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Champion Mine (Jefferson No. 4 Mine; Bland Mine), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA

Ref.: Rocks & Minerals: 20: 264.

Rocks & Minerals: 60: 165.

Lemke, Jahns, and Griffitts (1952) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont, Part 2. Amelia District Virginia, USGS Professional Paper 248-B: 103-139.

Brown, W.R. (1962), Mica and Feldspar Deposits of Virginia: Virginia Division of...

A mica (then beryllium) mine in pegmatite. Located 2¾ miles East of Amelia.





Mineral List:
  • Albite
       var: Cleavelandite
       var: Oligoclase
  • 'Allanite'
  • Anatase
  • Arsenopyrite
  • Beryl
       var: Aquamarine
  • Biotite
  • Calcite
  • 'Chalcedony'
  • Chalcopyrite
  • 'Columbite'
  • 'Columbite-Tantalite'
  • 'Fergusonite'
  • Galena
  • 'Garnet Group'
  • Kaolinite
  • Lithiophorite
  • Marcasite
  • 'Mica Group'
  • Microlite
  • 'Monazite'
  • Montmorillonite
  • Muscovite
  • Orthoclase
  • 'Perthite'
  • Pyrite
  • Pyrochlore
  • Quartz
       var: Blue Quartz
       var: Smoky Quartz
  • 'Rhabdophane'
  • Schorl
  • 'Sericite'
  • Spessartine
  • Titanite
  • 'Tourmaline Group'
  • Zircon


    39 entries listed. 21 valid minerals.

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