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Tourmaline from
Reece Dam (Lower Pieman dam), West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Dam
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 Reece Dam (Lower Pieman dam), West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1989704
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1989704:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘGranville mine (Granville East prospect), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘSt Dizier mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘFederation workings, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘMontagu mine (Donaghues Workings; Mr M. Bullens Mine; Mulcahy and Bullen; Section 6660M), Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘGlobe Mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘSweeney's mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘAvebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘTrial Harbour Tip, Trial Harbour district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘQueen Hill, Heemskirk Tin Project, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘOrient Mine, Mt Heemskirk mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Turner, N. J., Bottrill, R. S. (2001) Blue amphibole, Arthur Metamorphic Complex, Tasmania: Composition and regional tectonic setting. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 48 (1) 167-181 doi:10.1046/j.1440-0952.2001.00847.x
 
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