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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Tourmaline from
Moosa Canyon, Bonsall, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Canyon
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Axinite Group
Smoky Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moosa Canyon, Bonsall, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:514344
Long-form Identifier:1:3:514344:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘVista, San Diego County, California, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘBreeze Hill, Vista, San Diego County, California, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘPala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘPala Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘPala Douglass Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘPala View Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘWhite Cloud Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘAlvarado Mine, Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘStewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘTourmaline King Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 62
Kunz, George F. (1905) Gems, Jewelers' Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California. Bulletin 37 (2nd ed.) California State Mining Bureau
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 372.
 
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