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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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Perry North-1 (Occurrence)Perry-1 (Occurrence)Perry Southeast-1 (Past Producer)Perry Southeast-2 (Occurrence)Greasy Creek (Occurrence)Morrison Southwest (Occurrence)Morrison Southeast-1 + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Lela West-1 (Occurrence)Oak Creek-1 (Occurrence)Oak Creek-3 (Occurrence)Lela West-2 (Occurrence)Lela South-1 (Occurrence)Oak Creek-2 (Occurrence)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
13 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.

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Perry Southeast-1

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Silver) and 2 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 2 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 Copper. Minerals mentioned: Copper, Silver. Approx. location 36.196, -97.249. 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?

13
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

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 13Chalcocite 3

Commodities

Copper 14Silver 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Oak Creek-1CopperChalcocite, MalachiteOccurrence36.264, -96.966
Perry North-1CopperChalcocite, MalachiteOccurrence36.329, -97.283
Perry Southeast-1CopperChalcocite, MalachitePast Producer36.196, -97.249
Lela West-1CopperMalachiteOccurrence36.320, -96.962
Lela West-2CopperMalachiteOccurrence36.316, -96.934
Morrison Southeast-1CopperMalachiteOccurrence36.261, -96.987
Morrison Southeast-2CopperMalachiteOccurrence36.247, -96.991
Perry-1CopperMalachiteOccurrence36.285, -97.275
Oak Creek-3CopperMalachiteOccurrence36.270, -96.943
Lela South-1CopperMalachiteOccurrence36.293, -96.934
Morrison SouthwestCopperMalachiteOccurrence36.290, -97.031
Oak Creek-2CopperMalachiteOccurrence36.266, -96.930
Greasy CreekCopperMalachiteOccurrence36.384, -97.093
Perry Southeast-2Copper—Occurrence36.198, -97.245

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 13 fossil collection records in Noble County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Pawnee County · Payne County · Creek County · Lincoln County · Osage County

Oklahoma mineral guides

Back to all Oklahoma counties.

Related articles

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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