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Spessartine from
Garnet Hill, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Garnet Hill, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:777927
Long-form Identifier:1:3:777927:5
GUID (UUID V4):d92aea99-7ceb-4d56-b9af-061cca5ce262
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Piemontite occurrence [1] (San Gorgonio Pass), Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘAudrey Lynn Mine (Audrey Lynne Mine; Jumping Joe claims), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘAnita Mine (Magee Mine; Magee & Dougherty Mine; Sage Mine), Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
42.6km (26.4 miles) ⓘLithia Dike Mine (Lithia Dyke claim), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
56.9km (35.3 miles) ⓘBlue Lady Mine (Blue Tourmaline claim; Blue Bell deposit; Blue Bell mine; Exposition claim; Panama claim; San Diego claim; San Diego group), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
61.4km (38.2 miles) ⓘCarmelita Mine (Big Spring mine; Blue Gem claim; Crest Gem mine; Elinor deposit; Elinor mine; Estudillo mine; French Pete mine; MS 6130; Peter Cabat mine), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
67.2km (41.7 miles) ⓘMaple Lode Mine (Maple claim), Aguanga Mountain, Oak Grove, Aguanga Mountain Mining District (Smith Mountain Mining District), San Diego County, California, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘBig Bullet Manganese claims (Big Bullett deposit; Big Bullett claims), Dos Palmas District, Orocopia Mts (Dos Palmas Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
69.4km (43.1 miles) ⓘWhite Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘElizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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mine pegmatites, Ramona district, San Diego County, California ............................101 by E. E.... 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...e P e g m a t it e s , istrc San Diego D ,California Eugene E. Foord U. S. Geological Survey, M....Louis B. Spaulding, Jr. P. O. Box 807, Ramona, California 92065 Roger A. M ason Dept, of Earth Sciences
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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...tool for finding information on older mines in California is the Consolidated Index of Publications, Division
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New York City, New York County, New York State T he minerals of the garnet group represent some of...deposits. In fact, in some types of economic deposits, garnet constitutes an important gangue mineral, and such...America’s largest hard-rock garnet mines within its borders, a famous New York garnet specimen has been chosen...this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice piece. Moreover, garnet was designated as New York’s official state gemstone...muscovite. Almandine is one of fifteen minerals in the garnet group, each member of which is defined by its pure
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Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...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 story...REBORN! The Mineralogical Society of Southern California has held a Gem & Mineral show annually for the
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minerals Article Analysis of Garnet by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy—Two Practical Applications...Harmon, R.S.; Hark, R.R.; Hilferding, K. Analysis of Garnet by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy—Two Practical...98195, USA; defnep@uw.edu Department of Chemistry, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA; richard... Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA; wisem@si.edu Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric...North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
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Vochten & G. Brizzi The Alice Glory Hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado ................................185 by...A. de Grys, M. Kohler & L. Minnaar Garnet Hill, White Pine County, Nevada .............................Roberts) of Roberts Minerals in Twain Harte, California. She and Ken first met when she was 14 years...negative crystals within quartz from Fonda, Montgomery County, New York. Notice that these also are bounded by...VISITORS AUTHORITY 700 Festival Way Elko, Nevada 89801-USA 1-800-523-5317 1-702-738-4091 ~Y~ ANTIQUARIAN &
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Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA Steven R, Morehead Riverside, CA Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...S.-C. Su A notable rhodonite crystal from Broken Hill, Australia ............469 by A. H. Chapman Palladium...Alves Minerals of the Black Pine mine, Granite County, Montana ........................................477 by D. Waisman An occurrence of bixbyite, spessartine, topaz and pseudobrookite from Ash Creek near...Southern California mineral collector, specializing in San Diego County and Baja California spec­ imens
