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Schorl from
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Elbaite7 photos of Schorl associated with Elbaite at this locality.
Lepidolite6 photos of Schorl associated with Lepidolite at this locality.
Smoky Quartz6 photos of Schorl associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality.
Kaolinite5 photos of Schorl associated with Kaolinite at this locality.
Topaz1 photo of Schorl associated with Topaz at this locality.
Quartz1 photo of Schorl associated with Quartz at this locality.
Albite1 photo of Schorl associated with Albite at this locality.
Cleavelandite1 photo of Schorl associated with Cleavelandite at this locality.
Muscovite1 photo of Schorl associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Rubellite1 photo of Schorl associated with Rubellite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:613316
Long-form Identifier:1:3:613316:0
GUID (UUID V4):85553d1f-550c-422b-a145-f02e2c56c624
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
0.1km (0.1 miles) Trask Mine, San Diego Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) Braye Mine (Bray Lode prospect; MS 4633), Himalaya Mine (Himalaya dikes; Himalaya pegmatite), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) Mesa Grande Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) Green Ledge Mine (Green Ledge dike), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) Cota Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Payne Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) Trail Mine, Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) Esmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) Rose Quartz Mine (Patton lode; Patten lode; Powers group; Crystal Quartz; White Quartz; Sante Fe Gem), Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) Maple Lode Mine (Maple claim), Aguanga Mountain, Oak Grove, Aguanga Mountain Mining District (Smith Mountain Mining District), San Diego County, California, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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 ‘*- \ 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 (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 – Aurora Mine, Charcas, SanLuis Potosi, Mexico When in Tucson
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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...lavender-colored gem variety of spodumene now known as kunzite. Since the beginning of mining in the late
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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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Library] at 07:06 06 January 2015 Even though California is known as the “Golden State, ” it could also...the Tourmaline State, or the Colemanite State. California is, in fact, one of the world’s greatest sources...localities, the reader is encouraged to consult the “California Locality Index” (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
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tourmaline of the elbaite-schorl series from the Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, California: A detailed investigation...and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125-2500, U.S.A. 3 Office...on tourmalines from gem pockets in the Himalaya mine, San Diego County, California, including a strongly...tourmaline decrease. The black core is a Mn-bearing “oxy-schorl.” The grayish-yellow, intermediate zone is Mn-rich...(Fe2++Mn2+) content in tourmalines from the elbaite-schorl series (r2 = 0.99). Values lower than 15.84 Å for
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Copyright 0 1996Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0016.7037/96$15.00 + .oO Pergamon...Planetary Physics, University of California, Riverside CA, 92521, USA (Received October 31, 1995; accepted...pegmatite in the San Jacinto district, and Himalaya pegmatite dike system in the Mesa Grande district of southern...southern California. These analyses are the first inclusion volatile studies to indicate the presence of...quartz, cleavelandite variety albite feldspar, and schorl tourmaline from the Belo Horizonte #l, while negligible
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
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 ©...© 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)
crystallization process in the San Diego County pegmatites, California, USA Jennifer S. MALONEY1,4 , Peter...Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA *Corresponding author, e-mail: nabelekp@missouri...MI 48859, USA 3 Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA 4 Current... 363 N. Sam Houston Parkway, Houston, TX 77060, USA 5 Current address: Institut für Geowissenschaften...lithium-cesium-tantalum-type pegmatite dikes of San Diego County, California, USA, tourmaline is the main reservoir
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 (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 ..........
