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Tourmaline from
Kellogg Quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA


Locality type:Quarry
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 Kellogg Quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:316767
Long-form Identifier:1:3:316767:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘVenable Estate Quarries, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘFlat Rock Quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHayne Quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘEthel quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘConsolidated Quarries, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
16.3km (10.2 miles) ⓘPowell quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘMaddox Mine, Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘSweat Mountain, Cobb County, Georgia, USA
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘAllen Prospect, Spalding County, Georgia, USA
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘSouth Amphlett prospect, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
References
94.
Herrmann, Leo Anthony (1954) Geology of the Stone Mountain-Lithonia District, Georgia. Bulletin 61. Geological Survey of Georgia
Cook, Robert B. (1978) Minerals of Georgia: Their Properties and Occurrences. Bulletin 92. State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources
 
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