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Tourmaline from
Scheelite mine (Stillwater Brook), Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Comments:Reported by early authors. Testing by Miller (1974) showed that the mineral was in fact rutile. This was confirmed by Fisher (1984).
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Scheelite mine (Stillwater Brook), Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:860313
Long-form Identifier:1:3:860313:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘBeaverdam gold mine (Beaver Dam mine), Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘDunbrack mine, Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
52.7km (32.7 miles) ⓘFall River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘLower Caledonia, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘWest Gore, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘWest Gore mine, West Gore, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘBayer's Lake pegmatites (north), Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
66.2km (41.2 miles) ⓘBayer's Lake pegmatites (south), Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘDebert Lake prospect, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Miller, C.K. (1974) Scheelite mineralization in the region of the Moose River gold district. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Bachelor of Science thesis, Dalhousity University, Nova Scotia.
Fisher, Brian E. (1984) A regional investigation of scheelite occurrences in the Meguma group of Nova Scotia. Bachelor of Science thesis, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. http://earthsciences.dal.ca/aboutus/publications/theses/BSc/ES_1984_BSc_Fisher_Brian.pdf
Sabina, Ann P. (1994) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Northeastern Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, and Prince Edward Island. Miscellaneous Report 51. Geological Survey of Canada 91 pp. doi:10.4095/194755
 
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