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Found alongside
Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
75 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
60 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
36 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
33 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
31 sites
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
21 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Pershing County (21) · Esmeralda County (12) · Nye County (8) · Humboldt County (6) · Clark County (6) · Elko County (4) · Churchill County (3) · Lyon County (3) · White Pine County (2) · Washoe County (2) · Mineral County (2) · Lander County (2) · Carson City (1) · Lincoln County (1) · Eureka County (1) · Storey County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasbrouck Mountain | Silver | Acanthite, Albite, Argentite, Calcite, Cerargyrite, Electrum, Fluorite, Illite, Montmorillonite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Quartz, Stibnite | Producer | 37.991, -117.270 |
| Corral Canyon Titanium | Gold | Anatase, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 39.933, -117.868 |
| Cottonwood Canyon Nickel Deposit | Nickel, Cobalt | Annabergite | Past Producer | 39.997, -117.913 |
| Bernice Mine | Antimony, Silver | Arsenopyrite, Gold, Jamesonite, Pyrite, Stibnite | Past Producer | 39.765, -117.753 |
| Oreana Mine | Tungsten | Beryl, Fluorite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 40.402, -118.258 |
| Hiatt Beryl-Fluorite | Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Beryl, Scheelite | Occurrence | 38.500, -117.094 |
| Rye Patch Agnes Mine | Silver, Tungsten | Beryl, Scheelite | Past Producer | 40.430, -118.235 |
| Ann Mason Copper Deposit | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Chalcocite | Prospect | 38.960, -119.271 |
| Key West | Nickel, Copper, Silver | Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Erythrite, Garnierite, Magnetite, Malachite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Polydymite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 36.618, -114.167 |
| Nevada Packard Mine | Silver | Cerargyrite, Gold, Chalcopyrite, Galena | Producer | 40.262, -118.180 |
| Adelaide Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.805, -117.494 |
| Rose Creek Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 40.852, -117.858 |
| Yerington Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Bornite, Covellite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Tenorite, Malachite, Azurite, Chalcocite, Copper, Melaconite, Magnetite, Feldspar, Quartz, Albite, Sericite | Past Producer | 38.984, -119.194 |
| Scheebar Mine | Mercury | Cinnabar, Fluorite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 38.813, -117.818 |
| Champion Dumortierite Mine | Kyanite, Aluminum | Dumortierite | Past Producer | 40.326, -118.222 |
| Hasbrouck Mountain | Silver | Electrum, Acanthite, Cerargyrite, Pyrargyrite, Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Stibnite, Quartz, Illite, Montmorillonite, Adularia, Albite, Calcite, Fluorite | Producer | 37.991, -117.270 |
| Solberry Mine | Gold | Galena | Past Producer | 37.798, -117.726 |
| Crescent Mine | Gold | Galena | Past Producer | 37.769, -117.736 |
| Golden Eagle Mine | Gold | Galena, Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.777, -117.712 |
| April Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 37.791, -117.700 |
| Leeville Mine Deposits | Gold | Gold | Producer | 40.912, -116.324 |
| Chimney Creek Mine | Gold | Gold | Producer | 41.280, -117.158 |
| Twin Creeks Mine | Gold, Silver | Gold | Producer | 41.283, -117.151 |
| Comstock Lode | Silver, Gold | Gold, Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite, Polybasite, Stephanite, Pearceite, Covellite, Chalcocite | Past Producer | 39.311, -119.648 |
| Borealis Mine | Gold | Gold, Cinnabar, Chalcopyrite, Chalcocite, Sphalerite, Covellite, Tetrahedrite, Tennantite, Enargite, Matildite, Nagyagite, Niccolite, Alunite, Feldspar, Barite, Pyrite, Hematite, Montmorillonite, Kaolinite, Marcasite, Arsenopyrite, Pyrrhotite | Producer | 38.383, -118.760 |
