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Tourmaline from
Mason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon 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 Mason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:291999
Long-form Identifier:1:3:291999:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
4.3km (2.6 miles) Anaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) Ann-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) Utopian Mine (United Mining Co. Mine), Delaware Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) Sericite claim, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) Afterthought (Copper King; Quinn-Newman; Hunchback; Eureka; Riovista; Molalla), Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
65.2km (40.5 miles) Rocky Hill mine, Galena Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
76.6km (47.6 miles) Emerald Bay, El Dorado County, California, USA
84.5km (52.5 miles) Sand Springs Dune Titanium Occurrence, Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
89.0km (55.3 miles) NBMG Sample Site No. 3321, Peavine Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) Unnamed prospect 1, Spanish Springs area, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
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