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Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Edward Swoboda finishes cleaning the newly exposed tourmaline crystals which are still incased in pocket clay. July 2001 |
| © 2001 SDMC | Photo ID: 125799 View Count: 284 |
Barlow Pocket In Situ | |
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Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA The "Barlow Pocket" is partially exposed by Pala Properties International in July of 1974, displaying several large blue to bluish green to pink polychrome tourmalines in situ on a large matrix of cleavelandite and lepidolite featuring a large morganite beryl that is studded with small gem tourmalines. Mineral collector F. John Barlow purchased ... |
| © 1999 SDMC | Photo ID: 128880 View Count: 205 |
Edward R. Swoboda | |
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Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Ed holds a large clay-covered bright blue capped deep pink tourmaline crystal just removed from the pocket discovered underground at the Tourmaline Queen mine in January of 1972 by Pala Properties International. Courtesy Pala International of Fallbrook, California. |
| © 1999 SDMC | Photo ID: 128858 View Count: 160 |
Elbaite Insitu | |
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Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Edward Swoboda puts the final touch on cleaning the large red tourmalines incased in pocket clay. July 2001. |
| © 2001 SDMC | Photo ID: 125800 View Count: 334 |
Examination | |
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Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Edward Swoboda examines the freshly removed 5.6 cm tourmaline, and carefully fits the small crystal found below it to the side of its larger twin in sheer delight. July 2001. |
| © 2001 SDMC | Photo ID: 125802 View Count: 200 |
Exposing Pocket Zone | |
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Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Exploration at the Tourmaline Queen mine by SDMC using hand tools to expose the targeted support pillar of lithium rich pegmatite in which a zone of lepidolite has now been uncovered. July 2001 |
| © 2001 SDMC | Photo ID: 125797 View Count: 232 |
John C. McLean | |
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Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA John begins to remove a large bright blue capped deep pink tourmaline crystal still encased in the clay-filled pocket discovered underground at the Tourmaline Queen mine in January of 1972 by Pala Properties International. Courtesy Pala International of Fallbrook, California. |
| © 1999 SDMC | Photo ID: 128857 View Count: 126 |
Main Swoboda Drift | |
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Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Looking east and out the main Swoboda drift through clay-covered tourmaline, quartz, and spodumene-rich pegmatite adjacent to the old Moore era workings. Location is approximately 75 feet from the Reed portal. SDMC, October 2000. |
| © 2000 SDMC | Photo ID: 127841 View Count: 127 |
Mechanized Exploration | |
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Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA Exploration at the Tourmaline Queen mine by SDMC using an 80 ton hydraulic excavator to remove decomposed granite and expose the old underground workings, carefully removing the support pillars of lithium rich pegmatite for tourmaline and beryl gemstones. July 2001 |
| © 2001 SDMC | Photo ID: 125796 View Count: 159 |
Plat of US Mineral Survey 6458 | |
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Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA A portion of the plat for US Mineral Survey 6458 showing the corners, boundaries and improvements benefiting the Tourmaline Queen and Tourmaline Queen No. 3 lode mining claims in 1949. |
| © 2003 SDMC | Photo ID: 138571 View Count: 121 |
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