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Tourmaline from
Willis Mountain Mine, Sprouses Corner, Farmville Mining District, Buckingham County, Virginia, 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 Willis Mountain Mine, Sprouses Corner, Farmville Mining District, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:143406
Long-form Identifier:1:3:143406:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBuckingham Mines (Wiseman Mines; incl. Eldridge's Mine; Hesse's Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘLondon and Virginia Mine (Eldridge Mine; Project-15-148), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘArvonia Quarry (Arvonia-Buckingham Slate Company Inc.), Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘSnead Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘCanal Tunnel Hematite Magnetite Prospect (Part of Prospecting In Riverville Mines System; Pl; 2 No. 144.; Known As Canal Tunnel; Riverville Hematite Mine Espenshade 1954), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘSt. James Church, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘRutherford Mines, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘTye River, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘJefferson No. 6 Mine, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘJefferson No. 2 Mine, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 60: 166.
 
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