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Dry Creek Prospect
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Fluorite) and 3 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 occurrence. Minerals mentioned: Pyrite, Galena, Fluorite. Approx. location 35.968, -85.930. 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
40 sites
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
5 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
2 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Shale 44Barite 2Fluorite 2Galena 2Pyrite 2Sphalerite 2Commodities
Uranium 30Fluorine-Fluorite 3Barium-Barite 3Zinc 3Sulfur 2Lead 1Sulfur-Pyrite 1Oil Shale 1Sites (first 40)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilder Hollow Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.954, -85.942 |
| Dry Creek Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.968, -85.930 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-2 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.939, -85.696 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Lc-101 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.928, -85.818 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Lc-105a | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.885, -85.783 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-33 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.937, -85.934 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-35 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.914, -85.946 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-38 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.925, -85.677 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-40 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.873, -85.739 |
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium, Lc-15 | Uranium | Shale | Occurrence | 35.980, -85.822 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Lc-103 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.908, -85.818 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-37 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.966, -85.656 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Lc-102 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.897, -85.706 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-9 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.916, -85.731 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-13 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.936, -85.743 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-17 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.926, -85.767 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-21 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.930, -85.781 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-25 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.932, -85.844 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-28 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.920, -85.899 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-32 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.912, -85.820 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-39 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.986, -85.790 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-4 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.932, -85.700 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-36 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.905, -85.944 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-34 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.930, -85.947 |
| Unnamed Uranium Prospect | Uranium, Oil Shale | Shale | Occurrence | 35.885, -85.708 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-3 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.930, -85.690 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-6 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.932, -85.711 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-7 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.924, -85.719 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-10 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.921, -85.734 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-11 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.933, -85.733 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-12 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.936, -85.722 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-14 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.927, -85.749 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-15 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.917, -85.744 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-16 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.919, -85.771 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-18 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.923, -85.775 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-19 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.915, -85.784 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-20 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.915, -85.798 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-22 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.925, -85.790 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-23 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.929, -85.803 |
| Drill Hole For Uranium, Yb-24 | — | Shale | Occurrence | 35.929, -85.820 |
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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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