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Albite : Na[AlSi3O8], Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2, Orthoclase : K[AlSi3O8] | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA Albite and lepidolite on orthoclase. Specimen is from the collection of David Wilber, 1984. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm. |
| Photo ID: 217079 View Count: 55 | |
Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) : Na[AlSi3O8], Tourmaline : AD3G6(BO3)3[T6O18]Y3Z, Quartz : SiO2 | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA A bluish rosette formation of Cleavelandite on the side of a specimen containing Schorl, Smokey Quartz and last but not least, bi-color pink and green Tourmaline crystals. Neat because I hardly ever see Himalaya tourmalines in matrix. The little yellowish blobs are Lepidolite. Ex. Nelson collection. About 8 cm. |
| © J. Wingard | Photo ID: 33150 View Count: 447 |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA Superb, unusually gemmy and intensely colored apatite for the locality! not perfect, but for what it is, VERY impressive! 1.6 x 1.2 x 1 cm |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 29631 View Count: 389 |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA An unusual apatite from any location, which looks like a drip deposit hanging off what used to be a much more sharply formed crystal and so preserved in a partial state of being dissolved (?). In any case, it is oddly attractive and is an unusually large apatite for the mine, even if not it is a partial crystal. Acquired from the collection of Tim ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 20370 View Count: 275 |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA This strawberry pink slightly irregular hexagonal Apatite crystal comes from the Himalaya Mine in Mesa Grande, California. It has a length of 22 mm. and a basal width of 12 mm.(and 7 mm. at the apex). From San Diego Mining Company. |
| © g.slak 2009 | Photo ID: 231623 View Count: 31 |
Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3], Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) : Na[AlSi3O8] | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA Fluorapatite crystal, 2.5 cm high, with associated cleavelandite, from the Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, California. Jesse Fisher specimen and photo. |
| © 2008 Jesse Fisher | Photo ID: 2735 View Count: 570 |
Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3] | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA A natural pink fluorapatite crystal displaying tabular hexagonal form with minor exterior etching; from the Himalaya mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, USA. Specimen measures approximately 30x37x20mm. Courtesy Pala International. |
| © 2004 SLR | Photo ID: 138553 View Count: 126 |
Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3] | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA 2.3 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm. A doubly terminated, sharply hexagonal apatite crystal from the famous Himalaya Mine. This pristine crystal is gemmy and glassy and is colorless to light gray. Ex. Ed Ruggiero Collection, who purchased this piece from Pala Properties in 1977. One of the more uncommon Himalaya species and a fine crystal. |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 146093 View Count: 88 |
Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3], Quartz : SiO2 | |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA A natural pair of pink fluorapatite crystals on a white quartz crystal cluster; from the Himalaya mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, USA. Specimen measures approximately 36x32x32mm. Courtesy Pala International, Fallbrook, San Diego County, California. |
| © 2003 SLR | Photo ID: 216334 View Count: 47 |
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Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA A natural light blue apatite crystal with good color and form, nicely accented with purple lepidolite and white cleavelandite on the side; from the Himalaya mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California. Specimen measures approximately 29x20x16mm. The apatite fluoresces a strong yellow-orange color under UV light. Produced in the ... |
| © 2009 EMC | Photo ID: 243162 View Count: 30 |
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