Mines and Minerals of the Southern California Pegmatite Province

For much of the past century, the Southern California pegmatite province has been the source of some of the world's finest specimens of a variety of gem and rare-element minerals, along with considerable amounts of gem and lapidary material. Although known primarily for producing spectacular sp...

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Published in:Rocks & minerals 2011-01, Vol.86 (1), p.14-35
Main Author: Fisher, Jesse
Format: Article
Language:English
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Mineral resources
Precious stones
Provinces
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Summary:For much of the past century, the Southern California pegmatite province has been the source of some of the world's finest specimens of a variety of gem and rare-element minerals, along with considerable amounts of gem and lapidary material. Although known primarily for producing spectacular specimens of multicolored tourmaline, the region's pegmatites have also been the source of excellent specimens of morganite, aquamarine, topaz, and spessartine. Here, Fisher features broadly this magnificent treasures of Southern California. According to her, since the beginning of mining in the late nineteenth century, production form the region's mines has been highly cyclic, depending upon the economics of the gem and specimen market.
ISSN:0035-7529
1940-1191
DOI:10.1080/00357529.2011.537167