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Locality Name:
Rutherford No. 3 Pegmatite (Rutherford No. 2 Pegmatite; Rutherford Mines; Rutherford No. 1 Pegmatite), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA


mindat Locality ID: 4201
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4201.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rutherford No. 3 Pegmatite (Rutherford No. 2 Pegmatite; Rutherford Mines; Rutherford No. 1 Pegmatite), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°21'32"N
Longitude: 77°59'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.358888888889,-77.986111111111
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 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 As B Be C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
ChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetLöllingiteMelanterite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SodaliteSpinelStibniteTitaniteTopazTourmalineTripliteZircon

54 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Dravite  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fersmite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Helvine  (*)
Herderite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Phenakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Triplite  (*)Wodginite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)0255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O403902
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O60414
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6083
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S0237
Herderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)F020
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)0119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs20762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)0326
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O80353
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O60211
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)01006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F0233
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8078
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R100169Rutherford No. 3 Pegmatite (Rutherford No. 2 Pegmatite; Rutherford Mines; Rutherford No. 1 Pegmatite), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USAhttps://rruff.info/R100169

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