Usa
North America — 9,833,517 km²
Capital: Washington D.C.
17 specimens in collection
Notable mining localities
Principal mineralogical sites associated with collector specimens. Yellow dot indicates an endemic species — found exclusively or in world-class quality at this locality.
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Bisbee (AZ) Arizona endemicBisbeeite, Azurite, Malachite — iconic specimens
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Franklin & Sterling Hill (NJ) New Jersey endemicZincite, Willemite, Franklinite — world's most fluorescent locality
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Pala (CA) California endemicKunzite (discovered here), Tourmaline, Lepidolite
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Bingham Canyon (UT) UtahChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Cuprite
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Herkimer (NY) New York endemicHerkimer Diamond (Quartz) — doubly terminated crystals
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Sweetwater Mine (MO) MissouriSphalerite, Galena, Dolomite — world class fluorescent sphalerite
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Morefield Mine (VA) VirginiaAmazonite, Smoky Quartz, Albite
Notable locality
Endemic or exclusive world-class locality
