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Tourmaline from
Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA


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Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Schorl

Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1259397
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1259397:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘMelvin Mountain, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘNo. 5 pit, Keyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘNo. 1 pit, Keyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘNo. 3 pit, Keyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘPalermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘHolts Ledge, Lyme, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘAtwood Mine, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘWheat Mine, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘEastman Ledges, Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘNorthey Hill Line Occurrences, Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Korzeb, Stanley L.
Korzeb, Stanley L., Foord, Eugene E., Lichte, Frederick E. (1997) The chemical evolution and paragenesis of uranium minerals from the Ruggles and Palermo granitic pegmatites, New Hampshire. The Canadian Mineralogist: 35(1): 135-144.
 
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