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Elbaite from
Juan Diego Mine No. 1 (Juan Diego No. 1 deposit; Rainbow Mine; Rainbow prospects), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA


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Elbaite

Juan Diego Mine No. 1, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Juan Diego Mine No. 1, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Juan Diego Mine No. 1, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Juan Diego Mine No. 1, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Juan Diego Mine No. 1, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Juan Diego Mine No. 1, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
04076820017272012324896.jpg
Elbaite

Juan Diego Mine No. 1, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
08179830017272094815391.jpg
Elbaite

Juan Diego Mine No. 1, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Juan Diego Mine No. 1, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Elbaite
Formula:Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Juan Diego Mine No. 1 (Juan Diego No. 1 deposit; Rainbow Mine; Rainbow prospects), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:382019
Long-form Identifier:1:3:382019:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘFano Mine (Big Pink claim; Fano-Simmons Mine; Little Blue claim; MS 4800; Simmons Mine), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSchindler Mine (Beryl Crystal claims; Schindler claims; Silica Beryl claims; Silica Beryl group), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘLithia Dike Mine (Lithia Dyke claim), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘAnita Mine (Magee Mine; Magee & Dougherty Mine; Sage Mine), Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘColumbia Mine (April Fool claim; Belo Horizonte claim; California Gem Mine; Columbia Gem Mine; Desert Rose claim; San Jacinto Gem Mine; Discovery), Thomas Mountain, Thomas Mountain [town], Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘBlue Chihuahua Mine (Blue Dog), Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘMountain Lily Mine (Emeralite No. 2 claim; Gem Mine No. 1 claim; Ware mine), Aguanga Mountain, Oak Grove, Aguanga Mountain Mining District (Smith Mountain Mining District), San Diego County, California, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘMaple Lode Mine (Maple claim), Aguanga Mountain, Oak Grove, Aguanga Mountain Mining District (Smith Mountain Mining District), San Diego County, California, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘCarmelita Mine (Big Spring mine; Blue Gem claim; Crest Gem mine; Elinor deposit; Elinor mine; Estudillo mine; French Pete mine; MS 6130; Peter Cabat mine), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘUpper Elizabeth R. Mine (Elizabeth R. Mine [original]), Oceanview Mine (MS 6452; MS 6848; Ocean View mine), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
June.
Crother R. A. (1992) Host Rock Lithologies and Structural Constraints on Complex Pegmatites in the San Jacinto Mountains of California. Department of Geological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
 
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