Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA

mindat Locality ID: 4199
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4199.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Berry Mine
Beryl Pegmatite Mine
Carl Wagner Farm
Champion Mine (Jefferson No. 4 Mine; Bland Mine)
Dobbin Property (Thraves Prospect)
Duncan Farm
Earl W. O'Neil Property
Flippen Property
Jefferson Mine
Lily B. Vaughn Property
Marshall Mine (Winston Mine)
P. A. Patterson Prospect
Pinchbeck No. 1 Mine (McCraw No. 3 Mine)
Pinchbeck No. 1 Mine (Pitchbeck No. 1 Mine; Pinchback Property Mine 63)
Rutherford No. 3 Pegmatite (Rutherford No. 2 Pegmatite; Rutherford Mines; Rutherford No. 1 Pegmatite)
Trueheart Mine (Truehart Prospect)
Waverly Vaughn Property
Wingo Mine

Latitude: 37°21'41"N
Longitude: 77°58'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.361388888889,-77.968611111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl
Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Gadolinite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite
Spinel	Stibnite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Triplite	Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As B Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Na O Si Ta

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Beryl
Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Corundum Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Gadolinite Garnet Kaolinite Löllingite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Phenakite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite
Spinel Stibnite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Triplite Zircon

68 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*	Bavenite ()*
Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Dravite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Fersmite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorcalciomicrolite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Graphite ()*
Helvine ()*	Herderite ()*	Hydroxylherderite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Phenakite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Schorl ()*
Scorodite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*
Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Triplite ()*	Vermiculite ()*
Wodginite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	3	279474,279479,279485	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	279485	2353
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1	279485	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	279474	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	279485	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	279485	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	279485	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	279474,279485	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	1	279485	1272
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	1	279485	255
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	1	279485	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	13	279472,279474,279475,279477,279478,279479,279480,279483,279484,279485,279486,279487,279488	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	279474,279485	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	3	279481,279484,279485	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	279485	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	279485	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	279474,279485	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	279485	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	0		3531
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		1025
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	279485	648
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	0		944
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	2	279473,279485	414
Fersmite ()*	Columbite	CaNb₂O₆	1	279485	83
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	279485	2740
Fluorcalciomicrolite ()*	Pyrochlore	(Ca,Na, )₂Ta₂O₆F	0		13
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	279485	9617
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	1	279485	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	279474,279485	24243
Graphite ()*	None	C	0		2812
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	1	279485	237
Herderite ()*	Gadolinite	CaBe(PO₄)F	1	279485	20
Hydroxylherderite ()*	Gadolinite	CaBe(PO₄)(OH)	1	279485	119
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	279485	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	279485	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	279474,279484	5591
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	1	279474	210
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1	279485	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	279485	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	279474	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	279485	915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	4	279474,279479,279485,279486	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	279485	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	279474	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	14	279469,279470,279471,279472,279474,279475,279479,279481,279482,279483,279484,279485,279486,279488	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0		2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	279485	2349
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	1	279485	326
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	279474,279485	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	279485	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	279485	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	9	279469,279472,279474,279476,279481,279483,279484,279485,279486	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	279485	5614
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈	1	279485	353
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	3	279474,279485,279486	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	279485	1153
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	0		1516
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	279474,279485	1214
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	279485	3418
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	2	279484,279485	211
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1	279485	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	279474,279485	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1	279485	1476
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	1	279485	233
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	0		652
Wodginite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈	1	279485	78
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	3	279471,279474,279485	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050405	Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA	https://rruff.info/R050405
R100169	Rutherford No. 3 Pegmatite (Rutherford No. 2 Pegmatite; Rutherford Mines; Rutherford No. 1 Pegmatite), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA	https://rruff.info/R100169

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