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Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
62 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
56 sites
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
53 sites
Garnet
Mohs 6.5–7.5. Usually deep red, round many-faced crystals. Mindat
33 sites
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
28 sites
Beryl
Mohs 7.5–8. Six-sided crystals; aquamarine and emerald are beryl. Mindat
25 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Rio Arriba County (33) · San Miguel County (8) · Taos County (6) · Doña Ana County (4) · Santa Fe County (3) · Lincoln County (2) · Grant County (1) · Hidalgo County (1) · Mora County (1) · Sierra County (1) · Otero County (1) · Luna County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Beryl Claims | Beryllium | Beryl | Past Producer | 36.028, -105.698 |
| La Paloma Mine | Mica | Beryl, Bismutite, Columbite, Mica, Microcline, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.464, -106.028 |
| Lonesome Mine | Mica | Beryl, Bismutite, Columbite, Monazite, Muscovite, Tantalite | Past Producer | 36.526, -106.053 |
| La Jarita-Apache Group | Mica, Beryllium, Feldspar | Beryl, Bismutite, Mica, Microcline, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.504, -106.052 |
| Apache No. 2 Mine | Mica | Beryl, Bismutite, Mica, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.506, -106.051 |
| Harding Pegmatite | Beryllium, Lithium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium) | Beryl, Calcite, Lepidolite, Microlite, Spodumene | Past Producer | 36.193, -105.797 |
| Old Priest Mine | Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium | Beryl, Columbite, Mica | Past Producer | 35.495, -105.423 |
| Alma Deposit | Beryllium, Mica | Beryl, Columbite, Mica, Microcline, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.546, -106.064 |
| Owen-Roybal Group | Beryllium | Beryl, Columbite, Tantalite | Past Producer | 36.184, -105.778 |
| Sunnyside Mine | Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Beryl, Fluorite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Mica, Microcline, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.454, -106.049 |
| Pidlite Pegmatite Mine | Lithium, Tantalum | Beryl, Lepidolite, Mica, Microlite | Past Producer | 35.870, -105.491 |
| Rocking Chair Mine | Beryllium, Mica | Beryl, Mica | Past Producer | 35.996, -105.810 |
| Persimmon Peak-Las Tablas Group | Beryllium, Mica | Beryl, Mica, Microcline, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.536, -106.056 |
| La Madera-Palomas Canyon Group | Beryllium, Mica | Beryl, Mica, Microcline, Monazite, Uraninite | Occurrence | 36.435, -106.020 |
| Capitan Mine | Mica | Beryl, Mica, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.483, -106.038 |
| Aspen Ranch Pegmatite Deposit | Mica | Bismuth, Gold, Mica, Silver | Occurrence | 35.808, -105.822 |
| Bert Hoover Lode No. 1 | Molybdenum | Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 35.736, -105.407 |
| Green Peak Deposit | Mica | Bismutite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Monazite, Muscovite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 36.589, -106.075 |
| Nambe Mine | Mica | Bismutite, Columbite, Mica, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.481, -106.034 |
| Apache Mine | Beryllium, Mica | Bismutite, Mica, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.504, -106.052 |
| Pino Verde Mine | Mica | Bismutite, Mica, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.488, -106.035 |
| Blake Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 35.383, -105.309 |
| Gray Eagle Mine | Silver, Copper | Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena | Occurrence | 32.432, -106.556 |
| Copper Dick Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Past Producer | 31.857, -108.461 |
| Quickstrike Mine | Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.437, -106.555 |
| Ben Nevis Mine | Silver | Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Tetradymite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 32.435, -106.560 |
| Globe Mine | Mica, Niobium (Columbium) | Cleavelandite, Columbite, Mica, Microcline | Past Producer | 36.449, -106.041 |
| Foster Canyon | Zeolites | Clinoptilolite | Occurrence | 32.478, -106.879 |
| St. Cloud zeolite mine | Zeolites | Clinoptilolite | Producer | 33.288, -107.649 |
| White Mine | Mica | Columbite, Mica, Microcline, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.460, -106.044 |
| Cribbenville Mine | Mica | Columbite, Mica, Microcline, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.483, -106.036 |
| Fridlund Mine | Mica | Columbite, Mica, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.493, -106.038 |
| North Cribbenville Mine | Mica | Columbite, Mica, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.483, -106.034 |
| Guy No. 1 Pegmatite Mine | Mica | Columbite, Mica, Uraninite | Past Producer | 35.743, -105.519 |
| Old Abe Mine | Gold | Electrum, Gold, Huebnerite | Past Producer | 33.755, -105.756 |
| North and South Homestake Mines | Gold | Electrum, Gold, Huebnerite | Past Producer | 33.753, -105.760 |
| North and South Pegmatite Deposits | REE | Euxenite | Occurrence | 32.455, -108.508 |
| Sparks - Stone Mine | Uranium | Euxenite, Uranophane | Past Producer | 35.650, -105.496 |
| Cabresto Lake Prospect | Graphite | Graphite | Occurrence | 36.751, -105.499 |
| Bonanza Mine | Copper | Malachite | Past Producer | 35.443, -105.345 |
| Elk Mountain Mine | Mica | Mica | Past Producer | 35.779, -105.532 |
| B.A.T. Claims Mine | Mica | Mica | Past Producer | 35.992, -105.827 |
| Red Mine | Mica | Mica | Past Producer | 36.452, -106.038 |
| Alamos Mine | Mica | Mica | Past Producer | 36.457, -106.052 |
| Buena Vista Deposit | Mica | Mica, Microcline, Monazite | Past Producer | 36.585, -106.069 |
| Kiawa Mine | Mica | Mica, Microcline, Monazite | Producer | 36.589, -106.071 |
| Pineapple Mine | Mica | Mica, Microcline, Monazite, Uraninite | Past Producer | 36.460, -106.027 |
| St. Christopher Columbite Placer | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Mica, REE | Mica, Monazite | Occurrence | 36.524, -106.037 |
| Great Western Mine | Mica | Muscovite | Past Producer | 35.963, -105.312 |
| Tojo Mine | Mica | Sericite | Producer | 36.205, -105.614 |
| El Fidel Beryl Deposit | Mica | — | Past Producer | 36.017, -105.777 |
| Joseph Mine | Mica | — | Past Producer | 36.327, -106.055 |
| Pajarito Mountain | Zirconium, REE | — | Prospect | 33.244, -105.434 |
| Globe Mine | Mica | — | Past Producer | 36.300, -106.151 |
| Lonesome | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Bismuth, Beryllium, Mica, Feldspar | — | Past Producer | 36.526, -106.052 |
| El Contento | Beryllium, Feldspar, Mica | — | Prospect | 36.527, -106.049 |
| Los Compadres Claims | Quartz | — | Past Producer | 36.300, -106.151 |
| Questa Moly Mine | Molybdenum | — | Producer | 36.697, -105.492 |
| Sadler Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 32.397, -107.713 |
| Harding Pegmatite | — | — | Past Producer | 36.193, -105.795 |
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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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