBismutiteCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
ChalcopyriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumDescloiziteEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetHalotrichiteKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PhenakitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSpinel
StibniteTitaniteTopazTourmalineWavelliteZircon

62 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beyerite  (*)Bismite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bismutotantalite  (*)Bityite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cordierite  (*)Danalite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Eucryptite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Holmquistite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Pucherite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roscoelite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1899140608803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1899861.90706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31899861.902353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51899861.901310
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21899861.903092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21899861.905509
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)21899861.90606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181899861.904286
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)21899861.9096
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O31899861.90214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1899861.901966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31899861.901935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)1899861.90716
Bismutotantalite  (*)NoneBiTaO41899861.9023
Bityite  (*)Mica ClayCaLiAl2(Si2BeAl)O10(OH)21899861.9031
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1899861.9027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1899861.905707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21899861.9027198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)21899861.90376
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1899861.903531
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O61899861.90289
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181899861.901008
Danalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S1899861.9058
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1899861.90520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1899861.908173
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO41899861.9029
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1899861.902740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21899861.909617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O41899861.90445
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)21899861.9042
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31899861.905433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41899861.905591
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)1899861.90155
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21899861.90762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41899861.9014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21899861.9012537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1899861.904924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1899861.90945
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)1899861.90200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1899861.901508
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)1899861.90362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21666.241136017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1899861.902349
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O1899861.90265
Pucherite  (*)ScheeliteBi(VO4)1899861.9053
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21899861.9039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21899861.90771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21899861.9061156
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21899861.90253
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21899861.905614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1899861.902705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31899861.901214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O61899861.90688
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O61899861.90211
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1899861.901101
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1899861.901006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1899861.904899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21899861.901476
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl1899861.90605
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O1899861.90374
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1899861.905251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1899861.901025


40 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Alexandra-0406140912631336 ± 73Rb–SrAge of pegmatite      13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USAHardingLumpkin et al.(1986) AM71_569 
Alexandra-0407139211361264 ± 128Rb–SrAge of pegmatitemuscovite   Muscovite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USAHardingLumpkin et al.(1986) AM71_569 
Alexandra-0408128612061246 ± 40Rb–SrAge of pegmatitelepidolite     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USAHardingLumpkin et al.(1986) AM71_569 
Bradley_2012_087134813461347±1Ar/Ar muscovite   Muscovite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USAHardingMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
USGS-Rb-Sr-001921362.151222.151292.15±70Rb-Srage not evaluatedmuscovite   Muscovite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-001931332.781192.781262.78±70Rb-Srage not evaluatedmuscovite   Muscovite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-001941391.521251.521321.52±70Rb-Srage not evaluatedmuscovite   Muscovite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-001951293.411173.411233.41±60Rb-Srage not evaluatedmuscovite   Muscovite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-004291666.241466.241566.24±100Rb-Sr muscovite   Muscovite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06353145414541454Rb-Srage not evaluatedmuscovite   Muscovite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-0635415101510151Rb-Srage not evaluatedmuscovite   Muscovite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06355132413241324Rb-Srage not evaluatedmuscovite   Muscovite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06356129512951295Rb-Srage not evaluatedmuscovite   Muscovite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06357149414941494Rb-Srage not evaluatedmuscovite   Muscovite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06358132913291329Rb-Srage not evaluatedlepidolite     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06359135313531353Rb-Srage not evaluatedlepidolite     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06360142214221422Rb-Srage not evaluatedlepidolite     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06361161616161616Rb-Srage not evaluatedlepidolite     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06362144114411441Rb-Srage not evaluatedlepidolite     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06363136213621362Rb-Srage not evaluatedmica     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06364148114811481Rb-Srage not evaluatedmica     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06365138213821382Rb-Srage not evaluatedmica     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06367130413041304Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06368128612861286Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06369133213321332Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06370128112811281Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06373189918991899Rb-Srage not evaluatedalbite   Albite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06374140614061406Rb-Srage not evaluatedalbite   Albite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06375156515651565Rb-Srage not evaluatedalbite   Albite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06376149714971497Rb-Srage not evaluatedalbite   Albite  13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06380144114411441Rb-Srage not evaluatedk-feldspar     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06381147614761476Rb-Srage not evaluatedk-feldspar     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06382165516551655Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06383141614161416Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00035_206_2381012.9912.9962.9±50206_238age not evaluatedpyrochlore, microlite     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00035_207_206961.9861.9911.9±50207_206age not evaluatedpyrochlore, microlite     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00035_207_235997.5897.5947.5±50207_235age not evaluatedpyrochlore, microlite     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00036_206_238963.3863.3913.3±50206_238age not evaluatedpyrochlore, microlite     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00036_207_2061214.71094.71154.7±60207_206age not evaluatedpyrochlore, microlite     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00036_207_2351037937987±50207_235age not evaluatedpyrochlore, microlite     13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-104Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USAhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-101-to-fkm-125/#FKM-104
R040068Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USAhttps://rruff.info/R040068

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