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Tourmaline from
Ligon No. 1 pegmatite prospect, Chula, Amelia County, Virginia, USA


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Tourmaline, etc.

Ligon No. 1 pegmatite prospect, Chula, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Tourmaline, etc.

Ligon No. 1 pegmatite prospect, Chula, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Tourmaline, etc.

Ligon No. 1 pegmatite prospect, Chula, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ligon No. 1 pegmatite prospect, Chula, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:90346
Long-form Identifier:1:3:90346:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘMorefield Mine (Morefield pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘJefferson No. 2 Mine, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘJefferson No. 6 Mine, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘRutherford Mines, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘJefferson Mine, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘWillis Mountain Mine, Sprouses Corner, Farmville Mining District, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘArvonia Quarry (Arvonia-Buckingham Slate Company Inc.), Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘLondon and Virginia Mine (Eldridge Mine; Project-15-148), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘBuckingham Mines (Wiseman Mines; incl. Eldridge's Mine; Hesse's Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘSnead Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 60: 165.
Bulletin 33.
Pegau, Arthur A. (1932) Pegmatite Deposits of Virginia. Bulletin 33. Virginia Geological Survey 123pp.
 
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