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Airpoint is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Unakite, Apatite, Rutile. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Airpoint is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Unakite, Apatite, Rutile. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Amelia County is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Fluorite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Amelia Court House is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amazonite, Amethyst, Feldspar, Cleavelandite, Quartz crystals, Blue Topaz, Beryl, Tourmaline, Aquamarine, Fluorite, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Ashland area fields is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Ashland Mill is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Mica, Quartz, Moonstone, Amazonite, Feldspar, Gem Kyanite, Rutile. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Bacon Hollow is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Unakite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Bastian Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Bland, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Pyrolusite.
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Bedford is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Moonstone. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Blue Ridge is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Staurolites. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Bonys Run is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Smithsonite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Cameron Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Shenandoah, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Currin Valley Mine No. 1 is a historic mining site in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Currin Valley Mine No. 2 is a historic mining site in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Currin Valley Mine No. 4 is a historic mining site in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Currin Valley Mine No. 5 is a historic mining site in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Currin Valley Mine No. 6 is a historic mining site in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Currin Valley Mines is a historic mining site in Wythe, Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Duncan Gap Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Shenandoah, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Faber is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Azurite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyromorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fair Stone Park Sign is a documented rockhounding destination in VA. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Fairy Stone State Park is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Glade Mountain Mine 1910 is a historic mining site in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Gleaves Knob Prospect is a mineral prospect in Wythe, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Picnic spot next to rose river with large gravel banks
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Hanover County is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Unakite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Hogpen Hollow Prospect is a mineral prospect in Rockbridge, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Pyrolusite.
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Ida is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysolite, Cuprite, Epidote, Jasper, Malachite, Hematite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Irish Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Blue Moonstone, Cassiterite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Jerrys Creek Prospect is a mineral prospect in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Jollett is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Unakite, Apatite, Chlorite, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Lexington is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Liberty Furnace Iron Mines is a historic mining site in Shenandoah, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Little Piney Mountain Prospect is a historic mining site in Bath, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Pyrolusite.
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Little Wythe Mine is a historic mining site in Wythe, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrite, Sphalerite.
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Livesay Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Dolomite, Galena, Sphalerite.
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Loudon County is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Calcite, Datolite, Epidote, Natrolite, Stilbite, Diopside, Magnetite, Prehnite, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Luray Caverns is a documented rockhounding destination in VA. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Lynchburg is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Virginia Greenstone, Calcite, Kyanite, Pyrite, Ankerite, Magnetite, Rutile, Gem Epidote. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Marion is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Barite, Calcite, Iron, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Marion Miller Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Grayson, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite.
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Miller Knob Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Augusta, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Mine Run Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Shenandoah, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Mineral is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Garnet, Pyrite, Serpentine, Tremolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Mink Ridge is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Soapstone. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Moormans River is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Epidote, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Morefield Gem Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Amazonite, Amethyst, Topaz, Mica. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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A historic Amelia County pegmatite mine offering fee digs for amazonite, topaz, and rare phenakite crystals.
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Mount Torry Mine Lyndhurst-Vesuv is a historic mining site in Augusta, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Mudhole Gap Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Shenandoah, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Natural Bridge Virginia is a documented rockhounding destination in VA. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Norma Mine is a historic mining site in Wythe, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrite, Sphalerite.
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North Anna Battlefield Park is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Moonstone. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Paint Bank is a historic mining site in Craig, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Nickel, Pyrolusite.
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Phillipi Branch Mine is a historic mining site in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Pipers Gap is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Hornblende, Serpentine, Talc. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Pond Mountain Prospect is a mineral prospect in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Porter Iron Pits Mine is a historic mining site in Wythe, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Sphalerite.
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Potomac River is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Apatite, Specularite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Riverton is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Calcite, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Rose River is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Unakite, Gem Epidote, Jasper, Blue Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Quartz, Black Chert. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Round Mountain Mine is a historic mining site in Bland, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Pyrolusite.
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Slemp Creek Prospect is a mineral prospect in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Stafford County is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Vivianite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Stange, Arms, Dismal Creek is a historic mining site in Bland, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Nickel, Pyrolusite.
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Stephenson Prospect is a historic mining site in Bath, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Pyrolusite.
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Suiter East Mine Round Mt is a historic mining site in Bland, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cobalt, Pyrolusite.
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Troutdale is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Epidote, Red Jasper, Unakite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Tye River Gap is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Epidote, Unakite, Beryl, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Umbarger-Green Mine is a historic mining site in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Walker-Forney Prospect is a historic mining site in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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West Nick Creek Prospect is a historic mining site in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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White Bank Et Al., is a historic mining site in Botetourt, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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White Rock No. 3 Mine is a historic mining site in Smyth, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Whitetop is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Calcite, Fluorite, Selenite, Siderite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Willis Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Kyanite, Manganese, Apatite, Corundum, Feldspar, Garnet, Hematite, Pyrite, Magnetite, Rutile, Topaz, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Willis Mountain is one of the world's largest kyanite deposits; industrial mining limits collecting but mineralogy is exceptional.
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Wythe County is a documented mineral occurrence near VA. Reported specimens include Aragonite, Calcite, Fluorite, Bornite, Marcasite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Cerussite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Yellow Springs Prospect is a mineral prospect in Shenandoah, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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Yellow Springs Prospects is a known mineral occurrence in Shenandoah, Virginia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Pyrolusite.
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