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Bendelari Mine
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 3 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 42 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Pyrite, Galena. Approx. location 37.004, -94.852. 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?
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
44 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
44 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
43 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
Lead 4Zinc 4Sites (first 40)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee West | — | — | Past Producer | 37.005, -94.979 |
| Lucky Ok Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.001, -94.781 |
| Fox Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.625, -94.851 |
| Henshaw Tract | — | — | Past Producer | 37.037, -94.752 |
| Clara Jane Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.027, -94.700 |
| John Stoskopf | — | — | Past Producer | 37.004, -94.796 |
| North Empire | — | — | Past Producer | 37.095, -94.638 |
| Peru Group Mines | — | — | Past Producer | 37.004, -94.770 |
| Bendrum,Corbus and Others | — | — | Past Producer | 37.036, -94.633 |
| Blue Mound Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.050, -94.827 |
| Race Track Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.029, -94.747 |
| Connor-Stone | — | — | Past Producer | 37.076, -94.626 |
| James Orr Chubb Land | — | — | Past Producer | 37.035, -94.827 |
| Vanetta | — | — | Past Producer | 37.005, -94.963 |
| Wade Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.033, -94.738 |
| Windsor | — | — | Past Producer | 37.084, -94.637 |
| Brugger Tract | — | — | Past Producer | 37.034, -94.759 |
| Bendelari Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.004, -94.852 |
| Burns Tract | — | — | Prospect | 37.048, -94.842 |
| Correll-Owens Tract | — | — | Past Producer | 37.002, -94.899 |
| Stover Tract | — | — | Past Producer | 37.044, -94.899 |
| Murphy | — | — | Past Producer | 37.080, -94.643 |
| A. E. Van Tebra Land | — | — | Past Producer | 37.013, -94.980 |
| Robinson Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.600, -94.861 |
| Chubb-Stoskopf Lease | — | — | Past Producer | 37.042, -94.851 |
| Paxson | — | — | Past Producer | 37.035, -94.788 |
| Foley Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.027, -94.809 |
| Hartley-Grantham Tract | — | — | Past Producer | 37.014, -94.747 |
| Garrett Tract | — | — | Past Producer | 37.043, -94.841 |
| Eureka | — | — | Past Producer | 37.104, -94.633 |
| Galena | Lead, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 37.067, -94.617 |
| W. H. Smith | — | — | Past Producer | 37.004, -94.985 |
| Harris Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.063, -94.817 |
| Baxter Springs | Lead, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 37.017, -94.767 |
| Spira | — | — | Past Producer | 37.101, -94.646 |
| Mcarthur-Sparlin Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.028, -94.818 |
| Roper Lease | — | — | Prospect | 37.044, -94.906 |
| Coffee East | — | — | Past Producer | 37.004, -94.971 |
| Karsher and Stebbins | — | — | Past Producer | 37.029, -94.881 |
| Kansouri and Chubb Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.006, -94.845 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 26 fossil collection records in Cherokee County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Labette County · Riley County · Reno County · Rice County · Graham County
Kansas 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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