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Virginia amethyst location

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Jeff Nagy
Virginia amethyst location
July 10, 2007 09:37PM
Does anyone know if the Amherst, Virginia amethyst location, the Schaar farm, is still open for collecting?

I called the Schaars and they said the farm had been sold. Any leads?

Jeff
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rachael
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 18, 2008 12:26PM
Any info or updates?
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Wayne Gilmore
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 19, 2008 03:07AM
Nope, not open. Are you only interested in that property to collect from?



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Brooks Britt
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 24, 2008 01:15AM
Hey Jeff,

I just published a blog on amethyst localities in Virginia (my home state) on Mindat. Check it out.
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Wayne Gilmore
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 24, 2008 03:58AM
Sry Britt you missed a few in your Blog. Try typing Prince Edward, and see what you get for Amethyst. =) Bah ill just make it easy for you.

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Brooks Britt
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 24, 2008 09:13AM
Haa! Ok, did I mention in the blog that the info was an excerpt from a publication and was published in 1992? Yes! Thanks for the heads up.
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Wayne Gilmore
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 24, 2008 11:34AM
Yeah you did, but thought id bring it to your attention, i have a few others in the works that arnt listed as well.
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Mike Salotti
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 24, 2008 01:20PM
I can always find amethyst at Morefield Mine in Amelia. I have some very unique specimens. Problem is, Morefield Mine is being closed to the public after May 31 pending sale. I'll probably be there this Saturday to get in one more dig. Who knows if the new owners will allow it to be open to the public.
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Wayne Gilmore
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 24, 2008 02:20PM
Umm Morefield doesnt produce Amethyst. I worked there for 5 Years before Sam bought it. All that stuff is salted.
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Brander Robinson
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 24, 2008 02:42PM
Wayne is right! I also worked there one summer before Sam bought it and can also say the same thing. Check on mindats list of minerals found there to verify.
Wayne-did you ever facet that prehnite I gave to you from Bull Run while we were at Rutherford years ago? Brander
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Brooks
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 24, 2008 02:49PM
Can also confirm the salting of amethyst crystals. I was there a couple of years ago and Sam said he salted the mine dump with amethyst to entice the younger school kids and also provide them something pretty that is easily found. I did read that there was some native amethyst that came out of the Rutherford Mine in the same pegmatite region but not the Morefield.
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Brooks Britt
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 24, 2008 02:54PM
Hey Wayne,

Feel free to add comments to my blog about Virginia amethyst with the other sites you know of. I would like to see this expanded to as accurate as possible for anyone wanting to collect amethyst now. Thanks again for the info!
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Mike Salotti
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 24, 2008 03:07PM
Well I guess I shouldn't label them as from Morefield Mine then. I mainly go there for the amazonite anyways.
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Wayne Gilmore
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 24, 2008 03:19PM
Yes I did Brander, but it was still a bit cloudy. I'm sry I haven't been around much in the last 10 years, but I was off to a foreign land for a bit doing consulting. But I'm back now and hit all my old holes. I ran into Stan the other day also at the Simpsons. Seems this Amethyst place is taking off. We have started to get what I think is close to Diamond Hill quality. Mike the Amozonite from there is great, so was the Elpasolite and other things. The facet grade garnets, Amethyst, opal, Astraited Quartz and Pyrite/ kyanite is all imported.
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Mike Salotti
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 24, 2008 03:23PM
Who do you contact to dig at the Simpson Farm?
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Wayne Gilmore
Re: Virginia amethyst location
April 24, 2008 03:26PM
Brander PM me your address and ill send you some clusters from Simpsons.
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Anna Balog
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 04, 2008 03:43AM
Could you send me some pics of the amethyst from simpson mine?
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anna balog
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 04, 2008 03:45AM
Hey Brander, How are you? Have not heard from you for ages.... How is Rheda doing?
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Wayne Gilmore
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 04, 2008 04:43AM
im hoping i can just link pic that are posted on another website.

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anna balog
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 05, 2008 03:16AM
Wayne,

Can I go with you sometimes? Anna
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Brander Robinson
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 05, 2008 05:31AM
Anna,
Rita and I are in the land of copper having a blast with wulfenites and azurites in Cochise County, Arizona. Sure do miss Bull Run and Morefield though. Send me a PM and we will catch up. Brander
Wayne-did you get my PM?
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anna balog
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 05, 2008 02:28PM
How do you do pm? I do not want to sound stupid, but do not know. Anna
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David Von Bargen
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 05, 2008 02:56PM
You have to be registered at this site to send a private message.
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David Hennessey
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 05, 2008 07:22PM
Wayne -

I talked to a couple of people who have dug at Simpsons and understand some nice pieces are being found. I'm swamped with things until after Memorial Day but would love to come down and collect some time in June. Is that something I can work out with you?

- Dave
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Wayne Gilmore
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 05, 2008 10:30PM
Fine by me, just PM me with details, so i can write it down.
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Jeff Nagy
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 08, 2008 12:17AM
Hey Britt....nice blog.

How many of these sites have you been out to personally to collect?

Jeff
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Brooks Britt
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 08, 2008 01:55AM
Hi Jeff,

Actually I have been to the Amherst location when the Schaar Farm was still allowing people to collect. I found some small crystals but nothing really good. I also looked for some at Amelia at the Rutherford Mine many years ago with little luck. I have found that quality amethyst from Virginia is quite rare. I really like quartz specimens so I have many amethyst from around the world. The one I have pictured from Rob Lavinsky in my blog is one of the best Virginia amethyst I have ever seen.
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Wayne Gilmore
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 08, 2008 01:59AM
Simpsons is now closed to collecting
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David Schoeberlein
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 08, 2008 04:39AM
"Simpsons is now closed to collecting" bummer.....
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rstull
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 10, 2008 02:46AM
dang...just when i read it!
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Wayne Gilmore
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 11, 2008 09:53PM
There is still hope, give me a month or 2
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Kevin Baker
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 17, 2008 07:18PM
No there is no hope, they are closing down, they have spoken with their attorney and they own all the mineral rights and no digging and no trespassing signs are now posted looks like theres nothing we can do.
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David Schoeberlein
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 18, 2008 04:42AM
Well the effort in trying to save a locality was appreciated, so thanks to all who made an attempt. Any idea what happened?
David Schoeberlein
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Kevin Baker
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 18, 2008 03:23PM
I dunno but something sudden must have come up.
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Wayne Gilmore
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 18, 2008 04:39PM
I wish ppl would stay out of the middle of it, your only making it worse.
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Kevin Baker
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 18, 2008 07:30PM
^Who me? I've been going to this place for ages almost 15 years and they still turned me away, I did'nt even know it was closing until I got there, don't think for a second I went over there begging them to reopen the place. I just know that something sudden had to come up for this to happen thats all cause there very nice people and it was such a great site. Oh well...
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Wayne Gilmore
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 18, 2008 08:17PM
You have been going to Simpsons how long? I think were talking about 2 different places.



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Kevin Baker
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 18, 2008 11:50PM
Yes the Simpsons on and off for 15 years but just recently started going back. and what do you mean greed is the factor,for who, you, me or them? I'm done here.



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Wayne Gilmore
Re: Virginia amethyst location
May 19, 2008 12:42AM
Im delete some of these, they are more emotion that accurate posts



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