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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Gems of Pala is CLOSED ! Yes, our shop and screening yard are GONE, but you can still order online.We sincerely thank YOU…our dear family of Gem Hunters, and we hope that you continue searching for the next Big One by ordering your Heart of the Mine Gem Bags online. It has been a wonderful time sharing the treasures of our Mines with every one of you at Gems of Pala . Please check in on this website for future Announcements, in meantime, We will miss you all, and hope you always remember us with affection and pride. You Rock!God bless you everyone. Order Your Heart of the Mine Gem Bags Now Located in Pala, CA760-742-1356 What to Look for in Your Gem Bag About UsOur Brief History During the 1850's, ex-Gold Rush miners sought their fortunes in the waterways of the San Luis Rey river searching to find a new gold bonanza.instead, as they panned and prospected up the river from the San Luis Rey mission church at Oceanside, they found a strange purple rock as well as Pink and Green Crystals in their gold pans. These curious 49's miners followed this water trail of bright color minerals in to Pala and then up to their source on the Majestic Queen Mountian. Here stood a huge Pegmatite spewing a vast fortune in gems into Salmon's Creek by erosion. this Pegmatite would later be called Stewart Lithia Mine, and soon became the largest producer of Lithium in the Unted States from it's vast reserves of Lepidolite Ore, and also the source of the most viivd natural Pink Tourmaline in history.During the late 1800s, Chinese miners and laborers harvested electric pink tourmaline crystals and sent them back to friends and family in China. The Empress Dowager Cixi became interested in these gems and sent her officials to the mines to acquire more of the gems. These gems became popular among the rulers of the time, including the Romanov Czars and Queen Victoria. Even today in China, pink or red tourmaline gems are extremely popular and highly valued.Gems of Pala welcomes you to join this long legacy of gem mining in the same stockpiles that were mined in the 1800s. Become part of history as you try your luck mining, real dirt from a real mine, straight from the tunnels of Queen Mountain.You can also purchase genuine Stewart Lithia Mine Gem Bags which are fun, educational, and may possibly reward you with gems. Please note: there are no guarantees that these bags will produce any gemstones. All sales are final — no refunds.We also sell our DVD about mining and gems in our store to help you learn more about gemstones, mining, and the history behind our mines. The Stewart Tourmaline Story, 56 minutes of pure mining entertainment and knowledge. A List of Gems found at Gems of Pala Quartz – A well-known mineral called rock-crystal in the past, the Quartz found at this mine ranges from colorless to Citrine to deep
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