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Tourmaline from
Wongabah mine (Wongatah mine), Wilsons Downfall, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia


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 Wongabah mine (Wongatah mine), Wilsons Downfall, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:948686
Long-form Identifier:1:3:948686:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘWongabah Mine, Rivertree, Wilsons Downfall, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘPlumbago graphite Mine (Notleys; Johnsons), Undercliffe Falls, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘDismal Swamp Creek, Tenterfield district, Buller Co., New South Wales, Australia
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘTin Swamp alluvials, Tin Swamp, Tenterfield, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘMole River Arsenic Mine (Mole Mine), Clive, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
76.5km (47.5 miles) ⓘShed deposit, Clive, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
78.3km (48.6 miles) ⓘSams Mountain, Clive, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘMcDowells contact (McDowells Contact lode; Pevys lode; Nuggetty; McGillivrays lode), Silent Grove, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘSilent Grove lode, Silent Grove, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
85.3km (53.0 miles) ⓘStormers Gully, Silent Grove, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Brown, R.E., Henley, H.F., Stroud, W.J. (2001) Mineral Occurrence Data Sheets, and Occurrence Lists, in Warwick-Tweed Heads 1:250 000 Sheet Area (New South Wales Portion). Vol 2. Exploration Data Package, Geological Survey of New South Wales.
 
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