 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mines and Minerals of the California Pegmatite Province Downloaded by [Pennsylvania State University]... Southern JESSE FISHER PO Box 77774 San Francisco, California 94107 jef520@comcast.net F Unless otherwise...MINERALS or much of the past century, the Southern California pegmatite province has been the source of some...of a variety of gem and rareelement minerals, along with considerable amounts of gem and lapidary material...the source of excellent specimens of morganite, aquamarine, topaz, and spessartine, and they were the first |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino... Number Five Articles Gem and rare-element pegmatites of southern California . . . . . . . . . . . ... History of the Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...discovered at the Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California, by Ed Swoboda and Bill Larson. The...web site at www.wmtucson.com DANBURITE – Aurora Mine, Charcas, SanLuis Potosi, Mexico When in Tucson |  | | Journal (issue) | | length of arsenolamprite in matrix from Alacaran Mine (Pampa Larga, Copiapo, Chile). All the specimens...Heighway (Part I) The Cincinnati Giant, Doctor and Mining Engineer Mark Ivan Jacobson Chuandongbei Gas Project...1904 Precious Stones report stated that the Himalaya Mine was brought into notice in 1898 by Mr. Charles...Heighway. This led to later development by the Himalaya Company, and the present output is the result...operated the tourmaline mine? And how did this lead to the work by the Himalaya Mining Company? Archibald |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Library] at 07:06 06 January 2015 Even though California is known as the “Golden State, ” it could also...the Tourmaline State, or the Colemanite State. California is, in fact, one of the world’s greatest sources...localities, the reader is encouraged to consult the “California Locality Index” (Kampf et al. 1989). The bibliography...great deal from the many publications of the California Division of Mines and Geology. The most valuable...mines in California is the Consolidated Index of Publications, Division of Mines and State Mining Bureau |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...Five Tourrmline-1 the first special issue in the Gem Minerals Series Introduction Notes from the Editor....................365 by C. A. Francis Pakistan Gem pegmatites of the Shingus-Dusso area, Gilgit, Pakistan............413 by A. M. Bassett California Recent work at the Himalaya m in e ..........................lepidolite, mined recently at the Himalaya mine, Pala, California. William Larson collection; photo by |  | | Report (issue) | | Simmons and Alexander Falster Page 28 New England Gem Beryl Bruce Jarnot Page 16 Bazzite of the Alps Stefan...Page 32 Beryl from the Pegmatites of Southern California Jesse Fisher Page 20 Discovery Stoppaniite Fabio...Fabio Tamagnini Page 40 Emerald and Aquamarine in Canada Lee A. Groat Page 22 Beryl Color Varieties...William "Skip" Simmons and Alexander Falster Page 49 Gem Beryl from Russia and Ukraine Peter Lyckberg Friedrich...studies in 1811, during A.G. Werner's time at the Mining Academy in Freiberg, Saxony (Germany). From 1826 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jan/Feb 2024 Vol.99, No.1 ROCKS MINE ."Iii[! iil"J www.tandfonline.com/vram Pegmatite Minerals & Gems...Francis Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, ME John Rakovan New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro...Kampf, l.A. County Museum of Natural History, CA Virgil W. Lueth, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology...across a local area net\,vork. Subscription offices: USA/North America: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 530 Walnut...Copyright Clearance Center (www.copyright.com) in the USA or the Copyright Licensing Agency (www. cla.co.uk) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gemstones of California Downloaded by [University of Calgary] at 05:46 04 February 2015 MICHAEL GRAY...GRAY P. 0. Box 727 Missoula, Montana 59806 CALIFORNIA 1s HUGE-the third largest state in the United States...Imagine, as a field collector, being able to go mining virtually any month of the year-the deserts in...amethysts just hours away from your home. That is California. The focus of this article covers only the facetable...facetable, transparent materials found in California. It would take another article to describe the state’s |  | | Journal (issue) | | image: Miners at the Pala Chief Mine, San Diego Country, California, circa 1903. On the back of the original...view of American Gems worked ledge. Kunzite and gem tourmaline American Gemstones – What They Are and...from the Oceanview Mine in Southern California; the 0.72-ct benitoite (left California Gems – More Than...Dallas Gem Mine area, San America’s Royal Gems – Montana and Yogo Sapphires Benito County, California; the...the U.S. State of Maine phires is from the Gem Mountain Mine, GranTantalizing Turquoise ite Country, Montana |  | | Journal (issue) | | THE GEMMOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN GEM MOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN SAINT DUNSTAN'S...of precious stones is a source of worry for the gem jeweller. A n actual case is described here, with...other than those of the usual commercial scale for gem diamonds, which includes colourless stones to those...N G There is no point whatsoever in irradiating gem diamonds of good original colour as this would probably...for a gemstone variety although by no means all gem materials show definite absorption bands. There are |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Zapot pegmatite, Gillis Range, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA. Named in honor of W.B. Simmons. The sample is 1...2113/gselements.8.4.281 P egmatites are sources of gem-quality crystals of beryl, tourmaline, topaz, spodumene...discovered in Africa and Asia. Most high-quality gem minerals occur in miarolitic cavities found near...pegmatites and ultramafic host rocks. The most important gem-bearing granitic pegmatites formed at shallow levels...cavities in some pegmatites have produced tons of gem crystals valued in excess of $50 million. KEYWORDS |  | Fisher, Jesse, Foord, Eugene E., Bricker, Garth A. (1998) The Geology, Mineralogy, and History of the Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California. Rocks & Minerals, 73 (3) 156-180 doi:10.1080/00357529809603033 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the ba a la j Mllle, Mesa kande, San Diego Eountg, Ealifiornia 7 Los Angeles County II ,J - r J--4...J--4 ‘*- \ Orange County f San Bernardino Coun -----. I--L-L--- \,-. 