Cryo-Genie Mine (Lost Valley Truck Trail Mine)
33.3120° N, 116.6381° W · ± 1 km
Albite and Beryl from California, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.
Minerals found here
On the same specimen
Albite at Cryo-Genie Mine (Lost Valley Truck Trail Mine)
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
- Formula
- NaAlSi₃O₈
- Morphology
- Albite as matrix and accessory in gem-pocket specimens
- Typical size
- Specimens about 4 to 5 cm
- Color / luster
- White
- Associated minerals
- Beryl (goshenite)schorlferrotapiolitestibiotantalitequartzelbaite
- Availability
- Scarce
- History
- Briefly mined claim that produced a wide range of gem-pocket minerals
Sources: SRC-548
Beryl at Cryo-Genie Mine (Lost Valley Truck Trail Mine)
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
- Formula
- Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
- Morphology
- Prismatic crystal set in matrix
- Typical size
- About 4 cm on the pictured specimen
- Color / luster
- Colourless; glassy
- Associated minerals
- Albitesmoky quartzelbaite
- Availability
- Unknown
Sources: SRC-704
Geology of the locality
- Setting
- Gem pegmatite claim near Warner Springs, San Diego County (MRDS commodity: gem minerals).
- Region
- California
- Country
- United States
Coordinates from the USGS MRDS record 'Lost Valley Truck Trail Mine', one of the alias names of the Cryo-Genie mine on collector labels.
Sources: SRC-526
Sources
- SRC-526 · Database
Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), WFS feature query - Warner Springs area, San Diego CountyU.S. Geological Survey · USGS - SRC-548 · Website
File:Albite-Beryl-Schorl-pala317.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons - SRC-704 · Website
File:Beryl-Quartz-Tourmaline-54577.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.