44405: Microcline and Tourmaline - $8 San Diego Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California Cabinet - 9.2 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm 109 grams Mined by Fred Rynerson Specimen status: Reserved Send an email with specimen number to order A somewhat glassy, blocky microcline
crystal having some of the 'bonespar' (bone marrow like)
texture common to this locality, associated with a patch
of small, pink tourmaline crystals. This specimen was
mined before 1960 by Fred Rynerson (and obtained from his
estate), author of Exploring and Mining Gems and Gold
in the West. This book is a must-read for anyone
interested in Southern California
minerals, especially the San Diego County
gem pegmatites.
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