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Morefield Mine

Producer in Amelia county in Virginia, United States with commodities Beryllium, Feldspar, Gemstone, Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Tin
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300841
MAS/MILS ID 0510070002
Record type Site
Current site name Morefield Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -77.91391, 37.36006 (WGS84)
Elevation 90
Location accuracy 100(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Amelia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Tertiary
Feldspar Tertiary
Gemstone Tertiary
Mica Tertiary
Niobium (Columbium) Tertiary
Tantalum Tertiary
Tin Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amazonstone Unknown
Beryl Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Columbite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Mica Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Tantalite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -77.91391, 37.36006
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Ore body information

  • Depth to top 28M
    Length 335M
    Area 5.8HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Strike And Dip N53E
    Minimum Depth to Top 25
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5.8
    Date of Last Modification 810921

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both metallic and non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1929

Mining district

District name Amelia

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Silas V. Morefield
    Interest 100
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Powhatan Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1995
    First year 1985

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0510070002

Bibliographic references

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    BROWN, W.R. MICA AND FELDSPAR DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA. VA.

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    DIV. OF MIN. RESOURCES REPT. 3, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.,

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    1962, PP. 59-60, 61-94.

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    KILTEEN, P.L. AND W.L. NEWMAN. TIN IN THE UNITED STATES.

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    MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-44, USGS,

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    WASHINGTON, D.C., 1965.

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    NITZE, H.B. MONAZITE, AND MONAZITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH

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    CAROLINA. N.C. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 9, 1895, P. 25.

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    PEGAU, A.A. PEGMATITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA. VA. STATE

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    GEOL. SURV. BULL. 33, UNIVERSITY, VA., 1932, PP. 59-61.

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    WAR MINERALS REPORT. AMELIA COUNTY VIRGINIA MICA-BERYL-

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    TANTALITE. FILE 16.008.

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    WAR MINERALS REPORT. NOTES ON FIELD INVESTIGATIONS IN THE

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    AMELIA AREA, AUGUST 2-5 INCLUSIVE, 1943. FILE 91.1662.

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    PHONE CONVERSATION WITH STATE GEOLOGIST 9-15-81.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1975 ENTRY - DEPOSIT WAS MINED FOR MICA, FELDSPAR, BERYL, TAN COLUMBITE. THERE WAS NO PRODUCTION OF TIN. RECORD 0201 LAST KNOWN OWNER AS OF 1953 RECORDS -GEEHAN RECORD 050/ FROM 1947 TO 1949 THE PROPERTY WAS LEASED BY THE OF MINES TO CONDUCT AN EXPERIMENTAL MINING PROJECT-LEMKE, G REC 070 PERCENTAGES LISTED ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF COARSE PE OF MINED DIKE MATERIAL. IN ADDITION, 1.6 % WAS CLASSED AS O MINERALS (REC 701, P.7) REC 060 PEGMATITE INTRUDED WISSAHICKON (?) FM. RECORD 080,MODE OF ORIGIN/ IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE MINERALIZ OF THIS DEPOSIT IS IN PART THE RESULT OF DEVTERIC AND/OR HYD MAL ALTERATION - LEMKE CASSITERITE OCCURS AS INTERSTITIAL MATERIAL WITHIN AGGREGATE CLEAVELANDITE CRYSTALS. OWNERSHIP REPORTED BY PERSONNAL COMMUNICATION WITH MR. BILL BALTZLEY, OWNER-OPERATOR, AMELIA, VA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-AUG-95 Sapakoff U.S. Bureau of Mines