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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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Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Hinkle Sandstone Quarry (Past Producer)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Sphalerite Occurrence Z70 (Occurrence)Sphalerite Occurrence Z71 (Occurrence)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
8 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.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

12
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Sphalerite 2

Commodities

Iron 10Zinc 2Lead 1Flagstone 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Sphalerite Occurrence Z70Lead, ZincSphaleriteOccurrence39.013, -86.550
Sphalerite Occurrence Z71ZincSphaleriteOccurrence39.231, -86.437
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence39.056, -86.629
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence39.017, -86.680
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence39.065, -86.670
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence39.044, -86.631
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence39.033, -86.660
Hinkle Sandstone QuarryFlagstone—Past Producer39.153, -86.640
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence39.044, -86.631
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence39.065, -86.670
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence39.033, -86.660
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence39.017, -86.680
Unnamed ProspectIron—Occurrence39.056, -86.629

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 68 fossil collection records in Monroe County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Greene County · Lawrence County · Brown County · Orange County · Martin 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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