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Elbaite from
Anita Mine (Magee Mine; Magee & Dougherty Mine; Sage Mine), Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA


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Elbaite, etc.

Anita Mine, Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Anita Mine, Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Anita Mine, Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Anita Mine, Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Anita Mine, Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Anita Mine, Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Anita Mine, Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Anita Mine, Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Anita Mine, Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Anita Mine, Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Anita Mine, Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Elbaite

Anita Mine, Red 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
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Albite1
- var Cleavelandite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Anita Mine (Magee Mine; Magee & Dougherty Mine; Sage Mine), Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:48707
Long-form Identifier:1:3:48707:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘSchindler Mine (Beryl Crystal claims; Schindler claims; Silica Beryl claims; Silica Beryl group), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘJuan Diego Mine No. 1 (Juan Diego No. 1 deposit; Rainbow Mine; Rainbow prospects), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
8.6km (5.3 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
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘLithia Dike Mine (Lithia Dyke claim), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
23.1km (14.4 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
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘBlue Chihuahua Mine (Blue Dog), Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
32.2km (20.0 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
32.2km (20.0 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
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘPala Chief Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘChief Extension prospects, Pala Chief Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:63:441.
 
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