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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Unknown Dolomite Pit + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Oklahoma Stone Co Dolomite Pit + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown Dolomite Pit (Past Producer)Creta Deposit (Past Producer)Horse Branch-1 (Occurrence)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
5 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Creta Deposit

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Silver) and 2 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: Copper, Silver. Approx. location 34.488, -99.497. 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?

6
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

1
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Malachite 2Chalcocite 1

Commodities

Dolomite 5Copper 2

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Creta DepositCopperChalcocite, MalachitePast Producer34.488, -99.497
Horse Branch-1CopperMalachiteOccurrence34.649, -99.468
Oklahoma Stone Co Dolomite PitDolomite—Past Producer34.516, -99.548
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomite—Past Producer34.521, -99.613
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomite—Past Producer34.523, -99.552
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomite—Past Producer34.677, -99.502
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomite—Past Producer34.521, -99.613

Nearby counties

Greer County · Kiowa County · Tillman County · Harmon County · Beckham 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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