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Scheelite
Mohs 4.5–5. Tungsten mineral that glows blue-white under shortwave UV. Mindat
11 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
4 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
3 sites
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
2 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
2 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Fremont County (4) · Hot Springs County (2) · Converse County (2) · Sheridan County (1) · Albany County (1) · Carbon County (1)
Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Prospect | Copper | Allanite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Scheelite | Prospect | 42.284, -107.318 |
| Rock Creek Placers | Gold | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Mica, Silver | Producer | 42.471, -108.678 |
| Atlantic City District | Gold, Tungsten | Gold, Scheelite | Past Producer | 42.533, -108.717 |
| Mosaic Claim | Tungsten, Gold, Sulfides | Gold, Scheelite, Wolframite | Occurrence | 44.633, -107.317 |
| Mormon Canyon | Molybdenum | Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite | Occurrence | 42.750, -105.917 |
| Copper Mountain Deposits | Tungsten | Scheelite | Occurrence | 43.417, -108.017 |
| Strong Mine | Tungsten, Copper | Scheelite | Occurrence | 41.383, -105.367 |
| Durner and Keys Deposit | Tungsten | Scheelite | Occurrence | 44.650, -109.734 |
| Brantford Mormon Canyon | Tungsten | Scheelite | Occurrence | 42.733, -105.934 |
| South Pass Mines | Tungsten | Scheelite | Occurrence | 42.467, -108.817 |
| Burr Placer Claim | Tungsten, Gold | Scheelite | Occurrence | 42.420, -108.549 |
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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 USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date.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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