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Tourmaline from
Buckhorn Mica Mine (Claim: Emerald Gem), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, 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 Buckhorn Mica Mine (Claim: Emerald Gem), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:355808
Long-form Identifier:1:3:355808:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘBig Boulder Mine (Big Boulder Beryl Mine), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘPan Claims, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘCalypso Beryl Mine, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘHyatt Ranch Mine (Hyatt Mine), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘHuckleberry Mine, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘDrake, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘEstes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘSchwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
80.1km (49.7 miles) ⓘDrew Hill Prospect (Drew Hill Pegmatites Nos. 1 and 2), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
84.1km (52.2 miles) ⓘGuy Hill pegmatite area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
References
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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