| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Pucherite |
| Formula: | Bi(VO4) |
| Comments: | Most of this material was found in a highly evolved part of the pegmatite in the Big Kahuna II zone on the Baker Boulevard level. XRD by Stuart Mills (University of British Columbia). |
| Habit: | Drusy coatings of rounded wedge-shaped crystals on lepidolite and elbaite. |
| Colour: | Drab olive-brown |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Rubellite | ⓘ3 photos of Pucherite associated with Rubellite at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Pucherite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Cleavelandite | ⓘ3 photos of Pucherite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. |
| Lepidolite | ⓘ3 photos of Pucherite associated with Lepidolite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pucherite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Oceanview Mine (Oceanview adits; new Oceanview workings), Elizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 787669 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:787669:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 8659bc1a-0745-4385-858b-c76521a7fe79 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pucherite |
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| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘPala Chief Mine (Chief mine; MS 6452; Salmons mine), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘStewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘTourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 2.0km (1.3 miles) | ⓘTourmaline King Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘKaterina Mine (Ashley mine; Caterina mine; Catherin mine; Catherina mine; Katrina mine), Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 44.1km (27.4 miles) | ⓘLittle Three Mine, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
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