Ed Fletcher Jr. Mine (Ed Fletcher mine; MS 4886), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 23' 27'' North , 117° 4' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow | 1,832 (2011) | 7.2km |
| Temecula | 112,011 (2017) | 13.4km |
| Fallbrook | 30,534 (2011) | 16.6km |
| Bonsall | 3,982 (2011) | 18.1km |
| Hidden Meadows | 3,485 (2011) | 18.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. | Fallbrook, California | 17km |
| Vista Gem & Mineral Society | Vista, California | 26km |
| Palomar Gem & Mineral Club | Escondido, California | 30km |
Mindat Locality ID:
185510
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:185510:7
GUID (UUID V4):
9d49e630-4214-4d6f-a4d4-43108a0ea007
The property is on private land, patented in 1914 by Ed Fletcher. Located south of and adjacent to the Tourmaline King mine.
A gem pocket from the Ed Fletcher Jr. mine, at Pala, shows in addition to much pink tourmaline, clay, and albite, a considerable amount of lepidolite, with only a little microcline.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β 'Clay minerals' |
| β 'Lepidolite' |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite' Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| β | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
| β | 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β | '' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Tourmaline var. Rubellite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Tourmaline var. Rubellite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
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