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Apatite from
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


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Apatite, etc.

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Apatite, etc.

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Apatite

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Apatite, etc.

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Apatite, etc.

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Apatite, etc.

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Apatite

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Apatite, etc.

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Apatite, etc.

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Apatite, etc.

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Apatite

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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Apatite, etc.

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Comments:Crystals up to 7.5 x 5 x 5 cm in the dike system.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stilbite Subgroup3
Albite1
Tourmaline1
- var Verdelite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:613304
Long-form Identifier:1:3:613304:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSan Diego Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘVictor Mine (Big Buck mine; Big Buck prospect), Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
17.1km (10.7 miles) ⓘCable Mine (Little Three Extension prospect; New A.B.C. prospect; New ABC prospect), Little Three Mine area, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘUnspecified Apatite occurrence, Grapevine Camp, Ranchita, Volcan Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘWhite Queen Mine, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘStewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘPala View Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘTourmaline King Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘElder Canyon deposits, Elder Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, California, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘDehesa Dumortierite deposit (Lehesa Dumortierite deposit), Alpine, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Foord, E. E., Starkey, H. C., and Taggart, J. E., Jr. (1986) Mineralogy and paragenesis of "pocket" clays and associated minerals in complex granitic pegmatites, San Diego, California. American Mineralogist, 71, 428-439.
Fisher, Jesse (2002) Gem and Rare-Element Pegmatites of Southern California. The Mineralogical Record, 33 (5) 363-407p.5
 
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