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Elbaite from
Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


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Elbaite

Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
04090290017361019654695.jpg
Elbaite, etc.

Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Elbaite
Formula:Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Comments:Plate 31 from Wilson, Wendell. E.; Bartsch, Joel A.; Mauthner, Mark (2004) Masterpieces of the Mineral World. Houston Museum of Natural Science. [https://www.mindat.org/reference.php?id=18945017]
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Significance:Classic locality for this mineral (see references.)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz39
- var Smoky Quartz6
Albite37
- var Cleavelandite25
Lepidolite19
Beryl8
- var Morganite6
Tourmaline5
- var Rubellite2
Microcline2
Stilbite Subgroup1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (97 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4808
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4808:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘTourmaline King Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘNorth Douglass prospect, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLittle Joe No. 2 adit, Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘStewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDouglass Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘPala Douglass Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘChief Extension prospects, Pala Chief Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 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
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘPala Chief Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
1.7km (1.0 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
Fisher, Jesse (2002) Gem and Rare-Element Pegmatites of Southern California. The Mineralogical Record, 33 (5) 363-407pp.378-381
Wilson, Wendell. E.; Bartsch, Joel A.; Mauthner, Mark (2004) Masterpieces of the Mineral World. Houston Museum of Natural Science.pp.94-95
 
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