Cochise College     Photo of the Month

                          Geology Home Page                July 2007

                          Roger Weller, geology instructor

                          wellerr@cochise.edu
                                  copyright 2007-R.Weller
 

Pegmatite Pocket
Pocket contains crystals of tourmaline, quartz, feldspar, and lepidolite.
Pala, California
This reconstructed pegmatite pocket is on display at the Natural History Museum.
900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, California.


Photo is copyright free only for non-commercial educational uses. 
Credit photo to R.Weller/Cochise College and the Natural History Museum.