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Location Type: Private Property
Details: For 75$/day you can dig/screen for colorful tourmaline here. They dump some high-grade ore for you to sift through at the Lake Henshaw Resort near the Himalaya Mine. Find more information at this website.
Directions: I put a placemark at the location. The address is: 26439 Highway 76 Santa Ysabel, CA 92070

A map can be found on their directions website.
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): (33°12'50"N, 116°48'4"W)
or (33.213888, -116.801111)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is supposed to be exact.)

Follow this Link to Get Google's Directions Reference Info: http://www.highdesertgemsandminerals.com/html/himalaya_mine_dig.html
Mindat Link: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3559.html
Tags: tourmaline, watermelon color, fee pay mine, dig for fee, screening, gemstones, gems, santa ysabel, california, himalaya mine, tourmaline mine, san diego county

Photos of Collector Specimens Found at this Location (View All)

Giant Tourmaline on Feldspar, Himalaya Mine California

Gem Quality Tourmaline Matrix Himalaya Mine San Diego

Tourmaline, Himalaya Mine, California

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