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Tourmaline from
Dashuigou Te-polymetallic deposit, Shimian County, Ya'an, Sichuan, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Dashuigou Te-polymetallic deposit, Shimian County, Ya'an, Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:801506
Long-form Identifier:1:3:801506:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘHede Mine, Kangding County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘDaqianggou Li–Be deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘDaniuchang Mo-W Deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘBaitai Be deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘLiwu Cu-Zn deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
References
Yuchuan Chen, Jianzhao Yin, Jianxiong Zhou, Jingwen Mao, Baichuan Yang, and Yaonan Luo (1994): Scientia Geologica Sinica 29(2), 165-167
Chunqi Wen, Zhimin Cao, Baohua Li, and Xiaojun Luo (2002): Journal of Chengdu University of Technology 29(5), 526-532
 
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