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Tourmaline from
Copper King Mine, Carbon River Mining District, Pierce County, Washington, 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 Copper King Mine, Carbon River Mining District, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:312498
Long-form Identifier:1:3:312498:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘClipper Mine (Clipper claim; Mothers Day claim), Carbon River Mining District, Pierce County, Washington, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘBunny Prospect, Carbon River Mining District, Pierce County, Washington, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘSurprise Mine, Carbon River Mining District, Pierce County, Washington, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘCarbon River, Mt. Rainier Mining District, Pierce County, Washington, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘStorbo Mine, Mt. Rainier Mining District, Pierce County, Washington, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘPlummer Peak, Pierce County, Washington, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘBird Mine, Bumping Lake Mining District, Yakima County, Washington, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘSilver Peak, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘNew Find Mine, Bumping Lake Mining District, Yakima County, Washington, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘMt Teneriffe Falls area, King County, Washington, USA
References
Valentine, Grant M., Huntting, Marshall T. (1960) Part II - Metallic Minerals, in Inventory of Washington Minerals. Vol II. Bulletin 37, Washington Geological Survey.
 
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