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Hagan Prospect
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 of the minerals on our cards and 2 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as occurrence. Minerals mentioned: Pyrite, Copper. Approx. location 36.532, -85.235. 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.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
2 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Sphalerite 4Barite 1Chalcopyrite 1Pyrite 1Commodities
Zinc 3Copper 1Barium-Barite 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heard Prospect | — | Barite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.552, -85.227 |
| Hagan Prospect | — | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.532, -85.235 |
| Deep Well-Sphalerite Occurrence | — | Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.594, -85.150 |
| Deep Well-Sphalerite Occurrence | — | Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.626, -85.252 |
| Deep Well-Sphalerite Occurrence | Zinc | — | Occurrence | 36.594, -85.150 |
| Hagan Prospect | Copper | — | Occurrence | 36.532, -85.235 |
| Heard Prospect | Barium-Barite, Zinc | — | Past Producer | 36.552, -85.227 |
| Deep Well-Sphalerite Occurrence | Zinc | — | Occurrence | 36.626, -85.252 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 4 fossil collection records in Pickett County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Overton County · Clay County · Fentress County · Jackson County · Putnam 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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