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Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
13 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
9 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
7 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
7 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
5 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
4 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Orange County (5) · Rutland County (3) · Windsor County (2) · Franklin County (1) · Windham County (1) · Essex County (1)
Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 43.819, -72.338 |
| Fairlee Gold Mine (1902) | Gold | Galena, Chalcopyrite, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | 43.907, -72.215 |
| Taggart Mine (1859) | Copper, Lead | Gold, Silver, Chalcopyrite, Galena | Past Producer | 43.621, -72.685 |
| Copperas Hill Mine | Iron | Molybdenite, Sphalerite, Silver, Gold, Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 43.491, -72.873 |
| 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 |
| Wallingford | Copper, Silver | — | Occurrence | 43.444, -72.952 |
| Unnamed, the Silver Mine | Silver | — | Occurrence | 43.783, -73.025 |
| East Braintree Arsenic | Arsenic | — | Past Producer | 43.996, -72.641 |
| Elizabeth Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 43.823, -72.333 |
| Bridgewater Center Prospect | Gold | — | Past Producer | 43.621, -72.679 |
| Paddock Mine | Copper | — | Past Producer | 44.275, -71.970 |
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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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