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Tourmaline from
Tungsten Lode, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA


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 Tungsten Lode, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:384065
Long-form Identifier:1:3:384065:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘReinbold Claim (Tungsten No. 1-3 Claims), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMichigan Placer Ground, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘBlack Elk Peak (Harney Peak), Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘMcKinnon and Miller's Claim, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘEureka Lode Prospect (Hultz), Custer County, South Dakota, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘLake Mica Prospect (Lakeside), Unorganized mining district [1], Custer County, South Dakota, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘClara Belle (Forest City; Golden Arrow), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘLouise & Hunter Claim (Hunter and Louise Spodumene Dike), Oreville Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘI X L Lode, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘSky Lode Occurrence, Unorganized mining district [1], Custer County, South Dakota, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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