Provenite

Blue Lady Mine (Blue Bell deposit), Chihuahua Valley

MineDraft data

33.3923° N, 116.6328° W · ± 1 km

Aquamarine from California, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Aquamarine

Aquamarine at Blue Lady Mine (Blue Bell deposit), Chihuahua Valley

Aquamarine specimen about 9 cm from the Blue Lady Mine, Chihuahua Valley, San Diego County, California.
Aquamarine specimen about 9 cm from the Blue Lady Mine, Chihuahua Valley, San Diego County, California.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Prismatic crystal on matrix
Typical size
Specimen about 9 cm
Availability
Scarce
History
Small mine that has produced few gem crystals

Sources: SRC-802

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Gem pegmatite
Region
California
Country
United States

Coordinate from the USGS MRDS record 'Blue Bell Deposit' (gem; a second record lies about 0.6 km away), matched by the alias Blue Bell deposit.

Sources: SRC-526

Sources

  1. SRC-526 · Database
    Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), WFS feature query - Warner Springs area, San Diego CountyU.S. Geological Survey · USGS
  2. SRC-802 · Website
    File:Beryl-260000.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.