Commodities
TertiaryTin, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium, Gemstone, Mica, Feldspar
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsAmazonstone, Beryl, Cassiterite, Columbite, Feldspar, Mica, Quartz, Tantalite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10300841
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.36006, -77.91391
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 RESOURCE 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.