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Smoky Quartz from
Morefield Mine (Morefield pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA


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Smoky Quartz

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
02045060017272017298661.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
07040140017272017304454.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline15
- var Amazonite15
Albite12
- var Cleavelandite5
Zinnwaldite8
Prosopite6
Phenakite5
Kaolinite5
Topaz4
Triplite4
Mica Group4
Cryolite3
Spessartine3
Apatite2
Fluorapatite2
Pyromorphite2
Masutomilite2
Gearksutite2
Fluorite2
Beryl1
Tantalite-(Mn)1
Columbite-(Fe)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morefield Mine (Morefield pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98995
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98995:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘLigon No. 1 pegmatite prospect, Chula, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMarshall Mine (Winston Mine), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘJefferson No. 2 Mine, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘRutherford Mines, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘMacon, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘWhite Peak Mines Nos. 1 through 4 (Miller Mine; Purcell Mine), Flat Rock, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘFarley Mine, Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
37.4km (23.3 miles) ⓘIrwin Mine, Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘAmber Queen Mine, Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
81.2km (50.5 miles) ⓘEdenton Mine, Brokenburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 8:143-144.
Bulletin 33.
Pegau, Arthur A. (1932) Pegmatite Deposits of Virginia. Bulletin 33. Virginia Geological Survey 123pp.
 
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