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Turquoise from
Toltec Mine, Yucca Grove (Pass Alto; Halloran Summit), Halloran Springs District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Comments:Gem material.
Colour:Light green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Turquoise data
Locality Data:Click here to view Toltec Mine, Yucca Grove (Pass Alto; Halloran Summit), Halloran Springs District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:682783
Long-form Identifier:1:3:682783:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Turquoise
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘApache Mine (Apache Canyon Mines), Turquoise Mountain, Halloran Springs District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘHimalaya Mine (Himalaya group of claims), Turquoise Mountain, Halloran Springs District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘMiddle Camp (Stone Hammer Mine), Turquoise Mountain, Halloran Springs District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘEast Camp prospect (East Camp), Solomons Knob, Halloran Springs District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Turquoise occurrence [2], Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘIron Mountain deposit (Iron Mountain-Iron King-Silver Lake), Silver Lake, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘMorgan Mine, Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘCrescent Peak prospect, Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘToltec Mine (Toltec & Smithson Phillips), Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
75.2km (46.8 miles) ⓘCrescent Peak Mine, Crescent Mining District, New York Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
References
Kunz, George F. (1905) Gems, Jewelers' Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California. Bulletin 37 (2nd ed.) California State Mining Bureau
Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 49): 49(1-2): tabulated list of mines: No. 435, p. 149-150.
 
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