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Tourmaline from
Scrub Oaks Mine, Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Scrub Oaks Mine, Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:73388
Long-form Identifier:1:3:73388:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘDaniel Horton Mine (Horton Mine), Randolph Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘBEMCO prospect (Charlotte Mine), Cranberry Lake, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘMorristown occurrences, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘCreager Mine (Confucius Mine), Karrsville, Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine (Alpha Copper Mine; Bridgewater Mine; Somerville Mine; Somerville deposit), Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘRocky Hill, Orange County, New York, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘLake Mine, Sterling Lake, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘSterling Mines group, Sterling Lake, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
References
Klemic, Harry
Heyl, A. V., Jr.
Taylor, A. R.
Stone, Jerome (1959) Radioactive rare-earth deposit at Scrub Oaks mine, Morris County, New Jersey. USGS Bull 1082B
US Dept. of Interior Bur. of Mines Rpt of Investigation (ROI) #6885, Williams, R.L. (1967): 18
 
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