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Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
66 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
16 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
13 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
10 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
8 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
6 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
San Bernardino County (40) · Inyo County (12) · Riverside County (7) · Imperial County (3) · Mono County (1) · Amador County (1) · Kern County (1) · Los Angeles County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | — | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 36.280, -117.591 |
| Darwin Group | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Producer | 36.280, -117.601 |
| Bronze | Tungsten | Ferberite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 35.267, -115.284 |
| Wonder | Silver, Lead | Galena, Pyrite | Past Producer | 36.285, -117.577 |
| Ruona | — | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.282, -117.601 |
| Molly Tungstite | Tungsten | Scheelite | Occurrence | 37.383, -118.718 |
| Gillsmith and Victory | Tungsten | Scheelite | Occurrence | 35.300, -115.301 |
| Crown Uranium Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Torbernite | Past Producer | 33.086, -114.936 |
| Fluorspar Group of Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Occurrence | 33.940, -115.096 |
| Red Bluff Fluorspar Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 33.883, -114.859 |
| Red Bluff Fluorspar Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Producer | 33.883, -114.872 |
| O'Brien Canyon | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 36.384, -116.782 |
| Wild Rose Antimony Deposits | Antimony | — | Past Producer | 36.241, -117.168 |
| Primmer Fluorite Mine | — | — | Prospect | 34.676, -117.527 |
| Ferris Canyon | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Occurrence | 38.432, -119.268 |
| Copper Queen Mine | Copper | — | Past Producer | 35.264, -115.303 |
| Pacific Fluorite Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 35.560, -115.576 |
| Tao Mine | Gold | — | Occurrence | 34.715, -116.831 |
| Kg No. 62 | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.591, -115.618 |
| White Eagle Group | Lead | — | Occurrence | 35.393, -115.506 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 34.971, -114.764 |
| Curtis No. 2 | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.579, -115.598 |
| Afton Canyon Deposit | — | — | Prospect | 34.998, -116.386 |
| Fluorspar Group | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 33.929, -115.083 |
| Unnamed Fluospar Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.040, -116.306 |
| Gillsmith and Victory | Tungsten | — | Prospect | 35.306, -115.275 |
| Bernardine Hills No. 3 | Barium-Barite | — | Prospect | 35.534, -115.529 |
| Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Occurrence | 34.816, -115.548 |
| Silver Lead Spring | Gold | — | Prospect | 35.109, -115.451 |
| Juniper Fluorite | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 35.552, -115.578 |
| Dane and Mitchell | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Unknown | 38.418, -120.661 |
| Fluorite Claims | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.426, -117.853 |
| Taylor Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 35.572, -115.583 |
| Red Bluff Fluorspar Deposit | — | — | Past Producer | 33.894, -114.837 |
| Ivanpah Mountains | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Occurrence | 35.312, -115.508 |
| Blue Crystal Prospect | Gold | — | Prospect | 35.464, -115.214 |
| Chocolate Drop Group | — | — | Past Producer | 33.408, -114.932 |
| Qmo No. 23 | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.590, -115.603 |
| Mc Dermott Fluorspar Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 35.460, -115.215 |
| Green Hornet Deposit | — | — | Prospect | 34.621, -116.905 |
| Orocopia Fluorspar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 33.619, -115.686 |
| Philadelphia Fluorspar Deposit | — | — | Prospect | 34.861, -115.585 |
| Lv 17 | Antimony | — | Past Producer | 35.582, -115.588 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.549, -115.576 |
| Valley View | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 35.585, -115.606 |
| No. 59758 | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.580, -115.601 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.458, -115.213 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.584, -115.603 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.459, -115.218 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.328, -115.505 |
| Warm Springs Canyon Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 35.967, -116.922 |
| Black Widow Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.389, -114.963 |
| Lakeview Claim | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.383, -118.137 |
| McKinney Deposit | — | — | Prospect | 34.631, -116.936 |
| Korfist | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 35.549, -115.571 |
| Nipton | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.458, -115.205 |
| Unnamed Shaft | Gold | — | Prospect | 35.460, -115.209 |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Occurrence | 35.000, -116.380 |
| Snowstorm | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 35.581, -115.591 |
| Waterfall Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.375, -118.098 |
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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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