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Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
282 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
270 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
100 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
19 sites
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
15 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
13 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Wayne County (55) · Jasper County (53) · Howell County (49) · Oregon County (33) · Washington County (22) · Iron County (10) · Shannon County (10) · St. Francois County (7) · Madison County (6) · Cole County (6) · Dent County (5) · Crawford County (5) · Reynolds County (5) · Ozark County (4) · Jefferson County (3) · Newton County (2) · Texas County (2) · Phelps County (1) · Miller County (1) · Morgan County (1) · Butler County (1) · Bollinger County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Fletcher | Lead | Bornite, Bravoite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Dickite, Digenite, Galena, Gersdorffite, Linnaeite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite, Enargite, Siegenite | Producer | 37.466, -91.110 |
| Indian Creek Division | Lead | Galena, Chalcopyrite, Bravoite, Linnaeite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 38.044, -90.911 |
| Magmont Mine | Lead | Galena, Sphalerite, Bornite, Bravoite, Chalcopyrite, Linnaeite, Marcasite, Millerite, Pyrite, Siegenite | Producer | 37.639, -91.123 |
| Viburnum Trend | Lead, Zinc | Galena, Sphalerite, Bornite, Bravoite, Chalcopyrite, Linnaeite, Marcasite, Millerite, Pyrite, Siegenite | Producer | 37.538, -91.129 |
| 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 |
| Bunker Bank | Iron | Limonite | Occurrence | 37.454, -91.219 |
| Plank Mine | Iron | Limonite | Past Producer | 37.715, -91.603 |
| Decamp Mine | Iron | Limonite, Marcasite | Past Producer | 37.884, -91.605 |
| Pilot Knob | Iron | Magnetite | Prospect | 37.619, -90.633 |
| Shepherd Mountain | Iron | Magnetite | Past Producer | 37.607, -90.649 |
| Iron Mountain | Iron | Magnetite, Martite | Past Producer | 37.705, -90.635 |
| 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 |
| Simmons Mountain | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.633, -91.550 |
| Burt Bank | Iron | — | Occurrence | 37.679, -90.901 |
| Red Point Land Fe Occurrence | Iron | — | Occurrence | 37.636, -91.136 |
| Jamison Mine | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.585, -91.549 |
| Iron Hill Mine | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.008, -90.534 |
| 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 |
| W.H. Sharp Jr. Land | — | — | Occurrence | 36.936, -91.885 |
| Brown and Root Ore Block Xxix | — | — | Past Producer | 37.134, -94.432 |
| Russell Chapin Mine | — | — | Occurrence | 36.677, -91.775 |
| Dearson Mine | — | — | Occurrence | 36.910, -91.908 |
| Brown and Root Ore Block Xix | — | — | Past Producer | 37.129, -94.459 |
| Brown and Root Ore Block Xxxv | — | — | Past Producer | 37.099, -94.412 |
| Fred Parson Property | — | — | Past Producer | 36.757, -91.930 |
| Viburnum No.'s 27, 28, 29, and 35 (Casteel) mines | Lead | — | Producer | 37.753, -91.139 |
| Pinnacle Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.192, -94.474 |
| Brown and Root Ore Block Xii | — | — | Past Producer | 37.151, -94.454 |
| Annapolis Mine | Lead | — | Past Producer | 37.365, -90.569 |
| Frank Judd | — | — | Occurrence | 36.704, -91.608 |
| Thorny Mountain Mine | — | — | Prospect | 37.105, -91.182 |
| O'Keefe Mines No. 1 and 3 | — | — | Prospect | 37.012, -90.580 |
| Charles Rippee Iron Mine | — | — | Occurrence | 36.761, -92.536 |
| Williamsville Tower Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 36.983, -90.534 |
| Arthur Arnold | — | — | Occurrence | 36.518, -91.515 |
| Janis Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.038, -90.472 |
| Richard Ayres | — | — | Occurrence | 37.155, -90.407 |
| Frank Devers Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 36.568, -91.662 |
| Amos Watson Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 36.632, -91.548 |
| Nelson Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.006, -90.472 |
| Patillo Brothers | — | — | Prospect | 36.629, -92.127 |
| Erman Mcgibney Property | — | — | Occurrence | 36.684, -91.416 |
| L.F. Ward Property | — | — | Prospect | 37.177, -90.473 |
| Mrs. Alma Overstreet | — | — | Past Producer | 36.603, -91.277 |
| Stanton Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.044, -90.490 |
| Dunn Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.027, -90.478 |
| C.A. Hallbert Property | — | — | Past Producer | 36.956, -90.555 |
| R. White Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 37.184, -90.344 |
| Miley Noble Land | — | — | Past Producer | 36.989, -91.397 |
| Clarence Ballance Land | — | — | Past Producer | 36.999, -91.487 |
| Lemons Mine No9 2 | — | — | Past Producer | 37.074, -90.455 |
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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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