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Himalaya Mine (Mesa Grande)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: morganite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Cretaceous

Historic tourmaline mine with public screening at Lake Henshaw.

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