| | Journal (issue) | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino... Number Five Articles Gem and rare-element pegmatites of southern California . . . . . . . . . . . ... History of the Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...discovered at the Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California, by Ed Swoboda and Bill Larson. The...web site at www.wmtucson.com DANBURITE â Aurora Mine, Charcas, SanLuis Potosi, Mexico When in Tucson | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Mines and Minerals of the California Pegmatite Province Downloaded by [Pennsylvania State University]... Southern JESSE FISHER PO Box 77774 San Francisco, California 94107 jef520@comcast.net F Unless otherwise...MINERALS or much of the past century, the Southern California pegmatite province has been the source of some...of a variety of gem and rareelement minerals, along with considerable amounts of gem and lapidary material...topaz, and spessartine, and they were the first recognized occurrence of the lavender-colored gem variety | | Fisher, Jesse, Foord, Eugene E., Bricker, Garth A. (1998) The Geology, Mineralogy, and History of the Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California. Rocks & Minerals, 73 (3) 156-180 doi:10.1080/00357529809603033 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | the ba a la j Mllle, Mesa kande, San Diego Eountg, Ealifiornia 7 Los Angeles County II ,J - r J--4...J--4 â*- \ Orange County f San Bernardino Coun -----. I--L-L--- \,-. 1 Cahuilla Mt. X x Thomas... JESSE FISHEK 380 Pennsylvania Ave. San Francisco, California 94107 EUGENE E. FOOKD M.S.905, U.S. Geological...BRICKER 410 East Elder Fallbrook, California 92028 T he Himalaya mine has been the largest producer of...years ago, and it ranks among the most productive gem pegmatites in the world. Virtually all major mineral | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Gemstones of California Downloaded by [University of Calgary] at 05:46 04 February 2015 MICHAEL GRAY...GRAY P. 0. Box 727 Missoula, Montana 59806 CALIFORNIA 1s HUGE-the third largest state in the United States...Imagine, as a field collector, being able to go mining virtually any month of the year-the deserts in...amethysts just hours away from your home. That is California. The focus of this article covers only the facetable...facetable, transparent materials found in California. It would take another article to describe the stateâs | | | Journal (issue) | of the Little Three mine pegmatites, Ramona district, San Diego County, California ..................... B. Spaulding R. A. Mason & R. F. Martin , California locality index ...........................................129 by A. R. Kampf & the Southern California Chapter of the Friends of Mineralogy, Locality...Ramona in e P e g m a t it e s , istrc San Diego D ,California Eugene E. Foord U. S. Geological Survey...Louis B. Spaulding, Jr. P. O. Box 807, Ramona, California 92065 Roger A. M ason Dept, of Earth Sciences | | | Journal (issue) | rendez-vous Elbaite - 7,1 cm de largeur Mine Hima/aya,Mesa Grande,Californie,U.S.A. Coll. : 8. Larson -...Scovil ⢠Barite surfluorite Crista/: 4 x 3 x 0,4 cm Mine de /'Ave/lan, Var Coll. : G. Mari Photo : l.-D....RichardDALE,Cochabamba,Bolivie DavidI. GREEN,Manchester,Grande-Bretagne DermotHENRY,Melbourne,Australie Laszl6...ans. Nous avons, nous aussi, ressenti une tres grande satisfaction durant l'elaboration, etalee sur pres...interventions, porter les debats a un niveau de grande qualite. Dans ce court resume, nous allons tenter | | London, D., Morgan, G. B., Paul, K. A., Guttery, B. M. (2012) Internal Evolution of Miarolitic Granitic Pegmatites at the Little Three Mine, Ramona, California, USA. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (4) 1025-1054 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.4.1025 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | GRANITIC PEGMATITES AT THE LITTLE THREE MINE, RAMONA, CALIFORNIA, USA David LONDON§, George B. MORGAN VI,...Oklahoma 73019, USA Abstract Miarolitic granitic pegmatites at the Little Three mine property near Ramona...Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA, possess a bulk composition that closely matches that of a hydrous...history, field diffusion, Little Three mine, Ramona, California. Introduction The coarse grain-size and...dike section from the Little Three mine, Ramona, California, USA, to derive the modal mineralogy and | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Library] at 07:06 06 January 2015 Even though California is known as the âGolden State, â it could also...the Tourmaline State, or the Colemanite State. California is, in fact, one of the worldâs greatest sources...localities, the reader is encouraged to consult the âCalifornia Locality Indexâ (Kampf et al. 1989). The bibliography...great deal from the many publications of the California Division of Mines and Geology. The most valuable...mines in California is the Consolidated Index of Publications, Division of Mines and State Mining Bureau | | | Book | GEOLOGY OF THE ELSINORE FAULT ZONE SAN ¡DIEGO REGION ⢠, . San Diego Association of Geologists South... GEOLOGY OF THE ELSINORE FAULT ZONE SAN DIEGO REGION San Diego Association of Geologists South Coast...Elsinore Fault Zone San Diego Region Geology of the Elsinore Fault Zone. San Diego Region Copyright Š...