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Found alongside
Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
158 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
82 sites
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
80 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
41 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
35 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
30 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Yavapai County (45) · Mohave County (44) · Maricopa County (29) · Gila County (8) · Greenlee County (7) · Pinal County (7) · Pima County (5) · La Paz County (5) · Cochise County (5) · Santa Cruz County (2) · Apache County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picacho View Mine | Feldspar | Albite, Allanite, Beryl, Galena, Hemimorphite, Lepidolite, Microcline, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 33.968, -112.562 |
| Outpost Mine | Bismuth, Feldspar | Albite, Anglesite, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Bismutite, Cassiterite, Chrysocolla, Columbite, Cuprite, Molybdenite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Tantalite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Producer | 33.984, -112.561 |
| Lucky Mica, Fortner, and Boyd Lithium | Feldspar, Mica, Lithium | Albite, Beryl, Muscovite | Occurrence | 33.856, -112.799 |
| Outpost Extension Prospect | Feldspar | Albite, Bismutite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 33.985, -112.558 |
| Frost | Feldspar, Mica | Albite, Mica | Occurrence | 33.152, -112.211 |
| Kingman Feldspar Mines | Feldspar | Allanite, Euxenite, Gadolinite, Microcline | Past Producer | 35.270, -114.061 |
| Midnight Owl Mine | Feldspar | Amblygonite, Beryl, Lepidolite, Lithiophilite, Spodumene, Tourmaline | Producer | 33.998, -112.514 |
| Sunrise Prospect | Lithium, Feldspar | Amblygonite, Lepidolite, Lithiophilite, Muscovite, Spodumene | Occurrence | 33.960, -112.564 |
| White Jumbo Prospect | Lithium, Feldspar | Amblygonite, Lepidolite, Lithiophilite, Spodumene | Occurrence | 33.960, -112.564 |
| North Morning Star Mine | Lithium, Feldspar | Amblygonite, Lepidolite, Spodumene | Producer | 33.954, -112.573 |
| Lone Giant Prospect | Lithium | Amblygonite, Spodumene | Occurrence | 34.003, -112.504 |
| White Cap | Mica, Feldspar | Beryl, Biotite, Feldspar | Occurrence | 35.802, -114.060 |
| Rare Metals Mine | Beryllium, REE, Uranium | Beryl, Bismutite, Euxenite, Fergusonite, Gadolinite, Monazite, Yttrotantalite | Past Producer | 34.799, -113.525 |
| Western Beryl Prospect | Beryllium | Beryl, Chrysoberyl | Occurrence | 36.665, -114.027 |
| Hummingbird Group | Mica, Feldspar | Beryl, Chrysoberyl, Feldspar, Kyanite, Muscovite | Past Producer | 36.665, -114.026 |
| Beryl Hill and Live Oak Prospects | Beryllium | Beryl, Feldspar, Mica, Quartz | Past Producer | 32.204, -109.458 |
| Dixie Queen | Feldspar, Mica | Beryl, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz | Past Producer | 34.335, -112.770 |
| Lower Jumbo Mine | Lithium | Beryl, Feldspar, Spodumene | Producer | 33.958, -112.571 |
| Morning Star Prospect | Feldspar | Beryl, Muscovite | Past Producer | 33.953, -112.574 |
| Black Pearl Mine | Tungsten | Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Silver, Specularite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 34.688, -113.035 |
| Yuma Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Silver | Past Producer | 33.840, -113.750 |
| Helvetia East | Copper, Silver | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite, Azurite, Molybdenite, Tenorite, Gold, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.833, -110.759 |
| Childs-Aldwinkle Mine | Molybdenum, Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Wulfenite, Atacamite, Chalcanthite, Chrysocolla, Olivenite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 32.753, -110.482 |
| Aztec Mine Group | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite | Producer | 31.510, -110.750 |
| Standard Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Powellite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 32.066, -110.041 |
| Republic Mine | Zinc, Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.090, -110.060 |
| Moore Mine | Copper, Zinc | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.110, -110.075 |
| Eleven and Celtic Group | Copper | Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Malachite | Producer | 33.131, -109.330 |
| Uranus | Fluorine-Fluorite, Feldspar | Calcite, Feldspar, Fluorite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 34.165, -112.727 |
| Dripping Springs Valley Chabazite | Zeolites | Chabazite, Erionite | Occurrence | 33.733, -110.992 |
| Copper Cities & Diamond H | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Turquoise | Past Producer | 33.446, -110.882 |
| Elephant Butte Mine | Tungsten | Chalcocite, Copper, Scheelite | Producer | 33.334, -111.278 |
| Copper King Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Pyrite | Producer | 33.115, -109.330 |
| Buena Vista | Tungsten, Feldspar | Chalcopyrite, Feldspar, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Producer | 33.978, -112.534 |
| Iron Queen Mine | Copper, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Specularite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 34.444, -112.256 |
| Boriana Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Hematite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Silver, Wolframite | Past Producer | 34.938, -113.916 |
| Cayuga Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 33.085, -109.397 |
| Arrowhead Claim | Thorium, Uranium | Columbite, Feldspar, Ilmenite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 33.293, -112.605 |
| Feldspar | Feldspar | Feldspar | Occurrence | 34.303, -112.277 |
| Jeep Claims | Feldspar | Feldspar | Occurrence | 34.481, -113.311 |
| Congress Feldspar | Feldspar | Feldspar | Occurrence | 34.201, -112.851 |
| Grand View | Feldspar | Feldspar | Occurrence | 36.013, -114.678 |
| Painted Desert | Feldspar | Feldspar | Occurrence | 36.012, -114.679 |
| Cerbat Mountains | Feldspar | Feldspar | Occurrence | 35.233, -114.139 |
| Anderson Mine | Bismuth | Feldspar | Past Producer | 33.934, -112.546 |
| Hopkins Prospect | Feldspar | Feldspar | Occurrence | 35.266, -114.084 |
| Varnum Feldspar | Feldspar | Feldspar | Occurrence | 33.286, -112.577 |
| Mineral X | REE, Feldspar | Feldspar, Fergusonite | Occurrence | 35.121, -114.068 |
| Manley Bickle Group | Feldspar | Feldspar, Fluorite | Occurrence | 33.881, -111.795 |
| Champion Mine | Lead, Zinc | Feldspar, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.293, -114.147 |
| Sylvania Mica | Mica | Feldspar, Garnet, Muscovite | Past Producer | 33.211, -112.211 |
| Hertz | Feldspar, Mica | Feldspar, Mica | Occurrence | 33.934, -112.555 |
| Shamrock Mining & Development | Uranium, Mica, Feldspar | Feldspar, Mica | Occurrence | 33.938, -112.497 |
| Balanced Rock | Feldspar, Mica | Feldspar, Mica | Occurrence | 33.285, -112.588 |
| Bm Group | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz | Occurrence | 32.852, -110.975 |
| Silica Hill | Feldspar | Feldspar, Microcline | Occurrence | 34.928, -113.501 |
| Muscovite Mine | Mica | Feldspar, Muscovite | Past Producer | 34.236, -112.300 |
| Burchfield Feldspar | Feldspar, Mica | Feldspar, Muscovite | Occurrence | 34.022, -112.781 |
| Mica Giant | Mica | Feldspar, Muscovite | Past Producer | 35.037, -113.851 |
| Rose No. 1 and 2 | Mica, Feldspar | Feldspar, Muscovite | Past Producer | 35.158, -113.891 |
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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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