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Color Mine Wall | |
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Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Wall inside the Elizabeth R. mine, showing lathes of montmorillionite pseudomorph after spodumene, lepidolite, and schorl. Alan Goldstein photo, July 27, 2005. View spans about 2 meters in width. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 124914 View Count: 235 |
Elbaite in the Roof | |
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Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Although little colored tourmaline was visible in the mine, here 3 large shattered watermelon tourmalines are visible in quartz. (The third is visible between the other two.) Alan Goldstein photo, July 27, 2005. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 124969 View Count: 348 |
Elizabeth R Pegmatite | |
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Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA The current entrance into the Elizabeth R mine. Note the tabular pegmatite outcrop exposed to the right. Water lines and air compressor are on the left. Alan Goldstein photo, July 27, 2005. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 124966 View Count: 179 |
Loading Pegmatite Rock | |
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Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Roland Reed loads waste rock from the most recent shot into the ore bucket with a Bobcat front-end loader. The diameter of the mine tunnel makes both pieces of equipment essential. Alan Goldstein photo, July 27, 2005. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 124967 View Count: 155 |
Main Entrance | |
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Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA A load of waste rock is being brought out of the Elizabeth R mine using in a 1950's Bobcat diesel ore hauler. Alan Goldstein photo, July 27, 2005. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 124961 View Count: 143 |
Older Mine Entrance to the Elizabeth R | |
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Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA An older mine tunnel, it makes a great lunch room when the temperature is hot outside! Alan Goldstein photo, July 27, 2005. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 124964 View Count: 167 |
Pegmatite Up-Dip | |
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Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA A look up into an up-dip part of the pegmatite in the Elizabeth R mine. Lathes of spodumene replaced by montmorillianite and/or halloysite are visible on the right side of the wall. Alan Goldstein photo, July 27, 2005. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 124968 View Count: 183 |
Removing Waste Rock | |
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Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Mine owner Roland Reed removes a load of waste rock in a 1950's Bobcat diesel ore hauler. He is actually driving TOWARD the photographer! (And yes, he actually does turn his head to look where he is going.) Alan Goldstein photo, July 27, 2005. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 124916 View Count: 226 |
Schorl Galore | |
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Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Wall inside the Elizabeth R. mine, showing an abundance of radiating schorl crystals. Alan Goldstein photo, July 27, 2005. View spans about 2 meters in height. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 124915 View Count: 238 |
Strange Bobcat | |
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Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Roland Reed drives a one-cylinder diesel, three-wheel Bobcat ore hauler (ca. 1950's uranium mine) to dump pegmatite rock. Alan Goldstein photo, July 27, 2005. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 124962 View Count: 147 |
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