Pala Gemstones

Pala Gemstones
Name:Gemstones of Oceanview Mine
Date:9/10/2006
Location:Oceanview Mine Pala California

The gemstones pictured above were found at the Oceanview mine. The principle minerals that are mined at Oceanview are tourmaline, (shown at middle and upper right) aquamarine, a variety of beryl, (upper left) and kunzite (bottom). Although not considered a gemstone, quartz, lepidolite, and muscovite are also present in the pegmatite rocks.


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