Image of the Day — Spodumene Crystals
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Posted: Sunday, January 12, 2025
Spodumene laths at the Harding mine near Dixon, New Mexico
Image taken:
circa
1950
by: R. H. Jahns
©
1950
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Historic Photograph Archives
Courtesy of Frances Jahns in memory of Dr. Richard H. Jahns
Longitude: -105.794461
Latitude: 36.192802
(WGS 84 or NAD 83)
About this image
The Harding Pegmatite Mine near Dixon, NM is owned by the University of New Mexico. Permission to visit and collect samples from the mine is required. The pegmatite contains a number of lithium bearing minerals including spodumene and lepidolite.
Image posted: 12-17-2021