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Tourmaline from
Canary Bird Pegmatite, Persimmon Peak-Las Tablas Group, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Colour:green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Canary Bird Pegmatite, Persimmon Peak-Las Tablas Group, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:240211
Long-form Identifier:1:3:240211:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure group, Hopewell District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘJaw Bone mine, Hopewell District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘCopper Hill deposits, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘHarding Mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘCostilla area, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘEl Fidel Beryl Deposit (Fidel Deposit), Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘB.A.T. mine, Nambe Mining District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘPidlite deposit, Mora County, New Mexico, USA
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘGreat Western Mine, Mora County, New Mexico, USA
93.9km (58.3 miles) ⓘPecos Mine (Hamilton Mine; Cowles Mine), Willow Creek District, San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA
References
Jahns, R. H. (1946) Mica Deposits of the Petaca District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Bulletin 25. Mineral Resources Survey of New Mexico 289 pp.
 
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