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Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
36 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
33 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
3 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
2 sites
Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
2 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
2 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Monroe County (33) · Carter County (1) · Hawkins County (1) · Carroll County (1)
Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millsap Adit | — | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold | Occurrence | 35.444, -84.248 |
| Sixmile Creek Adit | — | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 35.288, -84.239 |
| Upper Peck Adit | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.293, -84.248 |
| Brannon Prospect | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.213, -84.349 |
| Roberts Branch Adit, Southwest | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.220, -84.324 |
| Unnamed Prospect | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.227, -84.316 |
| Lonsdale Adit, Northeast | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.229, -84.316 |
| Stripped Area | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.265, -84.309 |
| Unnamed Adit | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.268, -84.308 |
| Unnamed Prospect | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.285, -84.247 |
| Johnson Prospect Pit | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.285, -84.253 |
| Upper Johnson Adit | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.286, -84.252 |
| Lenderman Prospect Pit | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.287, -84.255 |
| Lenderman Adit | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.287, -84.254 |
| Unnamed Prospect | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.291, -84.249 |
| Upper Magill Prospect | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.292, -84.249 |
| Lower Peck Adit | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.292, -84.248 |
| Calf Yoke Adit | — | Gold | Occurrence | 35.263, -84.311 |
| Teegarden Magnetite Mine | Iron | Magnetite | Past Producer | 36.210, -88.822 |
| Flat Gap Sandstone Sample | — | Sandstone | Occurrence | 36.411, -83.220 |
| Unnamed Prospect Pits | — | — | Occurrence | 35.287, -84.254 |
| Unnamed Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 35.256, -84.306 |
| Unnamed Adit | — | — | Occurrence | 35.249, -84.298 |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | — | — | Occurrence | 35.248, -84.300 |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | — | — | Occurrence | 35.238, -84.316 |
| Unnamed Shaft | — | — | Occurrence | 35.237, -84.316 |
| Calico Trenches | — | — | Occurrence | 35.234, -84.313 |
| Lonsdale Tunnel, Southeast | — | — | Occurrence | 35.229, -84.317 |
| Lonsdale Adit, Southwest | — | — | Occurrence | 35.228, -84.317 |
| Unnamed Prospects | — | — | Occurrence | 35.281, -84.291 |
| Unnamed Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 35.238, -84.317 |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | — | — | Occurrence | 35.237, -84.317 |
| Unnamed Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 35.229, -84.320 |
| Unnamed Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 35.226, -84.338 |
| Unnamed Adit | — | — | Occurrence | 35.219, -84.341 |
| Ackerman Kaolin | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 35.866, -88.451 |
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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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