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Schorl from
Blue Chihuahua Mine (Blue Dog), Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA


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Schorl

Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl

Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl

Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl

Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl

Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl

Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl

Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl

Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl

Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl

Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl

Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl

Blue Chihuahua Mine, Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite13
- var Cleavelandite12
Quartz6
- var Smoky Quartz3
Hydroxylherderite4
Feldspar Group3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Chihuahua Mine (Blue Dog), Iron Spring Mountain, Cooper Canyon Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9840
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9840:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘBlue Lady Mine (Blue Tourmaline claim; Blue Bell deposit; Blue Bell mine; Exposition claim; Panama claim; San Diego claim; San Diego group), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
9.5km (5.9 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
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘDonna prospects (Donna Lode; LVSEC2 claim; Sunset mine; The Donna Mine claim), Warner Springs, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘCryo-Genie Mine, Warner Springs, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘ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
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘMaple Lode Mine (Maple claim), Aguanga Mountain, Oak Grove, Aguanga Mountain Mining District (Smith Mountain Mining District), San Diego County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘLithia Dike Mine (Lithia Dyke claim), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘColumbia Mine (April Fool claim; Belo Horizonte claim; California Gem Mine; Columbia Gem Mine; Desert Rose claim; San Jacinto Gem Mine; Discovery), Thomas Mountain, Thomas Mountain [town], Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘOlinger deposit, Anza, Anza Valley, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘJuan Diego Mine No. 1 (Juan Diego No. 1 deposit; Rainbow Mine; Rainbow prospects), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
References
Pala International, 2003. Labeled specimen on display at the Collector, Fallbrook, San Diego County, California.
SLR specimen
Fisher, Jesse (2011) Mines and Minerals of the Southern California Pegmatite Province. Rocks & Minerals, 86 (1) 14-35 doi:10.1080/00357529.2011.537167
 
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