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Tourmaline from
Bismarck Creek Prospect, Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Bismarck Creek Prospect, Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:577148
Long-form Identifier:1:3:577148:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID139; south of hill 1735), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID138; near hill 1630), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID144; southwest Granite Mountain), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID146; near hill 2825 on Granite Mountain), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID148; near hill 2380 south of summit of Granite Mountain), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘBroken Shovel Prospect, Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
44.0km (27.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID056; south of upper Caribou Creek), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
44.2km (27.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID151; near hill 1265), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID014; on divide between Billy Goat and Ganes Creek in Beaver Mountains), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID121; north of Discovery Camp), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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