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Flat Gap Mine
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 past producer for Zinc. Minerals mentioned: Fluorite. Approx. location 36.424, -83.225. 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?
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
8 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
4 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
2 sites
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
Sphalerite 10Pyrite 7Smithsonite 4Galena 2Chalcopyrite 1Calamine 1Greenockite 1Limonite 1Commodities
Zinc 7Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.N. Johns Prospect | — | Calamine, Greenockite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.428, -83.241 |
| Lamb Prospect | — | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.479, -83.311 |
| Keaton Prospect | — | Galena, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.511, -83.320 |
| Clint Brewer Prospect | — | Limonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.516, -83.298 |
| Dodson Prospect | — | Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.478, -83.322 |
| C.S. Davis Prospect | — | Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.412, -83.278 |
| Givens Prospect | — | Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.517, -83.277 |
| Livesay Cut | Zinc | Pyrite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 36.515, -83.290 |
| Purkey Prospect | — | Smithsonite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.517, -83.288 |
| W.H. Green Prospect | — | Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.522, -83.225 |
| Livesay Cut Mill Cut | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 36.515, -83.290 |
| Flat Gap Mine | Zinc | — | Past Producer | 36.424, -83.225 |
| Purkey | — | — | Prospect | 36.517, -83.288 |
| Clint Brewer | — | — | Prospect | 36.516, -83.297 |
| Big War Creek | Zinc | — | Prospect | 36.432, -83.225 |
| H. N. Johns Prospect | Zinc | — | Occurrence | 36.428, -83.241 |
| C.S. Davis | — | — | Prospect | 36.413, -83.279 |
| Keaton | — | — | Prospect | 36.520, -83.320 |
| Lamb | — | — | Prospect | 36.479, -83.311 |
| Shilo Prospect | Zinc | — | Prospect | 36.462, -83.185 |
| Baker Hill | — | — | Prospect | 36.549, -82.982 |
| Flat Gap | — | — | Past Producer | 36.429, -83.241 |
| Livesay | — | — | Prospect | 36.516, -83.290 |
| Givens | — | — | Prospect | 36.517, -83.277 |
| Jones | — | — | Prospect | 36.570, -82.973 |
| W.H. Green Prospect | Zinc | — | Prospect | 36.468, -83.211 |
| Dodson | — | — | Prospect | 36.478, -83.322 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 fossil collection records in Hancock County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Hawkins County · Grainger County · Hamblen County · Claiborne County · Union County
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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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