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Entrance to lepidolite mine | |
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Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Caption: "ILL. No. 24. ENTRANCE TO LEPIDOLITE MINE AT PALA, SAN DIEGO COUNTY—LEPIDOLITE AND RUBELLITE." Source: Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 37, p 101. |
| © 1905 CSMB | Photo ID: 202171 View Count: 51 |
Lepidolite stockpile | |
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Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Caption: "ILL. No. 16. PALA MOUNTAIN, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, LEPIDOLITE MINE. NEAR VIEW OF THE DUMP." Source: Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 37, p 63. |
| © 1905 CSMB | Photo ID: 202170 View Count: 42 |
Little Joe No. 2 Adit | |
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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 Looking southwest at the brush covered Little Joe No. 2 adit, pictured with mine owner J. Blue Sheppard inspecting the area prior to entering. The adit uses a locking ventilation control door, and features roof, rib and floor support enclosures - and was designed large enough to facilitate mechanized conveyance of waste rock generated from ... |
| © 2008 SDMC | Photo ID: 239594 View Count: 58 |
Sheppard Adit | |
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Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Looking north at the modern underground opening for the Stewart mine, known as the "Sheppard Adit". The hooded adit uses a locking ventilation control door, and features roof, rib and floor support enclosures. The new adit serves as the main portal for the haulageway, and is designed large enough to facilitate mechanized conveyance of waste rock ... |
| © 2008 SDMC | Photo ID: 170381 View Count: 173 |
The "Bridal Chamber" | |
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Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Caption: "ILL. No. 6. "BRIDAL CHAMBER," LEPIDOLITE MINE, PALA, SAN DIEGO COUNTY—SHOWING TOURMALINE CRYSTALS EMBEDDED IN THE ROCK." Source: Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 37, p 22. |
| © 1905 CSMB | Photo ID: 202174 View Count: 63 |
View of the lithia mine | |
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Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Caption: "ILL. No. 13. PALA MOUNTAIN—VIEW OF THE LITHIA MINE, SHOWING WORKINGS AND DUMP. LEPIDOLITE WITH RUBELLITE." Source: Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 37, p 58. |
| © 1905 CSMB | Photo ID: 202169 View Count: 46 |
Western haulage adit | |
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Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Caption: "ILL. No. 29. STEWART LITHIA MINE, PALA MOUNTAIN, SAN DIEGO COUNTY—WEST END OF TUNNEL, LOOKING NORTHEAST." Source: Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 37, p 125. |
| © 1905 CSMB | Photo ID: 202172 View Count: 41 |
Working a Spod Pocket | |
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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 Pictured is Erik M. Cordova working a gem pocket he discovered in a section of albite-lepidolite-montmorillonite enriched pegmatite while inspecting the underground workings of the Little Joe No. 2 with mine owner J. Blue Sheppard. Over a period of several days, a handful of fine kunzite crystals and some nice facet grade pink tourmalines were ... |
| © 2008 SDMC | Photo ID: 239607 View Count: 95 |
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