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Tourmaline from
Heywood Creek prospect, Weippe, Weippe Mining District (Musselshell Mining District), Clearwater County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Heywood Creek prospect, Weippe, Weippe Mining District (Musselshell Mining District), Clearwater County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:215499
Long-form Identifier:1:3:215499:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘAllgood prospect, Weippe, Weippe Mining District (Musselshell Mining District), Clearwater County, Idaho, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘLolo Copper prospect (Allgood), Weippe, Weippe Mining District (Musselshell Mining District), Clearwater County, Idaho, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘOrofino Creek Anthophyllite occurrence, Orofino Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘCampbell Mine (Thatuna Lease No. 7), Avon Mining District (Mica Mountain Mining District), Latah County, Idaho, USA
75.9km (47.1 miles) ⓘOlson Mine (Fitzgerald; Carlson Lease; Scott Rogers), Avon Mining District (Mica Mountain Mining District), Latah County, Idaho, USA
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine (Maybe; Witherow Lease; Silver White), Sand Mountain, Avon Mining District (Mica Mountain Mining District), Latah County, Idaho, USA
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘLuella Mine (Campbell Lease), Avon Mining District (Mica Mountain Mining District), Latah County, Idaho, USA
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘTrimmed Tree Hill, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘMizpah Mine, Hoodoo Mining District, Hoodoo Mountains, Latah County, Idaho, USA
References
Ream, Lanny R. (1995) Idaho: Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (4) 242-263 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.9926628
 
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