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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
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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