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Tourmaline
Mohs 7–7.5. Long striated crystals, often black (schorl) or green and pink (elbaite). Mindat
37 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
32 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
18 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
18 sites
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
13 sites
Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
11 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Maricopa County (10) · Yavapai County (10) · Pinal County (10) · La Paz County (2) · Gila County (2) · Pima County (1) · Graham County (1) · Santa Cruz County (1)
Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picacho View Mine | Feldspar | Albite, Allanite, Beryl, Galena, Hemimorphite, Lepidolite, Microcline, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 33.968, -112.562 |
| Midnight Owl Mine | Feldspar | Amblygonite, Beryl, Lepidolite, Lithiophilite, Spodumene, Tourmaline | Producer | 33.998, -112.514 |
| Sunrise Prospect | Lithium, Feldspar | Amblygonite, Lepidolite, Lithiophilite, Muscovite, Spodumene | Occurrence | 33.960, -112.564 |
| North Morning Star Mine | Lithium, Feldspar | Amblygonite, Lepidolite, Spodumene | Producer | 33.954, -112.573 |
| Bluebird Mine | Lead, Copper | Anglesite, Bornite, Cerargyrite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Descloizite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stromeyerite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite, Wolframite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 32.763, -110.471 |
| Mohawk-New Year Mine | Lead, Copper | Anglesite, Brochantite, Calamine, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprodescloizite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Silver, Sphalerite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | Producer | 32.704, -110.682 |
| Mammoth - St. Anthony Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Vanadium | Anglesite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Descloizite, Diaboleite, Dioptase, Galena, Gold, Hemimorphite, Linarite, Malachite, Mottramite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite, Willemite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 32.706, -110.685 |
| Old Reliable Mine | Copper | Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Olivenite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 32.752, -110.490 |
| Morning Star Prospect | Feldspar | Beryl, Muscovite | Past Producer | 33.953, -112.574 |
| Buckeye Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite | Occurrence | 33.227, -112.873 |
| Childs-Aldwinkle Mine | Molybdenum, Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Wulfenite, Atacamite, Chalcanthite, Chrysocolla, Olivenite, Tetrahedrite | Past Producer | 32.753, -110.482 |
| American Eagle Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 32.750, -110.496 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Occurrence | 32.754, -110.484 |
| Ruth Mine | Lead, Silver | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 34.466, -112.489 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 31.623, -111.149 |
| Sunflower Group | Mercury | Cinnabar | Past Producer | 33.956, -111.495 |
| Packover Claim | Mercury | Cinnabar | Past Producer | 33.956, -111.495 |
| French-American Prospect | — | Cinnabar, Gold | Occurrence | 33.578, -114.336 |
| Seal Rock Group | Kyanite, Mica | Cinnabar, Kyanite, Mica | Occurrence | 33.544, -112.020 |
| Rico Group | Mercury | Cinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar | Past Producer | 33.567, -112.044 |
| Arrowhead Claim | Thorium, Uranium | Columbite, Feldspar, Ilmenite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 33.293, -112.605 |
| Shamrock Mining & Development | Uranium, Mica, Feldspar | Feldspar, Mica | Occurrence | 33.938, -112.497 |
| Golden Aster Mine | Gold | Gold | Producer | 34.095, -112.456 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | Malachite | Occurrence | 32.759, -110.484 |
| El Oso Mine | Tungsten | Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 33.754, -111.378 |
| Black Beauty Group | Tungsten | Scheelite | Past Producer | 32.689, -110.060 |
| Lucky Bud Prospect | Tungsten | Scheelite | Occurrence | 34.338, -112.422 |
| Mayby Mine | Silver | Scheelite, Silver, Wolframite | Producer | 34.061, -112.275 |
| Rose Tungsten Mine | Tungsten | Scheelite, Wolframite | Past Producer | 34.034, -111.076 |
| San Antonio Mine | Silica | — | Past Producer | 32.308, -112.951 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | — | Occurrence | 32.760, -110.468 |
| French-American | — | — | Occurrence | 33.630, -114.367 |
| Picacho View | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum | — | Past Producer | 33.962, -112.558 |
| Rico Mercury-Pat.#4047 | Mercury | — | Past Producer | 33.559, -112.040 |
| Mammoth-Tiger | Gold | — | Unknown | 32.706, -110.685 |
| Midnight Owl Mine | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium) | — | Past Producer | 33.998, -112.514 |
| Rose Tungsten | Tungsten | — | Past Producer | 34.034, -111.076 |
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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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