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Naff Prospect
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) 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 Barium-Barite. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Pyrite. Approx. location 36.140, -82.964. 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.
Was producing when the record was made.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
2 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. 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
Barite 33Limonite 8Sphalerite 6Smithsonite 2Pyrite 2Dolomite 1Galena 1Commodities
Barium-Barite 26Iron 9Manganese 3Dolomite 1Zinc 1Lead 1Sites (first 40)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babbs Mill Barite Mine A | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 36.258, -82.797 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrence 8 | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.202, -82.848 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrence 9 | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.208, -82.835 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrence 11 | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.216, -82.831 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrence 12 | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.222, -82.826 |
| Babbs Mill Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 36.258, -82.797 |
| Solomon Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 36.326, -82.728 |
| Pactolus-Holston Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 36.501, -82.532 |
| Orebank Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 36.568, -82.437 |
| Cox Barite Prospect | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.208, -82.831 |
| J. J. King Barite Prospect | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.217, -82.828 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrence 1 | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.168, -82.874 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrence 4 | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.188, -82.853 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrence 7 | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.198, -82.843 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrences 10 | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.216, -82.827 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrence 13 | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.220, -82.823 |
| R. P. Johnson Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 36.204, -82.840 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrences 5 | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.192, -82.848 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrence 6 | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.197, -82.846 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrence 2 | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.188, -82.868 |
| Matthews Barite Prospect | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.191, -82.856 |
| Harmon Barite Prospect | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.192, -82.852 |
| Tine Britton Barite Prospect | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.221, -82.827 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrence 3 | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.183, -82.860 |
| Solomon Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 36.326, -82.728 |
| M. E. Harmon Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 36.201, -82.850 |
| Unnamed Barite Occurrences | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.203, -82.839 |
| Thornburg Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 36.369, -82.677 |
| Hull Mill Barite Occurrence | — | Barite, Limonite | Occurrence | 36.219, -82.932 |
| Berkey Barite Prospect | — | Barite, Limonite | Occurrence | 36.180, -82.866 |
| Naff Prospect | Barium-Barite | Barite, Limonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.140, -82.964 |
| Roberta Johnson Prospect | — | Barite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.213, -82.837 |
| R. P. Johnson Zinc Prospect | — | Barite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.201, -82.843 |
| Agricultural Lime Company, Inc. Quarry | Dolomite | Dolomite | Producer | 36.131, -82.811 |
| Brown Prospect | — | Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.228, -82.946 |
| Ore Bank Iron Mines | Iron | Limonite | Past Producer | 36.116, -82.982 |
| Unnamed Limonite Occurrences | — | Limonite | Occurrence | 36.224, -82.935 |
| Ore Banks Fe Mine | Iron | Limonite | Past Producer | 36.116, -82.982 |
| Tipton Prospect | — | Limonite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.227, -82.950 |
| Colvard Prospects | — | Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.221, -82.944 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 2 fossil collection records in Greene County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Hawkins County · Unicoi County · Washington County · Cocke County · Hamblen 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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