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Tourmaline from
Port au Loup beach alluvials, Port au Loup, Piriac-sur-Mer, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France


Locality type:Alluvials
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 Port au Loup beach alluvials, Port au Loup, Piriac-sur-Mer, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:440696
Long-form Identifier:1:3:440696:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘLe Tombeau d’Almanzor beach alluvials, Piriac-sur-Mer, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘPointe du Bile beach alluvial deposits, Penestin, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘClis, Guérande, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘLe Croisic Point, Le Croisic, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘLa Mine d'Or beach alluvial deposits, Penestin, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘGrands-Museaux quarry, Batz-sur-Mer, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘManéric bay, Batz-sur-Mer, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘLa Govelle, Batz-sur-Mer, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘConvert beach alluvials, Le Pouliguen, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘCromenac'h beach alluvials (Cromenac'h West), Ambon, Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France
References
Chauris L. (1982), Les sables lourds des plages du Mor Bras – Introduction à l’étude des placers littoraux en Bretagne Méridionale, Bull. Soc. Sc.nat.Ouest de la France, nouvelle série, tome 4, (1), p. 9.
 
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