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Rutherford Mines, Amelia County, VA
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: amazonite, columbite-tantalite, mica.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Amelia pegmatite noted for amazonite, columbite and phosphate minerals
Historic Amelia district pegmatite mines with extensive mindat and literature record.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old workings, dumps
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