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Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
13 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
8 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
3 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
1 site
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Hampshire County (7) · Franklin County (6)
Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leverett Lead Mines | Lead | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 42.457, -72.522 |
| Loudville Lead Mine | Lead | Barite, Galena | Producer | 42.287, -72.737 |
| Southhampton Barite Vein | Lead, Silver | Barite, Galena | Producer | 42.264, -72.738 |
| Hatfield Lead Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | Producer | 42.388, -72.634 |
| Whately - Williamsburg Lead Veins | — | Galena | Occurrence | 42.406, -72.675 |
| Whately Lead Vein Occurrence | Lead | Galena | Occurrence | 42.408, -72.690 |
| Whately - Conway Lead Veins | — | Galena | Occurrence | 42.457, -72.674 |
| Argentine Galena Vein | — | Galena | Occurrence | 42.366, -72.747 |
| Southeast of West Whately Galena Vein | — | Galena | Occurrence | 42.445, -72.670 |
| Unnamed Prospect | — | Galena | Occurrence | 42.449, -72.698 |
| Unnamed Prospect | — | Galena | Occurrence | 42.455, -72.684 |
| New Mine Vein Occurrence Northwest of Russelville | Lead | Galena | Producer | 42.212, -72.780 |
| Southwest Whately Lead Vein | Lead | Galena | Producer | 42.426, -72.698 |
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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 USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date.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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