| Copper Canyon Skarn Deposits | Gold, Silver, Copper | Gold, Electrum, Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Pyrite, Marcasite, Arsenopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena, Argentite, Bismuthinite, Hedleyite, Hessite, Andradite | Past Producer | 40.509, -117.143 |
| Adelaide Crown Mines | Gold, Silver, Lead | Gold, Galena, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Molybdenite, Tetrahedrite, Chalcocite, Garnet, Diopside, Vesuvianite, Calcite, Orthoclase, Quartz, Pyrite, Limonite, Chalcedony, Sericite, Hematite | Past Producer | 40.811, -117.527 |
| Eagle Group | Tungsten | Gold, Huebnerite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 38.967, -117.768 |
| Kolchek | Gold, Tungsten | Gold, Scheelite | Past Producer | 39.233, -114.618 |
| Clara B. #1 Claim | Uranium, Lead, Silver, Gold | Limonite | Occurrence | 37.979, -117.475 |
| Overton | Magnesite | Magnesite | Past Producer | 36.501, -114.485 |
| Piute Prospect Sec. 26 | Iron | Magnetite | Occurrence | 40.008, -118.344 |
| Piute Prospect Sec 24 | Iron | Magnetite | Occurrence | 40.017, -118.337 |
| Errington and Thie/Group | Beryllium | Mica | Past Producer | 40.399, -115.445 |
| Thelma Mine | Silver | Molybdenite | Past Producer | 38.537, -117.047 |
| Buffalo Valley Molybdenum Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Molybdenite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Diopside, Wollastonite, Garnet, Calcite, Tremolite, Actinolite, Chlorite, Epidote, Sericite, Feldspar, Biotite | Prospect | 40.542, -117.251 |
| Indian Springs | Tungsten | Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite, Tetrahedrite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 41.625, -114.247 |
| Sec. 8 Clay Deposit-East | — | Montmorillonite | Occurrence | 40.219, -118.288 |
| Sec. 8 Clay Deposit-West | — | Montmorillonite | Occurrence | 40.217, -118.306 |
| Coeur Rochester Mine | Silver, Gold | Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Covellite, Chalcocite, Stromeyerite, Polybasite, Pyrargyrite, Acanthite, Argentite, Argentojarosite, Chlorargyrite, Embolite, Silver, Chalcophanite, Melanterite, Anglesite, Chalcanthite, Pyrrhotite, Teallite, Owyheeite, Electrum, Feldspar, Sericite, Limonite, Hematite, Goethite, Clay | Producer | 40.291, -118.142 |
| Shipton | Titanium, Metal | Rutile | Occurrence | 39.764, -119.793 |
| Vernon and Snowstrom Claims | Tungsten | Scheelite | Past Producer | 40.419, -118.811 |
| Chimney Creek Mine | Gold, Silver | — | Producer | 41.280, -117.158 |
| Hagan Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 40.324, -118.169 |
| Sophie Group | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 39.148, -119.814 |
| Orms Prospect | Gold | — | Past Producer | 40.310, -118.152 |
| Raven Prospect | Gold, Silver | — | Past Producer | 40.290, -118.203 |
| Dowley Canyon Area | Feldspar | — | Occurrence | 40.402, -115.459 |
| Pocatello Mine | Silver | — | Past Producer | 37.759, -117.667 |
| Red Monster Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 37.829, -117.760 |
| Homestake Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 37.794, -117.702 |
| Susan Claim Group | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 37.266, -117.300 |
| Unnamed Uranium Occurrence | — | — | Occurrence | 40.392, -119.247 |
| Unnamed Uranium Occurrence | — | — | Occurrence | 40.247, -119.015 |
| Big Question Prospect | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 40.157, -119.276 |
| Woffer Claim | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 40.247, -119.246 |
| Johnson | Tungsten | — | Past Producer | 38.942, -114.301 |
| Vanderbilt Mine | Silver | — | Past Producer | 37.758, -117.665 |
| Deer Lodge Canyon Shaft ? | Gold | — | Prospect | 37.923, -114.093 |
| White Pine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 38.882, -115.449 |
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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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