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Tourmaline from
Horscroft Mine, Laxton Township, Kawartha Lakes, 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 Horscroft Mine, Laxton Township, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:880773
Long-form Identifier:1:3:880773:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘNorland, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘSouth Birchbark occurrence, Galway Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘNu-World Uranium Mine, Glamorgan Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘHighway 507 graphite occurrence, Glamorgan Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘHighway 507 scapolite occurrence, Glamorgan Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘCanadian All Metals Mine, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘPadwell Mine, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘTory Hill area, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
52.1km (32.3 miles) ⓘZircon showing, Saranac properties, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘDesmont Mine (Homer Yellowknife prospect), Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
References
MDI Number: MDI31D10NW00007
 
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