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Lamprecht Mine
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 of the minerals on our cards and 1 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 3 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 Uranium. Minerals mentioned: Pyrite. Approx. location 28.501, -98.056. 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?
Was producing when the record was made.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
4 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Coffinite 5Uraninite 4Barite 2Boltwoodite 1Ilsemannite 1Powellite 1Weeksite 1Commodities
Uranium 33Molybdenum 2Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Branch Occurrence | — | Barite | Occurrence | 28.546, -98.078 |
| Sulphur Creek Occurrence | — | Barite | Occurrence | 28.556, -98.074 |
| Mabel Mine | Uranium | Boltwoodite, Ilsemannite, Powellite, Weeksite | Past Producer | 28.559, -98.288 |
| House-Seale Mine | Uranium | Coffinite | Past Producer | 28.602, -98.213 |
| Sulfur Creek Mine | Uranium | Coffinite, Uraninite | Past Producer | 28.491, -98.084 |
| Lamprecht Mine | Uranium | Coffinite, Uraninite | Past Producer | 28.501, -98.056 |
| Zamzow Mine (IEC) | Uranium | Coffinite, Uraninite | Past Producer | 28.497, -98.062 |
| Kopplin Mine | Uranium | Coffinite, Uraninite | Past Producer | 28.518, -98.063 |
| Burns Mine | Uranium | — | Past Producer | 28.242, -98.192 |
| Clay West Mine | Uranium | — | Past Producer | 28.246, -98.213 |
| Mount Lucas Mine | Uranium | — | Past Producer | 28.184, -97.934 |
| Ray Point Plant | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.525, -98.101 |
| Kopplin Pit | Uranium | — | Past Producer | 28.522, -98.062 |
| Ryan Pit | Uranium | — | Past Producer | 28.598, -98.169 |
| Boots Field | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.286, -98.216 |
| Burns Field | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.291, -98.196 |
| Smith Uranium Pit | Uranium | — | Past Producer | 28.502, -98.039 |
| Felder Uranium Operation | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.499, -98.080 |
| Zamzow Leaching Plant (Facility) | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.497, -98.063 |
| Clay West Deep Field | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.246, -98.213 |
| Moser No 2 Field | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.252, -98.205 |
| Clay West Shallow Field | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.241, -98.223 |
| Essespoonomore Pit | Uranium | — | Past Producer | 28.736, -98.098 |
| Maybel New Pit | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.557, -98.286 |
| Sulfer Creek Operation | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.496, -98.045 |
| Burns Uranium Plant | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.253, -98.194 |
| Dobie Pits | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.620, -98.206 |
| Chapman Pit | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.601, -98.231 |
| Vaughn Pit | Uranium | — | Past Producer | 28.606, -98.212 |
| Moser No 1 Field | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.256, -98.211 |
| Marrs-Mclean Pit No 2 | Uranium | — | Past Producer | 28.484, -98.086 |
| Clay West Uranium Plant | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.256, -98.192 |
| Nell Plant | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.667, -98.063 |
| House Pit | Uranium | — | Producer | 28.630, -98.175 |
| Marrs-Mclean Pit No 1 | Uranium | — | Past Producer | 28.490, -98.084 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 10 fossil collection records in Live Oak County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Bee County · Atascosa County · Karnes County · McMullen County · Goliad 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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