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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Palmetto Dolomite Quarry (Past Producer)P and R Shell Pit No. 2 (Producer)Minton Dolomite Quarry + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Dot Sarasota - Parrish Mine (Unknown)Dot Sarasota - Sr 64 (Unknown)Rutland-Colvin-Vale (Prospect)Manatee County Unknown Ownerships (Occurrence)Manatee North (Prospect)Manatee South (Prospect)N.E. Manatee--Swift/Grace Area (Prospect)Turner Property (Prospect)David C.Turner Heirs (Prospect)Duette Mine (Prospect)Wingate Creek Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Northeast Manatee/Texaco (Prospect)Imc Agrico - Lonesome / Four Corners (Producer)Northeast Manatee - Imc/Altman Trct (Prospect)Swift/Durrance Area (Prospect)Texaco Manatee Braddock & Taylor (Prospect)Keys Property (Prospect)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
20 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 3 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

David C.Turner Heirs

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 12 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 27.575, -82.122. 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?

14
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

4
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

3
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

2
Unknown

Status not recorded.

1
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Plant

A processing plant site.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Collophane 3Sand 2

Commodities

Phosphorus-Phosphates 18Dolomite 3Sand 2Fluorine-Fluorite 1Uranium 1Calcium 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Wingate Creek MinePhosphorus-PhosphatesCollophanePast Producer27.497, -82.122
Nu-Gulf Industries - Wingate CreekPhosphorus-PhosphatesCollophaneProducer27.484, -82.133
Imc Agrico - Lonesome / Four CornersPhosphorus-PhosphatesCollophaneProducer27.645, -82.092
Dot Sarasota - Parrish MineSandSandUnknown27.585, -82.439
Dot Sarasota - Sr 64SandSandUnknown27.476, -82.404
Four Corners DevelopmentPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium—Prospect27.667, -82.083
Rutland-Colvin-ValePhosphorus-Phosphates—Prospect27.567, -82.278
Keys PropertyPhosphorus-Phosphates—Prospect27.292, -82.083
Manson-JenkinsPhosphorus-Phosphates—Prospect27.537, -82.047
P and R Shell Pit No. 2Calcium—Producer27.441, -82.548
Texaco Manatee Braddock & TaylorPhosphorus-Phosphates—Prospect27.498, -82.083
Manatee County Unknown OwnershipsPhosphorus-Phosphates—Occurrence27.484, -82.233
Northeast Manatee/TexacoPhosphorus-Phosphates—Prospect27.475, -82.117
David C.Turner HeirsPhosphorus-Phosphates—Prospect27.575, -82.122
Minton Dolomite QuarryDolomite—Past Producer27.470, -82.521
Turner PropertyPhosphorus-Phosphates—Prospect27.571, -82.144
Northeast Manatee - Imc/Altman TrctPhosphorus-Phosphates—Prospect27.611, -82.072
Manatee North——Prospect27.520, -82.208
Manatee SouthPhosphorus-Phosphates—Prospect27.409, -82.192
Swift/Durrance AreaPhosphorus-Phosphates—Prospect27.570, -82.083
N.E. Manatee--Swift/Grace AreaPhosphorus-Phosphates—Prospect27.581, -82.167
Palmetto Dolomite QuarryDolomite—Past Producer27.511, -82.543
Duette MinePhosphorus-Phosphates—Prospect27.553, -82.123
Piney Point Nu-GulfPhosphorus-Phosphates—Plant27.334, -82.533
Bradenton Dolomite QuarryDolomite—Past Producer27.481, -82.525

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 6 fossil collection records in Manatee County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Hardee County · DeSoto County · Sarasota County · Hillsborough County · Polk County

Florida mineral guides

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Related articles

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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