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Tourmaline from
Allred Mine (Overton; Randolph Mine; Burns; Aldred), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA


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 Allred Mine (Overton; Randolph Mine; Burns; Aldred), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:341573
Long-form Identifier:1:3:341573:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘKnight Mine, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘNello Teer Crabtree Creek Quarry, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
87.9km (54.6 miles) ⓘMoorefield Mine, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘG. R. Shelton Mine, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘTyler Mine, Axton, Axton Pegmatite Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘWill Rogers Mine, Axton, Axton Pegmatite Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
96.4km (59.9 miles) ⓘVicama Mine (Martin Mine), Axton, Axton Pegmatite Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘHagers Mountain Kyanite deposits, Hagers Mountain, Person County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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