Mine detail: Harding Pegmatite

Previously called 'Harding Mine: Lepidolite Mine: Lithia Mine: Glass Mine: ClaimLilac No. 1: Unpatented ClaimsLilac Nos. 2,3,4.5Tantalite Nos. 1,2,3PegmatitePegmatite No. 1IcebergPatented In 1928'

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Location

Lat / long:

36.19283, -105.79696

Resource(B)

Primary:	Beryllium, Lithium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium)
Secondary:	Calcium
Ore:	Beryl, Calcite, Lepidolite, Microlite, Spodumene
Gangue:	Feldspar, Mica, Quartz
Orebody form:	LENSE

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1919
Last production ended:	1958

Geology

Host rock:	Vadito Formation
Host type:	Schist
Associated type:	Pegmatite
Structure:	The Pegmatite Occurs At The Contact Of The Schist And The Amphibolite And Occurs Along The Axis Of The Westward Plunging Harding Syncline.

References

MRDS	D001883
DEP	10009174
Reference	{Deposit:: ROOS, A., 1926 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL-PRESS, VOL 121, NO 26, P. 1037-1042}{Deposit:: JUST, E., 1937 NMBMMR BULL 13, P. 33-35}{Deposit:: SOULE, J.H., 1946 USBM RI-3986, 10 PAGES}{Deposit:: BERLINER, M.H., 1949 USBM RI-4607, 7 PAGES}{Deposit:: MONTGOMERY, A., 1951, MINING WORLD, VOL. 13, NO. 8, P. 32-35.}{Deposit:: MONTGOMERY, A., 1953, NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 P.}{Deposit:: SCHILLING, J. H., 1960, NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 97-102.}{Deposit:: REDMON, D. E., 1961, USBM IC-8013, P. 64-65.}{Deposit:: JAHNS, R. H., AND EWING, R. C., 1976, WMGS GUIDEBOOK, 27TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 263-276.}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}{Production:: SCHILLING, J.H., 1960, NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 97-102.}
Reporter	Parker, Raymond L., Menzie, David