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Found alongside
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
159 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
90 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
47 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
39 sites
Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
36 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
34 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Lemhi County (52) · Custer County (45) · Caribou County (29) · Valley County (16) · Clark County (5) · Owyhee County (3) · Bingham County (3) · Idaho County (2) · Bear Lake County (2) · Elmore County (1) · Clearwater County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowbird Mine | Tungsten | Acanthite, Chalcopyrite, Digenite, Electrum, Galena, Huebnerite, Scheelite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stolzite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 45.158, -115.410 |
| Dewey Mine | Gold | Anatase, Ilmenite, Pyrargyrite, Rutile | Past Producer | 44.958, -115.146 |
| Ima Mine | Tungsten, Zinc, Silver | Anglesite, Bornite, Cerargyrite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Huebnerite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyromorphite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 44.533, -113.691 |
| Redbird Mine | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 44.310, -114.475 |
| Rainbow Claim | — | Aquamarine | Past Producer | 45.106, -114.526 |
| Black Jack-Trade Dollar Mine | Silver | Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Jamesonite, Naumannite, Polybasite, Proustite, Sphalerite, Stephanite | Past Producer | 43.023, -116.758 |
| Antimony Rainbow Group Mine | Antimony, Copper, Tungsten | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar, Fluorite, Huebnerite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite | Producer | 45.137, -115.401 |
| Ramshorn Mine | Lead, Silver | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Cerargyrite, Fluorite, Malachite | Past Producer | 44.410, -114.361 |
| Antimony Lode | Antimony | Barite, Fluorite, Stibnite | Occurrence | 44.832, -114.513 |
| Independence Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Beryllium, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Bertrandite, Fluorite, Galena, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Occurrence | 45.154, -115.393 |
| Sultana Project | Silver, Gold, Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Tetrahedrite, Powellite | Prospect | 43.890, -113.675 |
| Empire Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Tetrahedrite, Powellite | Past Producer | 43.892, -113.669 |
| Mcgregor Group | Lead, Silver | Cerargyrite, Smithsonite | Past Producer | 44.409, -114.317 |
| Keystone Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena | Past Producer | 44.445, -114.328 |
| Parker Mine | Silver, Gold | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 44.599, -114.555 |
| Little Falls Creek Deposit | Tungsten, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Scheelite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 43.852, -114.250 |
| Rinebold Prospect | Molybdenum | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Marmatite, Molybdenite, Silver, Wulfenite, Molybdite | Prospect | 43.689, -115.462 |
| Sullivan Uranium Prospect | Silver | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Thorite | Prospect | 44.839, -114.774 |
| Profile Gap Deposit | — | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 45.061, -115.416 |
| Golden Way Up Mine | Tungsten | Covellite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 45.112, -115.424 |
| Chalspar No. 2 Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Prospect | 44.478, -114.372 |
| Crystle Nos 1 - 17 , 23 - 26 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Producer | 44.883, -114.518 |
| Troxpar Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Prospect | 44.467, -114.338 |
| Westpar Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.466, -114.353 |
| North Vein Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Past Producer | 44.856, -114.500 |
| Gold Chance Mine | Gold, Silver | Fluorite | Past Producer | 44.255, -114.847 |
| Keystone Property | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.445, -114.333 |
| Little Big Lead Prospect | — | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.858, -114.498 |
| Giant Spar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Past Producer | 44.250, -114.857 |
| South Lead Lode | — | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.854, -114.492 |
| Red Spar Extension Lode | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.850, -114.544 |
| East Fluorspar Lode | — | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.862, -114.523 |
| Powderhouse Lead Lode | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.852, -114.505 |
| Big Lead Lode Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Past Producer | 44.855, -114.504 |
| Lynch Creek Fluorspar Occurrence | — | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.267, -114.870 |
| Chalspar No. 1 Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Past Producer | 44.479, -114.341 |
| Twin Fluorite Claims | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Occurrence | 43.866, -114.261 |
| Pungo Creek Fluorspar Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.766, -115.070 |
| Pastup | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.480, -114.339 |
| Chalspar No. 3 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Prospect | 44.483, -114.347 |
| Florspar Nos 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 11 , 12 , 13 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Prospect | 44.478, -114.357 |
| Chalspar Nos 3 - 13 , and 19 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Prospect | 44.442, -114.339 |
| Fluorspar Nos 1 and 3 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Occurrence | 45.867, -114.551 |
| Connector No 3 | — | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.868, -114.552 |
| Purple Spar Nos 3 and 4 Extension | — | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.867, -114.551 |
| Duck Creek Nos 1 - 5 , 7 , 8 , 10 - 13 | — | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.862, -114.505 |
| Meyers Cove Fluorspar Deposits | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Fluorite | Past Producer | 44.853, -114.501 |
| Kraken Hill Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Producer | 44.486, -114.334 |
| Aparejo Creek Fluorite Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.926, -114.720 |
| Lamb Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Prospect | 44.460, -114.765 |
| Lucky Strike Prospects | Uranium | Fluorite | Prospect | 44.288, -114.839 |
| Chalspar No. 5 Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Prospect | 44.476, -114.346 |
| Vaught Prospect | Gold | Fluorite | Prospect | 44.237, -114.862 |
| South Vein | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Prospect | 44.854, -114.492 |
| M and M Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Past Producer | 44.848, -114.503 |
| Anderson Lode Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Past Producer | 44.850, -114.498 |
| Antler Lode | — | Fluorite | Occurrence | 44.862, -114.505 |
| Bear Trap Lode Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Past Producer | 44.857, -114.493 |
| Hide Out Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Prospect | 44.267, -114.860 |
| Morning Sun Lode | Fluorine-Fluorite | Fluorite | Past Producer | 44.853, -114.516 |
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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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