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Pala Chief Mine (MS 6452), Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

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Pala Chief Mine (MS 6452), Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Caption: "ILL. No. 15. PALA CHIEF MINE, PALA—SOUTHWESTERN END OF WORKINGS, LOOKING EAST. KUNZITE AND GEM TOURMALINE." Source: Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 37, p 61.
 © 1905 CSMBPhoto ID: 202183    View Count: 37

Ledge development cut

Pala Chief Mine (MS 6452), Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Caption: "ILL. No. 30. PALA CHIEF MINE, PALA, SAN DIEGO COUNTY—EXTENT AND CHARACTER OF WORK DONE IN DEVELOPING KUNZITE." Source: Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 37, p 126.
 © 1905 CSMBPhoto ID: 202186    View Count: 42

Mammoth Quartz Crystals

Pala Chief Mine (MS 6452), Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Caption: Mammoth Quartz Crystals. Pala Chief Mine. Unknown photographer, circa 1914. Source: Merrill, F. J. H. 1914. Geology and Mineral Resources of San Diego and Imperial Counties: Gems, Lithia Minerals. California State Mining Bureau, San Francisco, Cal. California State Printing Office. Chapter 1, pages 61-78.
 © 1914 CSMBPhoto ID: 152139    View Count: 187

Pala Chief Mine circa 1914

Pala Chief Mine (MS 6452), Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Caption: Pala Chief Dike and Mine, Looking East. Frederick J. H. Merrill Photograph, circa 1914. Source: Merrill, F. J. H. 1914. Geology and Mineral Resources of San Diego and Imperial Counties: Gems, Lithia Minerals. California State Mining Bureau, San Francisco, Cal. California State Printing Office. Chapter 1, pages 61-78.
 © 1914 FJHMPhoto ID: 152136    View Count: 122

Point of largest kunzite pocket

Pala Chief Mine (MS 6452), Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Caption: "ILL. No. 31. PALA CHIEF MINE, SAN DIEGO COUNTY—POCKET LINE AT THE POINT WHERE THE LARGEST POCKET OF KUNZITE CRYSTALS OCCURRED." Source: Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 37, p 127.
 © 1905 CSMBPhoto ID: 202187    View Count: 52

Precious tourmaline mine circa 1905

Pala Chief Mine (MS 6452), Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Caption: Precious Tourmaline Mines at Pala. San Diego County, California. 1905. Source: United States Geological Survey. Photographer: Mendenhall, W. C.
 © 1905 W. C. MendenhallPhoto ID: 268557    View Count: 17
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