Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA

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Beryl : Be3Al2Si6O18, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]
	Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA A bale blue 2.5 cm beryl crystal projecting out of a mound of cleavelandite. Specimen is 5 cm across.
© 2004, Jesse Fisher	Photo ID: 39681    View Count: 356
Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) : Be3Al2Si6O18
	Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA An absolutely astonishing, Pakistan-quality aquamarine from the famous but small Fano Mine just over the border from San Diego County proper and so close enough for this collection...it is extremely significant as a California beryl crystal but beyond that it is a superb display-quality aqua by any standard. This is a well-known specimen in San ...
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Quartz : SiO2, Feldspar Group
	Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA Colorless glassy transparent terminated crystals of quartz to 3.0 cm in length coming off a white crystallized feldspar matrix. The crystals show nicely all around 360 degrees and are damage-free. Nice reference quality specimen for the locality. Size: 4.9 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm. Ex Gene and Sally LaBerge collection.
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Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) : SiO2
	Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA A natural deep orangey brown smoky quartz point having good clarity; from the Fano-Simmons mine (Little Blue/Big Pink lodes), Cahuilla Mountain, Anza, Riverside County, California, USA. Specimen measures approximately 36x18x9mm. Gochenour's Minerals & Mining, circa 1980's.
© 2006 SLR	Photo ID: 67574    View Count: 172
Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) : SiO2, Muscovite : KAl2[(OH)2|AlSi3O10], Feldspar Group
	Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA A natural gem-quality smoky quartz crystal on mica and feldspar matrix; from the Fano mine, Cahuilla Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA. Specimen measures 54x56x37mm, and weighs 85.1 grams. Produced by Gochenour Mining in 2004. Digital photograph courtesy of Erik M. Cordova.
© 2009 EMC	Photo ID: 260324    View Count: 13
Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) : SiO2, Muscovite : KAl2[(OH)2|AlSi3O10]
	Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA A natural double terminated light color smoky quartz crystal with minor muscovite blades embedded on one side; from the Fano mine, Cahuilla Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA. Specimen measures 87x21x14mm, and weighs 40.2 grams. Produced by Gochenour Mining in 2004. Digital photograph courtesy of Erik M. Cordova.
© 2009 EMC	Photo ID: 260304    View Count: 8
Schorl : [Na][Fe2+3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]
	Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA An EXCELLENT and SHOWY specimen of lustrous, black schorl crystals to 5.0 cm embedded in white albite from the famous Fano Mine of Riverside Co., California. A bit of periphery damage on the left side is in no way detracting. Ex Chris Korpi Collection. 7.5 x 7.2 x 5.5 cm
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Schorl : [Na][Fe2+3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Quartz : SiO2, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]
	Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA A natural lustrous striated black tourmaline crystal (spec: schorl) having pyramidal basal termination on a grayish yellowish brown quartz point with minor albite; from the Fano-Simmons mine (Little Blue/Big Pink lodes), Cahuilla Mountain, Anza, Riverside County, California, USA. Repaired specimen measures approximately 140x21x22mm. Courtesy Pala ...
© 2003 SLR	Photo ID: 68679    View Count: 239
Schorl : [Na][Fe2+3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Quartz : SiO2
	Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA 16.1 x 5.6 x 4.9 cm. Most people think this pocket really did produce the best we will see of this species in our country, at the least. Collected by Al Ordway in the mid 1980s and exchanged to Bill Larson soon after it was found. This is a superb cluster. Ex. Pala International/William Larson Collection.
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Schorl : [Na][Fe2+3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18]
	Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA 6.8 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm. From a pocket opened in June of 1982 at the Fano Mine containing superb crystals of schorl tourmaline, with perfect pyramidal terminations and good luster. These have not been seen since, and are sought-after by California collectors when they become available. Ex. Jaime Bird Collection.
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