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Monsanto Properties
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Fluorite) and 2 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 5 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 Phosphorus-Phosphates. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Fluorite. Approx. location 35.667, -87.117. 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.
Status not recorded.
Was producing when the record was made.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
A processing plant site.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
6 sites
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
6 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Collophane 1Commodities
Phosphorus-Phosphates 237Iron 1Graphite 1Aluminum 1Sites (first 40)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monsanto Mines | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Collophane | Producer | 35.500, -87.000 |
| Local Fite-West #2471 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.656, -87.138 |
| Duggar 223-32 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.463, -87.148 |
| Wetherford 223-68 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.464, -87.064 |
| Church Ps-17 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Producer | 35.655, -87.084 |
| Stauffer #223-154 1mcc-Thurman | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.458, -87.098 |
| Hooker 007 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.684, -87.040 |
| Hooker 063 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.677, -87.246 |
| Hooker #509 Mangrum | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Producer | 35.685, -87.000 |
| Hooker #507 Gardner | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Producer | 35.676, -87.003 |
| Stauffer 223-158 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.472, -87.101 |
| Stauffer 223-159 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.502, -87.122 |
| Stauffer 223-183 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.472, -87.095 |
| Stauffer 223-184 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.568, -87.167 |
| Stauffer 223-3 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.507, -87.142 |
| Stauffer 223-14 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.502, -87.142 |
| Stauffer 223-18 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.480, -87.128 |
| Hooker 162 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.686, -87.094 |
| Hooker 512 | — | — | Occurrence | 35.668, -87.010 |
| Hooker 005 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.694, -87.182 |
| Hooker 094 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.686, -87.158 |
| Hooker 103 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.707, -87.239 |
| Hooker 501 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.583, -87.135 |
| Hooker 540 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.626, -87.070 |
| Hooker 508 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.673, -87.030 |
| Hooker 001 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.690, -87.290 |
| Stauffer #223-23brown | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.607, -87.125 |
| Stauffer #223-24 J. W. Frierson | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.615, -87.118 |
| Stauffer #223-25 Mc Kissack | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.471, -87.150 |
| Stauffer #223-26c. Harris | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Producer | 35.670, -87.071 |
| Stauffer #223-27 Witherspoon | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Producer | 35.661, -87.050 |
| Stauffer #223-31 D'Heur | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Producer | 35.617, -87.141 |
| Stauffer #223-33 Waddy | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Occurrence | 35.563, -87.202 |
| Stauffer #223-178 Sara England | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.611, -87.164 |
| Hooker #6 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.733, -87.136 |
| Hooker #515 E. C. Fox | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Producer | 35.689, -87.011 |
| Hooker #516 Fraser | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.684, -87.064 |
| Local Number 42 Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.686, -87.141 |
| Stauffer Mine 223-29 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.539, -87.244 |
| Kleeco Number 779 Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 35.000, -86.000 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 5 fossil collection records in Maury County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Hickman County · Marshall County · Williamson County · Giles County · Lewis County
Tennessee mineral guides
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- 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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