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Amblygonite from
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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Amblygonite
Formula:LiAl(PO4)F
Comments:Occurs in lithia-pegmatite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Kunzite
Lepidolite
Tourmaline
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amblygonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:65248
Long-form Identifier:1:3:65248:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amblygonite
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘLithia Dike Mine (Lithia Dyke claim), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘHiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘWhite Queen Mine, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘKaterina Mine, Vanderberg-Katerina pegmatites, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘTourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘStewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘPala Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘVictor Mine (Big Buck mine; Big Buck prospect), Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘHimalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘRoyal Mine (Lithium Queen claim; Pandora deposit; Royal deposit; Thursday claim), Rodriguez Canyon, Banner Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Kunz, George F. (1905) Gems, Jewelers' Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California. Bulletin 37 (2nd ed.) California State Mining Bureaupp.121-22
 
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