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Spodumene from
Clark Mine, Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spodumene
Formula:LiAlSi2O6
Comments:Occurs as crystals in quartz altering to petalite and heulandite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Helvine
Heulandite Subgroup
Petalite
Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spodumene data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clark Mine, Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:630846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:630846:9
GUID (UUID V4):a6c55a7b-73da-4836-a6f5-acf00870db40
Nearest other occurrences of Spodumene
0.1km (0.1 miles) Victor Mine (Big Buck mine; Big Buck prospect), Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) Clark Extension prospect, Ditch Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) Esmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) Pala Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) San Diego Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) K. C. Naylor Mine (MS 5391; Naylor mine), Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) Hiriart Mine (MS 5391), Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) Vanderberg Mine (MS 5391; Naylor Rock; Naylor-Vanderburg mine; Sickler group; Vandenburg mine; Vanderburg mine), Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) Katerina Mine (Ashley mine; Caterina mine; Catherin mine; Catherina mine; Katrina mine), Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mines and Minerals of the California Pegmatite Province Downloaded by [Pennsylvania State University]... Southern JESSE FISHER PO Box 77774 San Francisco, California 94107 jef520@comcast.net F Unless otherwise...MINERALS or much of the past century, the Southern California pegmatite province has been the source of some...lavender-colored gem variety of spodumene now known as kunzite. Since the beginning of mining in the late nineteenth...of the gem and specimen market. High points of mining activity occurred during the first decade of the
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Articles Gem and rare-element pegmatites of southern California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... History of the Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...discovered at the Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California, by Ed Swoboda and Bill Larson. The...web site at www.wmtucson.com DANBURITE – Aurora Mine, Charcas, SanLuis Potosi, Mexico When in Tucson
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA BULLETIN 1952 136 SUPPLEMENT DIVISION OF MINES FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO...FRANCISCO 1952 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA SUPPLEMENT TO BULLETIN By Joseph Murdoch • and Robert W. Webb 136...Bulletin 136 and Supplement No. 1 Descriptions of California minerals and mineral localities Bibliography...Bulletin 136, the current revision of Minerals of California was published, it was planned to issue, from...inspection and use. The amount of new literature on California minerals, and the number of new-found occurrences
Report (issue)
Archive in 2012 with funding from University of California, Davis Libraries http://www.archive.org/det...MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA By F. HAROLD WEBER JR., California Division of Mines...Stewart COUNTY REPORT California Division of Mines Ferry Building, LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS...DAVIS San 3 and Geology Francisco, 1963 ^ OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDMUND G. BROWN, Governor J?...CAMPBELL, Director AND GEOLOGY State Geologist COUNTY REPORT ^ Price $8.00 3 CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COOK Department of Geology Auburn Universit Spodumene var. Kunzite Downloaded by [Selcuk Universitesi]...and William E. Hidden, respectively. Although spodumene is of very widespread distribution, the gem varieties...or more good examples of this unique material. Spodumene in its commonest form is a rather drab opaque...and a calculated density of 3.184. The color of spodumene can vary from emerald-green through yellow to...refractive indices that vary from 1.648 to 1.679. Spodumene exhibits a white streak and is typically DI:
Book (edition)
and often gems can be found. valuable For the mountain ranges and level for the ist to States contain...SPHALERITE CORUNDUM FELDSPAR ^ PHENACITE SPODUMENE DANBURITE DATOLITE GARNET FLUORITE QUARTZ...beryl, topaz and spodumene. crystals, Areas in Maine, Connecticut and California, and Madagascar,...associated with such rocks. Because hard rock mining amateur will usually get is tedious and expensive...feldspar quarries in pegmatite deposits, mines and mine dumps, and from "float" deposits, minerals loose
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
cookrob@auburn.edu Beryl, Variety Morganite San Diego County, California O ne of the most popular of all collectible...pegmatites in Southern California. Consequently, in keeping with the California theme of the 2011 Tucson...beryl, so well known from the pegmatites of San Diego County, has been nominated for this issue’s Connoisseur’s...albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 11-cm specimen is in...elbaite from the Stewart mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 5 × 4 × 3.5-cm specimen
