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Vinyard Iron Bank
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 of the minerals on our cards and 1 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 past producer for Iron. Minerals mentioned: Pyrite. Approx. location 36.162, -83.270. 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?
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
2 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Limonite 4Pyrite 2Commodities
Iron 5Manganese 1Sulfur 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyard Fe Bank | Iron | Limonite | Past Producer | 36.162, -83.270 |
| Williams Fe Bank | Iron | Limonite | Past Producer | 36.177, -83.323 |
| Vinyard Iron Bank | Iron | Limonite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 36.162, -83.270 |
| Williams Iron Bank | Iron | Limonite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 36.177, -83.323 |
| Currier Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 36.276, -83.189 |
| Noeton Prospect | Manganese | — | Occurrence | 36.268, -83.297 |
| Vinyard Iron Bank | Iron | — | Past Producer | 36.162, -83.270 |
| Lotspiech Prospect | — | — | Past Producer | 36.238, -83.366 |
| Williams Iron Bank | Sulfur | — | Past Producer | 36.177, -83.323 |
| Ridley Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 36.209, -83.408 |
| Ivy and Mays Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 36.214, -83.396 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 8 fossil collection records in Hamblen County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Jefferson County · Grainger County · Hawkins County · Sevier County · Hancock 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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