ScreeningTechniques from The OceanViewMine
Jeff Swanger, owner of the OceanView Mine in California, shows you the best screening techniques to help ensure the best chances of you getting the most from your visit.
Oceanview Gem Mine Pala, CA May 11, 2014 Kay & Larry
Sorry for all the wind noise, but it was quite a blustery day in Pala.
Outing at Oceanview Mine in Pala, CA
Our Chapters outing to the Oceanview Mine in Pala, CA
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Gem-hunting in the mines of Pala, California - this is a time-lapse video showing the progress of digging in a pile of tailings - there's less than ten of us and we still cut the hill to about 1/2 its original size.
The main finds were multi-colored tourmalines and a golden variety of spodumene called Triphane, or yellow kunzite. the song is an original called steve Lillywhite in honor of the producer.
Place for Hunting Gemstone in California
Place for Hunting Gemstone in California
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, California
The Himalaya Tourmaline Mine is located near Santa Ysabel, CA at Lake Henshaw in the beautiful Mesa Grande. Visitors can dig at Lake Henshaw Resort where they will dig and screen through ore from the world famous Himalaya Mine. Many minerals can be found including pink and green tourmaline, black tourmaline, quartz crystals, spessertine garnet, lepidolite, clevelandite, and a variety of others.
Adult Dig $75, youth 13 years old to 15 years old half price ($37.50), children 12 years old and under are free with paying adult.
Gold Prospecting Adventures, Jamestown, California
Gold Prospecting Adventures For over 40 years Gold Prospecting Adventures has offered an exciting variety of gold mining adventures. Located three hours east of San Francisco. Gold Prospecting Adventures is a great introduction for anyone, any age, who wants to find gold and learn something new.
Address: 18170 Main St, Jamestown, CA 95327
The OceanView Mine, San Diego County, California
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. Fees: Adults $75 each, Under 11 years old $60 each. 20+ Member Group Discounts.
Address: 37304 Magee Rd, Pala, San Diego, California
Opal Hill Mine, Mule Mountains District, Riverside Co., California
Opal Hill is well known for its beautiful and rare fire agate, opal eggs and quartz crystals. When one thinks of a mine, images of deep shafts or dark tunnels usually come to mind. The mine consists of rock outcroppings and holes where agate has been extracted.The Mine is located on BLM land which is an open area for camping.
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. Pricing: $70 per person, Kids 12 and younger, only $20.
Address: The Historic Old Road Camp, 48242 Los Gatos Rd. Coalinga, CA 93210
The Pala Chief Mine, San Diego County, California
The deposits here were discovered in May 1903, and the mine produced large amounts of tourmaline. It was also the primary discovery site of the purple gem variety of spodumene known as kunzite, and the first true source of gem-quality kunzite. Fees: Adults/Children $75 each.
Address: 37304 Magee Rd, Pala, San Diego, California
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Gems of Pala - California
Visitors can sift through Stewart Mine tailings to find quartz,
tourmaline and other colorful minerals.
Oceanview Mine Dig
Digging for Pink Tourmaline
Route 66 Pala Chief Mine Outing
This video is about Route 66 Pala Chief Mine Outing
Finding turquoise. Interactive Google maps for turquoise and gold
SiriusMined: How abundant is turquoise in areas that one would hunt it? How much could someone find in a typical day?
Turquoise / Gemstone mines and prospects in San Bernardino County, California, on a Google Map:
Turquoise / Gemstone mines and prospects in the MRDS, Microsoft Excel spreadsheet:
About Turquoise:
In the American southwest turquoise is almost invariably associated with the weathering products of copper sulfide deposits in or around potassium feldspar bearing porphyritic intrusives.... turquoise is often recovered as a byproduct of large-scale copper mining operations, especially in the United States.
Gold mines and prospects in San Bernardino County, California, on a Google Map (a large document):
Opal Mountain & Rainbow Basin, near Barstow, California
Some off roading near Opal Mountain and then a visit to the Rainbow Basin. It was over cast all day so some of the colors are a bit subdued.
Big Benitoite Hiding
This video is about a big benitoite hiding in the matrix.
Tourmaline at the Pala Chief Mine, February 2015
A fun video tour of the Pala Chief Mine on a misty early spring morning. Perfect weather for climbing around on the hills of Chief Mountain!
Sacramento Mineral Society Rockhounding Field Trip
So this was the area that one of the rock clubs that I am a member of went to for a rock collecting field trip. It was really quite a wonderful morning and afternoon and I enjoyed myself quite a bit, I will have to do this a lot more often. :)
Mojave Desert Gem & Mineral Show - Barstow, CA (MojaveFreePress.com)
Mojave Desert Gem & Mineral Show (MojaveFreePress.com)
Walt Wright - Professor and author
How to Mine for Gemstones
I went looking for gemstones at oceanview mine in Pala San Diego and found a plethora of crystals from green, blue, pink and black tourmaline, smoky quartz, aquamarine, fluorite, morganite, calcite, kunzite, lepidolite, and more
Hidden Gems in Northern California I Vlog 9
Finding hidden waterfalls and gorgeous nature right around the corner from where we live!
Gems Johnrandall's photos around Temecula, United States (gem mines in temecula california)
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Himalaya Mine Tourmaline Crystal San Diego County California
Tourmaline (var. Elbaite) multicolor gem crystal
double terminated
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill
Mesa Grande, San Diego County
California USA
weighs 71.7 grams (equivalent of 358 carats, rough)
measures 7.0 x 2.4 cm
SOLD
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