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Gooney-Manor Mine
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 3 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Gold, Silver) and 5 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Copper. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Gold, Pyrite, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 38.883, -78.241. 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.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
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
20 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
5 sites
Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
4 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
3 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
1 site
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Malachite 8Bornite 6Copper 4Limonite 4Pyrolusite 4Cuprite 3Chalcopyrite 3Psilomelane 3Goethite 2Chrysocolla 1Manganite 1Wad 1Commodities
Copper 19Manganese 5Iron 5Feldspar 1Gold 1Silver 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealoch Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.882, -78.107 |
| Gooney-Manor Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.883, -78.241 |
| Mills Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite | Occurrence | 38.854, -78.207 |
| Rudacill Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.849, -78.205 |
| Empire Mine | Copper | Bornite, Cuprite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.790, -78.292 |
| Martin Mine | Copper | Bornite, Malachite | Past Producer | 38.809, -78.296 |
| Virginia and Pittsburgh Copper Co. Prospects | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 38.896, -78.207 |
| Murphy Mine | Iron | Goethite, Limonite | Past Producer | 38.849, -78.270 |
| Happy Creek Mines | Iron | Goethite, Limonite, Pyrolusite | Past Producer | 38.913, -78.154 |
| Seible Mine | Manganese | Limonite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad | Past Producer | 38.927, -78.141 |
| Brush Mountain Prospects | Manganese, Iron | Limonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite | Occurrence | 38.819, -78.320 |
| F.C. Hartley Prospect | Copper | Malachite | Past Producer | 38.801, -78.294 |
| Overall Mine | Manganese | Psilomelane, Pyrolusite | Past Producer | 38.806, -78.347 |
| Martin Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 38.809, -78.293 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 38.896, -78.207 |
| Gooney-Manor Mine | Copper | — | Past Producer | 38.883, -78.241 |
| Seibel Iron Mines, Inc. Mine | Iron | — | Past Producer | 38.913, -78.154 |
| Poe Property Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 38.879, -78.247 |
| Happy Creek | — | — | Past Producer | 38.929, -78.255 |
| Seibel Iron Mines, Inc. Mine | Iron | — | Past Producer | 38.912, -78.154 |
| Compton-Cullers Prospect | Manganese | — | Prospect | 38.813, -78.318 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 38.890, -78.210 |
| Empire Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 38.785, -78.288 |
| F C Hartley Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 38.804, -78.296 |
| Rudacill Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 38.839, -78.204 |
| Old Sealoch Mine | Copper | — | Past Producer | 38.891, -78.088 |
| Brown Property Prospect | Feldspar | — | Past Producer | 38.817, -78.307 |
| Mills Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 38.857, -78.209 |
| New Sealoch Mine | Copper | — | Past Producer | 38.886, -78.092 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 7 fossil collection records in Warren County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Rappahannock County · Shenandoah County · Frederick County · Clarke County · Page County
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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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