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Knight Mine
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Fluorite) and 2 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 4 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 Zinc. Minerals mentioned: Galena, Fluorite. Approx. location 35.976, -86.168. 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.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
12 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
6 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Fluorite 6Barite 5Galena 5Sphalerite 5Calcite 2Commodities
Zinc 4Barium-Barite 2Fluorine-Fluorite 2Lead 1Calcium 1Manganese 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medling Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite | Occurrence | 35.960, -86.177 |
| Macey Prospect | Barium-Barite, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Barite, Fluorite, Galena | Occurrence | 36.277, -86.165 |
| Dillard Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.281, -86.236 |
| Knight Mine | Zinc | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 35.976, -86.168 |
| Brown Prospect | — | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 36.289, -86.277 |
| Unnamed Prospect | — | Calcite, Fluorite, Galena | Occurrence | 36.295, -86.287 |
| Robinson Prospect | — | Calcite, Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.996, -86.153 |
| Deep Well-Sphalerite Occurrence | — | Sphalerite | Occurrence | 35.978, -86.266 |
| Bairds Mill | Zinc | — | Prospect | 36.117, -86.250 |
| Robinson | — | — | Prospect | 35.989, -86.197 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Calcium | — | Occurrence | 36.295, -86.287 |
| Reed Prospect | Barium-Barite | — | Prospect | 36.299, -86.267 |
| Medling | — | — | Prospect | 35.959, -86.186 |
| Brown | — | — | Prospect | 36.290, -86.240 |
| Deep Well-Sphalerite Occurrence | Zinc | — | Occurrence | 35.978, -86.266 |
| Nichols Farm Deposit | Manganese | — | Occurrence | 36.344, -86.365 |
| Macey Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Past Producer | 36.277, -86.165 |
| Norene | Zinc | — | Prospect | 36.033, -86.200 |
| Dillard | — | — | Prospect | 36.283, -86.234 |
| Knight | — | — | Prospect | 35.978, -86.210 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 4 fossil collection records in Wilson County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Trousdale County · Smith County · Sumner County · Rutherford County · Cannon County
Tennessee mineral guides
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- Magnetite in Tennessee
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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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