| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 48 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 5 |
| Lepidolite | 26 |
| Albite | 22 |
| - var Cleavelandite | 9 |
| Feldspar Group | 7 |
| Microcline | 7 |
| Elbaite | 5 |
| Stilbite Subgroup | 5 |
| Laumontite | 3 |
| Tourmaline | 2 |
| - var Rubellite | 2 |
| Calcite | 2 |
| Cookeite | 2 |
| Mica Group | 2 |
| Stibiotantalite | 2 |
| Orthoclase | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tourmaline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (152 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 13004 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:13004:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Tourmaline in this Region |
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| Braye Mine, Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘTrask Mine, San Diego Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘSan Diego Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘBraye Mine, Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘMesa Grande Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘGreen Ledge Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘCota Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘPayne Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘTrail Mine, Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 2.5km (1.5 miles) | ⓘEsmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 2.6km (1.6 miles) | ⓘRose Quartz Mine (Patton lode; Patten lode; Powers group; Crystal Quartz; White Quartz; Sante Fe Gem), Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| References |
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Foord, E. E., Starkey, H. C., and Taggart, J. E., Jr. (1986) Mineralogy and paragenesis of "pocket" clays and associated minerals in complex granitic pegmatites, San Diego, California. American Mineralogist, 71, 428-439. |
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Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA