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Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
185 sites
Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
80 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
75 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
40 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
33 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
32 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Yavapai County (49) · Maricopa County (45) · Mohave County (30) · Pinal County (16) · Pima County (12) · Yuma County (8) · La Paz County (6) · Santa Cruz County (5) · Graham County (4) · Cochise County (4) · Gila County (4) · Greenlee County (2)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picacho View Mine | Feldspar | Albite, Allanite, Beryl, Galena, Hemimorphite, Lepidolite, Microcline, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 33.968, -112.562 |
| Outpost Mine | Bismuth, Feldspar | Albite, Anglesite, Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Bismutite, Cassiterite, Chrysocolla, Columbite, Cuprite, Molybdenite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Tantalite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Producer | 33.984, -112.561 |
| Lucky Mica, Fortner, and Boyd Lithium | Feldspar, Mica, Lithium | Albite, Beryl, Muscovite | Occurrence | 33.856, -112.799 |
| Outpost Extension Prospect | Feldspar | Albite, Bismutite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 33.985, -112.558 |
| Frost | Feldspar, Mica | Albite, Mica | Occurrence | 33.152, -112.211 |
| Midnight Owl Mine | Feldspar | Amblygonite, Beryl, Lepidolite, Lithiophilite, Spodumene, Tourmaline | Producer | 33.998, -112.514 |
| Sunrise Prospect | Lithium, Feldspar | Amblygonite, Lepidolite, Lithiophilite, Muscovite, Spodumene | Occurrence | 33.960, -112.564 |
| North Morning Star Mine | Lithium, Feldspar | Amblygonite, Lepidolite, Spodumene | Producer | 33.954, -112.573 |
| Lone Giant Prospect | Lithium | Amblygonite, Spodumene | Occurrence | 34.003, -112.504 |
| Quartzsite Deposit | Kyanite | Andalusite, Dumortierite, Kyanite, Pyrophyllite, Sillimanite | Occurrence | 34.626, -114.243 |
| Sanchez Copper Deposit | Copper | Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Delafossite, Gold, Molybdenite, Tenorite, Malachite, Brochantite | Past Producer | 32.881, -109.535 |
| White Cap | Mica, Feldspar | Beryl, Biotite, Feldspar | Occurrence | 35.802, -114.060 |
| Rare Metals Mine | Beryllium, REE, Uranium | Beryl, Bismutite, Euxenite, Fergusonite, Gadolinite, Monazite, Yttrotantalite | Past Producer | 34.799, -113.525 |
| Western Beryl Prospect | Beryllium | Beryl, Chrysoberyl | Occurrence | 36.665, -114.027 |
| Hummingbird Group | Mica, Feldspar | Beryl, Chrysoberyl, Feldspar, Kyanite, Muscovite | Past Producer | 36.665, -114.026 |
| Beryl Hill and Live Oak Prospects | Beryllium | Beryl, Feldspar, Mica, Quartz | Past Producer | 32.204, -109.458 |
| Dixie Queen | Feldspar, Mica | Beryl, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz | Past Producer | 34.335, -112.770 |
| Lower Jumbo Mine | Lithium | Beryl, Feldspar, Spodumene | Producer | 33.958, -112.571 |
| Twilight and Grey Claims | Beryllium | Beryl, Mica | Occurrence | 32.656, -109.965 |
| Morning Star Prospect | Feldspar | Beryl, Muscovite | Past Producer | 33.953, -112.574 |
| Big Strike Mica | Mica | Biotite, Muscovite | Occurrence | 34.569, -113.188 |
| Black Pearl Mine | Tungsten | Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Silver, Specularite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 34.688, -113.035 |
| Twin Buttes | Copper Sulfide, Copper Oxide | Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Galena, Malachite, Melaconite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Wollastonite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 31.908, -111.051 |
| East Helvetia Deposit | Copper Oxide, Copper Sulfide | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 31.833, -110.760 |
| Helvetia East | Copper, Silver | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite, Azurite, Molybdenite, Tenorite, Gold, Scheelite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.833, -110.759 |
| Childs-Aldwinkle Mine | Molybdenum, Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Wulfenite, Atacamite, Chalcanthite, Chrysocolla, Olivenite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 32.753, -110.482 |
| Aztec Mine Group | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite | Producer | 31.510, -110.750 |
| Mansfield Mine Group | Lead, Copper, Silver | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Producer | 31.617, -110.800 |
| Troy Ranch Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | Occurrence | 33.148, -110.885 |
| Rainbow Group | Tungsten | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 33.360, -110.990 |
| Humboldt Mine | Lead | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Rhodochrosite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | Producer | 31.469, -110.734 |
| Antler Mine | Copper, Zinc | Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Marmatite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 34.867, -113.867 |
| San Manuel Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Gold, Molybdenite, Silver, Atacamite, Bornite, Copper, Covellite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Rutile, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 32.684, -110.693 |
| Copper Cities & Diamond H | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Turquoise | Past Producer | 33.446, -110.882 |
| Bronx Mine | Molybdenum | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Ferrimolybdite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 33.366, -110.977 |
| Pauline Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.925, -110.697 |
| Elephant Butte Mine | Tungsten | Chalcocite, Copper, Scheelite | Producer | 33.334, -111.278 |
| Blue Butte Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 32.539, -114.279 |
| Williams Mine | Tungsten | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Huebnerite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 34.819, -113.445 |
| Old Baldy Copper Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Silver | Occurrence | 31.716, -110.760 |
| King No 1, 2, 3 Claims | Iron, Manganese, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 33.360, -110.869 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | Chrysocolla | Occurrence | 32.575, -111.125 |
| Mine Shaft Windmill | Copper | Chrysocolla | Occurrence | 32.945, -111.181 |
| Seal Rock Group | Kyanite, Mica | Cinnabar, Kyanite, Mica | Occurrence | 33.544, -112.020 |
| Arrowhead Claim | Thorium, Uranium | Columbite, Feldspar, Ilmenite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 33.293, -112.605 |
| Jeep Claims | Feldspar | Feldspar | Occurrence | 34.481, -113.311 |
| Painted Desert | Feldspar | Feldspar | Occurrence | 36.012, -114.679 |
| Sylvania Mica | Mica | Feldspar, Garnet, Muscovite | Past Producer | 33.211, -112.211 |
| Hertz | Feldspar, Mica | Feldspar, Mica | Occurrence | 33.934, -112.555 |
| Balanced Rock | Feldspar, Mica | Feldspar, Mica | Occurrence | 33.285, -112.588 |
| Shamrock Mining & Development | Uranium, Mica, Feldspar | Feldspar, Mica | Occurrence | 33.938, -112.497 |
| Bm Group | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz | Occurrence | 32.852, -110.975 |
| Burchfield Feldspar | Feldspar, Mica | Feldspar, Muscovite | Occurrence | 34.022, -112.781 |
| Mica Giant | Mica | Feldspar, Muscovite | Past Producer | 35.037, -113.851 |
| Muscovite Mine | Mica | Feldspar, Muscovite | Past Producer | 34.236, -112.300 |
| Rose No. 1 and 2 | Mica, Feldspar | Feldspar, Muscovite | Past Producer | 35.158, -113.891 |
| Queen of Mica | — | Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz | Past Producer | 34.092, -112.386 |
| Muscovite Mica | Feldspar, Mica | Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz | Past Producer | 35.901, -114.294 |
| Taylor Mine | Feldspar, Quartz | Feldspar, Quartz | Past Producer | 35.269, -114.061 |
| Lakeman Group | Silver | Galena, Hematite | Producer | 33.065, -109.406 |
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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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