Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
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
Conveau quarry, Gourin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France


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Tourmaline, etc.

Conveau quarry, Gourin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Tourmaline, etc.

Conveau quarry, Gourin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
01820210017368276598056.jpg
Tourmaline, etc.

Conveau quarry, Gourin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Tourmaline, etc.

Conveau quarry, Gourin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Tourmaline, etc.

Conveau quarry, Gourin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Tourmaline, etc.

Conveau quarry, Gourin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Monazite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Conveau quarry, Gourin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:686203
Long-form Identifier:1:3:686203:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘPont-Kerlann stream alluvial deposits, Trégourez, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘPont-Ar-C'hleudic stream alluvial deposits, Quilien, Tourch, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘGwernavalou Quarry, Trémargat, Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘSaint-Herbot stream alluvial deposits, Le Trévoux, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘLangelin stream alluvial deposits, Landudal, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘBellevue Quarry, Saint-Gelven, Bon Repos sur Blavet, Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘLandrévélen stream alluvial deposits, Landrévélen, Quéménéven, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘSables Blancs beach alluvials, Concarneau, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘKerleven beach alluvial deposits, La Forêt-Fouesnant, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘCornouaille beach alluvial deposits, Concarneau, Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France
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