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Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
117 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
39 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
28 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
27 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
4 sites
Magnetite
Mohs 5.5–6.5. Black and strongly magnetic. Mindat
2 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Smith County (17) · Jefferson County (12) · Wilson County (12) · Monroe County (10) · Cocke County (9) · Maury County (6) · Loudon County (5) · Trousdale County (5) · DeKalb County (5) · Jackson County (5) · Carter County (4) · Williamson County (4) · Rutherford County (4) · McMinn County (4) · Davidson County (4) · Blount County (2) · Putnam County (2) · Grainger County (2) · Wayne County (2) · Giles County (1) · Knox County (1) · Hancock County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notchy Creek Barite Mine | — | Barite | Occurrence | 35.474, -84.363 |
| Boatman Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Calcite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 36.305, -86.121 |
| Sevenmile Bluff Prospects | Lead | Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.349, -86.268 |
| Williams Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 35.890, -82.946 |
| Medling Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 35.960, -86.177 |
| Williams Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite | Producer | 35.917, -83.000 |
| Alcorn Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 36.114, -85.778 |
| Howard Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 35.573, -84.421 |
| Minton Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 35.708, -84.508 |
| Armstrong Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 36.392, -86.152 |
| Hudson Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite | Past Producer | 35.602, -84.377 |
| Arthur Hudson Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite, Galena | Occurrence | 35.734, -86.502 |
| Macey Prospect | Barium-Barite, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Fluorite, Galena | Occurrence | 36.277, -86.165 |
| Friendsville Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.786, -84.127 |
| C.C. Patrick Prospect | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.774, -84.365 |
| Dry Creek Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.968, -85.930 |
| Wilder Hollow Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.954, -85.942 |
| Monroe | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 35.604, -84.380 |
| Elmwood Zinc Mine No. 2 Shaft | Zinc | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Producer | 36.255, -85.952 |
| Elmwood Zinc Mine #4 Shaft | Zinc | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Producer | 36.218, -85.952 |
| Elmwood Zinc Mine #3 Shaft | Zinc | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Producer | 36.197, -85.934 |
| Elmwood Zinc Mine Incline | Zinc | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Producer | 36.193, -85.934 |
| Knight Mine | Zinc | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.976, -86.168 |
| Bell-Orren Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.928, -86.317 |
| Dillard Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.281, -86.236 |
| Terry Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.160, -85.989 |
| Holt Mine | Lead | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.951, -86.706 |
| National Cemetery Mine | Lead | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.235, -86.734 |
| Brown Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.289, -86.277 |
| Krebs Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite, Hematite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 35.893, -82.954 |
| Tva Drill Hole Oostanaula Creek 9 + 82 | — | Barite, Fluorite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.466, -84.554 |
| Beasley Bend Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.354, -86.220 |
| Gordonsville-Elmwood Mine | Zinc | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | Producer | 36.197, -85.934 |
| Dry Fork Barite Prospect | — | Barite, Hematite | Occurrence | 35.885, -82.952 |
| Unnamed Prospect | — | Calcite, Fluorite, Galena | Occurrence | 36.295, -86.287 |
| Zinc Mine | Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 36.110, -83.496 |
| John Fitzpatrick Prospect | — | Fluorite | Occurrence | 36.161, -85.854 |
| New Market Zinc Mine | Zinc | Galena, Hematite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.082, -83.565 |
| Rabbit Station Hematitic Magnetite Prospect | — | Hematite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 36.280, -82.020 |
| Black Bear Hematitic Magnetite Prospect | — | Hematite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 36.281, -82.022 |
| Coy Zinc Mine | Zinc | Sphalerite | Producer | 36.122, -83.477 |
| Young Zinc Mine | Zinc | Sphalerite | Producer | 36.076, -83.613 |
| Idol Comstock | Zinc | Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.376, -83.402 |
| Central Tennessee Zinc District | Zinc | Sphalerite, Barite, Fluorspar | Producer | 36.197, -85.934 |
| Mascot - Jefferson City District | Zinc | Sphalerite, Pyrite, Marcasite | Producer | 36.082, -83.565 |
| Mount Pleasent Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.533, -87.167 |
| Finney and Teegarden Hematitic Magnetite Mine | — | — | Occurrence | 36.258, -82.029 |
| Flat Gap Mine | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 36.424, -83.225 |
| Terry | — | — | Prospect | 36.151, -86.030 |
| Cub Creek | Zinc | — | Prospect | 36.381, -85.690 |
| Hudson Mine | Barium-Barite | — | Past Producer | 35.602, -84.377 |
| Arthur Hudson Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 35.734, -86.502 |
| Dry Fork Barite Prospect | Barium-Barite | — | Occurrence | 35.885, -82.952 |
| Asarco New Market Mine | Zinc | — | Producer | 36.077, -83.565 |
| Coy | Zinc | — | Producer | 36.122, -83.489 |
| National Cemetery Mine | Barium-Barite | — | Past Producer | 36.235, -86.734 |
| Ballard Exploration Area | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.604, -84.628 |
| Tva Drill Hole Oostanaula | Zinc | — | Occurrence | 35.466, -84.554 |
| Black Bear Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 36.281, -82.022 |
| Minton Mine | Barium-Barite | — | Past Producer | 35.708, -84.508 |
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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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