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[Virginia Tech Libraries] at 03:28 25 February 2015 GARNET PETER J. MODRESKI U.S. Geological Survey Box 25046...as a separate and distinct mineral species. In garnet, we deal not with just a single series between...these different endmembers help to explain the garnet group’s wonderful variety of color, environment... and hardness. Etymology and History The name garnet and the names of its many species and varieties...carbuncle, the term used for any fiery red gemstone. Garnet is derived from the Latin granatum (pomegranate)
Report (issue)
Garnet Great Balls of Fire ISBN 978-0-9790998-4-7 Publisher Lithographie, LLC East Hampton, Connecticut...Connecticut, USA © 2008 by Lithographie, LLC P.O. Box 263 ‱ East Hampton, CT 06424 ‱ USA Phone 1.860.267 .1512...diopside; 7.1 cm tall Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Richmond County, Quebec, Canada Paul Stahl specimen Jeff Scovil...to this series Facing page: Faceted pyrope-spessartine from Kenya 99.5 carats Houston Museum of Natural...meter relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Garnet Great Balls of Fire Contributors Lothar Ackermann
Book
MINERALS OF CALIFORNlA 299" 257889 PEMBERTON' HOFE CALIFORNIA MINERALS 2995 SEP 1933 OINCO Digitized by...org/details/mineralsofcalifo00pemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA - MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl Pemberton ~ VAN NOSTRAND...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: centennial volume, 1866-1966...index. 1. Mineralogy - California. 2. Mines and mineral resources - California. I. MUidoch, J oseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. 11. Title. QE375.C32P45 549.9794 81-15963 ISBN 0-442-274882 AACR2 Preface
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geochemistry of vapour-phase garnet from the Topopah Spring Tuff at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, USA R. J. MOSCATI* AND...Federal Center, Box 25046, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225, USA [Received 20 January 2014; Accepted 10 April 2014;...quartz), sanidine and locally, hematite and/or garnet. Vapour-phase topaz and economic deposits associated...1% which, when coupled with the garnet d18O values in a quartz-garnet fractionation equation, indicates...fracture footwalls and lithophysal ïŹ‚oors. K EY WORDS : garnet, Yucca Mountain, vapour phase, oxygen isotope,
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7 257989 R q549 PEMBERTON, H.E MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA P 2995 IpSl q 49 f 07. 257889 ^ pe B T...org/details/mineralsofcalifoOOpemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl r i L ] Pemberton ...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: 1866-1966 / by Joseph Murdoch...Includes index. 1. Mineralogy -California. 2. Mines and mineral resources- California. I. Murdoch, Joseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. II. Title. centennial volume, QE375.C32P45 ISBN 0-442-27488 2 549.9794
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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...Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink kunzite (26.61 ct), Pala, California. NECKLACE...blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 diamonds
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well-known and collected localities, such as Majuba Hill. Many other localities with extensive and unusual...Paao ama, Clark County. Walt Lombard0 specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Churchill County Chalk Mountain District...Quartz, 14.2 cm across, Newbeny Mountains,Clark County. Steve Scott specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...Churchill County. Figure 2 (bottom). Wulfenite, 1.1 mm high, Chalk Mountain, Churchill County. Dan Behnke...Behnke specimens and photos. Hot Springs Iron meteorite Lake (Mopung Hills) District Various mines and
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ROADSIDE 4% JrEoLocy or SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARTHUR GIBBS SYLVESTER AND ELIZABETH O’ BLACK GANS IGagsine... IGagsine ~%_ JEOLOGY of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARTHUR GIBBS SYLVESTER ILLUSTRATED BY ELIZABETH O’BLACK...based on the 2010 Geologic Map of California, published by the California Geological Survey, and on maps...Elizabeth, 1971- Title: Roadside geology of southern California / Arthur Gibbs Sylvester and Elizabeth O’Black...paper) Subjects: LCSH: Geology—California, Southern—Guidebooks. | California, Southern—Guidebooks. Classification:
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33500, Ely moe!ng rs OO ee nas ee ee ee Ter. GARNET FIELDS ROCKHOUND AREA ELY BLM IDISTIRICT BLM Library...42 Rev. 09/11/95 | 637 — 1995 cinemas ee Garnet Fields Rockhound Area is located between 3% and...reverse side of this page. Locally referred to as Garnet Hill, this nationally known rockhounding area is famous...or west of the parking area near the top of Garnet Hill. This parking area is about 3.1 miles east of...use by sedans and other passenger vehicles. Garnet Hill is one of the better locations to view the large
