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Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
57 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 1 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Unnamed Prospect

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Fluorite) and 1 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as prospect for Fluorine-Fluorite. Minerals mentioned: Fluorite. Approx. location 34.216, -89.409. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

84
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

1
Unknown

Status not recorded.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

No individual minerals are listed in these records.

Commodities

Iron 84Fluorine-Fluorite 1

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.380, -89.332
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.197, -89.309
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.453, -89.332
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.451, -89.318
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.477, -89.311
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.417, -89.336
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.500, -89.338
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.395, -89.366
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.193, -89.319
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.327, -89.261
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.385, -89.323
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.468, -89.334
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.369, -89.275
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.327, -89.293
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.408, -89.266
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.478, -89.318
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.511, -89.369
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.194, -89.325
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.444, -89.304
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.236, -89.485
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.385, -89.342
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.233, -89.367
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.382, -89.296
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.335, -89.316
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.302, -89.314
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.477, -89.333
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.190, -89.376
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.452, -89.323
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.337, -89.317
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.337, -89.320
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.385, -89.319
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.315, -89.278
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.207, -89.414
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.499, -89.411
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.375, -89.288
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.232, -89.376
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.188, -89.488
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.373, -89.323
Unnamed ProspectIron—Prospect34.255, -89.402
Unnamed ProspectFluorine-Fluorite—Prospect34.216, -89.409

Nearby counties

Union County · Pontotoc County · Marshall County · Calhoun County · Benton County

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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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