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Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
723 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
290 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
84 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
69 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
60 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
57 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Grant County (149) · Sierra County (106) · Rio Arriba County (79) · Cibola County (73) · Catron County (58) · Lincoln County (58) · Doña Ana County (41) · Luna County (39) · Socorro County (34) · Hidalgo County (34) · Bernalillo County (22) · Sandoval County (12) · Valencia County (5) · Taos County (4) · McKinley County (4) · Torrance County (3) · San Miguel County (2)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Prospects | Thorium, REE | Allanite | Occurrence | 33.611, -105.451 |
| Mccory Prospects | Thorium | Allanite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 33.642, -105.430 |
| King Prospect | Thorium | Allanite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 33.607, -105.456 |
| Drunzer Prospect | Thorium | Allanite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 33.607, -105.456 |
| Hansonburg Mine | Lead, Barium-Barite | Anglesite, Argentite, Barite, Covellite, Fluorite, Galena, Linarite, Malachite | Past Producer | 33.817, -106.375 |
| Mex-Tex Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead | Anglesite, Argentite, Barite, Covellite, Fluorite, Galena, Linarite, Malachite | Past Producer | 33.825, -106.366 |
| Conqueror Mine | Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Anglesite, Barite, Bastnaesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite, Pyromorphite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 34.193, -105.739 |
| Galena King Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead | Anglesite, Barite, Copper, Fluorite, Galena, Gold | Past Producer | 34.946, -106.435 |
| Bear Canyon Upper Contact Deposits | Lead | Anglesite, Barite, Fluorite, Galena | Past Producer | 32.560, -106.471 |
| Stevens Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead | Anglesite, Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 32.538, -106.440 |
| Napolean-Rosa Lee Group | Lead | Anglesite, Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 33.028, -107.214 |
| Bear Canyon Lower Contact Deposit | Barium-Barite | Anglesite, Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Occurrence | 32.532, -106.439 |
| Stephenson-Bennett Mine | Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 32.403, -106.601 |
| Dewey and White Swan Mines | Vanadium | Anglesite, Cuprodescloizite, Descloizite, Fluorite, Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 33.050, -107.214 |
| Iron Mountain Deposits | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Anglesite, Fluorite, Galena, Garnet, Gold, Helvite, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Powellite, Pyroxene, Scheelite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 33.469, -107.638 |
| Mogollon District | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stromeyerite | Producer | 33.405, -108.801 |
| Cooney Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold | Past Producer | 33.419, -108.799 |
| Maud S. Mine | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Malachite | Past Producer | 33.399, -108.803 |
| Deadwood Mine | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold | Producer | 33.390, -108.802 |
| East Camp Mine | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite | Producer | 32.841, -108.930 |
| Gold Bar Group | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 33.247, -108.727 |
| Johnson Mine | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Gold | Past Producer | 33.409, -108.811 |
| Eberle Mine | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Chlorargyrite, Gold | Producer | 33.396, -108.802 |
| Pacific Mine | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Chlorargyrite, Gold, Malachite, Silver | Past Producer | 33.400, -108.817 |
| Torrence Mine 1880 | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Descloizite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Mimetite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 34.064, -106.943 |
| Merritt Mine Prior To 1870 | Silver, Gold | Argentite, Descloizite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Mimetite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 34.064, -106.942 |
| Black Willow Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Argentite, Fluorite, Gold | Occurrence | 32.900, -108.999 |
| Golden Link Mine | Gold, Silver | Argentite, Gold | Past Producer | 33.292, -108.705 |
| Royal Gorge Group | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Argentite, Gold | Occurrence | 33.294, -108.725 |
| Trilby Mine | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Argentite, Gold | Past Producer | 33.410, -108.807 |
| Gold Dust Mine | Silver, Gold | Argentite, Gold | Past Producer | 33.385, -108.812 |
| Las Huertas Barite Prospect | Barium-Barite | Barite | Occurrence | 35.307, -106.399 |
| Carolyn Group 1950 | Barium-Barite | Barite | Occurrence | 33.032, -107.192 |
| Red Cloud Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Bastnasite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 34.197, -105.744 |
| Eagle Nest Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Bastnasite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 34.208, -105.738 |
| All American Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Bastnasite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 34.213, -105.767 |
| Anaconda Section 9 Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Barite, Carnotite, Coffinite, Fluorite, Pitchblende | Past Producer | 35.287, -107.796 |
| Red Bluff Claims | Uranium | Barite, Carnotite, Fluorite, Pitchblende, Tyuyamunite, Uranophane | Past Producer | 35.298, -107.788 |
| Shakespeare Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Chalcocite, Copper, Fluorite | Occurrence | 35.068, -106.380 |
| Mohawk Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite | Occurrence | 35.203, -106.370 |
| Jack Frost Mine | Lead | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Descloizite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite | Past Producer | 34.140, -107.256 |
| Bishop Cap Hills Area | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena | Past Producer | 32.197, -106.596 |
| Bishop Cap Prospects | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite | Past Producer | 32.195, -106.599 |
| Eureka Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Chrysocolla, Fluorite, Galena | Occurrence | 34.201, -105.734 |
| F-33 Mine | Uranium | Barite, Coffinite, Fluorite, Pitchblende, Tyuyamunite | Past Producer | 35.219, -107.785 |
| Harding Deposit 1929 | Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Descloizite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Producer | 33.045, -107.214 |
| Bonita Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 35.068, -108.010 |
| La Bonita Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 34.069, -106.800 |
| Mirabal Fluorspar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 35.202, -108.142 |
| Bottleneck Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 34.207, -105.737 |
| Devils Canyon Prospect | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 32.257, -106.534 |
| Palm Park Barite Deposit | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 32.750, -107.125 |
| Garcia and Morris Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 32.186, -106.598 |
| Tonuco Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 32.601, -106.982 |
| Tina Prospect | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 35.029, -106.221 |
| Box Canyon Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 34.159, -106.989 |
| Juniper Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 35.056, -108.027 |
| Miera Prospect | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 33.801, -106.374 |
| Baso Four Claims 1942 | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 33.408, -106.469 |
| Summit Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 34.201, -105.732 |
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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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