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Shiloh
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 prospect for Zinc. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Pyrite. Approx. location 36.487, -83.099. 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.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
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
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
1 site
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Barite 4Sphalerite 3Sandstone 2Calcite 1Pyrite 1Commodities
Marble 9Dimension 9Barium-Barite 5Silica 3Copper 1Zinc 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caney Valley Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 36.408, -83.058 |
| Caney Valley Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Past Producer | 36.408, -83.058 |
| Caney Valley Barite Prospect | — | Barite | Occurrence | 36.419, -83.031 |
| Click Ridge Barite Prospect | — | Barite, Calcite | Occurrence | 36.582, -82.637 |
| Shiloh Prospect | — | Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.487, -83.099 |
| Hunts Gap Quarry | Silica | Sandstone | Producer | 36.471, -82.753 |
| Flat Gap Sandstone Sample | — | Sandstone | Occurrence | 36.411, -83.220 |
| Lee Valley Zinc Prospect | — | Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.466, -83.148 |
| E. J. Lee Zinc Prospect | — | Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.500, -83.071 |
| Flat Gap Sandstone Sample | Silica | — | Occurrence | 36.411, -83.220 |
| Hunts Gap Quarry | Silica | — | Past Producer | 36.471, -82.753 |
| W.D. Johnson Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 36.549, -83.028 |
| Stamps Quarry | Marble, Dimension | — | Past Producer | 36.351, -83.186 |
| Price Quarry | Marble, Dimension | — | Past Producer | 36.379, -83.128 |
| Caney Valley Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | — | Past Producer | 36.408, -83.058 |
| Dougherty Quarry | Marble, Dimension | — | Past Producer | 36.362, -83.160 |
| Caney Valley Barite Prospect | Barium-Barite | — | Occurrence | 36.419, -83.031 |
| Mcclure Quarry | Marble, Dimension | — | Past Producer | 36.364, -83.155 |
| E. J. Lee | — | — | Prospect | 36.500, -83.071 |
| Shiloh | Zinc | — | Prospect | 36.487, -83.099 |
| Click Ridge Barite Prospect | Barium-Barite | — | Occurrence | 36.582, -82.637 |
| Stamps Star Quarry | Marble, Dimension | — | Past Producer | 36.349, -83.190 |
| Cave Quarry | Marble, Dimension | — | Past Producer | 36.403, -83.085 |
| Kyle Quarry | Marble, Dimension | — | Past Producer | 36.386, -83.117 |
| Fudge Quarry | Marble, Dimension | — | Past Producer | 36.364, -83.157 |
| Evans Quarry | Marble, Dimension | — | Past Producer | 36.349, -83.192 |
| Lee Valley | — | — | Prospect | 36.466, -83.148 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 5 fossil collection records in Hawkins County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Hancock County · Greene County · Hamblen County · Grainger County · Jefferson County
Tennessee mineral guides
- Quartz in Tennessee
- Gold in Tennessee
- Mica in Tennessee
- Magnetite in Tennessee
- Pyrite in Tennessee
- Galena in Tennessee
Back to all Tennessee counties.
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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