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Watermelon Tourmaline from
Otjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tourmaline var: Watermelon Tourmaline
Formula:A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cleavelanditeⓘ1 photo of Watermelon Tourmaline associated with Cleavelandite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Watermelon Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Otjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:769074
Long-form Identifier:1:3:769074:7
GUID (UUID V4):c925d0bf-ac0d-4805-8265-910abda35485
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