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Tourmaline from
Drake, Larimer County, Colorado, USA


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Schorl

Drake, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
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Schorl

Drake, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
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Schorl

Drake, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Village
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 Drake, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:489603
Long-form Identifier:1:3:489603:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘHyatt Ranch Mine (Hyatt Mine), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘBig Boulder Mine (Big Boulder Beryl Mine), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mica Mine (Claim: Emerald Gem), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘCalypso Beryl Mine, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘEstes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘPan Claims, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘHuckleberry Mine, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘSchwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘDrew Hill Prospect (Drew Hill Pegmatites Nos. 1 and 2), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘGuy Hill pegmatite area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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