Regional Report: Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Tourmaline Queen Mountain rises 1922 feet above mean sea level (AMSL), and overlooks the Pacific Ocean and San Diego City towards the distant southwest. The mountain has been erroneously referred to as "Pala" mountain in historic literature. The name "Tourmaline Queen" has appeared on most official maps produced since the late 1940's. In much of the popular literature, the name is shortened to "Queen Mountain", usually to avoid confusion as to the relation between the individual mines and prospects. The mountain was named by locals in honor of the Tourmaline Queen mine. The mountain is primarily gabbroic rock, and hosts several gem-and-rare earth element (REE)-bearing pegmatite veins or dikes.

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'Achroite' - 23, 25

Albite - 22, 23, 24, 7, 9, 15, 25, 3, 14, 16, 27, 17, 18, 5, 20, 2, 4, 11, 10

'Albite-Anorthite Series' - 23, 24, 3, 16, 11, 10

Almandine - 23, 24, 7, 9, 15, 14, 11, 10

'Almandine-Spessartine Series' - 23, 24

Amblygonite - 25

'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series' - 22

Andalusite - 25

Andradite - 25

'Apatite' - 22, 23, 24, 18

'Aquamarine' - 25

Arsenopyrite - 25

Bermanite - 22

Beryl - 23, 24

Beyerite - 22

Biotite - 23, 24, 11, 10

Bismite - 25

Bismuth - 22, 25

Bismuthinite - 22, 25

Bismutite - 22

Bismutotantalite - 23

Bornite - 25

'Chalcedony' - 25

Chalcocite - 25

Chrysocolla - 22

'Citrine' - 24

'Clay' - 23, 24, 4

'Cleavelandite' - 22, 23, 24, 3, 14, 16, 11, 10

Columbite - 23, 24

Columbite-(Mn) - 22

'Columbite-Tantalite' - 25

Cookeite - 22, 24

Digenite - 22

Elbaite - 22, 23, 24, 3, 14, 16, 11

'Elbaite-Schorl Series' - 23, 24

Epidote - 25

'Feldspar Group' - 23, 24, 7, 9, 15, 25, 3, 14, 16, 27, 17, 18, 5, 20, 2, 11

Gahnite - 25

'Garnet Group' - 23, 24, 7, 9, 15, 25, 3, 14, 16, 27, 17, 18, 5, 20, 2, 11, 10

Goethite - 25

'Goshenite' - 22

Grossular - 3, 16

Halloysite - 25

Halloysite-10Å - 25

'Heliodor' - 22, 25

Helvite - 25

Hematite - 25

Hercynite - 25

Heterosite - 25

'Heulandite' - 25

'Hiddenite' - 25

Hureaulite - 22, 25

'Indicolite' - 22, 23, 24, 14, 11

Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) - 22

Kaolinite - 23, 24, 11, 10

'Kunzite' - 22, 23, 11

Laumontite - 25

Lepidolite - 22, 23, 24, 6, 13, 1, 14, 16, 4, 11, 10

Lithiophilite - 22, 23, 24, 11

'Lithium Tosudite' - 22

Löllingite - 25

Magnetite - 25

Malachite - 25

'Manganese Oxides' - 22

Manganite - 25

Marcasite - 3

'Mica Group' - 23, 24, 25, 14, 27, 17, 18, 5, 20, 2, 11, 10

Microcline - 22, 23, 24, 25, 14, 16, 27, 17, 18, 5, 20, 2, 11, 10

Microlite - 23, 24

'Monazite' - 25

Montmorillonite - 22, 23, 24, 11, 10

'Morganite' - 22, 23, 24

Muscovite - 22, 23, 24, 9, 15, 25, 3, 14, 16, 27, 17, 18, 5, 20, 2, 11, 10

Namibite - 22

'Oligoclase' - 25

Opal - 25

Orthoclase - 22, 23, 24, 7, 9, 15, 3, 14, 16, 4

'Perthite' - 22, 23, 24, 15, 25, 3, 16, 27, 17, 18, 5, 20, 2

Petalite - 25

Phosphosiderite - 22

Pleonaste - 25

Pollucite - 25

Pseudomalachite - 22

'Psilomelane' - 25

Pucherite - 22

Purpurite - 22

Pyrite - 25

'Pyroxene Group' - 23, 24

Quartz - 22, 23, 24, 7, 9, 15, 25, 3, 14, 16, 27, 17, 18, 5, 20, 2, 11, 10

'Rubellite' - 22, 23, 24, 1, 14, 4, 11, 10

'Salmonsite' - 22

Schorl - 22, 23, 24, 7, 9, 15, 25, 3, 14, 16, 27, 17, 18, 5, 20, 2, 11, 10

'Sericite' - 25

Sicklerite - 22

Siderite - 25

'Smoky Quartz' - 23, 24, 15

Spessartine - 22, 23, 24, 3, 16, 11, 10

Spinel - 25

Spodumene - 22, 23, 24, 25, 11

Stewartite - 22

Stibiotantalite - 22

'Stilbite' - 24

Strengite - 22, 25

Swinefordite - 6

Tantalite - 23, 24

Tantalite-(Mn) - 22, 25

'Tourmalinated Quartz' - 23

'Tourmaline' - 22, 23, 24, 7, 6, 9, 15, 25, 1, 3, 16, 27, 17, 18, 5, 20, 2, 4, 11, 10

Triphylite - 22, 25

Triplite - 22

'Verdelite' - 22, 23, 24, 6, 14, 11

Vivianite - 22

Wardite - 22

Zinnwaldite - 25

Zircon - 22

115 minerals listed.

Locality Key

1	Alvarado Mine (Alvarado Prospect), Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
2	Douglass Extension Prospect, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
3	Douglass Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
4	Ed Fletcher Jr. Mine (Ed Fletcher), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
5	Emerald Prospects (Upper Queen), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
6	Gem Star Mine (Gem Lepidolite; Labaugh; Loughbaugh), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
7	Green Cabin Mine (Frank A. Salmons), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
8	Happy Hooligan Prospect, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
9	Homestake Prospect (Home Stake), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
10	Little Joe Adit, Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
11	Little Joe No. 2 Adit (Little Joe II; Joe 2), Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
12	Maud Prospects, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
13	Mission Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
14	North Douglass Prospect, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

15	North Star Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
16	Pala Douglass Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
17	Pala King Prospect (Spring Bank; Wedge), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
18	Pala View Mine (Sholder-Trotter), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
19	Pasture Prospect, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
20	Queen Extension Prospects, Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
21	Stewart Extension Prospect, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
22	Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
23	Tourmaline King Mine (MS 4500; MS 4926; Gem), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
24	Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
25	Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
26	West Canyon Prospect (Freak), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
27	White Cloud Mine (Buster Brown), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

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