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Tourmaline from
Ruth Mine, Indian Creek, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Comments:Occurs in wall rocks; contained in quartz in the ore and enclosed in the massive sulfides.
Habit:Small, needle-like
Colour:Black
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chalcopyrite
Galena
Milky Quartz
Pyrite
Sphalerite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruth Mine, Indian Creek, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:249471
Long-form Identifier:1:3:249471:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘKing-Kelly Mine (King Kelly Mine; King Kelly Patented claim MS 1465; Spruce Mountain Mine; Monte Cristo Mine; Monte Christo Patented claim MS 2410), Groom Creek, Groom Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘMount Union Mine, Mount Union, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘLucky Bud prospect, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘButternut Mine (Claims MS 1434 and 3768; Good Luck group), Big Bug, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘBlind Indian-Arrastra Creek-Longfellow Ridge occurrence, Blind Indian Creek, Bueno, Black Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘMammoth prospect (Big Jim), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘLucky Star prospect, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘPeeples Valley, Walnut Grove Mining District (Wagoner Mining District), Antelope Mountains (Antelope Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘNorth Star and Money Maker prospect (North Star Mine; Money Maker Mine; What-A-Pal Mine; What-A-Pal prospect), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 39, 116-117
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 43.
 
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