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Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
489 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
278 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
270 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
30 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
15 sites
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
13 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Newton County (134) · Jasper County (81) · Wayne County (57) · Howell County (50) · Oregon County (32) · Washington County (28) · Crawford County (19) · Madison County (14) · St. Francois County (12) · Shannon County (10) · Iron County (8) · Cole County (6) · Ozark County (4) · Reynolds County (4) · Ste. Genevieve County (3) · Phelps County (3) · Franklin County (3) · Jefferson County (3) · Dent County (2) · Miller County (2) · Texas County (2) · Christian County (2) · Maries County (2) · Lawrence County (2) · Morgan County (1) · Butler County (1) · Wright County (1) · Osage County (1) · Bollinger County (1) · Cooper County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parole Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead | Anglesite, Barite, Galena | Past Producer | 37.865, -90.967 |
| Boss-Bixby | Copper, Iron | Apatite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Geikielite, Goethite, Hematite, Lepidocrocite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Chiastolite, Chloanthite, Chlorite, Epidote, Fluorite, Garnet, Ilmenite, Linnaeite, Rutile | Prospect | 37.643, -91.179 |
| Pea Ridge | Iron | Apatite, Hematite, Magnetite | Producer | 38.127, -91.047 |
| Jumbo Shaft | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 37.868, -91.104 |
| Kellogg Shaft | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 37.868, -91.086 |
| Fletcher | Lead | Bornite, Bravoite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Dickite, Digenite, Galena, Gersdorffite, Linnaeite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite, Enargite, Siegenite | Producer | 37.466, -91.110 |
| Cornwall Copper Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena, Malachite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 37.902, -90.149 |
| Slater Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite | Past Producer | 37.145, -91.332 |
| Jerktail Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite | Occurrence | 37.223, -91.294 |
| Sainte Genevieve | Copper | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 37.900, -90.150 |
| Bonne Terre | Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Past Producer | 37.922, -90.548 |
| Desloge Mines | Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Producer | 37.862, -90.538 |
| Madison Mine | Lead, Copper, Cobalt, Nickel | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.551, -90.279 |
| Central Mining Co. Mine | Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Producer | 37.839, -90.518 |
| Old Copper Mines | Lead, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Linnaeite, Malachite | Past Producer | 37.595, -90.333 |
| Taylor Mine | Lead | Galena | Past Producer | 37.860, -90.522 |
| Avon Prospect | Lead | Galena | Past Producer | 37.755, -90.216 |
| Doe Run | Lead | Galena | Producer | 37.745, -90.493 |
| Indian Creek Division | Lead | Galena, Chalcopyrite, Bravoite, Linnaeite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.044, -90.911 |
| Dry Bone Shaft | Lead, Zinc | Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 37.868, -91.095 |
| Viburnum Trend | Lead, Zinc | Galena, Sphalerite, Bornite, Bravoite, Chalcopyrite, Linnaeite, Marcasite, Millerite, Pyrite, Siegenite | Producer | 37.538, -91.129 |
| Magmont Mine | Lead | Galena, Sphalerite, Bornite, Bravoite, Chalcopyrite, Linnaeite, Marcasite, Millerite, Pyrite, Siegenite | Producer | 37.639, -91.123 |
| Brushy Creek Division | Lead | Galena, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite | Unknown | 37.538, -91.129 |
| Sweetwater | Lead | Galena, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Linnaeite, Bornite, Covellite, Digenite | Past Producer | 37.360, -91.148 |
| Buick Mine | Zinc, Lead | Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite, Marcasite, Chalcopyrite, Siegenite, Polydymite, Bravoite, Vaesite, Bornite, Arsenopyrite, Linnaeite, Millerite | Producer | 37.606, -91.123 |
| Kelly Mine No. 2 | Iron | Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.919, -91.809 |
| Buckland Mine | Iron | Hematite, Marcasite | Past Producer | 37.911, -91.835 |
| Moselle No. 10 | Iron | Hematite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.834, -91.828 |
| Hawkins Mine | Iron | Limonite | Past Producer | 37.770, -91.558 |
| Cedar Bay Mine | Iron | Limonite, Marcasite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.098, -90.687 |
| Shepherd Mountain | Iron | Magnetite | Past Producer | 37.607, -90.649 |
| Pilot Knob | Iron | Magnetite | Prospect | 37.619, -90.633 |
| Iron Mountain | Iron | Magnetite, Martite | Past Producer | 37.705, -90.635 |
| Rubottom L. Land | Iron | Pyrite | Occurrence | 37.112, -90.490 |
| Hibler Bank | Iron | Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.798, -91.357 |
| Cherry Valley No. 1 and 2 | Iron | Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.950, -91.263 |
| Silver Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Tungsten | Sphalerite | Past Producer | 37.533, -90.483 |
| Peetz Bank | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.942, -91.371 |
| Bourbon Deposit | Iron | — | Prospect | 38.154, -91.247 |
| Coleman Iron Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 38.012, -91.203 |
| Steenbergen Mine | Barium-Barite | — | Past Producer | 38.367, -92.349 |
| Pearl Cook Property | — | — | Prospect | 36.851, -91.852 |
| Fred Bray Property | — | — | Past Producer | 36.750, -91.936 |
| Granby Ore Block 21 | — | — | Past Producer | 36.893, -94.272 |
| W.H. Sharp Jr. Land | — | — | Occurrence | 36.936, -91.885 |
| Granby Ore Block 69 | — | — | Past Producer | 36.910, -94.246 |
| Brown and Root Ore Block Xxix | — | — | Past Producer | 37.134, -94.432 |
| Russell Chapin Mine | — | — | Occurrence | 36.677, -91.775 |
| Granby Ore Block 41 | — | — | Past Producer | 36.929, -94.534 |
| Wildwood Lease | — | — | Past Producer | 37.057, -94.584 |
| Granby Ore Block 33 | — | — | Past Producer | 36.897, -94.262 |
| Dearson Mine | — | — | Occurrence | 36.910, -91.908 |
| Granby Ore Block 38 | — | — | Past Producer | 36.899, -94.272 |
| Granby Ore Block 32 | — | — | Past Producer | 36.896, -94.264 |
| Granby Ore Block 94 | — | — | Past Producer | 36.914, -94.257 |
| Granby Ore Block 117a | — | — | Past Producer | 36.879, -94.268 |
| Granby Ore Block 57 | — | — | Past Producer | 36.903, -94.246 |
| Brown and Root Ore Block Xix | — | — | Past Producer | 37.129, -94.459 |
| Cox and Owen Stokes Lease | — | — | Past Producer | 37.062, -94.489 |
| Granby Ore Block 9 | — | — | Past Producer | 36.891, -94.270 |
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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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