Before you read this, if you note that a specimen that you have seen is not reflected in the list, refer to Why is my Morefield find not on the species list?

Kearns, Martin & Wise 2017 Species List, plus *

*Validated species missing/not specified from the above table:

• Beryl var. Aquamarine - Wylie (2009)
• Biotite - Pelau (1932); Glass (1935); Geehan (1953)
• Bismuth - Kearns, Martin and Wise (2016); they have it listed in the table above in the n's as "native" bismuth. 
• Hydrokenoralstonite - Mindat (2023) mentions this, specifically referencing the following:

Kearns, Lance E. (1995) Alumino-fluorides from the Morefield pegmatite, Amelia County, Virginia. The Mineralogical Record: 26(6): 551-556.

Richards, R.P., Kearns, L.E., Cook, W.R. (1998) Morphology of Chiolite twins from the Morefield mine, Amelia County, Virginia. The Canadian Mineralogist: 36: 1009-1016.

Kearns, L.E., Martin, B.S., Wise, M.A. (2016) Mineral Discoveries at the Morefield Pegmatite of Amelia, Virginia. Mineral News: 32(3).

• Lead - Kearns and Martin (2004), Mindat (2023). In the list above, they have it listed In the n's as "native" lead.
• Monazite - presumably this was not included in Kearns, Martin and Wise (2017), because of changes in nomenclature. Mindat (2023) mentions this, specifically referencing the following: Kearns, Lance E. (1995) Alumino-fluorides from the Morefield pegmatite, Amelia County, Virginia. The Mineralogical Record: 26(6): 551-556.  Pelau (1932).  Richards, R.P., Kearns, L.E., Cook, W.R. (1998) Morphology of Chiolite twins from the Morefield mine, Amelia County, Virginia. The Canadian Mineralogist: 36: 1009-1016.  Kearns, L.E., Martin, B.S., Wise, M.A. (2016) Mineral Discoveries at the Morefield Pegmatite of Amelia, Virginia. Mineral News: 32(3).

• Muscovite var. Illite - this was included in the list above as the standalone mineral Illite; presumably this is as a result of changes in nomenclature.
• Opal-AN - Mindat (2023) notes that Mike Dennis has some photographs; one of these includes Opal-AN paired with Smokey quartz, Fluorite, Kaolinite, Microcline var. Amazonite, Albite, Prosopite, Topaz, Cryolite and the Microlite Group. The author would love to have more clarity around what portions of the specimen are each of the minerals, as well as to have permission to include these photos in the book and on the website.
• Phosophyllite - A version of Phosophyllite looks nearly identical to Beryl var. Aquamarine. It would be very interesting to test the samples to determine which it is—or whether it is something else altogether. Both Kearns, (2017) and Mindat (2023) reference phenakite.
• Phosphuranylite - Mindat (2023) references Lemke (1952), and as far as the author knows, this has not been discredited.
• Quartz, var. Agate - Mindat (2024) references Morefield (1932); Pegau (1932)
• Quartz, var. Chalcedony - Mindat (2024) references Morefield (1932); Pegau (1932)
• Quartz, var. Rock crystal - Mindat (2024) references Morefield (1932); Pegau (1932)
• Quartz, var. Smoky - Mindat (2024) references Morefield (1932); Pegau (1932)
• Thorite - Mindat (2024) references Catlos, E. J., & Miller, N. R. (2016).
• Thorogummite ? - Mindat (2024) references specimens from the Fred Davis collection; neither dated nor corroborated, except by photo. The sample indicates it is associated with Zircon.
• Tourmaline - Mindat (2024) references Morefield (1932); Pegau (1932)

Mindat's Morefield mine page is useful for photos, but for species accuracy, use the list above.

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