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Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Latitude: 33°23'23"N
Longitude: 117°4'18"W
Summary:
Tourmaline Queen Mountain rises 1922 feet above mean sea level (AMSL), and overlooks the Pacific Ocean and San Diego City towards the distant southwest.

The mountain has been erroneously referred to as "Pala" mountain in early mineralogical literature. As of 1904, the mountain was still an unnamed feature, and not until several years later was the summit named by locals in honor of the Tourmaline Queen mine. The name "Tourmaline Queen" has appeared on most official maps produced since the late 1940's.

In much of the popular mineralogical literature, the name is shortened to "Queen Mountain", presumably to avoid confusion as to the relation between the individual mines and prospects.

The mountain geology is primarily gabbroic country rock which hosts several gem-and-rare earth element (REE)-bearing pegmatite veins or dikes.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Albite
var: Cleavelandite
var: Oligoclase
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Almandine
'Almandine-Spessartine Series'
Amblygonite
'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'
Andalusite
Andradite
'Apatite'
Arsenopyrite
Bermanite
Beryl
var: Aquamarine
var: Goshenite
var: Heliodor
var: Morganite
Beyerite
'Biotite'
Bismite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bismutite
Bismutotantalite
Bornite
Chalcocite
Chrysocolla
'Clay'
Clinozoisite
'Columbite'
Columbite-(Mn)
'Columbite-Tantalite'
Cookeite
Digenite
Elbaite
'Elbaite-Schorl Series'
Epidote
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorapatite
Gahnite
'Garnet'
Goethite
Grossular
var: Magnesian Grossular
'Halloysite'
Halloysite-10Å
Helvine
Hematite
Hercynite
Heterosite
'Heulandite'
Hureaulite
Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) (TL)
Kaolinite
Laumontite
Lepidolite
Leucophosphite
Lithiophilite
Löllingite
Magnetite
Malachite
'Manganese Oxides'
Manganite
Marcasite
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Microlite Group
'Monazite'
Montmorillonite
Muscovite
var: Sericite
Namibite
Opal
Orthoclase
'Perthite'
Petalite
Phosphosiderite
Pollucite
Pseudomalachite
'Psilomelane'
Pucherite
Purpurite
Pyrite
'Pyroxene Group'
Quartz
var: Chalcedony
var: Citrine
var: Smoky Quartz
'Salmonsite'
Schorl
Sicklerite (TL)
Siderite
Spessartine
Spinel
var: Pleonaste
Spodumene
var: Hiddenite
var: Kunzite
Stewartite (TL)
Stibiotantalite
'Stilbite'
Strengite
Strunzite
Swinefordite
'Tantalite'
Tantalite-(Mn)
Tosudite
var: Lithium Tosudite

'Tourmalinated Quartz'
'Tourmaline'
'var: Achroite'
'var: Indicolite'
'var: Rubellite'
'var: Verdelite'
'var: Watermelon Tourmaline'
Triphylite
Triplite
Vivianite
Wardite
'Zinnwaldite'
Zircon


144 entries listed. 76 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals).

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References

Merrill, F. J. H. (1914), Geology and Mineral Resources of San Diego and Imperial Counties: Gems, Lithia Minerals. California State Mining Bureau, San Francisco, Cal. California State Printing Office. Chapter 1, pages 61-78.

Jahns, R. H., and Wright, L. A. (1951), Gem and Lithium-Bearing Pegmatites of the Pala District, San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines Special Report 7A: 72 p.

Cooper, J. R. (1962), Bismuth of U.S., USGS MR - 2. Commodities (Major) - Lithium, Bismuth. Development Status: Producer. Host Rock: Gabbro. Note: Stewart & Other Mines.

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