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Capistrano Mining Company is an online store I do not have a traditional brick and mortar store I sell through this website other online sites and auctions as well as selling at gem and mineral shows in California and Arizona I do mine and rockhound to bring new great items for sale but do not have any place for the public to mine However if you would like to find places
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Quick Facts 1 987 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management 85 active mining claims 1 902 closed mining claims 410 USGS records of mines in San Diego County California Gold Tungsten Gemstone Silica and Semiprecious Gemstone mines located in San Diego County California See All
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California State Gem Mine New Idria District California The Benitoite Gem mine is famous for its rare and unique gemstone benitoite The Benitoite Gem mine is located on a small mining claim (the Dallas claim) in San Benito County California about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco
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Register of mines and minerals Sierra Nevada counties California State Mining Bureau 1900-1906 Register of mines minerals for eleven Sierra Nevada counties issued by the California State Mining Bureau 1898-1905 Catalog Record Only The Registers tabulated and located many historic and operating quartz drift and hydraulic mines and included lists of arrastras
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Along the rocky coastal stretch of Big Sur in California there are number of spots where jade stone can be found Some of the areas where one can look for jade are Willow Creek Gem Cove San Simeon Jade Cove and Sand Dollar Beach However the quality of the jade found here is not of particularly high quality
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HISTORIC GEM MINE FOR SALE The Fano Mine Anza Ca Buy the top of Little Cahuilla Mountain in Riverside County California Own 37 5 view acres that are completely surrounded by National Forest This fortress has breathtaking views in every direction The elevation is approximately 4500 feet above sea level There is a natural spring and a famous 100 + year old gem mine
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California Rocks and Minerals Rockhounds sought California's rock and minerals before the gold rush California's geological forces have created one of the widest varieties of rocks and minerals found in any state In fact practically every known mineral exists in some quantity in California Even today there are active mines some still producing gold as well as iron lead
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California State Gem Mine (Dallas Gem Mine Benitoite Mine Benitoite Gem Mine Gem Mine) Santa Rita Peak New Idria Mining District San Benito Co California USA : A former gemstone and specimen occurrence/mine located in the SWNE sec 25 T18S R12E MDM 1 2 km (0 8 miles 4 000 feet) SSW of Santa Rita Peak (coordinates of record) at the headwaters of
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California State Mining Mineral Museum Mariposa California The California State Mining Mineral Museum is a California State Park The museum's collection which began in 1880 contains over 13 000 objects including mining artifacts rare specimens of crystalline gold in its many forms as well as beautiful gem and mineral specimens from
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The death of the Chinese Empress and the beginning of World War I marked a significant end to the mining boom in southern California and with the later discovery and subsequent dealings of gems from Brazil it wasn't until the 1970s that San Diego returned to gem production and distribution Ralph Potter and Louis Spalding are the miners responsible for the 20th-century
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After 100 years the Benitoite Gem Mine is finally open and offering field trips to the public Rock hounds gem and specimen hunters this is your chance to find one of the rarest and most desirable gemstones in the world! The California State Gemstone Benitoite Other rare gems and minerals include Neptunite Joaquinite djurleite and Natrolite
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Fee mining sites are places where you can pay a fee to dig for rocks minerals gold or gemstones and keep whatever you find There are many places in the United States where you can pan for gold and have a reasonable chance of finding some There are also places where you can find ruby sapphire opal and many other gemstones
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Spessartites have been found on Gem Hill near Mesa Grande and in mines in the Rincon and Pala Districts The most productive area with the finest quality garnets is on the western side of Hatfield Creek Valley near Romona Near Indian Head Hill in San Diego County is a deposit of fine-quality hessonite garnet and another deposit is near Dos Cabezas
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California is the only region in the world where this stone has been found in gemstone quality This gemstone became California's official state gemstone in 1985 According to the California Geological Survey benitoite shows a light blue coloration when it is exposed to ultraviolet rays or x-rays however it also fluoresces white or pink colors Most of the gemstone's coloration
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The most commonly listed primary commodities in California mines are Gold Silver and Copper At the time these mines were surveyed 5 881 mines in California were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop shallow pit or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine 1 California has 4 426 prospect mines 2 15 225 mines were in production at the time the data
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Southern California has become a producer of aquamarine from its many mineral mines Gem mining became popular in Southern California in the late 19th century Since then the mining district has grown although it still doesn't compete economically with the larger gem mines in other countries The gem mines in Southern California have given scientists and researchers
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A visit to the Oceanview Mine allows you a unique view of the only actively working underground mine in the world famous Pala Gem mining district and a chance to find your own gems—tourmalines kunzites morganites and more Screen the dump piles of material we take out of our mine and find the gems we've missed—and we miss a lot! You get to keep
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China's Dowager Empress Cixi of the Qing Dynasty highly prized the pink tourmaline mined in Pala Under her influence China's demand for this gem created a boom in the California tourmaline industry after 1902 particularly at the Himalaya mine Demand fell off about 1911 declining after the Empress died in 1908
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A visit to the Oceanview Mine allows you a unique view of the only actively working underground mine in the world famous Pala Gem mining district and a chance to find your own gems—tourmalines kunzites morganites and more Screen the dump piles of material we take out of our mine and find the gems we've missed—and we miss a lot! You get to keep
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California Acton Acton Agates - (1 upload(s)) Adelanto Adelanto Dendrites and Garnets Afton Afton Canyon Agoura Hills Agoura Hills Roadcut - (2 upload(s) 3 collector specimens) Amboy Black Jack Silver Mine - (1 collector specimens from same city 1 collector specimens from nearby locations) Azusa San Gabriel River Placer Gold Blythe Wiley Wells Agate Nodules and
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gem specimens from all over the world minerals that glow in the dark and even several "outer space" rocks (meteorites) CALIFORNIA MINING HISTORY Only small mining operations preceded California's 1848 gold discovery in Coloma Gems (precious or semi-precious stones) such as turquoise garnets and even diamonds had been found in Amador
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Roaring Camp was once a camp for Forty Niners but since it was so inaccessible most of the gold still remains Visitors can see our operating gold mine and can mine their own gold by panning sluicing metal detecting and dry washing In the Mokelumne Canyon the three forks of the Mokelumne River come together It is a river unsurpassed in
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Welcome to the Pala Chief Mine! Located in beautiful Pala California the Pala Chief is one of the oldest gem mines in San Diego County and is one of the only historic mines still being actively worked in the hunt for American gemstones The deposits here were discovered in May 1903 and the mine produced large amounts of tourmaline most of which was shipped to
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Capistrano Mining Company is an online store I do not have a traditional brick and mortar store I sell through this website other online sites and auctions as well as selling at gem and mineral shows in California and Arizona I do mine and rockhound to bring new great items for sale but do not have any place for the public to mine
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Gem tours at two famous mines Collect world-class minerals Learn from the experts You can keep what you find An unforgettable experience! Skip to Main Content Home BOOK YOUR DIG NOW! Our Mines Solar Wind Bixbyite Mine Searle Canyon Red Beryl Mine Multi-Mine Combo Pass Partner Mines Ocean View Mine – Tourmaline (Pala CA) Pala Chief Mine –
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Crystal Mines of Southern California Topping the list is the Oceanview Mine This mine is among a few surviving and thriving gemstone mines in California It is situated in San Diego County This fascinating mine has produced minerals which include tourmaline topaz garnet quartz among others The mine holds a good reputation to itself in the area of gemstone mining
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