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Tourmaline from
Star mine (Star of the East), Barrie Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada


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 Star mine (Star of the East), Barrie Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:78377
Long-form Identifier:1:3:78377:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBig Dipper deposit, Barrie Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘKashawakamak occurrence, Barrie Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘGough-Hardie occurrence, Barrie Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘFernleigh occurrence, Clarendon Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘSwaugers Lake Occurrence, Clarendon Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘOrser Mine, Effingham Township, Addington Highlands Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘBoerth Mine, Clarendon Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘGolden Fleece Mine, Kaladar Township, Addington Highlands Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘEwing occurrence, Kaladar Township, Addington Highlands Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘKaladar Marble Quarry, Kaladar Township, Addington Highlands Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1987) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario. Miscellaneous Report 41. Geological Survey of Canada 140 pp. doi:10.4095/122460
 
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