Tourmaline corundum gneiss

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_02

Virtual Museum ID:

19-NCM02

Accessibility:

Date Added to VM:

2019-06-11

Location Information

Sample Origin:

Passmore, BC

Specific Site:

Blu starr property

UTM Easting:

453900

UTM Northing:

5491000

Datum:

11 (NAD 83)

Coordinate Accuracy:

Approximate

Specimen Details

VM Category:

Rock

Primary Features:

Tourmaline corundum gneiss

Primary 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 O3

Primary Category:

silicate oxide

Secondary Features:

Migmatite

Advanced Geological Information

 

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Minfile Link:

http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?minfilno=082FNW287

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