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Dehesa, Alpine, San Diego Co., California, USA

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Dumortierite : (Al,Fe3+)7[O3|BO3|(SiO4)3], Quartz : SiO2

Dehesa, Alpine, San Diego Co., California, USA

Radiating mass of dark pink dumortierite in colorless quartz. Identification confirmed by X-ray and electron microprobe analysis.
 © CaltechPhoto ID: 47136    View Count: 1003

Dumortierite : (Al,Fe3+)7[O3|BO3|(SiO4)3]

Dehesa, Alpine, San Diego Co., California, USA

Harvard Museum of Natural History specimen no. 118299. Label is about 5.5 cm long. P. Cristofono photo.
 © 2007 Peter CristofonoPhoto ID: 95984    View Count: 171

Dumortierite : (Al,Fe3+)7[O3|BO3|(SiO4)3]

Dehesa, Alpine, San Diego Co., California, USA

Purple-pink spray of dumortierite, fluorescing white under SW UV light. No reaction under MW and LW. Photo is about 8.6 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.
 © SMS 2007Photo ID: 107108    View Count: 153

Dumortierite : (Al,Fe3+)7[O3|BO3|(SiO4)3]

Dehesa, Alpine, San Diego Co., California, USA

Specimen size 6x3 cm.
Ex Kidwell collection.
Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.
 © Leon HupperichsPhoto ID: 150241    View Count: 137

Dumortierite : (Al,Fe3+)7[O3|BO3|(SiO4)3]

Dehesa Dumortierite Deposit (Lehesa Dumortierite Deposit), Dehesa, Alpine, San Diego Co., California, USA

Typical specimen from this locality, about a 1 cm field of view, horizontal. Specimen courtesy of Excalibur Mineral Company. S078-31
 © 2007, JGWPhoto ID: 138226    View Count: 135

Multiple photos availableDumortierite : (Al,Fe3+)7[O3|BO3|(SiO4)3]

Dehesa, Alpine, San Diego Co., California, USA

60 x 35 mm specimen. Under SWUV, dumortierite fluoresces blue. Visible light image included. RFC FM1861.
 © 2008 Michael C. RoarkePhoto ID: 151490    View Count: 114

Dumortierite : (Al,Fe3+)7[O3|BO3|(SiO4)3]

Dehesa Dumortierite Deposit (Lehesa Dumortierite Deposit), Dehesa, Alpine, San Diego Co., California, USA

20 mm FOV. Left: Normal light, dumortierite is purple. Right: Under SWUV, it fluoresces blue. RFC FM1875.
 © 2008 Michael C. RoarkePhoto ID: 151843    View Count: 109

Dumortierite : (Al,Fe3+)7[O3|BO3|(SiO4)3]

Dehesa Dumortierite Deposit (Lehesa Dumortierite Deposit), Dehesa, Alpine, San Diego Co., California, USA

Purple, radiated fibrous on matrix. 2,5 cm the field in photo. In my personal collection. Photo Simone Citon.
 © Simone CitonPhoto ID: 184977    View Count: 75

Dumortierite : (Al,Fe3+)7[O3|BO3|(SiO4)3]

Dehesa Dumortierite Deposit (Lehesa Dumortierite Deposit), Dehesa, Alpine, San Diego Co., California, USA

5.7 x 2.7 x 1.1 cm. Not very attractive, but it is what it is....and is possibly a pseudomorph of dumortierite after tourmaline, in this case. Ex. Chuck Houser Collection.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 260003    View Count: 7

Multiple photos availableRutile : TiO2, Quartz : SiO2

Dehesa, Alpine, San Diego Co., California, USA

Minute crystal of rutile in quartz matrix from the dumortierite locality near Alpine, California. See Pemberton, Minerals of California, 1983, page 171. Photo is about 2.2 mm in length. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.
 © SMS 2007Photo ID: 121913    View Count: 134
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