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Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
179 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
36 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
12 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
6 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
4 sites
Magnetite
Mohs 5.5–6.5. Black and strongly magnetic. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Kiowa County (49) · Cotton County (16) · Comanche County (15) · Noble County (14) · Payne County (14) · Pawnee County (11) · Garvin County (8) · Blaine County (7) · Jefferson County (7) · Cimarron County (7) · Greer County (6) · Garfield County (4) · Beckham County (3) · Seminole County (3) · Grant County (2) · Jackson County (2) · Lincoln County (2) · McClain County (2) · Pontotoc County (2) · Alfalfa County (1) · Major County (1) · Okfuskee County (1) · Stephens County (1) · Tillman County (1)
Sites (first 60)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Prospect | Copper | Atacamite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.156, -98.333 |
| Initial Rock | Copper | Barite, Chalcocite, Copper, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.829, -97.248 |
| Paden Southwest | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite, Tenorite | Past Producer | 35.467, -96.612 |
| Cross Mountain-1 | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 34.698, -98.595 |
| Wiggley Hill | Copper | Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.808, -97.248 |
| Quay North | Copper | Chalcocite | Occurrence | 36.204, -96.720 |
| Skedee-1 | Copper | Chalcocite | Occurrence | 36.377, -96.718 |
| Young | Copper | Chalcocite | Occurrence | 36.813, -97.771 |
| Randlett Northwest-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Covellite, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.220, -98.490 |
| Whiskey Creek-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.154, -98.190 |
| Whiskey Creek-2 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.173, -98.188 |
| Whiskey Creek-3 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.159, -98.216 |
| Temple East-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 34.267, -98.199 |
| Stillwater East-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.145, -96.960 |
| Teepee Queen | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 34.813, -97.246 |
| Stillwater East-2 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.147, -96.962 |
| Perry North-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.329, -97.283 |
| Oak Creek-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.264, -96.966 |
| Lela North-3 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.376, -96.941 |
| Creta Deposit | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 34.488, -99.497 |
| Mangum Copper Prospects | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 34.783, -99.519 |
| Perry Southeast-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.196, -97.249 |
| Burwell Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.191, -96.963 |
| R.B. French Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.195, -96.957 |
| Bethel West | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.175, -96.904 |
| West Point-Northeast | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.201, -96.823 |
| Lela North-1 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.374, -96.921 |
| Stillwater East-3 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.155, -96.998 |
| Lela North-2 | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.322, -96.698 |
| Wolf Ridge Prospect | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite, Silver | Occurrence | 34.828, -97.233 |
| Paoli | Silver, Copper | Chalcocite, Silver, Chalcopyrite, Bornite, Covellite, Digenite, Malachite | Prospect | 34.817, -97.242 |
| Buckhorn Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 34.761, -98.536 |
| Hardin Prospect-2 | Copper | Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 34.761, -98.571 |
| Iron Mountain Se-1 | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.830, -98.927 |
| Hale Copper Mine | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 34.752, -98.781 |
| Parker Prospect | Lead, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Past Producer | 34.702, -98.622 |
| Clark and Bennett Prospect | Lead, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena | Past Producer | 34.732, -98.677 |
| Hardin Prospect-1 | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 34.758, -98.570 |
| Eastman Prospect | Uranium, Copper | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Torbernite, Uranophane | Past Producer | 34.091, -98.501 |
| Glen Mountains Layered Complex | Palladium, Platinum | Chalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver | Occurrence | 34.823, -98.986 |
| Liming Prospect | Copper | Copper | Occurrence | 36.559, -97.998 |
| Brown Prospect | Copper | Copper | Past Producer | 36.345, -98.550 |
| Baby Prospect | Copper | Copper | Occurrence | 34.806, -98.994 |
| Barnes Prospect | Copper | Copper | Occurrence | 36.540, -97.999 |
| Taylor Prospect | Copper | Copper | Occurrence | 36.564, -98.968 |
| Parsons-3 | Copper | Copper, Cuprite, Malachite | Past Producer | 34.807, -99.008 |
| Twin Mountains-1 | Copper | Copper, Malachite | Past Producer | 34.754, -99.056 |
| Iron Mountain South | Copper | Cuprite, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.813, -98.948 |
| Last Drive Claim | Copper | Cuprite, Malachite | Past Producer | 34.836, -98.928 |
| Parsons-2 | Copper | Cuprite, Malachite | Occurrence | 34.813, -99.037 |
| Hallett Prospect | Copper | Diabase | Past Producer | 34.718, -98.997 |
| Soldiers Peak-1 | Copper | Diabase | Past Producer | 34.854, -99.229 |
| Copper Eagle Prospect | Copper, Lead | Galena, Malachite | Past Producer | 34.716, -98.721 |
| Comanche Southeast-1 | Barium-Barite | Malachite | Occurrence | 34.320, -97.876 |
| Ellis West | Copper | Malachite | Past Producer | 35.391, -96.648 |
| Ada West | Copper | Malachite | Occurrence | 34.779, -96.702 |
| Wild Horse Creek | Copper | Malachite | Occurrence | 36.003, -97.123 |
| Wolf Creek-1 | Copper | Malachite | Occurrence | 34.603, -98.442 |
| Council Creek | Copper | Malachite | Occurrence | 36.190, -96.944 |
| Hattie Green Prospect | Copper | Malachite | Past Producer | 34.771, -98.636 |
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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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