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Tourmaline from
El Batamote Cu deposit, Nacozari de García, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico


Locality type:Deposit
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 El Batamote Cu deposit, Nacozari de García, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:629017
Long-form Identifier:1:3:629017:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘLa Lilly Mine, La Florida de Nacozari, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘLa Caridad Mine, La Caridad, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘWashington Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘSan Judas Mine, Cumobabi, El Verde Mining District, Cumpas Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
72.0km (44.7 miles) ⓘCumobabi, El Verde Mining District, Cumpas Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘBuenavista Mine (Buenavista del Cobre Mine), Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
84.9km (52.8 miles) ⓘSierra Oposura (La Madera), Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
89.2km (55.4 miles) ⓘMaria Mine, Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘLa Mariquita Mine, Cuitaca, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
References
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
 
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