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La Crosse Deposit
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Fluorite) and 2 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 2 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as prospect for Phosphorus-Phosphates. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Fluorite. Approx. location 29.833, -82.391. USGS record.
Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.
Field cards: what kind of sites?
Status not recorded.
Was producing when the record was made.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
A processing plant site.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
3 sites
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
3 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
No individual minerals are listed in these records.
Commodities
Phosphorus-Phosphates 18Sand 10Kaolin 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartow #2 Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 27.887, -81.894 |
| Bartow Ussac Phosphoric Acid Pl. | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 27.904, -81.876 |
| White Springs Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 30.434, -82.779 |
| Lakes Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Prospect | 29.667, -82.083 |
| Mulberry Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 27.892, -81.947 |
| La Crosse Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Prospect | 29.833, -82.391 |
| Pirkle Deposit #1 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Prospect | 29.697, -82.303 |
| Ft. Meade Semi/Sino Phos Acid Pl | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 27.717, -81.817 |
| Bartow Cf Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Producer | 27.867, -81.939 |
| Plant City Cf Phos. Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 28.161, -82.136 |
| Nichols Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Plant | 27.876, -82.032 |
| Piney Point Fcs Phos. Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Producer | 29.517, -83.400 |
| New Wales Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 27.831, -82.040 |
| Fry H.D.Prospect | Kaolin | — | Occurrence | 29.611, -82.093 |
| Bartow #1 Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 27.906, -81.912 |
| Pierce Agrico Phos. Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 27.773, -81.930 |
| Ft. Meade Ussac Phos. Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 27.732, -81.850 |
| Tampa Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 27.873, -82.397 |
| Pierce Farmland Phos. Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 27.846, -81.912 |
| O'Steen Bro. | Sand | — | Producer | 29.509, -82.557 |
| Dickerson Fla. | Sand | — | Past Producer | 29.683, -82.560 |
| Osteen Brothers - Osteen Pit | Sand | — | Producer | 29.509, -82.557 |
| Alachua Co Public Works - 40 Acre Mine | Sand | — | Unknown | 29.729, -82.277 |
| Alachua Co Public Works - Kirby Mine | Sand | — | Unknown | 29.829, -82.417 |
| D & M Johnston - Johnston Landfill Mine | Sand | — | Unknown | 29.508, -82.543 |
| V. E. Whitehurst & Sons, Inc. - Archer Mine | Sand | — | Unknown | 29.531, -82.544 |
| V. E. Whitehurst & Sons, Inc. - Starvation Hill Mine | Sand | — | Unknown | 29.645, -82.284 |
| Watson Construction, Inc. - Archer Mine | Sand | — | Unknown | 29.515, -82.557 |
| Watson Construction, Inc. - Newberry Mine | Sand | — | Unknown | 29.595, -82.640 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 76 fossil collection records in Alachua County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Pinellas County · Putnam County · Bradford County · Levy County · Marion County
Florida mineral guides
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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