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digging galleries in the vicinity of the yellow springs?” Want Chung Lun Hong, A.D. 82 Mining is known...zones. Examples include aquamarine, tourmaline, garnet and other gem minerals, and gold, titanium, and...first-class pyromorphite specimens from the Bunker Hill mine, Idaho and from the classic localities of Bad...kilometers from the city of Gongcheng, in Gongcheng County. The other, smaller workings are known as the Yangshuo...the mountain ridge, northeast of Yangshuo, in the county of the same name. Both of these mines produce massive
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1017/S0016756808005293 Printed in the United Kingdom Almandine garnet phenocrysts in a ∌ 1 Ga rhyolitic tuff from central...Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA (Received 23 October 2007; accepted 17 January 2008;...Abstract – We report on the newly discovered almandine garnet phenocrysts in rhyolitic ignimbrites (Sukhda Tuff)...monazite and garnet. There are no metamorphic or granitic xenoliths in the ignimbrites. Garnet grains occur...almandine, rhyolitic tuff, Proterozoic, India, garnet. 1. Introduction The occurrence of ignimbrite
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Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA Steven R. Morehead Riverside, CA Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...Dunn Famous mineral localities: the Gold Hill mine, Tooele County, Utah ..................................Wise The Wagon Wheel Gap fluorspar mine, Mineral County, Colorado .......................................41 by J.-M . Fourcault FMrTGMS-MSA Symposium on Garnet: Abstracts ....................... 61 Colum ns...mineral fluorescence, visit Franklin and Sterling Hill in New Jersey; if you are, visit there anyway.
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Occurrence in Carroll County, Georgia" (November/December 1988). Banks County 184 ROCKS & MINERALS...Bentley provided many of the photographs. Baldwin County Milledgeville district—between the State Sanitarium...pit—east of S.R. 243 near the Baldwin-Wilkerson County line: kaolinite (Martin and Stafford, 1972). Cheatham...property—Route 3, Commerce, 4.8 km from the Jackson County line, 8 km east of Commerce on S.R. 59, and 0.8...south of 1-85 on U . S . 441 near Commerce: beryl, garnet, muscovite. Downloaded by [University of Calgary]
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of Virgin Valley, outside of Denio in Humboldt County near the Oregon border. Much of what is found are...opal, weighing 15.39 carats, is in the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Stones are on record...for amethyst and smoky quartz was considered a California collecting spot for many years. The Petersen...can be reached by either state; it is known in California as Hallelujah Junction and is about 30 miles...collectors point out, one must cross into Washoe County in Nevada on the way up the mountain to the collecting
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The Bowers Museurn of Cultural Art Santa Ana, California GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. Keller...round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet ( 16.62 et), Ramona, California; deep red cushion cut rho...Kern Cowny, California; octagonal seep cut violetish pink kunzite (26.61 et), Pala, California. NECKLACE...blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 diainonds...pay. Some years ago I recommended to a large California amateur mineral and gemstone organisation that
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seismically active state in the nation (after California and Alaska). Over the last 150 years, a magnitude...strike-slip faults, like the San Andreas Fault in California, where opposite sides of the fault move horizontally...parallel to the northwest-trending border with California. In fact, these northwest-trending faults are...northwest-trending ranges along the border with California. JOMTHAN G. PRICE CHRISTOPHER D. HENRY STEPHEN...near Ely in White Pine County; copper-molybdenum ores north of Tonopah in Nye County: and tungsten ores in
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left: Caledonite, 1.1 cm, from the Reward mine, California. Collected by Jeff Lines; Ben DeCamp photo. Iolite...display at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, 2012. Lyda Hill collection; Jeff Scovil photo. pass through by...museum quality.” (Szenics, 1967) Spruce Peak, King County, Washington, 1977 Beautiful pyrite and quartz specimens...specimens were recovered from this one pocket. Springs Mountains, about halfway between the famous Ray...and FLECK, G. (1980) The Grey Horse mine, Pinal County, Arizona. Mineralogical Record, 11 (4), 231–232
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Inesite from the Hale Creek mine, Trinity County, California............................................Peter Bancroft 3538 Oak Cliff Drive Fallbrook, California 92028 in collaboration with Huang Zhengzhi and...undeveloped. Interesting aquamarine, spodumene, garnet and tourmaline crystals have been found near Altay... Large diamond crystal, 28 carats, from Liagsu County, Shangdong Province, China. (All specimens pictured...Association conference at Stanford University. While in California Dr. Huang spent a day in Pala In­ ternational
 
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