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Tourmaline from
Vista, San Diego County, California, USA


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Tourmaline

Breeze Hill, Vista, San Diego County, California, USA
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Tourmaline

Breeze Hill, Vista, San Diego County, California, USA
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Tourmaline

Breeze Hill, Vista, San Diego County, California, USA
01049570017272305428686.jpg
Tourmaline

Breeze Hill, Vista, San Diego County, California, USA
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Tourmaline

Breeze Hill, Vista, San Diego County, California, USA
01049570017272305428686.jpg
Tourmaline

Breeze Hill, Vista, San Diego County, California, USA
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Dealer/Collection Label
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vista, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1318037
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1318037:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Tourmaline in this Region
Breeze Hill, Vista, San Diego County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBreeze Hill, Vista, San Diego County, California, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘMoosa Canyon, Bonsall, San Diego County, California, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘPala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘPala Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘPala Douglass Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
27.9km (17.4 miles) ⓘAlvarado Mine, Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘPala View Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘWhite Cloud Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘStewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘDouglass Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
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