Š 2003 by the San Diego Association of Geologists (SDAG) and South Coast Geological Society (SCGS) Individual...and inquiries to: SDAG P.O. Box 1911 26 San Diego, California 92 159- 11 26 w. w. w.sandiegogeologists | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Inclusion Studies of GEM-Bearing Granitic Pegmatite-Aplite Dikes, San Diego Co., California Bruce E. Taylor...Geology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA aAbteilung Geochemie, Mineralogisches Institut...pegmatite-aplite dikes in southern California have been known for gem-quality minerals and as a commercial...zone, nearly to 565 ~ C. Subsolidus formation of gem-bearing pockets took place over a relatively narrow...rocks (6D .... = - 9 0 to - 1 3 0 ) in the Mesa Grande district crystallized in the presence of, or exchanged | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | [University of Kent] at 15:29 06 November 2014 Spessartine Marienfluss, Northern Namibia I n a recent...related species spessartine have made them a historically important and relatively inexpensive gem material...gemstone theme of this yearâs Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, spessartine has been chosen as this issueâs Connoisseurâs...a fine spessartine specimen from Marienfluss, northern Namibia, has been chosen. Spessartine, because...yellow, orange, and red; almost pure end-member spessartine is bright orange. It is typically transparent | | | Book | ) high from Tourmaline Queen Mine, San Diego County, Pala, California. Back Cover: Azurite and Malachite...endure wear. To resist being scratched, the ideal gem n1ust be hard; to resist being broken, it must be...that help determine the quality or suitability of a gem are transparency, clarity, and the evenness and depth...retain their hierarchical position by beginning the gem section in this book. However, we have grouped 13...the nan1e of the gem. The captions give sizes in both centin1eters and inches. Gem weights are given | | | Journal (issue) | Jan/Feb 2024 Vol.99, No.1 ROCKS MINE ."Iii[! iil"J www.tandfonline.com/vram Pegmatite Minerals & Gems...Francis Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, ME John Rakovan New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro...Kampf, l.A. County Museum of Natural History, CA Virgil W. Lueth, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology...across a local area net\,vork. Subscription offices: USA/North America: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 530 Walnut...Copyright Clearance Center (www.copyright.com) in the USA or the Copyright Licensing Agency (www. cla.co.uk) | | | Report (issue) | Simmons and Alexander Falster Page 28 New England Gem Beryl Bruce Jarnot Page 16 Bazzite of the Alps Stefan...Page 32 Beryl from the Pegmatites of Southern California Jesse Fisher Page 20 Discovery Stoppaniite Fabio...William "Skip" Simmons and Alexander Falster Page 49 Gem Beryl from Russia and Ukraine Peter Lyckberg Friedrich...studies in 1811, during A.G. Werner's time at the Mining Academy in Freiberg, Saxony (Germany). From 1826...miners. He was also the gemstone inspector for the mining authority. Breithaupt's legacy is 500 publications | | | Journal (issue) | ber-D ecem ber 1977 ISSUE! TourmalineGolconda mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil SHOWS Sul/urPerticara, Romagna...U E S t AVETltlB 0)A C L PyromorphiteWheatley mine, Hours: Wed-Sat. 10-5 Sunday 12-5 [evenings by...in e ra l fro m th e B e n ito ite G em M in e , San B e n ito C o u n ty, C a lif o r n ia ............lf Pabst, Jam es R. H in th o rn e Artinite fro m San B e n ito C o u n ty , C a lifo r n ia ............ike S y s te m , M e sa G ra n d e D is tric t, San D ie g o C o u n ty , C a lifo r n ia .......... | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Volume 86, pages 485â490, 2001 Hydrogen in spessartine-almandine garnets as a tracer of granitic pegmatite...Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MS 170-25, Pasadena, California 91125, U.S.A. Materials...contents of spessartine-almandine garnets from the Rutherford no. 2 (Virginia), Himalaya (California), and...and George Ashley Block (California) pegmatites were determined by infrared spectroscopy. The hydroxide...natural pyralspite garnets (pyrope, almandine, spessartine) to occur strictly as the OH species (Aines and | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | cookrob@auburn.edu Beryl, Variety Morganite San Diego County, California O ne of the most popular of all collectible...Its wide variation in color, particularly in the gem varieties, its tendency to form exceptionally perfect...collections that have been displayed at