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Tourmaline from
Creeper Mine, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, 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 Creeper Mine, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:794740
Long-form Identifier:1:3:794740:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘHand Car claim, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGolden Eagle Mine, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘLittle Mildred mine (Green mine), Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘWood property (Buckhorn property; Barney mine; Russell mine), Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine (Martin & Norton Mine; Hardscrabble), Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
59.0km (36.6 miles) ⓘBonney Mine (Banner Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘEighty-Five Mine (85 Mine; Superior Mine; Dundee Mine; Jim Crow Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘAtwood-Henry Clay Mine (Alamo Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘHenry Clay Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
60.6km (37.6 miles) ⓘBattleship Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
References
Lasky, S.G. (1947) Geology and ore deposits of the Little Hatchet Mountains, Hidalgo and Grant Counties, New Mexico. Professional Paper 208. US Geological Survey 101 pp. doi:10.3133/pp208
 
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