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Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
171 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
21 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
12 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
3 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Crittenden County (98) · Livingston County (45) · Caldwell County (19) · Jessamine County (2) · Monroe County (2) · Fayette County (1) · Mercer County (1) · Boyle County (1) · Garrard County (1) · Anderson County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Four Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Anglesite, Galena, Pyromorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.350, -88.200 |
| Chinn Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 37.833, -84.750 |
| Sandidge Veins | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 37.633, -84.717 |
| Tabb Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Producer | 37.183, -88.000 |
| Alcoa Shaft Fluorspar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.383, -88.367 |
| Smitha Vein | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Fluorite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.933, -84.350 |
| Ambrose Fault Vein | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.833, -84.500 |
| Mineral Ridge - Claylick Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Fluorite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Producer | 37.217, -88.217 |
| Commodore Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Fluorite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Producer | 37.367, -88.167 |
| Moore Hill Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Producer | 37.267, -88.200 |
| Babb Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Producer | 37.283, -88.233 |
| Dike - Eaton Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Fluorite, Sphalerite | Producer | 37.300, -88.175 |
| Dyers Hill Fluorspar Deposits | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.217, -88.383 |
| Levias - Crittenden Springs Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.333, -88.167 |
| Hodge Number 2 Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Occurrence | 37.236, -88.167 |
| Hodge Number 3 Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Occurrence | 37.238, -88.162 |
| Eagle-Butlar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.252, -88.269 |
| Loveless Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.243, -88.261 |
| Miller Mine No.1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Unknown | 37.338, -88.227 |
| Hodge Number 1 Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Occurrence | 37.237, -88.164 |
| Green Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.210, -88.221 |
| A.Tinsley | — | — | Past Producer | 37.293, -88.171 |
| Beavers Fluorite Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Occurrence | 37.219, -88.061 |
| Clark Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.361, -88.299 |
| Holly Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.340, -88.217 |
| Butler Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.348, -88.223 |
| John Burdette Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Occurrence | 37.646, -84.642 |
| Old Dell Robertson Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.272, -88.378 |
| Senator No.2 Shaft | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.169, -87.919 |
| Ainsworth Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.451, -88.145 |
| Nancy Hanks Property | — | — | Unknown | 37.243, -88.223 |
| Atlas No.2 Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.342, -88.215 |
| Kirk | — | — | Prospect | 37.261, -88.202 |
| Howard Shaft | — | — | Past Producer | 37.291, -88.218 |
| Grimes | — | — | Past Producer | 37.254, -88.212 |
| Marble Group | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.218, -88.108 |
| W.D.Hardin Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.291, -88.217 |
| Royal Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.174, -88.378 |
| Clement Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Unknown | 37.360, -88.151 |
| Stalion Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.328, -88.224 |
| H M Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.523, -87.190 |
| Ludwig | — | — | Prospect | 37.278, -88.184 |
| Gamaliel | Zinc | — | Prospect | 36.664, -85.790 |
| Eagle-Wring | — | — | Past Producer | 37.262, -88.206 |
| Dock Watson Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.330, -88.286 |
| Mitchell Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.319, -88.306 |
| Eagle-Lowery | — | — | Prospect | 37.261, -88.206 |
| Warren Fluorspar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.179, -87.930 |
| H Watson | — | — | Past Producer | 37.273, -88.189 |
| Atlas No.1 Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.342, -88.217 |
| House Lot Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.344, -88.206 |
| John Butler | — | — | Occurrence | 37.244, -88.218 |
| Levias-Crittenden Springs No.1 Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Unknown | 37.365, -88.148 |
| Wooldridge Farm Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.268, -88.281 |
| Reynolds Metals Property | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.301, -88.225 |
| Morgan Heirs Fluorspar Tract | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.153, -87.882 |
| Burns Mine | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 37.363, -88.326 |
| Bright Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 37.164, -87.936 |
| Foley Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 37.357, -88.218 |
| J Tyner | — | — | Occurrence | 37.268, -88.196 |
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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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