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Watermelon Tourmaline

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A variety of Tourmaline

A variety of Tourmaline (primarily elbaite and/or liddicoatlite) with colour zoning showng a pink core and green edges, like a watermelon.

Classification of Watermelon Tourmaline

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    Argentina
     
    Brazil
     
    • Minas Gerais
      • Jequitinhonha valley
        • Coronel Murta
          • Barra de Salinas
            • Barra de Salinas district
    		Bastos, F.M. (2002): Famous Mineral Localities: The Barra de Salinas Pegmatites, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Record 33: 209-216
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    • Arizona
      • Maricopa Co.
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 400.
    • California
      • Riverside Co.
        • Cahuilla District
          • Thomas Mountain [town]
            • Thomas Mountain
    		Kunz, G. F. 1905. Gems, jeweler's materials, and ornamental stones of California. California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 37: p. 21, 122-123, 171 p.
      • San Diego Co.
        • Mesa Grande District
          • Gem Hill
    		Fisher, J. 2002. Gem and rare-element pegmatites of southern California. Mineralogical Record, Volume 33, Number 5: pages 390-396, photographs.
        • Pala District
          • Pala
            • Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill)
    		Kunz, G. F. 1906. The Production of Precious Stones in 1905. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Division of Mining and Mineral Resources. GPO, Washington: pages 26-27; 40 pp.
            • Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn)
    		San Diego Mining Company (1998)
        • Rincon District
          • Rincon
            • Rincon Mountain
    		Rogers, A. F. 1910. Minerals From The Pegmatite Veins Of Rincon, San Diego Co., California. Columbia University School Of Mines Quarterly Journal Of Applied Science, Vol. 31 pp. 208-218.
    • Colorado
      • Fremont Co.
        • Eight Mile Park pegmatite District
    		Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex Co.
        • Portland
    		Rocks & Minerals (1970) 45:443-449
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin Co.
        • Auburn
          • East Mount Apatite District
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.
          • West Mount Apatite District
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.
        • Poland
    		King, V. T. and Foord, E. E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, Descriptive Mineralogy, volume 1, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, Maine, USA, pp. 418 + 88 plates.
      • Oxford Co.
        • Buckfield
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.
        • Greenwood
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.
        • Hebron
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.
        • Newry
    		King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1; King, V. (ed.), 2000, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 2, with updates by Van King
    King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.
        • Paris
    		King, V. T. and Foord, E. E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, Descriptive Mineralogy, volume 1, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, Maine, USA, pp. 418 + 88 plates.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire Co.
        • Chesterfield
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1., p.120
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