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Tourmaline from
Emerson vein, Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK


Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Comments:Cooper & Stanley (1990): "Occasionally, as bundles of fibrous crystals 'mainly on the dumps from the Emmerson [sic] Vein' (Davidson & Thomson, 1951: 143)."
Habit:bundles of fibrous crystals
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emerson vein, Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1251968
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1251968:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘCarrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘGrains Gill, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘPoddy Gill, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCaldew Valley, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘBurdell Gill, Coombe Height, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘBannerdale Graphite Mine, Bannerdale, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘSaddleback Old Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘThrelkeld Quarry, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘForce Crag Mine, Coledale, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘScar Crags, Coledale, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Davidson, W.F. and Thomson, N. (1951) Some notes on the minerals of Westmorland and Cumberland. North West Naturalist, 23 (for 1948), 136-154.
Cooper, M. P., Stanley, C. J. (1990) Minerals of the English Lake District - Caldbeck Fells. The Natural History Museum, London.
 
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