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Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA

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A complex granitic pegmatite located north of Cahuilla Mountain near the town of Anza in Riverside County, California. The deposit was first discovered by Bert Simmons in 1902, and is best known for its production of well-crystallized schorl and gem aquamarine, as well as pink tourmaline and spodumene. Two contiguous patented lode mining claims (Big Pink and Little Blue lodes) commonly referred to as the Fano Mine. The property is on private land, patented in 1912 by the Fano Kunzite Tourmaline Mining company.



References:
Fisher, J. 2002. Gem and rare-element pegmatites of southern California. Mineralogical Record 33(5): 363-407.

Gochenour, K. 1988. Black Tourmaline from Little Cahuilla Mountain, Riverside County, California. Rocks and Minerals, 63 (6): p. 440-444.

Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: p. 121-22.

Rynerson, F. J. 1967. Exploring and Mining Gems & Gold in the West; Ch. 17, p. 118-120: Naturegraph Publishers, Inc., Happy Camp, California.





 Map Reference: 33°36'22"N , 116°47'9"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Amblygonite
    LiAl[(F,OH)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: Occurs in lithia-pegmatite.
    Reference: [Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: p. 121-22.]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Description: Occurs in lithia-pegmatite.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:63:441.]
    Site Photo
    Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA
    © 2004, Jesse Fisher
  		•  Beryl
    var: Aquamarine
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [Gochenour, K. 1988. Black Tourmaline from Little Cahuilla Mountain, Riverside County, California. Rocks and Minerals, 63 (6): p. 440-444.]
    Site Photo
    Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Columbite
    (Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [Cal Div of Mines & Geo Bulletin 189 " Minerals of California"]
  		•  Elbaite
    [Na][(Li,Al)
     
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Description: Occurs in lithia-pegmatite.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:63:441.]
  		•  Lepidolite
    Description: Occurs in lithia-pegmatite.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:63:441.]
  		•  'Mica Group'
    Reference: [Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: p. 121-22.]
  		•  Microlite
    (Ca,Na)
     
    2
    		Ta
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(O,OH,F)
    Reference: [Cal Div of Mines & Geo Bulletin 189 " Minerals of California"]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Description: Occurs in lithia-pegmatite.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:63:441.]
    Site Photo
    Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA
    © Dan & Diana Weinrich
  		•  Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Description: Occurs in lithia-pegmatite.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:63:441.]
    Site Photo
    Fano Mine (Fano-Simmons; Simmons; Little Blue; Big Pink), Cahuilla Mountain (Coahuila), Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Spodumene
    LiAl[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Description: Occurs in lithia-pegmatite.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:63:441.]
  		•  Spodumene
    var: Kunzite
    Reference: [Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: p. 121-22.]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    		G
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[T
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]Y
     
    3
    		Z
    Reference: [Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: p. 121-22.]
  		•  'Tourmaline
    var: Indicolite'
    Reference: [Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: p. 121-22.]
  		•  'Tourmaline
    var: Rubellite'
    Reference: [Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler\'s materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: p. 121-22.]
  		•  'Tourmaline
    var: Verdelite'
    Reference: [Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau bulletin 37: p. 121-22.]


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