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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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Fluorite Occurrence #2 + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence (Occurrence)Fluorite Occurrence #1 + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Gem Silica Elizabeth Plant (Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
4 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Fluorite Occurrence #1

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Fluorite) and 1 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 4 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as occurrence for Fluorine-Fluorite. Minerals mentioned: Fluorite. Approx. location 38.290, -86.037. 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?

5
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

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

Fluorite 1

Commodities

Fluorine-Fluorite 5Silica 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Unnamed Fluorite OccurrenceFluorine-FluoriteFluoriteOccurrence38.167, -86.136
Fluorite Occurrence #2Fluorine-Fluorite—Occurrence38.290, -86.200
Fluorite Occurrence #1Fluorine-Fluorite—Occurrence38.290, -86.037
Fluorite Occurrence #2Fluorine-Fluorite—Occurrence38.290, -86.200
Gem Silica Elizabeth PlantSilica—Producer38.129, -85.936
Fluorite Occurrence #1Fluorine-Fluorite—Occurrence38.290, -86.037

Fossil collections

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

Nearby counties

Washington County · Crawford County · Clark County · Scott County · Orange County

Indiana mineral guides

Back to all Indiana counties.

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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