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Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
219 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
71 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
33 sites
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
27 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
26 sites
Magnetite
Mohs 5.5–6.5. Black and strongly magnetic. Mindat
18 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Claiborne County (57) · DeKalb County (40) · Polk County (15) · Union County (13) · Jefferson County (12) · Carter County (8) · Hancock County (8) · Sullivan County (7) · Cocke County (7) · Grainger County (5) · Sevier County (5) · Monroe County (4) · Washington County (4) · Unicoi County (3) · Knox County (3) · Blount County (3) · McMinn County (3) · Trousdale County (3) · Hawkins County (2) · Bradley County (2) · Johnson County (2) · Hamblen County (2) · Greene County (2) · Smith County (2) · Jackson County (2) · Loudon County (1) · Roane County (1) · Cannon County (1) · Putnam County (1) · Pickett County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevenmile Bluff Prospects | Lead | Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.349, -86.268 |
| Hoover Mine | Zinc | Barite, Calcite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.846, -86.153 |
| Williams Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 35.890, -82.946 |
| Dry Creek Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.968, -85.930 |
| Friendsville Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.786, -84.127 |
| C.C. Patrick Prospect | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.774, -84.365 |
| Monroe | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 35.604, -84.380 |
| Wilder Hollow Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.954, -85.942 |
| Krebs Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Fluorite, Hematite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 35.893, -82.954 |
| Johnson Prospects | Barium-Barite | Barite, Galena, Pyrite | Past Producer | 35.765, -84.450 |
| Hambright Lead Mine | Lead | Barite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.236, -84.754 |
| Moccasin Gap Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Limonite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 35.940, -82.989 |
| Pigeonroost Branch Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Limonite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 35.929, -83.088 |
| Stone Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Limonite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 35.936, -83.026 |
| Lost Creek Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Limonite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 36.330, -83.860 |
| Oliver Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite, Limonite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 35.945, -83.028 |
| Naff Prospect | Barium-Barite | Barite, Limonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.140, -82.964 |
| Mine Lick Creek Prospect | — | Barite, Pyrite | Occurrence | 36.087, -85.686 |
| Little Mountain Barite-Zinc Prospect | — | Barite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.881, -83.400 |
| Dugger Prospect | — | Barite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.306, -81.949 |
| Horse Creek Zinc Prospect | — | Barite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.461, -82.650 |
| Bowman Zinc Prospect | — | Barite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.583, -82.503 |
| Buck Miller Copper Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Malachite | Past Producer | 35.333, -84.204 |
| Cox Prospects Mine | Zinc | Calamine, Cerussite, Galena, Greenockite, Limonite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.389, -83.845 |
| Bunch Hollow Mine | Zinc, Lead | Calamine, Cerussite, Galena, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.442, -83.739 |
| Lewis Phelps Prospect | — | Calamine, Galena, Greenockite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.393, -83.634 |
| H.N. Johns Prospect | — | Calamine, Greenockite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.428, -83.241 |
| Immel Zinc Mine | Zinc | Calcite, Dolomite, Galena, Sphalerite | Producer | 36.067, -83.702 |
| Ritchie Prospect | — | Cerussite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.449, -83.702 |
| Watauga Point Zinc Prospect | — | Cerussite, Galena, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.336, -82.268 |
| Zinc Mine | Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 36.110, -83.496 |
| Millsap Adit | — | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold | Occurrence | 35.444, -84.248 |
| Copperhill Mine | Copper, Iron, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite | Producer | 35.032, -84.366 |
| Sixmile Creek Adit | — | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite | Occurrence | 35.288, -84.239 |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | Occurrence | 36.046, -82.455 |
| Lamb Prospect | — | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.479, -83.311 |
| London Mine | Copper, Iron, Sulfur | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.038, -84.373 |
| Eureka Mine | Iron, Copper, Sulfur, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Producer | 35.032, -84.365 |
| East Tennessee Mine | Sulfur, Copper, Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Producer | 35.045, -84.351 |
| Mary | Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.012, -84.380 |
| Burra Burra Mine | — | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.035, -84.379 |
| Boyd Mine | Iron, Zinc, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.026, -84.379 |
| Old Polk County | Iron | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.007, -84.382 |
| Calloway Mine | Zinc, Iron, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.013, -84.373 |
| Isabella Mine | Copper, Iron, Sulfur, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.034, -84.363 |
| Wells Zinc Prospect | — | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.456, -82.593 |
| Hagan Prospect | — | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.532, -85.235 |
| Fall Branch Zinc Mine | Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.439, -82.614 |
| Davis - Bible Zinc Mine | Zinc | Dolomite, Sphalerite | Producer | 36.109, -83.495 |
| New Prospect Mine | Zinc | Galena, Greenockite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.398, -83.840 |
| Odell Prospect | — | Galena, Limonite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Smithsonite | Occurrence | 36.413, -83.746 |
| Howard Lynch Prospects Northern & Southern | — | Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Smithsonite | Occurrence | 36.457, -83.719 |
| Brown Prospect | — | Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.228, -82.946 |
| Straight Creek Mine | Zinc | Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.389, -83.643 |
| Woods Prospect | — | Galena, Pyrite | Occurrence | 36.369, -83.812 |
| J. D. Braden Prospect | — | Galena, Pyrite, Smithsonite | Occurrence | 36.449, -83.830 |
| Gap Creek Prospect | — | Galena, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.521, -83.688 |
| Shofner Prospect Northeast | — | Galena, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.428, -83.805 |
| Keaton Prospect | — | Galena, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.511, -83.320 |
| Hardwick Lead Mine | Lead, Zinc | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.100, -84.911 |
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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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