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Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
71 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
37 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
32 sites
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
22 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
21 sites
Tourmaline
Mohs 7–7.5. Long striated crystals, often black (schorl) or green and pink (elbaite). Mindat
15 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Rutland County (18) · Windsor County (16) · Orange County (12) · Windham County (7) · Bennington County (5) · Essex County (3) · Lamoille County (3) · Franklin County (3) · Addison County (2) · Chittenden County (1) · Washington County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Mine (1860's) | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 44.392, -71.841 |
| Unnamed Copper Occurrence | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.895, -72.695 |
| Nicholson Copper Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 44.781, -71.905 |
| Harmonyville Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Calcite, Dolomite | Producer | 43.042, -72.650 |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.729, -72.313 |
| Bolles Hill Mine (1860-1880) | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 44.542, -71.623 |
| Dimond Property Copper Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.913, -72.293 |
| Morrisville Prospect | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 44.571, -72.565 |
| Unnamed Base Metal Prospect | Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Occurrence | 43.781, -73.021 |
| Unnamed Lead Prospect | Lead | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Occurrence | 43.726, -72.315 |
| Sugar Hollow Mine, East Adit | Zinc | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 43.782, -73.021 |
| Unnamed Molybdenum Occurrence | Molybdenum | Chalcopyrite, Graphite, Molybdenite | Occurrence | 43.992, -72.155 |
| Unnamed Base Metal Mine | Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 43.781, -73.014 |
| Oram Mine | Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena | Past Producer | 43.831, -73.083 |
| Thetford Hill Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena | Occurrence | 43.824, -72.220 |
| Unnamed Lead Occurrences | Lead | Galena | Occurrence | 43.589, -72.627 |
| The Lead Mine | Lead | Galena | Occurrence | 43.798, -73.005 |
| Unnamed Lead Occurrence | Lead | Galena | Occurrence | 42.830, -72.580 |
| Fairlee Gold Mine (1902) | Gold | Galena, Chalcopyrite, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | 43.907, -72.215 |
| Lily Pond Prospect | Lead, Iron | Galena, Magnetite | Occurrence | 43.086, -72.598 |
| Rook's Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 43.487, -72.688 |
| McKinsey Gold Mines | Copper | Gold, Galena, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 43.603, -72.678 |
| Pioneer and Carbeneau Gold Mines | Copper | Gold, Galena, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 43.638, -72.691 |
| Joslyn Gold Mine | Copper | Gold, Galena, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.584, -72.660 |
| Chateauguay Area | Iron | Gold, Hematite | Occurrence | 43.662, -72.703 |
| Taggart Mine (1859) | Copper, Lead | Gold, Silver, Chalcopyrite, Galena | Past Producer | 43.621, -72.685 |
| Saint Rock Iron Mine | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 44.864, -72.951 |
| Sheldon Iron Mine | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 44.883, -72.924 |
| Little Elmore Pond Locality | Titanium, Iron | Ilmenite | Occurrence | 44.505, -72.534 |
| Parrot Jasper Mine | Quartz | Jasper | Past Producer | 44.594, -73.200 |
| Unnamed Kaolin Deposits | Kaolin | Kaolinite | Past Producer | 42.950, -73.176 |
| Unnamed Kaolin Pits | Kaolin | Kaolinite | Producer | 42.900, -73.237 |
| Seth Phillips Mine | Iron | Kaolinite, Hematite, Limonite | Past Producer | 43.434, -73.031 |
| Edmund Valentine Mine | Iron | Kaolinite, Hematite, Limonite | Past Producer | 43.424, -73.028 |
| Cooper Hill Mine | Iron | Magnetite | Occurrence | 42.949, -72.813 |
| Somerset Mine | Iron | Magnetite | Past Producer | 42.959, -72.896 |
| Unnamed Iron Mine | Iron | Magnetite | Past Producer | 44.144, -72.791 |
| Unnamed Magnetite Mine | Iron | Magnetite | Past Producer | 43.779, -72.861 |
| Udall Mine | Copper | Magnetite, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 44.586, -72.507 |
| Clark Farm Deposit | Copper | Malachite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.583, -73.072 |
| Forestdale Deposit | Iron | Manganite, Pyrolusite, Hematite | Past Producer | 43.825, -73.049 |
| Cuttingsville Molybdenite Prospect | Molybdenum | Molybdenite | Occurrence | 43.481, -72.896 |
| Copperas Hill Mine | Iron | Molybdenite, Sphalerite, Silver, Gold, Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 43.491, -72.873 |
| Horn-Crocket Kaolin Co. (1902) | Iron, Kaolin | Pyrolusite, Manganite, Hematite, Kaolinite | Past Producer | 43.818, -73.057 |
| Walker Mine | Copper | Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 43.886, -72.383 |
| Sugar Hollow Lead Mine, West Adit | Zinc, Lead | Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 43.784, -73.025 |
| The Silver Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc | Pyrrhotite, Galena, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 43.793, -73.027 |
| Vermont Kaolin Corp. | Kaolin | Quartz, Kaolin | Past Producer | 44.192, -73.123 |
| Arsenic Mine (1924) | Arsenic | Silver, Arsenopyrite | Past Producer | 43.997, -72.643 |
| Franklin Co. Prospect | Zinc | Silver, Galena, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 44.978, -72.950 |
| Old Silver Mine | Titanium | Silver, Ilmenite | Occurrence | 42.989, -72.760 |
| Hinchman Prospect | Copper, Gold | Sphalerite, Manganese Ox-Hydrous, Magnetite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Gold | Occurrence | 43.519, -72.661 |
| Pike Hill Mines (1905) | Copper | Sphalerite, Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 44.060, -72.308 |
| Orange Mine | Copper | Sphalerite, Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 43.884, -72.361 |
| Gove Mine | Copper | Sphalerite, Pyrrhotite, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 43.879, -72.351 |
| Weston Uranium Occurrence #1 | Uranium | Uraninite | Occurrence | 43.347, -72.773 |
| Okemo No. 2 & 8 Uranium Occurrences | Uranium | Uraninite | Occurrence | 43.404, -72.751 |
| Unnamed Uranium Anomaly | Uranium | Uraninite | Occurrence | 43.112, -72.840 |
| Unnamed Uranium Occurrence | Uranium | Uraninite | Occurrence | 42.919, -72.966 |
| Weston Uranium Occurrence #3, Route 155 | Uranium | Uraninite | Occurrence | 43.350, -72.792 |
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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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