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Tourmaline from
Rootbeer pegmatite, Delmoe Lake area, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Diggings
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 Rootbeer pegmatite, Delmoe Lake area, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1389943
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1389943:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘToll Mountain Occurrence, Little Pipestone Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘPohndorf Mine, Toll Mountain, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘNorwich Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘAlport Mine (All Port Mine), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘPC Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘEva May Mine (Eva May Tailings), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘMorning Mine (Midnight Mine), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘHawkeye Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine (Pen Yan Mine; Penn Yan Mine), Colorado Mining District (Prickly Pear Mining District; Corbin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘMount Washington Mine (Deer tunnel; Monongahela-Mount Washington M. Company; Angelica Mining & Development Company; Salvail), Colorado Mining District (Prickly Pear Mining District; Corbin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
References
Sweeney, Ryan (2018), personal communication with Mindat.org.
 
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