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Tourmaline from
Southern Pacific Silica Quarry (Southern Pacific deposit; Nuevo Mine; Southern Pacific Quarry; S.P. Silica Quarry; S.P. Mine; Nuevo Quarry), Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA


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Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Locality type:Quarry
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 Southern Pacific Silica Quarry (Southern Pacific deposit; Nuevo Mine; Southern Pacific Quarry; S.P. Silica Quarry; S.P. Mine; Nuevo Quarry), Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:159986
Long-form Identifier:1:3:159986:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘChief of the Hills Mine (Chief of the Hills group), Lake Elsinore, Pinacate Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
27.9km (17.4 miles) ⓘNew City Quarry (Victoria Avenue quarry), Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘAnita Mine (Magee Mine; Magee & Dougherty Mine; Sage Mine), Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘBlack Rock deposit (North & South Black Rock deposits; North Black Rock), Arcilla, Riverside County, California, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘMoore deposit, Arcilla, Riverside County, California, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘHolmes Ranch deposit, El Cerrito, Riverside County, California, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘCajalco Mine (Cajalco Tin Mine; Cajalco Dumortierite occurrence), El Cerrito, Riverside County, California, USA
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘTemescal Tin Mine (Cajalco Tin Mine; Temescal Mine; Temescal Tin District), El Cerrito, Riverside County, California, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘSly Rick prospect (Green Centipede claim), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘAudrey Lynn Mine (Audrey Lynne Mine; Jumping Joe claims), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
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