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ou sur rendez-vous Elbaite - 7,1 cm de largeur Mine Hima/aya,Mesa Grande,Californie,U.S.A. Coll. : 8...Scovil • Barite surfluorite Crista/: 4 x 3 x 0,4 cm Mine de /'Ave/lan, Var Coll. : G. Mari Photo : l.-D....Jesse FISHER 380 PennsylvaniaAvenue- San Francisco- CA 94107- USA (Traduitde l'anglaispar J. GALVIER)...des monts San Jacinto, dans le centre du comte de Riverside,traversele comte de San Diego et se prolongejusqu'a...districtspegmatitiquesdistincts repartisdans les comtes de San Diego et de Riverside.Le nombre total de corps individuels
Journal (issue)
of the Little Three mine pegmatites, Ramona district, San Diego County, California ..................... B. Spaulding R. A. Mason & R. F. Martin , California locality index ...........................................129 by A. R. Kampf & the Southern California Chapter of the Friends of Mineralogy, Locality...Ramona in e P e g m a t it e s , istrc San Diego D ,California Eugene E. Foord U. S. Geological Survey...Louis B. Spaulding, Jr. P. O. Box 807, Ramona, California 92065 Roger A. M ason Dept, of Earth Sciences
Report (issue)
Minerals of California By ARTHUR S. EAKLE, MARCH, Ph.D. 1914 Issued by California State Mining Bureau...Hon Hiram W. Johnson, Governor of the State of California. Sir: I have the honor to transmit Bureau...Minerals of herewith Bulletin 67 of the State Mining California. This work was made possible at this date...Bureau. and Mineralogy of the University of California, with this Eakle has given freely of his time...Minerals Distribution by Counties Bibliography on California Minerals Index to Minerals — 197 204 210 220
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Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways, Institute...University of California Davis, 2028 Academic Surge, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA Center for...Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA d Systems Analytics and Environmental Sciences, Ford...Company, Mail Drop RIC-2122, Dearborn, MI 48121‐2053, USA b c a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...large-scale mining, but significant production might also come from selective, underground mining of small
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA THE GOLDEN BEAR The Golden Bear Nugget of Yankee is NUGGET said to have...have been found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small girl in...are nuggets. The nugget was acquired by the California Federation of Minerologicol Societies insignia...mineral exhibit in in the Cali- San Francisco MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA CENTENNIAL VOLUME by JOSEPH (1866-1966)...Eleanor M. Learned BULLETIN California Division of Ferry Building, San 189 Mines and Geology Francisco
Report (issue)
Page 32 Beryl from the Pegmatites of Southern California Jesse Fisher Page 20 Discovery Stoppaniite Fabio...studies in 1811, during A.G. Werner's time at the Mining Academy in Freiberg, Saxony (Germany). From 1826...miners. He was also the gemstone inspector for the mining authority. Breithaupt's legacy is 500 publications...descriptions. T he above is a postcard of the School of Mining in Feiberg, Saxony printed for the 1991 Breithaupt...from the University of New Orleans in Louisiana (USA), with the lowdown on beryl mineralogy An ancient
Report (issue)
] \ I ^,_|^_g|g„gy. MMM STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN I. KNIGHT, Governor DEPARTMENT OF...DIVISION Director OF MINES FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO OLAF San Francisco P. 11 JENKINS, Chief BULLETIN...BULLETIN December 173 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By JOSEPH MURDOCH University of Caliiomia, Los Angek...ROBERT W. WEBB University of California, Santa Barbara College Goleta, California Price $3.00 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY...Goodwin J. Knight Governor of ihe State of California Dear Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith
Book
MINERALS OF CALIFORNlA 299" 257889 PEMBERTON' HOFE CALIFORNIA MINERALS 2995 SEP 1933 OINCO Digitized by...org/details/mineralsofcalifo00pemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA - MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl Pemberton ~ VAN NOSTRAND...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: centennial volume, 1866-1966...index. 1. Mineralogy - California. 2. Mines and mineral resources - California. I. MUidoch, J oseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. 11. Title. QE375.C32P45 549.9794 81-15963 ISBN 0-442-274882 AACR2 Preface
Report (issue)
constituting an ore of lithium. Association: Spodumene, pollucite, lepidolite, tourmaline, topaz, albite...northwest of Skellefteº a, VÄasterbotten, Sweden. Around San Piero in Campo, Elba, Italy. From Hirvikallio, Tammela...In the USA, at Peru, Oxford Co., Maine; from Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; in California, on Queen...Hiriart Mountains, Pala, and in the Clark vein at Rincon, San Diego Co. In the Tanco pegmatite, Bernic...pegmatites, near Ara»cua¶³, and in the Taquaral mine, Itinga. In the Londonderry quarry, Coolgardie,
