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Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
110 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
86 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
81 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
62 sites
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
45 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
28 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Carroll County (28) · Wythe County (12) · Louisa County (12) · Smyth County (8) · Spotsylvania County (8) · Buckingham County (4) · Pulaski County (4) · Montgomery County (3) · Orange County (3) · Floyd County (3) · Amelia County (3) · Mecklenburg County (3) · Rockingham County (3) · Shenandoah County (2) · Russell County (2) · Loudoun County (1) · Prince William County (1) · Cumberland County (1) · Fluvanna County (1) · Goochland County (1) · Bedford County (1) · Bland County (1) · Botetourt County (1) · Roanoke city (1) · Tazewell County (1) · Fairfax County (1) · Grayson County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morefield Mine | Feldspar, Mica | Albite, Beryl, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Ilmenite, Manganotantalite, Microlite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Rutile, Topaz | Past Producer | 37.361, -77.914 |
| Ivanhoe Lead Zinc Mine | Zinc, Lead, Dolomite | Anglesite, Galena, Goethite, Hemimorphite, Hydrozincite, Limonite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.834, -80.962 |
| Austinville East Lead Zinc Mines | Zinc, Lead | Anglesite, Galena, Goethite, Hemimorphite, Hydrozincite, Limonite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.847, -80.953 |
| Austinville Flatwood Pb Zn Mine | Zinc, Lead | Anglesite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.862, -80.898 |
| Vaught, F. Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Galena | Past Producer | 36.755, -81.131 |
| Saxton-Mcmillan Mines | Barium-Barite | Barite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.361, -79.657 |
| Champion Mine | Mica | Beryl, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Microlite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Pyrochlore | Past Producer | 37.382, -77.966 |
| Taylor Prospect | Tungsten | Bindheimite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Huebnerite, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Occurrence | 36.562, -78.456 |
| Burwell Prospect | Tungsten | Bindheimite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Huebnerite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Occurrence | 36.546, -78.454 |
| Kimball Prospect | Tungsten | Bindheimite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Huebnerite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Occurrence | 36.555, -78.450 |
| Cofer Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Bismuth, Bornite, Boulangerite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Electrum, Galena, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 38.050, -77.875 |
| Johnson Mine | Copper, Iron | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.693, -78.301 |
| Margaret Mine | Iron | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.696, -78.298 |
| McKenna Mine | Iron | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Limonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.696, -78.298 |
| Riggles Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.882, -81.151 |
| Unnamed Pge Occurrence | Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, Platinum, Zinc, Palladium, Lead, Gold | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 39.021, -77.603 |
| Walton Mine | Gold | Boulangerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.029, -77.903 |
| Porter Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Calcite, Galena, Quartz | Occurrence | 36.790, -81.378 |
| Fairmont Copper Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.806, -80.777 |
| Ann Eliza Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.829, -80.745 |
| Kincannon Property Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.814, -80.768 |
| Brown and Stephenson Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.806, -80.776 |
| Anna Mary Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.830, -80.743 |
| Betty Baker Mine | Copper, Iron, Pig Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.845, -80.724 |
| Lineberry, F., Mine | Copper, Iron | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.733, -80.906 |
| Cranberry Copper Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.803, -80.784 |
| Kirkbride Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.786, -80.811 |
| Copperas Hill Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.754, -80.885 |
| Blair, T., Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.748, -80.890 |
| Ann Phipps Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.796, -80.798 |
| Leonard Mine | Copper, Iron | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.698, -80.941 |
| Lineberry, J., Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.727, -80.907 |
| Sarah Ellen Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.781, -80.820 |
| Wildcat Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.800, -80.790 |
| Wilkerson Tract Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.726, -80.911 |
| Wolfpit Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.798, -80.794 |
| Yarnell Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.722, -80.915 |
| Iron Ridge Mine | Copper, Iron, Pig Iron | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.715, -80.925 |
| Dalton Hill Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Goethite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.794, -80.769 |
| Wildcat #2 Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.801, -80.786 |
| Boyd-Smith Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Goethite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.045, -77.891 |
| London and Virginia Mine | Gold | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite, Tennantite | Past Producer | 37.551, -78.464 |
| Galup Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.837, -80.734 |
| Sulphur Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.061, -77.882 |
| Moss Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite | Past Producer | 37.848, -78.085 |
| Gossan Howard Mine | Iron, Pig Iron | Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 36.709, -80.931 |
| Runion Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Occurrence | 38.751, -78.801 |
| Stone Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Goethite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.800, -80.766 |
| Davis Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Goethite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.794, -80.769 |
| Greenwood Prospect | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold | Occurrence | 38.343, -77.724 |
| Vaucluse Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Marcasite | Past Producer | 38.354, -77.729 |
| United States Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 38.357, -77.621 |
| Hunter Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 38.014, -77.912 |
| Hemmer Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.020, -77.909 |
| Marva Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 38.160, -77.801 |
| Roney Prospect | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 38.211, -77.762 |
| New Grindstone Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.198, -77.777 |
| Dickey, G.S., Prospect | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 37.696, -78.144 |
| Grindstone Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.194, -77.766 |
| Stockton Mine | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.011, -77.884 |
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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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