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Heliodor from
Mountain Lily Mine (Emeralite No. 2 claim; Gem Mine No. 1 claim; Ware mine), Aguanga Mountain, Oak Grove, Aguanga Mountain Mining District (Smith Mountain Mining District), San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beryl var: Heliodor
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Comments:Reported as 'golden beryl'.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Heliodor data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mountain Lily Mine (Emeralite No. 2 claim; Gem Mine No. 1 claim; Ware mine), Aguanga Mountain, Oak Grove, Aguanga Mountain Mining District (Smith Mountain Mining District), San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:700657
Long-form Identifier:1:3:700657:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Heliodor
11.5km (7.1 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
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘHimalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘEsmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘMack Mine (John Mac mine; Mac mine; San Luis Rey claim), Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘStewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘTourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘSurprise Mine, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Gems & Gemology, Vol. I, No. 8, March-April, pages 218-219
240pp.
Ware, J. W. (1935) Gem Mining in San Diego Co., California: Precious Blue Topaz
 
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