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Quartz from
Rutherford Mines, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA


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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
09064250017368959397662.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
05646130017272016637918.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
09064250017368959397662.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
05646130017272016637918.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
02899640017368959391785.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
09064250017368959397662.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite2
- var Cleavelandite2
Phenakite1
Bavenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rutherford Mines, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:90983
Long-form Identifier:1:3:90983:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBerry Mine, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMarshall Mine (Winston Mine), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘAmelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘJefferson No. 2 Mine, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘJefferson No. 6 Mine, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘNettie Taylor Mine (Jefferson No. 9 mine), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘPinchbeck No. 1 Mine (Pitchbeck No. 1 Mine; Pinchback Property Mine 63), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMelinda Harris Winfree Prospects, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘMorefield Mine (Morefield pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘLigon No. 1 pegmatite prospect, Chula, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
References
a classic locality revisited. The Canadian Mineralogist, 36(2), 339-353.
Pegau, Arthur A. (1932) Pegmatite Deposits of Virginia. Bulletin 33. Virginia Geological Survey 123pp.
Sinkankas, John (1968) Classic mineral occurrences: I. Geology and mineralogy of the Rutherford pegmatites, Amelia, Virginia. American Mineralogist, 53 (3-4) 373-405
Lumpkin, G. R. (1998). Rare-element mineralogy and internal evolution of the Rutherford# 2 Pegmatite, Amelia County, Virginia
 
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