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^ '“ P r . . . I West Orange SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY 9048 00992838 7 257989 R q549...q549 PEMBERTON, H.E MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA P 2995 IpSl q 49 f 07. 257889 ^ pe B T 5 w! balJ E...org/details/mineralsofcalifoOOpemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl r i L ] Pemberton ...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: 1866-1966 / by Joseph Murdoch...Includes index. 1. Mineralogy -California. 2. Mines and mineral resources- California. I. Murdoch, Joseph, 1890Minerals
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA BULLETIN No STATE ; . .. : DlViSIi BUILDIN 113 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE...AGRICULTURE DAVIS, CALIFORNIA STATE OF CAUFORNIA DEPABTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT, Director...Mineralogist OIAF GEOLOGIC BFL^NCH Ferry Building, San Francisco San Francisco P. JENKINS Chief Geologist ...MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By ADOLF PABST Associate Professor of Mineralogy University of California BERKELEY...BERKELEY CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE GEORGE H. MOORE. State Printer SACRAMENTO. 51440 1938 TABLE
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Library] at 07:06 06 January 2015 Even though California is known as the “Golden State, ” it could also...the Tourmaline State, or the Colemanite State. California is, in fact, one of the world’s greatest sources...localities, the reader is encouraged to consult the “California Locality Index” (Kampf et al. 1989). The bibliography...great deal from the many publications of the California Division of Mines and Geology. The most valuable...mines in California is the Consolidated Index of Publications, Division of Mines and State Mining Bureau
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Jan/Feb 2024 Vol.99, No.1 ROCKS MINE ."Iii[! iil"J www.tandfonline.com/vram Pegmatite Minerals & Gems...Museum, ME John Rakovan New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro, NM Consulting Editors Joel...Kampf, l.A. County Museum of Natural History, CA Virgil W. Lueth, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology...across a local area net\,vork. Subscription offices: USA/North America: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 530 Walnut...Copyright Clearance Center (www.copyright.com) in the USA or the Copyright Licensing Agency (www. cla.co.uk)
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M^iajKaMVMtrVMMIMMVW^- 'Vv s > MINERALS Of CALIFORNIA BULl,ETIN N«, 91 issei0 BY rr: ^ ;wIFORNIA...;wIFORNIA STATE Mii^ix^v BtmiiAU FERRY BUILDING - SAN FRANOSCC im^ ibiiiiiiliiii .III— Bb^aa^Aai^^A...FERRY BUILDIN(;. MININC; BUREAU SAN FRANCISCO FLETCHER HAMILTON San Francisco] State Mineralogi8l ...BULLETIN [November, 1922 No. 91 Minerals of California $ BY ARTHUR S. EAKLE, Ph. D. Professor...Mineralogy, University of California COMPLIMENTS OF ^^^foyd Sc, c/iosty GIST CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE
Report (volume)
............................................ California....................................................................................... 102 District of Columbia ....................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish
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ber-D ecem ber 1977 ISSUE! TourmalineGolconda mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil SHOWS Sul/urPerticara, Romagna...U E S t AVETltlB 0)A C L PyromorphiteWheatley mine, Hours: Wed-Sat. 10-5 Sunday 12-5 [evenings by...in e ra l fro m th e B e n ito ite G em M in e , San B e n ito C o u n ty, C a lif o r n ia ............lf Pabst, Jam es R. H in th o rn e Artinite fro m San B e n ito C o u n ty , C a lifo r n ia ............ike S y s te m , M e sa G ra n d e D is tric t, San D ie g o C o u n ty , C a lifo r n ia ..........
Book (volume)
colorful and fabulous tourmalines and kunzites of California and Maine, the sparkling sapphires of Montana...up to the end of 1974. John Sinkankas San Diego, California July, 1975 JOHWSTUPAW.N19,901 Gene ... 5 = fii? i a j — » ya y _— ’* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia -...Furcron, Chief Geologist of the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology; on the State of Michigan by Robert...the Southern Onyx and Marble Company of San Diego, California, furnished information and a photograph
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ROADSIDE 4% JrEoLocy or SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARTHUR GIBBS SYLVESTER AND ELIZABETH O’ BLACK GANS IGagsine...SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARTHUR GIBBS SYLVESTER ILLUSTRATED BY ELIZABETH O’BLACK GANS 2016 Mountain Press...based on the 2010 Geologic Map of California, published by the California Geological Survey, and on maps...Roadside Geology is a registered trademark of Mountain Press Publishing Company. Library of Congress...Elizabeth, 1971- Title: Roadside geology of southern California / Arthur Gibbs Sylvester and Elizabeth O’Black
 
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