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Andalusite from
Harding Mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Andalusite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Comments:small gray masses as residua in country-rock metacrysts
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andalusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Harding Mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:171397
Long-form Identifier:1:3:171397:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Andalusite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘCopper Hill deposits, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘGlenwoody District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘPilar Cliffs, Pilar, Glenwoody District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘHondo Canyon Sillimanite-Kyanite (Lund's) prospect, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘArroyo Hondo, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘPicuris Mountains, Glenwoody District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘHondo Canyon, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘBig Rock deposit, Mesa de la Jarita, Las Tablas, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘKiowa Mountain, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
References
Jahns, Richard H., Ewing, Rodney C. (1977) The Harding Mine, Taos County, New Mexico. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (2) 115-126
 
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