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Burns-Fairchild (Unknown)Burns and Fairchild Occurrence + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Miller Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Davis Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Burns Occurrence (Occurrence)Baker Mine + 8 more nearby (Past Producer)Teague Hollow Occurrence + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Evans Occurrence + 3 more nearby (Occurrence)Reagan Occurrence (Occurrence)Bird Occurrence (Occurrence)Thomas Occurrence + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Hughes Occurrence (Occurrence)Rountree Occurrence (Occurrence)Bettis Occurrence (Occurrence)Douglas Occurrence (Occurrence)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
15 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 2 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

21
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

8
Unknown

Status not recorded.

5
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

1
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Barite 25Celestite 25

Commodities

Strontium 35Barium-Barite 26

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Davis ProspectStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.816, -98.883
Hughes OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.734, -98.794
Rodgers OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.812, -98.870
Maner OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.852, -98.860
Caffey and Lacey OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.917, -98.792
Rountree OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.789, -98.784
Bettis OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.775, -98.785
Douglas OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.744, -98.768
Thomas OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.763, -98.824
Bird OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.776, -98.837
Reagan OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.784, -98.857
Gynum OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.000, -98.000
Hightower-Routh OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.815, -98.862
Routh ProspectStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.841, -98.864
Teague Hollow OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.842, -98.855
Alpha Baker MineStrontiumBarite, CelestitePast Producer31.852, -98.860
Boyd MineStrontiumBarite, CelestitePast Producer31.862, -98.854
Dikes and Chambers DepositStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.857, -98.870
Miller MineStrontiumBarite, CelestitePast Producer31.863, -98.873
Burns OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.872, -98.870
Burns and Fairchild OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.877, -98.896
Evans OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.802, -98.868
Dunsworth-Dunn-Hughes OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.809, -98.881
Stewart OccurrenceStrontiumBarite, CelestiteOccurrence31.822, -98.863
Faulkner MineStrontiumBarite, CelestitePast Producer31.849, -98.860
Baker MineStrontium—Past Producer31.862, -98.869
Davis EstateStrontium—Unknown31.815, -98.876
W. L. ThomasStrontium—Unknown31.767, -98.827
Elizabeth FaulknerStrontium—Unknown31.847, -98.858
HightowerStrontium—Unknown31.820, -98.858
Miller-BakerStrontium—Producer31.866, -98.880
Baker-Maner-FaulknerStrontium—Unknown31.852, -98.858
George BurnsStrontium—Unknown31.872, -98.880
Burns-FairchildStrontium—Unknown31.877, -98.903
Mary ChambersStrontium—Unknown31.862, -98.861

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 68 fossil collection records in Brown County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Coleman County · Callahan County · Schleicher County · San Saba County · McCulloch County

Texas mineral guides

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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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