Harding pluton
Harding pluton is a mine in Taos, New Mexico and has an elevation of 7,428 feet. Harding pluton is situated nearby to the hamlet Cañoncito, as well as near Chamisal.- Type: Mine
- Description: body of intrusive igneous rocks
- Also known as: “Harding pegmatite”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harding Pegmatite Mine.
Harding Pegmatite Mine
Monument
Photo: Kent G. Budge, CC0.
The Harding Pegmatite Mine is a former adit mine that extracted lithium, tantalum, and beryllium from a Precambrian pegmatite sill. It ceased operations in 1958 and its owner, Arthur Montgomery, donated it to the University of New Mexico, which runs the site as an outdoor geology laboratory with mineral collecting permitted on a small scale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cañoncito and Chamisal.
Cañoncito
Hamlet
Cañoncito is an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Cañoncito is located on Embudo Creek, 3.4 miles east-southeast of Dixon. Cañoncito is situated 2 miles west of Harding pluton.
Chamisal
Hamlet
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Chamisal is a census-designated place in Taos County, New Mexico. It is located along the scenic High Road to Taos. As of the 2020 census, Chamisal had a population of 255. Chamisal is situated 3½ miles southeast of Harding pluton.
Trampas
Hamlet
Photo: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Las Trampas or just Trampas, is an unincorporated hamlet in Taos County, New Mexico. Founded in 1751 to settle the Las Trampas Land Grant, its center retains the original early Spanish colonial defensive layout as well as the 18th-century San José de Gracia Church, one of the finest surviving examples of Spanish colonial church architecture in the United States. Trampas is situated 4½ miles southeast of Harding pluton.
Harding pluton
- Categories: pluton and industry
- Location: Taos, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Harding pluton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Harding Pegmatite”
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