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Tourmaline from
Maria Mine, Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Comments:Barb Dutrow at LSU has analyzed the fibrous "tourmaline" and determined that it is dravite. It should NOT be labeled "byssolite"
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maria Mine, Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:764271
Long-form Identifier:1:3:764271:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLa Mariquita Mine, Cuitaca, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘBuenavista Mine (Buenavista del Cobre Mine), Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘSanta Cruz, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘBlue Nose Mine (Abe Lincoln Mine; War Horse Mine; Big Chief Mine; Big Jim Mine; Blue Nose Extension Mine; Home Again Virginia Hay claims), Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘSunnyside & Volcano Mines (Sunnyside Mine group; Volcano-Sunnyside Mine; Sunnyside Mine), Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘVentura Mine group (Morris group; George Morris Mine; George Morris Gold claim; Old Timer Mine; Homestake Mine; Georgia Mines), Ventura Canyon, Cox Gulch, Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
59.3km (36.8 miles) ⓘBlue Eagle Mine (Blue Eagle 1 and 2 claims; Copper Ledge; Hillside Copper Mine), Blue Eagle and Exposed Reef group, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘWashington Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
89.2km (55.4 miles) ⓘEl Batamote Cu deposit, Nacozari de García, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘIron Mask Mine (Iron Mask prospect; McCleary prospect; Littleshot prospect), Jackson Mine group (McCleary group; Old Baldy Copper Mine; Rosa Mine; Hickory; Decatur), Jackson Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Field and Mine tour in 1994 - J des Rivieres
 
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