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Tourmaline from
Hemerdon Tungsten Mine (Drakelands Mine), Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | 'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species) | |
| Formula: | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z | |
| Comments: | Forms as a major mineral in veins to 10 of mts long. Free grown crystals are seldom more than 1cm long. The colour is mostly black in the hand specimen, whiel under the micrscope the colour is seen to be much more varied from almost colourless to blue and brown and black. | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Very common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Quartz | 4 | |
| Scorodite | 4 | |
| Hematite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tourmaline data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Hemerdon Tungsten Mine (Drakelands Mine), Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 11179 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:11179:5 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline | ||
| 0.9km (0.5 miles) | ⓘBottle Hill Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK | |
| 6.1km (3.8 miles) | ⓘGreat Trowlesworthy Tor, Shaugh Prior, South Hams, Devon, England, UK | |
| 10.0km (6.2 miles) | ⓘEylesbarrow Mine (Wheal Ruth), Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 12.1km (7.5 miles) | ⓘFurzehill Mine (Furzehill Wood Mine), Horrabridge, West Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 13.3km (8.3 miles) | ⓘBlack Tor Tin Pits, Princetown, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 14.7km (9.1 miles) | ⓘHooten Wheals (Hexworthy Mine), Hexworthy, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 15.2km (9.4 miles) | ⓘFoggintor Quarry, Princetown, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 17.0km (10.5 miles) | ⓘLittle Staple Tor, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 17.1km (10.6 miles) | ⓘMerrivale Quarry, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 18.4km (11.5 miles) | ⓘRussell United Mine (incl. Wheal Russell), Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| References | ||
Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK