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Blue Wing Mine
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Silver) and 2 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 2 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer. Minerals mentioned: Copper, Silver. Approx. location 36.523, -78.774. USGS record.
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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.
Was producing when the record was made.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
7 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
3 sites
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
Andalusite 1Diaspore 1Pyrophyllite 1Topaz 1Commodities
Talc-Soapstone 10Granite 3Copper 2Iron 1Kyanite 1Mica 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowlings Mountain Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Andalusite, Diaspore, Pyrophyllite, Topaz | Producer | 36.233, -78.750 |
| Butner Quarry | Granite | — | Past Producer | 36.115, -78.768 |
| Quarry | Granite | — | Past Producer | 36.144, -78.521 |
| Knap of Reeds | Iron | — | Past Producer | 36.098, -78.809 |
| Blue Wing | Copper | — | Past Producer | 36.525, -78.780 |
| Holloway/Copper King Mines | Copper | — | Past Producer | 36.492, -78.794 |
| Tar River Quarry | Granite | — | Past Producer | 36.229, -78.643 |
| Annie Maud Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 36.516, -78.786 |
| Long Mountain Deposits | Talc-Soapstone | — | Prospect | 36.747, -78.771 |
| Bowlings Mtn Andalusite Occurence | Kyanite | — | Occurrence | 36.231, -78.748 |
| Jones Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | — | Prospect | 36.272, -78.744 |
| R.E. Hilton Property | Talc-Soapstone | — | Occurrence | 36.274, -78.722 |
| Pyrohyllite Mine | Mica | — | Past Producer | 36.243, -78.762 |
| Blue Wing Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 36.523, -78.774 |
| Jones Mine | Talc-Soapstone | — | Producer | 36.253, -78.770 |
| Robbins Prospect No. 2 | Talc-Soapstone | — | Occurrence | 36.272, -78.765 |
| Robbins-Uzzell Property | Talc-Soapstone | — | Occurrence | 36.251, -78.746 |
| Pannebaker Prospects | — | — | Occurrence | 36.513, -78.776 |
| Holloway Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 36.494, -78.790 |
| Robbins Prospect No. 1 | Talc-Soapstone | — | Occurrence | 36.251, -78.774 |
| Daniels Mountain Deposit | Talc-Soapstone | — | Prospect | 36.418, -78.665 |
| Cornfield Property | — | — | Occurrence | 36.537, -78.775 |
| E C Hilton Property | Talc-Soapstone | — | Prospect | 36.257, -78.716 |
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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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