Commodities
TertiaryGarnet, Feldspar, Mica, Tin
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsAlabandite, Albite, Amazonstone, Apatite, Beryl, Biotite, Calcite, Cassiterite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Cleavelandite, Columbite, Fergusonite, Fluorite, Galena, Garnet, Microlite, Monazite, Muscovite, Phenacite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tantalite, Topaz, Tourmaline, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1883
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10252355
Alternate namesRutherford Mines, Rutherford No.1, Rutherford No.2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.35756, -77.98141
References
BROWN, W.R. MICA AND FELDSPAR DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA. VA.DIV. OF MIN. RESOURCES REPT. 3, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.,1962, PP. 59-60, 61-94.KILTEEN, P.L. AND W.L. NEWMAN. TIN IN THE UNITED STATES.MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCES MAP MR-44, USGS,WASHINGTON, D.C., 1965.NITZE, H.B. MONAZITE, AND MONAZITE DEPOSITS IN NORTHCAROLINA. N.C. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 9, 1895, P. 25.PEGAU, A.A. PEGMATITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA. VA. STATEGEOL. SURV. BULL. 33, UNIVERSITY, VA., 1932, PP. 59-61.WAR MINERALS REPORT. AMELIA COUNTY VIRGINIA MICA-BERYL-TANTALITE. FILE 16.008.WAR MINERALS REPORT. NOTES ON FIELD INVESTIGATIONS IN THEAMELIA AREA, AUGUST 2-5 INCLUSIVE, 1943. FILE 91.1662.PHONE CONVERSATION WITH STATE GEOLOGIST 9-15-81.