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Tourmaline from
Happy Jack Lodes, Bonshaw, Arrawatta Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Lode
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 Happy Jack Lodes, Bonshaw, Arrawatta Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:336573
Long-form Identifier:1:3:336573:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘWallangra, Arrawatta Co., New South Wales, Australia
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘSpecimen Hill, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘBurtons Prospect (Deposit 34 of GS1979/429 - Duck Creek), Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘGadens lode (Gaydens lode; Garths lode; Garths wolfram lode; Garths uranium lode), Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘStormers lode (Garths lode; Garths wolfram mine; Garths uranium mine; Gadens uranium mine; Gadens lode; Gaydens lode; Gardens lode), Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘHeisers lode (Garths lode; Fish & Chips), Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘBinghi River crossing, Binghi, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘRound Swamp tin, Binghi, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘRabbit Gully, Silent Grove, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘTaronga tin project (Taronga prospect; Grampians lodes; Grampians prospect; Halls Grampians lodes), Emmaville, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Brown R.E., Brownlow J.W. and Stroud W.J. (1997) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Inverell Metallogenic Map (SH/56-5). Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.
 
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