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Tourmaline from
Caracoles Mine, Caracoles mining district, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, 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 Caracoles Mine, Caracoles mining district, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:545556
Long-form Identifier:1:3:545556:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘLaramcota mine, La Paz, Bolivia
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘPepita mine, La Paz, Bolivia
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘBajaderia mine, Quime, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘTirus mine, Quime, Inquisivi province, La Paz, Bolivia
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘChambillaya mining district, Quime, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘArgentina mine, Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine, Viloco Mine (Araca mine), Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘViloco Mine (Araca Mine), Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘEureka mine, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘColquiri mine, Colquiri, Inquisivi Province, La Paz, Bolivia
References
Federico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. (Ministerio de Minas y Petroleo, La Paz)
 
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