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Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
376 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
146 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
144 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
68 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
62 sites
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
56 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Carroll County (83) · Halifax County (28) · Floyd County (23) · Buckingham County (20) · Warren County (20) · Louisa County (20) · Grayson County (17) · Charlotte County (16) · Fairfax County (12) · Fauquier County (11) · Amherst County (10) · Spotsylvania County (9) · Montgomery County (9) · Orange County (8) · Page County (6) · Nelson County (6) · Mecklenburg County (6) · Loudoun County (5) · Culpeper County (5) · Clarke County (5) · Greene County (5) · Madison County (5) · Patrick County (5) · Prince William County (4) · Goochland County (4) · Appomattox County (3) · Campbell County (3) · Albemarle County (3) · Russell County (2) · Rappahannock County (2) · Cumberland County (2) · Franklin city (2) · Amelia County (2) · Botetourt County (2) · Smyth County (2) · Rockingham County (2) · Franklin County (2) · Stafford County (1) · Fluvanna County (1) · Pittsylvania County (1) · Scott County (1) · Wythe County (1) · Henry County (1) · Frederick County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morefield Mine | Feldspar, Mica | Albite, Beryl, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Ilmenite, Manganotantalite, Microlite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Rutile, Topaz | Past Producer | 37.361, -77.914 |
| High Hill Mine | Copper | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.660, -78.759 |
| Hamner Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 37.114, -79.371 |
| Cundiff Barite Prospect | Barium-Barite | Barite | Occurrence | 37.148, -79.339 |
| Mcgraw Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.002, -81.938 |
| Orr Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 36.900, -81.600 |
| Henderlite Mine | Barium-Barite, Copper | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 36.855, -81.460 |
| Gusler-Austin Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Limonite | Past Producer | 37.488, -79.958 |
| Champion Mine | Mica | Beryl, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Microlite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Pyrochlore | Past Producer | 37.382, -77.966 |
| Taylor Prospect | Tungsten | Bindheimite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Huebnerite, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Occurrence | 36.562, -78.456 |
| Kimball Prospect | Tungsten | Bindheimite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Huebnerite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Occurrence | 36.555, -78.450 |
| Burwell Prospect | Tungsten | Bindheimite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Huebnerite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Occurrence | 36.546, -78.454 |
| Cofer Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Bismuth, Bornite, Boulangerite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Electrum, Galena, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 38.050, -77.875 |
| Grassy Hill Prospect | Copper | Bornite | Occurrence | 37.017, -79.900 |
| Chantilly Prospect A | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite | Occurrence | 38.889, -77.419 |
| Dorothy Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite | Past Producer | 36.590, -78.795 |
| Baynham Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite | Occurrence | 36.651, -78.753 |
| Folly Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Malachite | Past Producer | 37.561, -78.968 |
| Christian Tract Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Malachite | Past Producer | 37.512, -79.010 |
| Hightop Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.315, -78.568 |
| Pontiac Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.631, -78.768 |
| Johnson Mine | Copper, Iron | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.693, -78.301 |
| Margaret Mine | Iron | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.696, -78.298 |
| McKenna Mine | Iron | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Limonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.696, -78.298 |
| Grove Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Past Producer | 37.019, -78.501 |
| Daniel's Mine | Copper, Gold | Bornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Gold, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.994, -78.543 |
| Kay Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.693, -78.777 |
| Pandora Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.618, -78.752 |
| Seaboard Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.591, -78.777 |
| Wall Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.610, -78.777 |
| Littlejohn Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.592, -78.787 |
| Maclean Shaft Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.750, -78.683 |
| Esther May Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.599, -78.781 |
| Barnes Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.748, -78.684 |
| Crenshaw Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.981, -78.527 |
| Gilliam Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 37.001, -78.527 |
| Abbott Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.598, -78.781 |
| Chappell Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.671, -78.750 |
| Mcneny Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.984, -78.549 |
| Moore Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla | Past Producer | 37.491, -78.886 |
| Sealoch Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.882, -78.107 |
| Manassas Gap Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.863, -78.123 |
| Gooney-Manor Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.883, -78.241 |
| Riggles Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.882, -81.151 |
| Unnamed Pge Occurrence | Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, Platinum, Zinc, Palladium, Lead, Gold | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 39.021, -77.603 |
| Waller Mine | Gold | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold | Past Producer | 37.858, -78.055 |
| Marion Miller Prospect | Gold, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.588, -81.669 |
| Epperson Prospect | Copper, Iron, Gold, Silver | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Silver | Occurrence | 36.638, -80.428 |
| Douglas Land Company Property Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.600, -81.633 |
| Mills Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite | Occurrence | 38.854, -78.207 |
| Rudacill Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.849, -78.205 |
| Ambler Mine | Copper | Bornite, Copper, Malachite | Occurrence | 38.874, -78.111 |
| Empire Mine | Copper | Bornite, Cuprite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.790, -78.292 |
| Dolan Property Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Malachite | Occurrence | 37.705, -78.688 |
| Martin Mine | Copper | Bornite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.809, -78.296 |
| Joe Creek Mine | Copper | Bornite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.667, -78.800 |
| Fairmont Copper Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.806, -80.777 |
| Kincannon Property Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.814, -80.768 |
| Ann Eliza Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.829, -80.745 |
| Anna Mary Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.830, -80.743 |
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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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