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Bourbon Deposit
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 3 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Garnet, Fluorite) and 6 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 1 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as prospect for Iron. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Garnet, Mica, Magnetite, Pyrite, Fluorite. Approx. location 38.154, -91.247. 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?
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
19 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
15 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
6 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
5 sites
Magnetite
Mohs 5.5–6.5. Black and strongly magnetic. Mindat
3 sites
Garnet
Mohs 6.5–7.5. Usually deep red, round many-faced crystals. Mindat
2 sites
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
2 sites
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
2 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Galena 6Hematite 6Limonite 3Barite 2Pyrite 2Sphalerite 1Magnetite 1Commodities
Iron 110Lead 48Zinc 16Copper 14Sulfur-Pyrite 11Barium-Barite 8Manganese 1Sites (first 40)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Mine | Lead | Barite, Galena | Past Producer | 37.856, -91.248 |
| Jumbo Shaft | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 37.868, -91.104 |
| Stanford Mine | Lead | Galena | Past Producer | 37.939, -91.168 |
| Arthur Mines | Lead | Galena | Past Producer | 37.839, -91.398 |
| Matthews Mines | Lead | Galena | Past Producer | 37.937, -91.114 |
| Usury | Lead | Galena | Past Producer | 37.922, -91.113 |
| Buffum Mine | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 37.881, -91.386 |
| James Mine | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 37.853, -91.425 |
| Craig Mine | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 37.826, -91.427 |
| Clark Mine | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 37.988, -91.325 |
| Hart Mine | Iron | Hematite | Past Producer | 37.828, -91.422 |
| Camels Hump | Iron | Hematite, Magnetite | Occurrence | 37.800, -91.333 |
| Marsh Mine | Iron | Limonite | Past Producer | 37.959, -91.380 |
| Knox Bank | Iron | Limonite | Occurrence | 37.979, -91.216 |
| Steelville No. 1 and 2 Bank | Iron | Limonite | Past Producer | 37.954, -91.387 |
| Cherry Valley No. 1 and 2 | Iron | Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.950, -91.263 |
| Hibler Bank | Iron | Pyrite | Past Producer | 37.798, -91.357 |
| Green's Hill Mine | Lead | — | Past Producer | 37.869, -91.195 |
| Mcgary Mine | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.811, -91.395 |
| Rees Mine | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.810, -91.347 |
| Thompson Mine | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.810, -91.335 |
| Peetz Bank | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.942, -91.371 |
| Vaughn Bank | Iron | — | Occurrence | 37.844, -91.419 |
| Ferguson Mine | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.910, -91.365 |
| Bourbon Deposit | Iron | — | Prospect | 38.154, -91.247 |
| Coleman Iron Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 38.012, -91.203 |
| Henny Mine | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.794, -91.520 |
| Clark Mine #1 | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.989, -91.319 |
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.909, -91.188 |
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | — | Past Producer | 38.097, -91.219 |
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | — | Past Producer | 38.149, -91.183 |
| Mccrasy Mine | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.811, -91.395 |
| Jonas Mine | Barium-Barite | — | Past Producer | 37.840, -91.399 |
| Ferling Mine | Iron | — | Past Producer | 38.085, -91.478 |
| Montres Diggings | Lead | — | Past Producer | 38.036, -91.125 |
| Pease Mine | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.854, -91.427 |
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | — | Past Producer | 38.187, -91.108 |
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.941, -91.200 |
| Hart Mine | Iron | — | Past Producer | 37.825, -91.427 |
| Willians Mine | Lead, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 37.965, -91.165 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 13 fossil collection records in Crawford County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Phelps County · Dent County · Washington County · Franklin County · Gasconade County
Missouri mineral guides
- Quartz in Missouri
- Feldspar in Missouri
- Magnetite in Missouri
- Pyrite in Missouri
- Galena in Missouri
- Fluorite in Missouri
Back to all Missouri counties.
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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