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Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
40 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
8 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
7 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
3 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
3 sites
Magnetite
Mohs 5.5–6.5. Black and strongly magnetic. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Franklin County (29) · Hampshire County (3) · Middlesex County (3) · Norfolk County (1) · Berkshire County (1) · Essex County (1) · Hampden County (1) · Suffolk County (1)
Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leverett Lead Mines | Lead | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 42.457, -72.522 |
| Loudville Lead Mine | Lead | Barite, Galena | Producer | 42.287, -72.737 |
| Southhampton Barite Vein | Lead, Silver | Barite, Galena | Producer | 42.264, -72.738 |
| Leverett Barite Prospect | Barium-Barite | Barite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 42.435, -72.523 |
| Bernardston Magnetite Occurence | — | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 42.684, -72.553 |
| Davis Pyrite Mines | Sulfur, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 42.683, -72.866 |
| Turner Falls Copper Occurence North | — | Malachite | Occurrence | 42.609, -72.563 |
| Turner Falls Copper Occurence Southwest | — | — | Occurrence | 42.599, -72.579 |
| Copper Prospect | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | — | Occurrence | 42.614, -72.890 |
| Copper Prospect | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | — | Occurrence | 42.610, -72.895 |
| Hawks Mine | Copper | — | Occurrence | 42.620, -72.893 |
| Copper Prospect | Copper | — | Occurrence | 42.683, -72.875 |
| Mary Louise Mine | Copper | — | Occurrence | 42.678, -72.889 |
| Copper Prospect | Copper | — | Occurrence | 42.643, -72.913 |
| Mary Louise | Copper | — | Past Producer | 42.669, -72.890 |
| Dracut Ni Mine/Nickel Mine Hill | Nickel, Gold, Silver, Copper | — | Past Producer | 42.678, -71.247 |
| Cu Prospect | Copper | — | Past Producer | 42.517, -71.363 |
| Davis Mines | Copper, Sulfur | — | Past Producer | 42.683, -72.866 |
| Hawks Mine | Copper | — | Past Producer | 42.620, -72.893 |
| Leverett Lead Mine | Lead | — | Past Producer | 42.457, -72.522 |
| Copper Prospect | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | — | Occurrence | 42.612, -72.892 |
| Sheldonville Mine | Copper | — | Past Producer | 42.037, -71.398 |
| Leverett Lead Mines | — | — | Past Producer | 42.457, -72.522 |
| Copper Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 42.614, -72.890 |
| Bernardston Magnetite Occurrence | Iron | — | Past Producer | 42.684, -72.553 |
| Copper Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 42.612, -72.892 |
| Turner Falls Copper Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 42.608, -72.562 |
| Lonzo Reeds Prospect | Copper, Nickel | — | Occurrence | 42.573, -73.043 |
| Davis Mines | — | — | Past Producer | 42.683, -72.866 |
| Carlisle Deposit | Copper | — | Occurrence | 42.510, -71.369 |
| Chipman Mine | Lead | — | Past Producer | 42.783, -70.908 |
| W. New England Smelting Works Inc | Copper | — | Producer | 42.107, -72.633 |
| Copper Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 42.683, -72.875 |
| Copper Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 42.643, -72.913 |
| Hawks Mine | — | — | Prospect | 42.620, -72.893 |
| Mary Louise Mine | Copper | — | Past Producer | 42.678, -72.889 |
| Southhampton Barite Vein | Barium-Barite | — | Past Producer | 42.264, -72.738 |
| Copper Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 42.610, -72.895 |
| (Facility) Vulcan Smelter--Chelsea, Ma. | Copper, Lead | — | Plant | 42.394, -71.032 |
| Leverett Prospects | — | — | Past Producer | 42.474, -72.501 |
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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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