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Ed Fletcher Jr. Mine (Ed Fletcher mine; MS 4886), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Rubellite
Ed Fletcher Jr. Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Photo: 2003 SLR
Latitude: 33°23'27"N
Longitude: 117°4'24"W
The property is on private land, patented in 1914 by Ed Fletcher. Located south of and adjacent to the Tourmaline King mine.

A gem pocket from the Ed Fletcher Jr. mine, at Pala, shows in addition to much pink tourmaline, clay, and albite, a considerable amount of lepidolite, with only a little microcline.

References

Schaller, W. T. (1919), Gems & Precious Stones. Mineral Resources U.S., 1916, Part II - Nonmetals. Department of Interior, US Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington; p. 897.

Mineral List

Albite
'Clay'
Lepidolite
Microcline
Muscovite
Quartz
'Tourmaline'
'var: Rubellite'


8 entries listed. 5 valid minerals.

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