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Garnet
Mohs 6.5–7.5. Usually deep red, round many-faced crystals. Mindat
11 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
6 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
4 sites
Magnetite
Mohs 5.5–6.5. Black and strongly magnetic. Mindat
4 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
4 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
3 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Hudspeth County (5) · Llano County (2) · Presidio County (2) · Burleson County (1) · Lee County (1)
Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schneider Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 30.735, -98.896 |
| Red Hills Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Chalcopyrite, Chalcocite, Sphalerite | Prospect | 29.804, -104.402 |
| Papaloti South Prospect | Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 29.961, -104.329 |
| Love Tank Mine | Lead, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite | Past Producer | 31.183, -105.514 |
| Zimpleman Pass Prospects | Molybdenum, Copper, Iron, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Chrysocolla, Galena, Limonite, Magnetite, Wulfenite | Occurrence | 31.163, -105.505 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | Chrysocolla, Malachite | Occurrence | 31.170, -105.369 |
| Llano Region | Tungsten, Garnet | Epidote, Garnet, Scheelite | Occurrence | 30.700, -98.717 |
| Granite Hill Prospect | Beryllium, Tungsten, Niobium (Columbium), Iron, Tin | Euclase, Helvite, Magnetite, Pyrochlore | Occurrence | 31.111, -105.447 |
| Yegua Creek Placer District | — | Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Zircon | Occurrence | 30.316, -96.635 |
| Falkenburg-Blackburn Prospect | Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium | Ilmenite, Magnetite, Zircon | Occurrence | 30.316, -96.649 |
| Love Pasture Prospects | Iron | Limonite | Occurrence | 31.178, -105.490 |
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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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