Minerals of the Himalaya Mine

The Himalaya Mine is located a few miles northwest of Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California. The Himalaya Mine is a world famous locality but was notopen to collectors. The current "owners" apparently are letting people up to collect for a fee or investment.

The Himalaya Mine is famous for the beautiful elbaite, rubellite and verdelite tourmaline gemstones and associated combinations which have been mined there for many years. Other minerals found at the mine include spessartite garnet, bladed albite clusters, etched feldspar crystals, stibiotantalite,topaz, morganite beryl, smoky quartz, clear quartz, lepidolite balls and clusters, and combinations of these minerals. To find out more specifics about what was found in these areas to start a collection or to possibly collect you might want to sign up for the Minerals of California Online Database. Click here to sign up.



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Tourmaline/Albite/Feldspar/Smoky Quartz (Personal Collection)


Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 3 in. by 3 in. by 3 in.
Elbaite Crystal (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 2.75 in. tall by 1.15 in. wide
Elbaite Crystal (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 1.2 in. tall by 1.5 in. wide
Rubellite in Lepidolite (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 1.6 in. tall by 1.2 in. wide

Rubellite Crystal 0.6 in. long by 0.35 in. dia.
Rubellite Crystal Fan (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 2.75 in. tall by 1.6 in. wide

Lepidolite Crystals up to 0.25 in.
Double Terminated Smoky Quartz Crystal (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 3.25 in. long by 1.0 in. wide

Elbaite in Double Terminated Quartz (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 1.35 in. tall by 0.25 in dia.

Quartz 1.5 in. tall by 1.5 in. wide

Elbaite Crystal (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 1.9 in. tall by 0.9 in. wide

Stibiotantalite and Lepidolite on Citrine(Personal Collection)


Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 1.2 in. long by 0.1 in. wide

Quartz 3.4 in. tall by 1.7 in. wide

Lepidolite 0.4 in. wide by 0.25 in. tall

Lepidolite Crystals on Feldspar (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 0.4 in. wide by 0.25 in. tall

Feldspar 2.6 in. long by 2.0 in. wide

Lepidolite Cluster on Feldspar (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 0.8 in. tall by 0.7 in wide

Feldspar 2.6 in. tall by 1.9 in. wide

Topaz Crystal (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 0.5 in. tall by 0.5 in. wide


Apatite Crystal - Rare (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 0.6 in. tall by 0.6 in. diameter


Hambergite Crystal - Rare (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 0.75 in. tall by 0.35 in. wide


Rubellite Interpenetrant Crystals (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 2.0 in. tall by 0.6 in. wide

Smaller Crystal 0.6 in. tall by 0.15 in. dia.


Elbaite Crystal (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 1.44 in. tall by 0.6 in. wide


Morganite Crystal (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 2.0 in. tall by 1.0 in. wide


Feldspar Crystal (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 3 in. tall by 3 in. wide by 5 in long

Stilbite Crystal Cluster (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 1.75 in. tall by 1.2 in. wide


Elbaite Crystal (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 1.1 in. tall by 0.3 in. wide


Verdelite Crystal (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 0.8 in. tall by 0.65 in. wide


Facetable Verdelite Crystal (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 1.3 in. tall by 0.35 in. wide

Indicolite Crystal - Rare (Personal Collection)

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, CA

Approximate Size 0.35 in. tall by 0.3 in. diameter




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