Morefield Mine (Morefield Pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA
Ref.: Virginia Minerals, Vol. 46.
Rocks & Minerals (1933): 8: 143-144.
USGS Bulletin 248B (1952).
Brown, W.R. (1962) Mica and Feldspar Deposits of Virginia.
Rocks and Minerals (1985): 60: 165.
Sweet, P.C. and Penick, D.A., Jr. (1986), Morefield Pegmatite Mine Reopens - Virginia's only Active Underground Gem Mine.
Virginia Geologic Survey Bulletin 33.
Minerals of the Morefield Pegmatite, Amelia County, Virginia.
Rocks & Minerals (1993): 68: 232-242.
Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Report 3, Charlottesville, VA: 59-60, 61-94.
Virginia Minerals, Vol. 32, No 2: Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Charlottesville, VA.
Kearns, L.E. (1995) Alumino-fluorides from the Morefield pegmatite, Amelia County, Virginia. Mineralogical Record: 26: 551-556.
Rocks & Minerals (1996): 71(3): 198-199.
A feldspar-mica and specimen mine in the Morefield pegmatite. Located near Winterham, near Amelia Court House. Started 1929 and owned by S.V. Morefield.
Note: a for-fee collecting area (primarily for kids), which includes salted minerals brought in from outside of the area, is operated here by the owners.
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Map Reference: 37°22'N , 77°56'W
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