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Amblygonite from
Royal Mine (Lithium Queen claim; Pandora deposit; Royal deposit; Thursday claim), Rodriguez Canyon, Banner Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Amblygonite
Formula:LiAl(PO4)F
Comments:Wet chemical Analysis shows 3.56 weight percent F (undetermined, MOSTLY F) indicating about 75% or greater of end-member montebrasite. Not amblygonite as reported by Murdoch and Webb (1948).
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amblygonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Royal Mine (Lithium Queen claim; Pandora deposit; Royal deposit; Thursday claim), Rodriguez Canyon, Banner Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:477602
Long-form Identifier:1:3:477602:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amblygonite
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘHimalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘVictor Mine (Big Buck mine; Big Buck prospect), Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘPala Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘHiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘWhite Queen Mine, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘKaterina Mine, Vanderberg-Katerina pegmatites, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
63.0km (39.2 miles) ⓘStewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘLithia Dike Mine (Lithia Dyke claim), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
64.3km (39.9 miles) ⓘTourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
67.4km (41.9 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
References
Kunz, G., 1904, Amblygonite, Precious Stones, Mineral Resources of the United States. Calendar Year 1903, p. 313.
Mudoch, J. and Webb, R. W. 1948. Minerals of California, Bulletin 136. State of California, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mines, pages 39, 192.
 
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