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Mount Pleasent Plant
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Fluorite) and 1 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as prospect for Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite. Minerals mentioned: Fluorite. Approx. location 35.533, -87.167. 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?
Status not recorded.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Was producing when the record was made.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. 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
Phosphorus-Phosphates 73Fluorine-Fluorite 1Sites (first 40)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasent Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Prospect | 35.533, -87.167 |
| Bufords Union Bank #861 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.303, -86.972 |
| Bufords Cheatham #2483 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.333, -86.962 |
| Stauffer 223-45 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.245, -87.038 |
| Stauffer #231-18 Ruthen Sands | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.378, -87.112 |
| Stauffer #231-19 Vick | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.407, -87.048 |
| Stauffer #231-21 Melvin Hickman | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.401, -87.048 |
| Stauffer #231-23 H. Thurman | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.395, -87.121 |
| Stauffer #231-27 J. A. Brown | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.389, -87.107 |
| Stauffer Pit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.245, -87.038 |
| Prospect Number 2353 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.022, -87.082 |
| Bufords Number 2484 Pit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.328, -86.932 |
| Prospect Number 2505 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.038, -87.055 |
| Prospect Number 2550 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.030, -87.055 |
| Stauffer #231-20 J. W. Moore | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.405, -87.038 |
| Stauffer #231-26 C. Thurman | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.387, -87.114 |
| Buford Mine-Pulaski | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.198, -87.025 |
| Monsanto Phosphate Deposit No.30 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.336, -87.111 |
| Stauffer Phosphate Deposit No.6 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.390, -87.129 |
| Tva Phosphate Deposit No.14 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.290, -86.936 |
| Tva Phosphate Deposit No.29 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.288, -86.947 |
| Bufords Number 2484 Pit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.328, -86.932 |
| Angus Tract | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Producer | 35.388, -87.041 |
| Tva Phosphate Deposit No.11 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.294, -86.917 |
| Tva Phosphate Deposit No.20 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.276, -86.911 |
| Walters | — | — | Prospect | 35.276, -87.069 |
| Monsanto Phosphate Deposit No.33 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.206, -87.119 |
| Stauffer Phosphate Deposit No.13 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.247, -87.001 |
| Bufords No. 861 Pit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.303, -86.972 |
| Prospect Number 2353 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.022, -87.082 |
| Giles County Deposit | — | — | Prospect | 35.292, -86.938 |
| Dunavant | — | — | Prospect | 35.303, -87.086 |
| Buford Mine-Lynnesville | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Producer | 35.377, -87.008 |
| Tva Phosphate Deposit No.16 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.282, -86.937 |
| Tva Phosphate Deposit No.12 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.293, -86.912 |
| Tva Phosphate Deposit No.5 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.297, -86.939 |
| Mobil Phosphate Deposit No.20 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.238, -87.048 |
| Tva Phosphate Deposit No.19 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 36.282, -86.916 |
| Monsanto Phosphate No.27 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.230, -87.048 |
| Tva Phosphate Deposit No.9 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Unknown | 35.297, -86.932 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 3 fossil collection records in Giles County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
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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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