1 Cahuilla Mt. X x Thomas... JESSE FISHEK 380 Pennsylvania Ave. San Francisco, California 94107 EUGENE E. FOOKD M.S.905, U.S. Geological...BRICKER 410 East Elder Fallbrook, California 92028 T he Himalaya mine has been the largest producer of...years ago, and it ranks among the most productive gem pegmatites in the world. Virtually all major mineral |  | | Report (issue) | | laying it upon the photographic plate Bulletin San Francisco, No. 37. June, 1905. Gems, Jewelers’...of California Issued California State by the Mining Bureau Francisco. Ferry Building, San Lewis...growing of the output care Kunz, A.M., No. California,” Stones of of which this Bulletin treats is...to F. George Bureau: Mining Ornamental the Honorable and California, of State the of the... George Kunz, in the he has exercised ance, Gem and the use Industry complete, and to our |  | | Book | | ) high from Tourmaline Queen Mine, San Diego County, Pala, California. Back Cover: Azurite and Malachite...Page 2: Gemstone crystals including tourmaline, aquamarine, emerald, morganite, heliodor, topaz, kunzite...Right: Faceted gems, including topaz, amethyst, aquamarine, morgan ite, chrysoberyl, peridot, smoky quartz...endure wear. To resist being scratched, the ideal gem n1ust be hard; to resist being broken, it must be...that help determine the quality or suitability of a gem are transparency, clarity, and the evenness and depth |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cookrob@auburn.edu Beryl, Variety Morganite San Diego County, California O ne of the most popular of all collectible...Its wide variation in color, particularly in the gem varieties, its tendency to form exceptionally perfect...specimens of the beryl gems, such as emerald and aquamarine, and to a lesser extent heliodor, morganite,...collections that have been displayed at national gem and mineral shows in recent years. From a historical...Southern California. Consequently, in keeping with the California theme of the 2011 Tucson Gem and Mineral |  | | Journal (issue) | | ber-D ecem ber 1977 ISSUE! TourmalineGolconda mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil SHOWS Sul/urPerticara, Romagna...U E S t AVETltlB 0)A C L PyromorphiteWheatley mine, Hours: Wed-Sat. 10-5 Sunday 12-5 [evenings by...in e ra l fro m th e B e n ito ite G em M in e , San B e n ito C o u n ty, C a lif o r n ia ............lf Pabst, Jam es R. H in th o rn e Artinite fro m San B e n ito C o u n ty , C a lifo r n ia ............ike S y s te m , M e sa G ra n d e D is tric t, San D ie g o C o u n ty , C a lifo r n ia .......... |  | | Journal (issue) | | suggested that an account of activities at the Denver Gem & Mineral Show would be of interest to FM. That request...Joe Marchesani; Jmarch06@comcast.net SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER: Dr. Don Buchanan; dbuch7326@aol.com...the Early Mining History of the Himalaya Pegmatite Mine The early-day history (1896-1913) of gem tourmaline...tourmaline mining at the Himalaya mine, San Diego County, is rife with conflicts by men who truly believed...Numerous minor actors in this drama had their own gem mines to exploit. 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Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...2.2 cm, from the Pulsifer quarry, Androscoggin County, Maine. Kyle Kevorkian collection; Jordan Root |  | | Book (volume) | | colorful and fabulous tourmalines and kunzites of California and Maine, the sparkling sapphires of Montana...contains all the basic information about the exciting gem resources of our continent. In careful, accurate...gemologists will find the latest and most accurate gem-identification data under each species. Finally,...unique and valuable reference by every collector, gem cutter, miner, geologist, mineralogist, jeweler,...up to the end of 1974. John Sinkankas San Diego, California July, 1975 JOHWSTUPAW.N19,901 Gene |  | | Journal (issue) | | rendez-vous Elbaite - 7,1 cm de largeur Mine Hima/aya,Mesa Grande,Californie,U.S.A. Coll. : 8. Larson -...Scovil • Barite surfluorite Crista/: 4 x 3 x 0,4 cm Mine de /'Ave/lan, Var Coll. : G. 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Kampf & the Southern California Chapter of the Friends of Mineralogy, Locality...Ramona in e P e g m a t it e s , istrc San Diego D ,California Eugene E. Foord U. S. Geological Survey...Louis B. Spaulding, Jr. P. O. Box 807, Ramona, California 92065 Roger A. M ason Dept, of Earth Sciences |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...The American Mineral Treasures Exhibition, Tucson Gem & Mineral Show 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165...COVER: COPPER, 8.3 cm, from the Central mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan—considered by some to be the world’s...Mineral Treasures exhibition at the 2008 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Jeff Scovil photo. The Mineralogical...fine minerals on DVD wilensky Fluorite, Huanzala mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Peru. Wilensky Fine Minerals |  | | Book (volume) | | The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art Santa Ana, California + GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. 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