Morganite, Tourmaline, Katerina Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA
Size: 6.7x3.1x1.9 cm
Species: Morganite, Tourmaline
Locality: Katerina Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA
Description: A unique morganite with inclusions of blue tourmaline from the lesser known Katerina mine in San Diego. The piece detached in the pocket and shows an etched back making this specimen a full floater. The surface near the tourmaline shows textural impressions of what was likely a second deposition of tourmaline that was later eaten away in the pocket during the same event that etched the back side of the morganite. A very unusual California gem pegmatite specimen. This mine has a great write up of it’s history on mindat which can be found at the following link https://www.mindat.org/loc-9684.html.
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ID: 26455
Size: 6.7x3.1x1.9 cm
Species: Morganite, Tourmaline
Locality: Katerina Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA
Description: A unique morganite with inclusions of blue tourmaline from the lesser known Katerina mine in San Diego. The piece detached in the pocket and shows an etched back making this specimen a full floater. The surface near the tourmaline shows textural impressions of what was likely a second deposition of tourmaline that was later eaten away in the pocket during the same event that etched the back side of the morganite. A very unusual California gem pegmatite specimen. This mine has a great write up of it’s history on mindat which can be found at the following link https://www.mindat.org/loc-9684.html.
Scroll down on website to see video.
ID: 26455
Size: 6.7x3.1x1.9 cm
Species: Morganite, Tourmaline
Locality: Katerina Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA
Description: A unique morganite with inclusions of blue tourmaline from the lesser known Katerina mine in San Diego. The piece detached in the pocket and shows an etched back making this specimen a full floater. The surface near the tourmaline shows textural impressions of what was likely a second deposition of tourmaline that was later eaten away in the pocket during the same event that etched the back side of the morganite. A very unusual California gem pegmatite specimen. This mine has a great write up of it’s history on mindat which can be found at the following link https://www.mindat.org/loc-9684.html.
Scroll down on website to see video.
ID: 26455
