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Tourmaline from
Golden Giant Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada


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Tourmaline

Golden Giant Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
02276180017368971167626.jpg
Tourmaline

Golden Giant Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
04899430017368971156810.jpg
Tourmaline

Golden Giant Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
02276180017368971167626.jpg
Tourmaline

Golden Giant Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
04899430017368971156810.jpg
Tourmaline

Golden Giant Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
02276180017368971167626.jpg
Tourmaline

Golden Giant Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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 Golden Giant Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:552531
Long-form Identifier:1:3:552531:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘHemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘDavid Bell Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘWilliams Mine (Page Williams Mine), Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
28.2km (17.6 miles) ⓘPeekongay Mine, Pic Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘDowney occurrence, Pic Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
References
Patterson, G.C. (1984) Ontario Geological Survey miscellaneous paper 118.
Franklin, J.M., Schnieders, B.R., Koopman, E.R. (1991) Mineral Deposits in the western Superior Province, Ontario (Field Trip 9) Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2164.
Kuhns, Roger J., Sawkins, F. J., Ito, Emi (1994) Magmatism, metamorphism and deformation at Hemlo, Ontario, and the timing of Au-Mo mineralization in the Golden Giant Mine. Economic Geology, 89 (4) 720-756 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.89.4.720
 
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