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Mineral Ridge - Claylick Fluorspar Mines
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Fluorite) and 4 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as producer for Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Pyrite, Galena, Fluorite. Approx. location 37.217, -88.217. USGS record.
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Field cards: what kind of sites?
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Was producing when the record was made.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Status not recorded.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
45 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
9 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
6 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Sphalerite 5Fluorite 4Galena 4Barite 1Smithsonite 1Commodities
Fluorine-Fluorite 30Zinc 11Lead 5Barium-Barite 2Sites (first 40)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoa Shaft Fluorspar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.383, -88.367 |
| Mineral Ridge - Claylick Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Fluorite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Producer | 37.217, -88.217 |
| Moore Hill Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Producer | 37.267, -88.200 |
| Babb Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Producer | 37.283, -88.233 |
| Dyers Hill Fluorspar Deposits | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.217, -88.383 |
| Eagle-Butlar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.252, -88.269 |
| Loveless Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.243, -88.261 |
| Green Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.210, -88.221 |
| Old Dell Robertson Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.272, -88.378 |
| Nancy Hanks Property | — | — | Unknown | 37.243, -88.223 |
| Kirk | — | — | Prospect | 37.261, -88.202 |
| Grimes | — | — | Past Producer | 37.254, -88.212 |
| Royal Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.174, -88.378 |
| Mitchell Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.319, -88.306 |
| John Butler | — | — | Occurrence | 37.244, -88.218 |
| Wooldridge Farm Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.268, -88.281 |
| Burns Mine | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 37.363, -88.326 |
| Chittenden - Black - Wright | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | — | Prospect | 37.348, -88.334 |
| Hutson Zinc Mine | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 37.225, -88.277 |
| Lewis Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.207, -88.211 |
| Kentucky-Babb | — | — | Past Producer | 37.287, -88.239 |
| Campbell Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Occurrence | 37.388, -88.378 |
| Alley Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.288, -88.239 |
| Billy Owl Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.214, -88.216 |
| B.S.Watson Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.282, -88.308 |
| Sunderland Prospect | Zinc | — | Prospect | 37.319, -88.336 |
| Shouse Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.263, -88.238 |
| Lindley Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.263, -88.252 |
| Babb-Guill Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.284, -88.246 |
| Mineral Ridge Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.216, -88.207 |
| May Mine | Zinc | — | Prospect | 37.331, -88.336 |
| Bonanza | — | — | Past Producer | 37.311, -88.325 |
| Dyers Hill Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.216, -88.390 |
| Campbell-Crotser | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.383, -88.385 |
| Kemper Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.306, -88.293 |
| Wright Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.311, -88.280 |
| Cullen Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.248, -88.222 |
| Bennett-Shelby | — | — | Past Producer | 37.243, -88.227 |
| Teer | — | — | Occurrence | 37.247, -88.226 |
| Eagle-Cullen | — | — | Past Producer | 37.249, -88.219 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 fossil collection records in Livingston County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Crittenden County · Marshall County · Caldwell County · Union County · Graves County
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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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