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Morefield Mine (Morefield Pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA
Latitude: 37°21'38"N
Longitude: 77°54'50"W
Longitude: 77°54'50"W
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.
Mineral List
82 entries listed. 61 valid minerals. 4 erroneous literature entries.
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References
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.
Lance Kearns morefield's microlite analysis: Rock & Minerals Vol 68 #4 P 238
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.
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.
Lance Kearns morefield's microlite analysis: Rock & Minerals Vol 68 #4 P 238
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.
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