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Wilcox Kaolin Belt
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 2 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as prospect for Aluminum. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Mica. Approx. location 34.547, -89.179. 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?
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
1 site
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
1 site
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
Aluminum 23Iron 15Sites (first 40)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | — | Prospect | 34.527, -89.243 |
| O.D.Gray Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 34.416, -89.202 |
| L. W. Robbins Prospect | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 34.401, -89.189 |
| Unnamed Bauxite Prospect | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 34.415, -89.212 |
| Unamed Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 34.422, -89.216 |
| Unamed Prospect | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 34.518, -89.176 |
| G.C.Rhea Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 34.525, -89.246 |
| Unamed Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 34.430, -89.208 |
| Unamed Prospect | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 34.555, -89.126 |
| C.H.Simmons Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 34.383, -89.177 |
| C.H.Simmons Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 34.407, -89.158 |
| Unamed Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 34.556, -89.160 |
| O.D.Gray Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 34.422, -89.222 |
| Unamed Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 34.546, -89.211 |
| O.D. Gray Property | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 34.417, -89.208 |
| Unamed Prospect | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 34.510, -89.229 |
| Unamed Prospect | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 34.482, -89.149 |
| C.L.Hearn Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 34.404, -89.214 |
| J.H.Carnal Prospect | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 34.492, -89.208 |
| Tom Hudson Property | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 34.386, -89.207 |
| Unamed Prospect | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 34.533, -89.159 |
| O.D.Grey Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 34.419, -89.195 |
| C.H.Simmons Prospect | Iron | — | Prospect | 34.396, -89.186 |
| Enterprise Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 34.468, -89.157 |
| L.B.Busby Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 34.433, -89.206 |
| J V Wallace Property | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 34.416, -89.218 |
| Unamed Prospect | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 34.420, -89.203 |
| National Forest Prospect | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 34.429, -89.206 |
| Unamed Prospect | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 34.562, -89.114 |
| Unamed Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 34.486, -89.218 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 34.523, -89.244 |
| L. B. Busby Prospect | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 34.425, -89.205 |
| Unnamed Bauxite Prospect | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 34.389, -89.207 |
| Unamed Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 34.519, -89.189 |
| H.S.Gafford Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 34.407, -89.214 |
| Holly Springs Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 34.414, -89.218 |
| Unamed Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 34.398, -89.183 |
| Unamed Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 34.594, -89.230 |
| Busby Bauxite Pit Prospect | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 34.430, -89.206 |
| Wilcox Kaolin Belt | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 34.547, -89.179 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 56 fossil collection records in Union County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Lafayette County · Pontotoc County · Marshall County · Benton County · Calhoun 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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