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Hoover Mine
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 of the minerals on our cards and 2 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Zinc. Minerals mentioned: Pyrite, Galena. Approx. location 35.846, -86.153. 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.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
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
1 site
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Sphalerite 4Barite 3Calcite 3Galena 1Pyrite 1Calamine 1Commodities
Uranium 8Zinc 2Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Prospect | — | Barite, Calamine, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.841, -86.153 |
| Hoover Mine | Zinc | Barite, Calcite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.846, -86.153 |
| Davenport Prospect | — | Barite, Calcite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.855, -86.123 |
| Paschal Prospect | — | Calcite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.811, -86.149 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | — | — | Occurrence | 35.883, -86.030 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | — | — | Occurrence | 35.862, -85.998 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | — | — | Occurrence | 35.905, -86.048 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | — | — | Occurrence | 35.847, -85.953 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | — | — | Occurrence | 35.751, -86.071 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | — | — | Occurrence | 35.705, -86.163 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | — | — | Occurrence | 35.855, -86.097 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | — | — | Occurrence | 35.800, -86.013 |
| Davenport Prospect | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 35.855, -86.123 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 35.751, -86.071 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 35.847, -85.953 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 35.883, -86.030 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 35.705, -86.163 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 35.862, -85.998 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 35.905, -86.048 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 35.800, -86.013 |
| Carter Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 35.851, -86.150 |
| Paschal Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 35.807, -86.142 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 35.855, -86.097 |
| Hoover Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 35.856, -86.149 |
Nearby counties
Rutherford County · DeKalb County · Warren County · Coffee County · Wilson County
Tennessee mineral guides
- Quartz in Tennessee
- Gold in Tennessee
- Mica in Tennessee
- Magnetite in Tennessee
- Pyrite in Tennessee
- Galena in Tennessee
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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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