Muscovite (Var: Lithian Muscovite), Quartz, Albite

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Two specimens of rare "rose" muscovite from a recent find in a pegmatite mine in Taos County, New Mexico. Muscovite is familiar in various hues beyond the usual silver: particularly green, yellow, lavender, and even a reddish orange (Canada). But this is truly a rare color for the mineral - and, it is from a U.S. locality. Self collected by friends of ours in Dallas.