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Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

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Beryl : Be3Al2Si6O18, Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18

Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Rare locality piece presents a beautiful front display angle. Broken on bottom and back but quite nice, regardless. Pale pink color. 2.9 x 2 x 1.7 cm

 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 30976    View Count: 313

Beryl : Be3Al2Si6O18, Quartz : SiO2, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]

Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Beryl, variety morganite. T. McKee collection. The scale at the bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 238187    View Count: 18

Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18, Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) : Na[AlSi3O8], Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2

Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Beryl var. morganite with elbaite, cleavelandite and lepidolite, 2 cm across, from the Stewart Mine, Pala. Jesse Fisher specimen and photo.
 © 2001, Jesse FisherPhoto ID: 2850    View Count: 1257

Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) : Na[AlSi3O8]

Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Morganite crystal, 6 cm across, on cleavelandite, from the Stewart Mine, Pala. Jesse Fisher specimen and photo.
 © 2001, Jesse FisherPhoto ID: 2851    View Count: 538

Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18

Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

An important morganite because it is not just pretty; but is also from the STEWART MINE which was known for tourmalines but from which morganite was VERY rare. This piece has a rich pink color to it, exceptional lustre, and excellent display aesthetics. It is contacted in back, with minor associations of albite and tourmaline (the color being ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 20349    View Count: 368

Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18

Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

A 8.1 by 4.6 cms light pink crystal with some Lepidolite. JSS specimen and photograph.
 © JSSPhoto ID: 97093    View Count: 112

Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18, Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) : SiO2

Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

7.0 x 5.4 x 5.2 cm. A SUPER and RARE combination specimen from the famous Stewart Mine. This really showy specimen features a CLASSIC, 1.5 cm, gemmy and lustrous, "hot" pink tourmaline embedded in the termination of one of two glassy, smoky quartz crystals. A super-gemmy and glassy, 2.3 cm, pink morganite is also nested in the bed of pearlescent ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 170551    View Count: 88

Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18

Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

A natural orangey pink beryl crystal (morganite) with good clarity, form and waxy luster; from the Stewart mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA. Specimen measures approximately 31x29x16mm, and weighs 18.9g.
 © 2006 SLRPhoto ID: 141363    View Count: 79

Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18, Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) : AD3G6(BO3)3[T6O18]Y3Z, Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2, Montmorillonite : (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O

Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

A natural pale pink beryl crystal with good form and waxy luster, included with a vivid orangey pink tourmaline studded with bright purple lepidolite, and minor pink montmorillonite; from the Stewart mine on Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA. Specimen measures approximately 34x26x16mm, and weighs 27.0g.
 © 2005 SLRPhoto ID: 141362    View Count: 72

Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) : Na[AlSi3O8], Lepidolite : K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2

Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

A natural pale pink beryl crystal (morganite) displaying good hexagonal form, perched on a white feldspar matrix studded with bright purple lepidolite; from the Stewart mine on Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA Specimen measures approximately 34x32x22mm.
 © 2006 SLRPhoto ID: 141373    View Count: 71
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