Provenite

Esmeralda Mine

MineUnknownDraft data

33.2175° N, 116.8236° W · ± 1 km

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

View on the map

Minerals found here

Citrine

Citrine at Esmeralda Mine

Small-cabinet citrine specimen from the Esmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande District, 8.5 cm.
Small-cabinet citrine specimen from the Esmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande District, 8.5 cm.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Second view of the citrine specimen from the Esmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande District.
Second view of the citrine specimen from the Esmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande District.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Third view of the citrine specimen from the Esmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande District.
Third view of the citrine specimen from the Esmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande District.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
SiO₂
Morphology
Single citrine crystals on a small cabinet specimen
Typical size
About 8.5 cm specimen
Color / luster
Yellow citrine colour

Sources: SRC-459 SRC-452

About Citrine →

Geology of the locality

Setting
Gem-bearing pegmatite dike cutting gabbroic rock; the main gem pocket yielded beryl, tourmaline and quartz crystals.
Host rock
Gabbro
Region
California
Country
United States

Coordinates converted from the degrees-minutes-seconds position on the Mindat locality page.

Sources: SRC-452

Sources

  1. SRC-452 · Database
    Esmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USAMindat contributors · Mindat.org
  2. SRC-459 · Website
    File:Quartz-pala20a.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)Robert M. Lavinsky (photographer) · 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.