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Morefield Mine, Amelia County, VA
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: amazonite, spessartine, mica.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: complex granite pegmatite with amazonite, topaz, beryl and rare phosphates
Virginia's famous Amelia pegmatite, a classic mindat locality and historic fee-dig mine.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old shaft (fenced), dump slopes
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