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


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Spessartine

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Spessartine

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Spessartine

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Spessartine

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Spessartine

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Spessartine

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Spessartine

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Spessartine

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Spessartine

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Spessartine

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Spessartine

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Spessartine

Rutherford Mines, Amelia, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rutherford Mines, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:982269
Long-form Identifier:1:3:982269:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘSalter Prospect, Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘGreeley Mine (Aye's Mine; Ayres Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘBaker Mountain Mine, Madisonville, Farmville District, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Staples Mine), New Canton, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘMargaret Mine (Terrell Mine), New Canton, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘMcKenna Mine, New Canton, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘHudgins Mine, New Canton, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘBuckingham Mines (Wiseman Mines; incl. Eldridge's Mine; Hesse's Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘSnead Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘProspect B Fluvanna Company, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
References
Pegau, Arthur A. (1932) Pegmatite Deposits of Virginia. Bulletin 33. Virginia Geological Survey 123pp.
 
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