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Spodumene from
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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spodumene
Formula:LiAlSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spodumene data
Locality Data:Click here to view 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:700649
Long-form Identifier:1:3:700649:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spodumene
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘCryo-Genie Mine, Warner Springs, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘHimalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
21.2km (13.1 miles) ⓘSan Diego Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘEsmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘLithia Dike Mine (Lithia Dyke claim), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘClark Mine, Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘVictor Mine (Big Buck mine; Big Buck prospect), Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘClark Extension prospect, Ditch Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
31.0km (19.3 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
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘK. C. Naylor Mine (MS 5391; Naylor mine), Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
gem spodumene occurrence at the "Crest Gem" mine (circa 1985): October.
McCollum, A. (1999), Personal communication to Scott L. Ritchie by Art McCollum of Sun City, California - description of Joe Laddomada's discovery of a gem-quality apatite occurrence on the Mason Ranch
 
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