Harding Pegmatite

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 situated 2 miles west of Harding Pegmatite.

Chamisal

Hamlet

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Chamisal is a census-designated place in Taos County, New Mexico. Chamisal is situated 3½ miles southeast of Harding Pegmatite.

Trampas

Hamlet

Photo: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Las Trampas or just Trampas, is an unincorporated hamlet in Taos County, New Mexico. Trampas is situated 4½ miles southeast of Harding Pegmatite.

Harding Pegmatite

Type: Mine
Category: industry
Location: Taos, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.19252° or 36° 11′ 33″ north

Longitude

-105.79502° or 105° 47′ 42″ west

Elevation

7,428 feet (2,264 metres)

Open location code

858P56V3+2X

GeoNames ID

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Nearby Places

Places to explore: Rio de las Trampas and Cañada del Agua.

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