national gem and mineral shows in recent years. From a historical...Southern California. Consequently, in keeping with the California theme of the 2011 Tucson Gem and Mineral...beryl, so well known from the pegmatites of San Diego County, has been nominated for this issueâs Connoisseurâs | | | Journal (issue) | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...Five Tourrmline-1 the first special issue in the Gem Minerals Series Introduction Notes from the Editor....................365 by C. A. Francis Pakistan Gem pegmatites of the Shingus-Dusso area, Gilgit, Pakistan..........................413 by A. M. Bassett California Recent work at the Himalaya m in e ............lepidolite, mined recently at the Himalaya mine, Pala, California. William Larson collection; photo by Harold | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Temperatures and duration of crystallization within gem-bearing cavities of granitic pegmatites David London...Temperatures and duration of crystallization within gem-bearing cavities of granitic pegmatites, LITHOS(2020)...TEMPERATURES AND DURATION OF CRYSTALLIZATION WITHIN GEM-BEA RING CAVITIES OF GRANITIC PEGMATITES David London... University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019 USA * Corresponding author. ABSTRACT of Crystallization...carbonates, and finally dense clay. The euhedral and gem-quality crystals for which many pegmatites are mined | | | Journal (issue) | Brendan M. Laurs, and Marcelo de Oliveira Bernardes Mining activities for these vivid cuprian elbaites are...adjacent Rio Grande do Norte State. 278 pg. 261 Spessartine Garnet from Ramona, San Diego County, California...collection are profiled. pg. 279 REGULAR FEATURES 318 Gem Trade Lab Notes ⢠Interesting charoite cabochon â˘...rhodochrosite ⢠Sapphires with diffusion-induced stars 326 Gem News International ⢠Special report on U.S. Postal...Conferences ⢠Gem resources of Afghanistan ⢠Update on amethyst, citrine, and ametrine from the AnahĂ mine, Bolivia | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Displays JOSEPHINE SCRIPPS Photo by Walt Weaver. CALIFORNIA MINERAL COLLECTOR EXTRAORDINARY Some people...L L P. M A C F A L L P. O. Box 309 Coronado, California 92118 J O S I E , F O R E V E R Y O N E C A...in Detroit, St. Louis, Cleveland, Chicago, and San Diego, as well as founding the Scripps-Howard News Service... came to Southern California in the 1890s and put his wealth into San Diego County land. Josie grew up...the family's 400-acre Miramar ranch north of San Diego. Like all alert children, she had a passing interest | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Zapot pegmatite, Gillis Range, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA. Named in honor of W.B. Simmons. The sample is 1...are sources of gem-quality crystals of beryl, tourmaline, topaz, spodumene, and spessartine. Historic localities...discovered in Africa and Asia. Most high-quality gem minerals occur in miarolitic cavities found near...pegmatites and ultramafic host rocks. The most important gem-bearing granitic pegmatites formed at shallow levels...cavities in some pegmatites have produced tons of gem crystals valued in excess of $50 million. KEYWORDS | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 05:07 04 June 2016 \ Los Angeles County j San Bernardino County ..I. ...............................Riverside County I J Jb3 %$*6 Orange Cahuilla Mt X Mt X Mesa Grande X Ramona San Diego County : â...[University of Exeter] at 05:07 04 June 2016 0 Imperial County h 30 Figure 7 (above). Location map showing Cahuilla...and other major pegmatite districts in Southern California. Map by William W. Besse. Figure 8 (above right)...Dike claim, Cahuilla Mountain, Riverside County, California. Map by William W. Besse. Figure 9 (right) | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | March/April: Millerite on dolomite, Leadwood, St. Francois County, Missouri. Glenn Williams specimen, Terry Huizing...Elbaite on quartz, Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California. Wayne Sorensen specimen, Jeff...photo. July/August: Barite, Black Cloud mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff...photo. NovembedDecember: Hematite, Montreal mine, Iron County, Wisconsin. F. John Barlow specimen, M. Hjerstedt...18-22 Allanite, Missouri, 96 Almandine-spessartine, California, 171 Alpine Minerals: A Review of the Most | | | Book (volume) | The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art Santa Ana, California + GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. Keller...Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25.30 ct), Ramona, California; brownish yellow octagonal calcite (21.30 ct)...round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (16.62 ct), Ramona, California; deep red cushion cut rhodochrosite...ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step...Pala, California. NECKLACE. Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting |
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