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Tourmaline from
San Pablo Mine (Carmen Mine), Cerro La Joya, La Joya mining district, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia


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 San Pablo Mine (Carmen Mine), Cerro La Joya, La Joya mining district, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:466854
Long-form Identifier:1:3:466854:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘItos Mine, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘSan JosÃĐ Mine, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘColquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
65.3km (40.5 miles) ⓘJuliana Mine (Fenix Mine), Condeauque mining district (Conde Auque), Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘLa Reina mine (La Reyna mine), PantaleÃģn Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘJapo Mine (Negro PabellÃģn Mine), Santa FÃĐ mining district, PantaleÃģn Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
82.3km (51.1 miles) ⓘChambillaya mining district, Quime, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
84.1km (52.3 miles) ⓘEureka mine, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
84.7km (52.7 miles) ⓘSanta FÃĐ Mine, Santa FÃĐ mining district, PantaleÃģn Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘChicote Grande Mine, Chicote Grande, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
References
Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)
 
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