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Tourmaline from
Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Comments:lustrous black crystals in gneiss and calcite; it also occurs in a brownish clay, and in massive form
Habit:elongated prisms, massive
Colour:black
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:81436
Long-form Identifier:1:3:81436:0
GUID (UUID V4):7e6c8dc0-a65b-4dd3-a8cc-64272ea60b49
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
10.1km (6.2 miles) ⓘMahopac Mines, Town of Carmel, Putnam County, New York, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘDanburite type locality, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘCasey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘCanada Mine, Canada Mines Group (Canada Iron Mines), Town of Putnam Valley, Putnam County, New York, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘOld Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘRidgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘBedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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