
Tourmaline corundum gneiss
Virtual Museum ID: 19-NCM02
Specimen Summary
Tourmaline is a boron silicate mineral with a complex chemical formula, sometimes with aluminum, iron, magnesium, manganese, lithium, and many other elements. Tourmaline is very often black, and some common types of tourmaline are schorl (usually dark brown to black), dravite (yellow to black, depending on composition), and the elbaite varieties in many colours. A special type of tourmaline called "watermelon" tourmaline shows a gradation of colours from green to pink, like a cut watermelon. Well-formed crystals of tourmaline are also considered a semi-precious gemstone.
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Specimen Data
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Collection Details
Original Collection:
Chamber of Mines of Eastern BC (NCM)Sub Collection:
-Collection ID:
NCM_02Virtual Museum ID:
19-NCM02Accessibility:
Date Added to VM:
2019-06-11Location Information
Sample Origin:
Passmore, BCSpecific Site:
Blu starr propertyUTM Easting:
453900UTM Northing:
5491000Datum:
11 (NAD 83)Coordinate Accuracy:
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Tourmaline corundum gneissPrimary Mineral Formula:
(Ca,K,Na, ▢)(Al,Fe,Li,Mg,Mn)3(Al,Cr, Fe,V)6 (BO3)3(Si,Al,B)6O18(OH,F)4 · Al2 O3Primary Category:
silicate oxideSecondary Features:
MigmatiteAdvanced Geological Information
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