Gem Star Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gem Star Mine | Mine |
| Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn) | Mountain |
| Pala | Town |
| Pala Mining District | Mining District |
| San Diego County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 23' 5'' North , 117° 3' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow | 1,832 (2011) | 8.4km |
| Temecula | 112,011 (2017) | 14.5km |
| Fallbrook | 30,534 (2011) | 17.6km |
| Hidden Meadows | 3,485 (2011) | 18.4km |
| Bonsall | 3,982 (2011) | 18.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. | Fallbrook, California | 18km |
| Vista Gem & Mineral Society | Vista, California | 27km |
| Palomar Gem & Mineral Club | Escondido, California | 30km |
Mindat Locality ID:
91292
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:91292:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ccbb8d16-a4fd-4752-b68d-789bca1fb3c7
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gem Lepidolite Mine; Labaugh Mine; Loughbaugh Mine
A gemstone/specimen Li pegmatite mine located along the Stewart pegmatite.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Colour: Apple-green |
| ⓘ 'Clay minerals' Colour: Pale-pink to light-gray |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' Description: Perthite forms giant euhedral crystals associated with massive quartz. |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' Description: Perthite forms giant euhedral crystals associated with massive quartz. |
| ⓘ Helvine Formula: Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S Habit: Tetrahedra Colour: Honey-colored Description: An exceedingly rare constituent of the pegmatite in the Gem Star mine. It forms small honey-colored tetrahedral crystals that are less than 1 millimeter in diameter. They occur on the surfaces of cleavelandite and spodumene crystals, and in general are typical of the pocket-bearing parts of the dike. References: |
| ⓘ 'Lepidolite' Colour: Pink to lavender |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Fine to medium grained plumose muscovite forms with albite-quartz-perthite footwall unit of the pegmatite that contains local concentrations of schorl. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 Colour: Colorless Description: Fragments of clear, colorless spodumene associated with gem-quality tourmaline. |
| ⓘ Swinefordite Formula: Li(Al,Li,Mg)3((Si,Al)4O10)2(OH,F)4 · nH2O |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite' Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Colour: Pink Description: Many clear fragments of small crystals are present in the dumps, and some clear, gem-quality crystals as much as 4 inches in diameter and 15 inches long were recovered. |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline var. Verdelite' Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Swinefordite | 9.EC.45 | Li(Al,Li,Mg)3((Si,Al)4O10)2(OH,F)4 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Helvine | 9.FB.10 | Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | '' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'var. Verdelite' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Swinefordite | Li(Al,Li,Mg)3((Si,Al)4O10)2(OH,F)4 · nH2O |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Li | ⓘ Swinefordite | Li(Al,Li,Mg)3((Si,Al)4O10)2(OH,F)4 · nH2O |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Helvine | Be3Mn42+(SiO4)3S |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Rubellite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Verdelite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Helvine | Be3Mn42+(SiO4)3S |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Rubellite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Swinefordite | Li(Al,Li,Mg)3((Si,Al)4O10)2(OH,F)4 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Verdelite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Swinefordite | Li(Al,Li,Mg)3((Si,Al)4O10)2(OH,F)4 · nH2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Swinefordite | Li(Al,Li,Mg)3((Si,Al)4O10)2(OH,F)4 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Al | ⓘ Swinefordite | Li(Al,Li,Mg)3((Si,Al)4O10)2(OH,F)4 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Helvine | Be3Mn42+(SiO4)3S |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Swinefordite | Li(Al,Li,Mg)3((Si,Al)4O10)2(OH,F)4 · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Helvine | Be3Mn42+(SiO4)3S |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Helvine | Be3Mn42+(SiO4)3S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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Gem Star Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA