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Tourmaline from
Utopian Mine (United Mining Co. Mine), Delaware Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA


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Tourmaline

Utopian Mine, Delaware Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
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Tourmaline

Utopian Mine, Delaware Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
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Tourmaline

Utopian Mine, Delaware Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Mine
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 Utopian Mine (United Mining Co. Mine), Delaware Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:291990
Long-form Identifier:1:3:291990:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘAnn-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘRocky Hill mine, Galena Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘMason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘEmerald Bay, El Dorado County, California, USA
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘSericite claim, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site No. 3321, Peavine Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect 1, Spanish Springs area, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site No. 3318, Peavine Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘRed Metals Mine (North View Copper Mine; Porcupine tunnel; Wheeler tunnel; Revelation patent; Red Metal Mine; NBMG sample sites No. 3333 & No. 4122), Copperfield, Peavine Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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