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Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
214 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
65 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
23 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
22 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
12 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
11 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Hudspeth County (49) · Culberson County (26) · King County (17) · Stonewall County (15) · Hardeman County (12) · Knox County (12) · Archer County (8) · Foard County (8) · Clay County (7) · Burnet County (6) · Presidio County (6) · Taylor County (5) · Brewster County (5) · Montague County (4) · Wichita County (4) · Llano County (4) · El Paso County (4) · Haskell County (3) · Jones County (3) · Baylor County (2) · Runnels County (2) · Mason County (2) · Coke County (1) · Coleman County (1) · Nolan County (1) · Throckmorton County (1) · Tom Green County (1) · Wilbarger County (1) · Young County (1) · Callahan County (1) · Potter County (1) · San Saba County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plata Verde Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead | Acanthite, Anglesite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 30.877, -104.922 |
| Hazel Mine | Silver, Copper | Acanthite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Silver | Past Producer | 31.170, -104.901 |
| Baringer Hill Mine | REE, Feldspar, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zirconium, Beryllium | Allanite, Chalcopyrite, Fergusonite, Gadolinite, Molybdenite, Polycrase, Sphalerite, Yttrialite | Past Producer | 30.778, -98.433 |
| Finlay Prospect | Copper, Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Beudantite, Galena, Plumbojarosite | Occurrence | 30.771, -104.997 |
| Southwestern Prospect | Silver, Copper, Lead | Anglesite, Chrysocolla, Hematite | Occurrence | 30.772, -105.003 |
| Cave Peak Deposit | Molybdenum | Antimony, Cassiterite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Ferrimolybdite, Goethite, Huebnerite, Ilsemannite, Jarosite, Lepidocrocite, Malachite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Wolframite | Prospect | 31.444, -104.880 |
| Lena Prospect | Silver, Lead | Argentite, Galena | Occurrence | 31.121, -105.147 |
| White Hat Ranch-1 | Copper | Bornite | Occurrence | 32.145, -100.438 |
| Blackshaft Mine | Copper, Silver | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 31.139, -104.925 |
| Hitt Canyon Prospect | Copper, Iron | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 31.992, -106.481 |
| Anaconda Number One Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite, Tennantite | Occurrence | 31.881, -104.947 |
| South Pit Prospect | Copper | Brochantite, Malachite | Occurrence | 30.765, -105.002 |
| Tom Mays Park Prospect | Copper, Arsenic | Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla | Occurrence | 31.914, -106.506 |
| Schneider Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 30.735, -98.896 |
| Goldberg Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Covellite, Malachite | Past Producer | 33.602, -99.955 |
| Gilbert-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.056, -98.475 |
| Walk North | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 33.296, -100.053 |
| C-15 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 33.393, -100.043 |
| Gibbs Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 34.188, -99.647 |
| Copper Queen | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 33.019, -100.112 |
| Little Croton Creek-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 33.527, -99.968 |
| Site B-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 33.405, -100.091 |
| Stenholm Ranch-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 32.900, -99.652 |
| Maybell Canyon-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.159, -99.805 |
| Mcclellan Mines | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Producer | 34.093, -99.829 |
| Isbell Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 33.651, -98.678 |
| Long Creek-1,2 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 33.669, -98.678 |
| Pyron Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 33.735, -99.906 |
| Salt Creek-2 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 33.721, -99.930 |
| Chrisman Ranch-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 33.827, -98.268 |
| Unnamed Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 30.910, -105.031 |
| North Wichita River-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 33.873, -99.959 |
| Devils Creek-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.153, -99.749 |
| Buzzard Peak Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 33.499, -100.020 |
| Dallas Prospect | Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 31.142, -104.872 |
| Red Hills Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Chalcopyrite, Chalcocite, Sphalerite | Prospect | 29.804, -104.402 |
| Pecos Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite | Past Producer | 31.225, -104.906 |
| Sancho Panza Mine | Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Digenite | Past Producer | 31.144, -104.940 |
| Hunter Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Uranium, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Magnetite, Pitchblende, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Torbernite | Past Producer | 31.189, -105.451 |
| Papaloti South Prospect | Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 29.961, -104.329 |
| Love Tank Mine | Lead, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 31.183, -105.514 |
| Ojo Bonito Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 29.975, -104.358 |
| Bird Mine | Silver, Lead, Molybdenum, Copper, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Hematite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 30.343, -103.517 |
| Anaconda Number Two Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 31.130, -104.973 |
| Unnamed Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 29.429, -103.797 |
| Bissett Prospect | Copper | Chrysocolla | Occurrence | 30.380, -103.419 |
| Rossman Prospect | Copper | Chrysocolla, Covellite, Hematite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 30.772, -105.009 |
| Zimpleman Pass Prospects | Molybdenum, Copper, Iron, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Chrysocolla, Galena, Limonite, Magnetite, Wulfenite | Occurrence | 31.163, -105.505 |
| Road Prospect | Silver, Copper, Lead | Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite | Occurrence | 30.777, -104.998 |
| Black Diamond Prospect | Copper, Lead, Silver | Chrysocolla, Hematite | Occurrence | 30.768, -105.002 |
| Purple Sage Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper | Chrysocolla, Hemimorphite, Malachite, Mimetite, Mottramite, Pyromorphite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 30.749, -105.026 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | Chrysocolla, Malachite | Occurrence | 29.904, -104.570 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | Chrysocolla, Malachite | Occurrence | 31.170, -105.369 |
| Carpenter Prospect | Copper | Chrysocolla, Malachite | Occurrence | 30.757, -105.024 |
| White Eagle Prospect | Copper, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Cuprite, Fluorite, Malachite | Past Producer | 30.767, -98.300 |
| Silver Eagle Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Galena, Malachite, Silver, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 30.899, -105.148 |
| Snowline Canyon Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 30.898, -105.131 |
| Unnamed Mine | Copper, Silver, Zinc | Hemimorphite | Past Producer | 30.946, -105.025 |
| Tremble Hill Prospect | Copper, Iron, Tin, Beryllium | Magnetite | Occurrence | 31.171, -105.469 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Malachite | Occurrence | 30.994, -104.928 |
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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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