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


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Spodumene, etc.

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
08280480017367066863554.jpg
Spodumene, etc.

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

Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spodumene
Formula:LiAlSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spodumene data
Locality Data:Click here to view Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:613360
Long-form Identifier:1:3:613360:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spodumene
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSan Diego Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘEsmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘClark Extension prospect, Ditch Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘClark Mine, Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon 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
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘCryo-Genie Mine, Warner Springs, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘCarmelita Mine (Big Spring mine; Blue Gem claim; Crest Gem mine; Elinor deposit; Elinor mine; Estudillo mine; French Pete mine; MS 6130; Peter Cabat mine), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘPala Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘK. C. Naylor Mine (MS 5391; Naylor mine), Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘHiriart Mine (MS 5391), Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
pages 133-135.
Kunz, George F. (1905) Gems, Jewelers' Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California. Bulletin 37 (2nd ed.) California State Mining Bureau
 
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