Rutherford No. 3 Pegmatite (Rutherford No. 2; Rutherford Mines; Rutherford No. 1), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA

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Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) : Na[AlSi3O8]
	Rutherford No. 3 Pegmatite (Rutherford No. 2; Rutherford Mines; Rutherford No. 1), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA Snow white cleavelandite collected from the old Rutherford Mine in the 1990s.Common in the dump and surrounding area.Wish I could find all the material I collected there.4x4x3 cm.
	Photo ID: 258737    View Count: 8
Garnet Group : X3Z2(TO4)3 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V), Spessartine : Mn2+3Al2[SiO4]3
	Rutherford No. 3 Pegmatite (Rutherford No. 2; Rutherford Mines; Rutherford No. 1), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA Naturally etched spessartine crystal from the Bill Larson collection and acquired from Rob Lavinsky (5 x 3.5 x 2 cm)
	Photo ID: 185963    View Count: 150
Garnet Group : X3Z2(TO4)3 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V), Spessartine : Mn2+3Al2[SiO4]3
	Rutherford No. 3 Pegmatite (Rutherford No. 2; Rutherford Mines; Rutherford No. 1), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA Garnet var. Spessartine Size: 5x3.5x3cm
	Photo ID: 205283    View Count: 70
Microlite : (Ca,Na)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F)
	Rutherford No. 3 Pegmatite (Rutherford No. 2; Rutherford Mines; Rutherford No. 1), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA From an old collection of Joe Murter. Collected in 1959 and measures 15mm x 15mm. Too bad about the ding but these old Rutherford Mine specimens are hard to find. Photo and collection of Brander Robinson
© Brander Robinson	Photo ID: 75734    View Count: 253
Microlite : (Ca,Na)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F)
	Rutherford No. 3 Pegmatite (Rutherford No. 2; Rutherford Mines; Rutherford No. 1), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA The width of field is 2.5 mm. Collection of Jesse Crawford. The depth of field has been enhanced using Helicon Focus (11 exposures). Equipment: Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope.
© 2008 Jesse Crawford	Photo ID: 178452    View Count: 81
Phenakite : Be2[SiO4], Quartz : SiO2
	Rutherford No. 3 Pegmatite (Rutherford No. 2; Rutherford Mines; Rutherford No. 1), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA Field of view: 3 mm Photo and collection Antonio Borrelli
© Antonio Borrelli	Photo ID: 177760    View Count: 122