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
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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)
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2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148, USA Brendan M. LAURS Gemological Institute of America...Mouawad Campus, 5345 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, California 92008, USA Abstract Yellow to yellow-green tourmaline...locations, including those important for producing gem- and specimen-quality material (Figs. 1a, b), and...as “tsilaisite”, both in older literature and as gem material. This name was given by Kunitz (1929) to...produce Mn-rich yellow tourmaline in Zambia (Canary mine, Lundazi), Madagascar (Tsilaisina), Russia (Malkhan
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hydrothermal conditions in pegmatites from San Diego County, California Elizabeth M. Gammel1,* and Peter I....some pegmatites in the San Diego County pegmatite district contain abundant, gem-quality, Li-bearing minerals...minerals in pockets, whereas others do not. In this district, lithium-cesium-tantalum type pegmatites occur...contain gem-quality, Li-bearing minerals. Two pegmatite suites were studied: the gem-bearing Himalaya and...intermediate zone and the massive quartz core of the Himalaya pegmatite have Th ranges of ~350 to 420 and ~150
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
March/April: Millerite on dolomite, Leadwood, St. Francois County, Missouri. Glenn Williams specimen, Terry Huizing...May/June: Elbaite on quartz, Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California. Wayne Sorensen specimen...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...Allanite, Missouri, 96 Almandine-spessartine, California, 171 Alpine Minerals: A Review of the Most Famous
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page 2) Fig. 1: Metatorbemite specimen from Grant County, NM in the collection of the New Mexico Bureau...old stone house foundation in Baltic, Houghton County, Michigan. The chunk was buried about 8 inches...Miniere du haul Katanga's Shinkolobwe .. radium .. mine. Other sources of radium soon developed on the Colorado...-The discovery of uranium ore in the White Signal District, Grant Co.. M, was made by A.A. Leach, a geo logist...Phelps Dodge Corporation at their Tyrone, NM copper mine, in 1918. Two uranium minerals were recognized.
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THE GEMMOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN GEM MOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN SAINT DUNSTAN'S...of precious stones is a source of worry for the gem jeweller. A n actual case is described here, with...other than those of the usual commercial scale for gem diamonds, which includes colourless stones to those...N G There is no point whatsoever in irradiating gem diamonds of good original colour as this would probably...for a gemstone variety although by no means all gem materials show definite absorption bands. There are
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suggested that an account of activities at the Denver Gem & Mineral Show would be of interest to FM. That request...Joe Marchesani; Jmarch06@comcast.net SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER: Dr. Don Buchanan; dbuch7326@aol.com...the Early Mining History of the Himalaya Pegmatite Mine The early-day history (1896-1913) of gem tourmaline...tourmaline mining at the Himalaya mine, San Diego County, is rife with conflicts by men who truly believed...Numerous minor actors in this drama had their own gem mines to exploit. This history recounts these tales
Catalog/List
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Session...5:00 PM ET LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Thursday...grow. 73001 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) Looking almost like...com/6150 73002 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) For those that have...750 73003 TOURMALINE Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) As if Momeik doesn’t
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image: Miners at the Pala Chief Mine, San Diego Country, California, circa 1903. On the back of the original...view of American Gems worked ledge. Kunzite and gem tourmaline American Gemstones – What They Are and...from the Oceanview Mine in Southern California; the 0.72-ct benitoite (left California Gems – More Than...Dallas Gem Mine area, San America’s Royal Gems – Montana and Yogo Sapphires Benito County, California; the...the U.S. State of Maine phires is from the Gem Mountain Mine, GranTantalizing Turquoise ite Country, Montana
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
81MINERALS dletown-Portland, Connecticut, pegmatite district. They are found in South Glastonbury, about 5...includes one of the largest quarries of the entire district, the Howe No. 1. Access is through a trail system...system that follows old carriage roads, mine roads, and pipeline rightsof-way. During the spring and early...specimens are included: the Simpson quarry, known for gem beryl (aquamarine); and the Hollister quarry, known...lithium pegmatite minerals. Minerals found in the district include albite, allanite, almandine, autunite
Report (issue)
International, LLC P.O. Box 263, East Hampton, CT 06424, USA Phone 1.860.267.1512; fax 1.860.267.7225 www.lapisint...microcline from Pakistan's world famous Gilgit area. The schorl is 4. 7 cm high. Photo Jeff Scovil; private collection...elbaite crystals with lepidolite from the Golconda Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil by Eberhard Equit, 1993...CHRISTIAN WEISE VERLAG, GERMANY AND LAPIS INTERNATIONAL, USA Tourmaline ♦ History ♦ Mineralogy • Tourmaline...this crown was not a ruby, but a tourmaline. The gem in this crown is now the oldest known important tourmaline
 
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