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Schorl from
Lower Salmons View prospect, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lower Salmons View prospect, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:477994
Long-form Identifier:1:3:477994:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘUpper Salmons View prospect, Pala Chief Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘElizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘOceanview Mine (Oceanview adits; new Oceanview workings), Elizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 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
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘOceanview Mine (MS 6452; MS 6848; Ocean View Mine), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘPoison Oak prospects, Elizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘOlla prospect, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘNorth Douglass prospect, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘHomestake prospect, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘMeadow prospects, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Jahns, Richard H., Wright, Lauren A. (1951) Gem- and Lithium-Bearing Pegmatites of the Pala District, San Diego County, California. Special Report 7-A. Mineralogical Society of Southern California 72 pp. p.14
 
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