Kunzite Spodumene - image 1
Photo by Mark Garcia

Kunzite Spodumene

Do you know California Institute of Technology?

Invite them to claim this profile and join EarthWonders.

Sign in to invite
Help improve this record

No owner is registered for this specimen yet. If it's yours or you know more about it, you can add the owner, provenance, publications and other details.

Sign in to contribute
Kunzite spodumene, 17 cm, from the Pala Chief mine, San Diego County, California. Photo by Mark Garcia.

Product details

SpeciesSpodumene, Kunzite
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions17.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, California, Pala Chief Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In California page 62
Current owner
California Institute of Technology

Added by the community · Not a registered member

Learn more

Spodumene
Mineral guide
Learn about Spodumene
kunzite, hiddenite, and triphane varieties; vivid colors and pleochroism, formed in granitic pegmatites, with gem and specimen appeal and fragility.
Spodumene
Regional guide
Spodumene from Pala Chief Mine
Sign in to contribute
Locality guide
Pala Chief Mine
A collector's guide to Pala Chief Mine, USA: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 91 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.