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Blue Chihuahua Mine (Blue Dog), Cooper Canyon District, Riverside Co., California, USA
The pegmatite was first located by a Mr. Staley in the late 1960's. Josie Scripps became partners with Staley and named the deposit the Blue Chihuahua. Staley and Scripps removed overburden and developed several productive work areas along a thin dike with the assistance of Bob Bartsch and Al Ordway.
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The Blue Chihuahua Mine (Where art thou?) by Al Ordway 2003 by Scott L. RitchieMineral List
| Albite var: Cleavelandite Beryl Cassiterite | Elbaite Hydroxylherderite Microcline | Muscovite Quartz Schorl Topaz | 'Tourmaline' 'var: Indicolite' |
14 entries listed. 10 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
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References
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 304.
Rocks & Minerals (1984): 59: 82.
Ordway, A. (2003), The Blue Chihuahua Mine. Where art thou? Bulletin of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California, January.
Jesse Fisher (2011) Mines and Minerals of the Southern California Pegmatite Province. Rocks & Minerals 86:14-34.
Rocks & Minerals (1984): 59: 82.
Ordway, A. (2003), The Blue Chihuahua Mine. Where art thou? Bulletin of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California, January.
Jesse Fisher (2011) Mines and Minerals of the Southern California Pegmatite Province. Rocks & Minerals 86:14-34.
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Updated Mineral Entry: BurpaliteFrom Uwe Kolitsch, 19th Jun 2013 07:01:17