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Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Quartz : SiO2 |
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Anita Mine (Magee Mine; Magee & Dougherty Mine; Sage Mine), Red Mountain, Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA
A natural dark to light brownish pink to yellowish green tourmaline having a basal pedion termination, with minor quartz at the base; from the Anita mine, Red Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA. Repaired specimen measures approximately 78mm tall. Produced by Al Ordway in the winter of 1997. |
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Schorl : [Na][Fe2+3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Quartz : SiO2 |
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Anita Mine (Magee Mine; Magee & Dougherty Mine; Sage Mine), Red Mountain, Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA
An exquisite and sharp quartz crystal that is terminated ALL AROUND and shaped more like a sphene than a quartz. It has rich inclusions of jet black schorl crystals running inside. One side is glassy and the other dull, but overall it is quite transparent. This unusual specimen is the only such I have seen, and was included in the collection ... |
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Tourmaline : AD3G6(BO3)3[T6O18]Y3Z |
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Anita Mine (Magee Mine; Magee & Dougherty Mine; Sage Mine), Red Mountain, Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA
A gemmy and lustrous, multi-colored tourmaline from a very uncommon Riverside County locality, the Anita Mine near Sage. The very glassy, colorless termination grades downward to watermelon-pink to pinkish-red at the base. An excellent and large crystal from this locality. Ex Chris Korpi Collection 4.8 x 4.2 x 3.4 cm |
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Tourmaline : AD3G6(BO3)3[T6O18]Y3Z |
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Anita Mine (Magee Mine; Magee & Dougherty Mine; Sage Mine), Red Mountain, Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA
A gemmy and lustrous, pastel-pink tourmaline crystal with the pocket clay still attached to the back from the less well-known Anita Mine of Riverside County, California. The Anita Mine is an old locality, producing few toumalines of this quality. In fact, this is one of just 4 such I have seen in almost a decade of living in San Diego. It comes ... |
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